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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.20 European Union: Netherlands 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Grants and direct payments Energy
Subsidy Scheme Promotion Renewable Energy (SDE+):…
Subsidy Scheme Promotion Renewable Energy (SDE+): The total budget available for the SDE+ scheme is determined annually. All sustainable energy options compete with each other for the available budget. The scheme is only open to categories of installations which are unprofitable giving existing market conditions. On the basis of an individual grant the production of renewable energy will be subsidized up to a maximum of 15 years. (...)
Environment related objective
To progress as cost effectively as possible towards the mandatory European renewable energy target for 2025, which for the Netherlands amounts to 14%.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy Scheme Promotion Renewable Energy (SDE+): The total budget available for the SDE+ scheme is determined annually. All sustainable energy options compete with each other for the available budget. The scheme is only open to categories of installations which are unprofitable giving existing market conditions. On the basis of an individual grant the production of renewable energy will be subsidized up to a maximum of 15 years. (...)
Subsidies are provided to producers of renewable energy, these vary from classic electricity producers (e.g. biomass in power plants) to industry or parties that cooperate to produce new forms of renewable energies.
Type of measure
Exploitation grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Committed 2021: EUR 4,075 million; Committed 2022: EUR 11,916 million.
 Implementation period
Up to a maximum of 15 years
Keywords
Energy
Renewable
Sustainable
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 Japan 2023
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals, Other
8.2 Substances which deplete the ozone layer,…
8.2 Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, chemical weapons goods - Import Approval Items.Approvals are required for: (1) Controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, Group I, Group II, Group III, D, E, and F of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer coming from non-members of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.(2) Specified hazardous wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes.(3) Wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (except for wastes produced from ship or aircraft navigation in Article 4.2 and for a person who enters Japan carrying wastes).(...) 4. The approval system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. It exists to perform the functions of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the Basel Convention on the Control of Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Waste Disposal and the Public Cleansing Law (...).
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from waste and hazardous substances; to comply with obligations under Montreal Protocol and Basel Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8.2 Substances which deplete the ozone layer, specified hazardous wastes, wastes, chemical weapons goods - Import Approval Items.Approvals are required for: (1) Controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B, C, Group I, Group II, Group III, D, E, and F of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer coming from non-members of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.(2) Specified hazardous wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Law for the Control of the Export and Import of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes.(3) Wastes in item 1 of Section 2 of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (except for wastes produced from ship or aircraft navigation in Article 4.2 and for a person who enters Japan carrying wastes).(...) 4. The approval system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. It exists to perform the functions of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the Basel Convention on the Control of Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Waste Disposal and the Public Cleansing Law (...).
Certain waste materials; ozone depleting substances;hazardous substances
Type of measure
Import approval and quotas
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2023
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Waste
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.20 European Union: Netherlands 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Not specified Energy
Subsidy Scheme Offshore Wind Energy: (...) By the…
Subsidy Scheme Offshore Wind Energy: (...) By the end of 2023, the last offshore wind farms of the Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2023 will be operational, successfully concluding this roadmap.
Environment related objective
To have 4.5 GW of operational offshore wind energy capacity.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy Scheme Offshore Wind Energy: (...) By the end of 2023, the last offshore wind farms of the Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2023 will be operational, successfully concluding this roadmap.
Offshore wind energy
Type of measure
No subsidies involved
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Budget 2021: EUR 0 million (1) . (1) EUR 159 million subsidy was granted to TenneT for the offshore grid that connects the offshore wind farms with the onshore high-voltage grid. Budget 2022: EUR 0 million (2). (2) In 2022 EUR 212 million subsidy was granted to TenneT for the offshore grid that connects the offshore wind farms with the onshore high-voltage grid.


 Implementation period
Not relevant because there are no subsidies involved directly linked to the exploitation of offshore wind farms.
Keywords
Energy
Renewable
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/22 Japan 2023
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Chemicals
17. Mercury and mercury-added products: The…
17. Mercury and mercury-added products: The approval system applies Mercury shipped from non Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the mercury-added products referred to in Annex A shipped from Parties and non-Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. The approval system is intended to perform the necessary functions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Environment related objective
To perform the necessary functions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
17. Mercury and mercury-added products: The approval system applies Mercury shipped from non Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the mercury-added products referred to in Annex A shipped from Parties and non-Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The licensing is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. The approval system is intended to perform the necessary functions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Mercury with a mercury concentration of at least 95 per cent by weight; Mercury-added products listed in Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
2805.40
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2023
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.20 European Union: Netherlands 2023
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Grants and direct payments Energy Subsidy Scheme for Energy Innovations
Environment related objective
To stimulate energy innovations to meet climate and energy goals on those themes where knowledge institutes and companies (can) have impact.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy Scheme for Energy Innovations
Energy innovation projects. (...) To a large extent these grants go to knowledge institutes and individual companies
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
2021: EUR 26 million; 2022: EUR 35 million.
Implementation period
Energy innovation projects that are selected under this scheme must be implemented within four years.
Keywords
Climate
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.20 European Union: Netherlands 2023
Alternative and renewable energy, Climate change…
Alternative and renewable energy, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
 Grants and direct payments Energy Subsidy Scheme Demonstration Energy and Innovation
Environment related objective
To stimulate demonstration of clean technology energy innovations to meet climate and energy goals on those themes where knowledge institutes and companies (can) have impact.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy Scheme Demonstration Energy and Innovation
Knowledge institutes and companies
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
2021: EUR 53 million; 2022: EUR 95 million.
 Implementation period
Projects that are selected under this scheme must be implemented within four years.
Keywords
Clean
Climate
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.20 European Union: Netherlands 2023 Climate change mitigation and adaptation Grants and direct payments Manufacturing
Subsidy Scheme Compensation Indirect costs of EU…
Subsidy Scheme Compensation Indirect costs of EU-Emission Trade System (Indirecte Emissiekosten): (...)o compensate industry for increased electricity costs that are caused by a cost pass-through of CO2-costs that arise from the participation of power plants in the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS). For some industry sectors these increased electricity costs have a substantial effect on their global competitiveness, causing production and/or investments in these sectors to shift to regions outside the EU that are not subject to a similar carbon policy regime.
Environment related objective
To support industries with the costs of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS); to avoid sectors to shift to regions outside the EU that are not subject to a similar carbon policy regime.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy Scheme Compensation Indirect costs of EU-Emission Trade System (Indirecte Emissiekosten): (...)o compensate industry for increased electricity costs that are caused by a cost pass-through of CO2-costs that arise from the participation of power plants in the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS). For some industry sectors these increased electricity costs have a substantial effect on their global competitiveness, causing production and/or investments in these sectors to shift to regions outside the EU that are not subject to a similar carbon policy regime.
Industries that participate in the EU emissions trading scheme.
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
2021: EUR 173 million; 2022: EUR 0 million
 Implementation period
Until 2021
Keywords
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.20 European Union: Netherlands 2023 Climate change mitigation and adaptation Grants and direct payments Energy Subsidy Scheme Road Project (CCS)
Environment related objective
To provide support for the demonstration of a large-scale CCS (carbon capture and storage) installation
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy Scheme Road Project (CCS)
Coal fired power plant operators
Type of measure
Individual grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
The project is entitled to a maximum grant of EUR 150 million. 2021: EUR 4 million; 2022: EUR 3 million.
 Implementation period
Until 2020
Keywords
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.20 European Union: Netherlands 2023 Alternative and renewable energy Grants and direct payments Energy
Subsidy Scheme Promoting the use of Renewable…
Subsidy Scheme Promoting the use of Renewable Energy by Small Installations (INVESTERINGSSUBSIDIE DUURZAME ENERGIE, ISDE):
Environment related objective
to stimulate the use of renewable energy (heat) by small installations
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Subsidy Scheme Promoting the use of Renewable Energy by Small Installations (INVESTERINGSSUBSIDIE DUURZAME ENERGIE, ISDE):
The subsidy is available for households and corporations.
Type of measure
Investment grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
2021: EUR 112 million; 2022: EUR 222 million
 Implementation period
Up until 30 December 2030
Keywords
Energy
Renewable
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/7 Kazakhstan 2023
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences, Ban/Prohibition, Export licences Chemicals
1. Ozone depleting substances: Kazakhstan manages…
1. Ozone depleting substances: Kazakhstan manages its obligations for ozone depleting substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The import, export and manufacture of the ozone depleting substances is prohibited under the Montreal Protocol, except where an essential or critical use exemption has been granted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Kazakhstan's Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through a system of licensing.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by conditionally prohibiting the import, export, and manufacture of ozone depleting substances under the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1. Ozone depleting substances: Kazakhstan manages its obligations for ozone depleting substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The import, export and manufacture of the ozone depleting substances is prohibited under the Montreal Protocol, except where an essential or critical use exemption has been granted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Kazakhstan's Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through a system of licensing.
Ozone depleting substances
Type of measure
Conditional prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
2903.39.210.0
2903.39.230.0
2903.39.240.0
2903.39.250.0
2903.39.260.0
2903.39.270.0
2903.39.2700
2903.39.290.0
2903.71.000.0
2903.72.000.0
2903.73.000.0
2903.74.000.0
2903.75.000.0
2903.79.300.0
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Ozone