A fine ranging from Nu 5,000 to Nu 10,000 will be slapped on Bhutanese entrepreneurs caught importing or producing appliances containing hydro- chloroflurocarbon (HCFC) gas, a colourless non-toxic gas used in electronic devices.

The regulation is spelt out in the hydro-chloroflurocarbons management plan prepared by the national environment commission and approved by the Montreal protocol.

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