All the countries have a licensing system in place to control the trade and to help curb illegal trade. However, their challenge now is to implement and enforce the system . It is the first time in the history of the Montreal Protocol that Customs Authorities have come together to take steps to prevent environmental crime. The workshop was organized jointly by the Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard and the OzonAction Programme of UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics in Budapest from 15-17 May 2000. It was assisted by experts on environmental crime from the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Poland, European Commission, and Dept of Justice, United States of America.
Environmental crime is a looming threat to the hard work being carried out by the world community.