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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/BHR/7 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2021 Air pollution reduction Import licences Manufacturing
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for…
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for Motorcycles: to adopt import requirements for motorcycles, and determines conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must comply with during the presentation and placement of motorcycles onto the market in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Environment related objective
To ensure safety and environmental protection.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for Motorcycles: to adopt import requirements for motorcycles, and determines conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must comply with during the presentation and placement of motorcycles onto the market in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Motorcycles
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
87111000
87112000
87113000
87114000
87115000
87032171
87032179
87032180
87032190
87032370
87032270
40111000
40112000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force: 11 January 2014
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/BHR/8 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2021 Waste management and recycling Import licences Manufacturing, Other
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for…
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for Vehicle Tires: to adopt import requirements for vehicle tires, and determines conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must comply with during the presentation and placement of vehicle tires onto the market in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Environment related objective
To ensure safety, environmental protection and energy efficiency; saving energy and improving environmental quality
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for Vehicle Tires: to adopt import requirements for vehicle tires, and determines conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must comply with during the presentation and placement of vehicle tires onto the market in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Vehicle tyres, of a kind used on motor cars; Vehicle tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
40111000
40112000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
4 Date of entry into force: 15 September 1995
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/BHR/9 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2021 Air pollution reduction Import licences Manufacturing
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for…
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for Motor Oil: To adopt import requirements for motor oil, and determines conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must comply with during the presentation and placement of motor oil onto the market in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Environment related objective
To imporove performance and environmental
quality.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Kingdom of Bahrain Technical Regulations for Motor Oil: To adopt import requirements for motor oil, and determines conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must comply with during the presentation and placement of motor oil onto the market in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Motor oil
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
27101912
27101913
27101231
27101221
Subsidy amount Implementation period
4 Date of entry into force: 26 September 2015
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/GBR/2 United Kingdom 2021
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences, Other environmental requirements Other
Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 of 9 December…
Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (...): The Regulations implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Traders will be required to obtain the necessary import permits (...) permits are issued by the UK CITES Management Authority, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Environment related objective
To implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (...): The Regulations implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Traders will be required to obtain the necessary import permits (...) permits are issued by the UK CITES Management Authority, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Specimens of species listed in the Annexes to Regulation 338/97. In the UK.
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing; import permits
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Ongoing since March 1997
Keywords
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/GBR/3 United Kingdom 2021
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals, Manufacturing
Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2009 of the European…
Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (...) The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (...): In the context of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone
Layer and the Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete the ozone layer, the import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) is subject to licensing.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating ozone depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases; comply with Montreal and Vienna Conventions.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (...) The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (...): In the context of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone
Layer and the Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete the ozone layer, the import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) is subject to licensing.
Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Ongoing since September 2009
Keywords
Green
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/GBR/4 United Kingdom 2021
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Ozone…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Ozone layer protection
 Export licences, Import licences, Import quotas Energy, Manufacturing
Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 of the European…
Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (...) The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (...): Traders must have a prior valid license registration to import and export fluorinated gases (f-gases) Further, for import of bulk
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) it is a requirement that the quantity of HFCs placed on the market (e.g. import released for free circulation)
are covered by quota on an annual basis.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating ozone depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (...) The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (...): Traders must have a prior valid license registration to import and export fluorinated gases (f-gases) Further, for import of bulk
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) it is a requirement that the quantity of HFCs placed on the market (e.g. import released for free circulation)
are covered by quota on an annual basis.
Ozone-Depleting Substances ; Fluorinated gases (f-gases); Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Ongoing since April 2014
Keywords
Green
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/GBR/5 United Kingdom 2021 Sustainable forestry management Import licences, Other environmental requirements Forestry
Council Regulation (EC) No. 2173/2005 of 20…
Council Regulation (EC) No. 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (...) The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 (...): The FLEGT licensing scheme is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally harvested timber is imported into the UK from countries with which the UK concludes bilateral FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). Under the scheme a partner country issues FLEGT licences for every shipment of timber products covered by the agreement exported to the UK.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by ensuring that only legally harvested timber is imported into the UK from countries with which the UK concludes bilateral FLEGT.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Council Regulation (EC) No. 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (...) The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 (...): The FLEGT licensing scheme is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally harvested timber is imported into the UK from countries with which the UK concludes bilateral FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). Under the scheme a partner country issues FLEGT licences for every shipment of timber products covered by the agreement exported to the UK.
4403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared; 4406 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood; 4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled,
whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm; 4408 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing
laminated wood), for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a
thickness not exceeding 6mm; 4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
Type of measure
Import licensing scheme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Ongoing since 20 December 2005
Keywords
Forest
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/GBR/6 United Kingdom 2021
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences, Other environmental requirements Other
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European…
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (...) The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: The import of waste into the UK is for wastes controlled under a permit system administered by the UK competent authorities. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and an OECD decision on transboundary movements of waste for recovery.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating waste; comply with Basel Convention.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (...) The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: The import of waste into the UK is for wastes controlled under a permit system administered by the UK competent authorities. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and an OECD decision on transboundary movements of waste for recovery.
The regulation applies to hazardous wastes and other wastes as listed in the schedules of the Basel Convention.
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing; import permit
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Ongoing since June 2006
Keywords
Environment
MEAs
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Chemicals
Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640): With effect…
Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640): With effect from 1 December 2021, an import permit issued by the Director of Environmental Protection is required for the import of any Part 1 chemical (namely mercury of mercury mixture) under the Mercury Control Ordinance.
Environment related objective
To protect public health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds; comply with Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640): With effect from 1 December 2021, an import permit issued by the Director of Environmental Protection is required for the import of any Part 1 chemical (namely mercury of mercury mixture) under the Mercury Control Ordinance.
Mercury; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, nesoi; amalgrams of precious metal
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force: 1 December 2021
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/ISR/5 Israel 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Chemicals
Personal Import Order 5779-2019; Personal Import…
Personal Import Order 5779-2019; Personal Import Order (1st Amendment) 5780-2019; Personal Import Order (2nd Amendment) 5780-2019: Depending on the product, licenses/approvals are issued free of charge by the following Ministries: (...) Environment protection.
Environment related objective
To ensure safety, security, and environmental
objectives.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Personal Import Order 5779-2019; Personal Import Order (1st Amendment) 5780-2019; Personal Import Order (2nd Amendment) 5780-2019: Depending on the product, licenses/approvals are issued free of charge by the following Ministries: (...) Environment protection.
HFC; Schedules 1 and 2 to the Personal Import Order 2019 contain lists of items subject to import licensing principally for (...) specific standards and technical requirements in order to ensure safety, security, and environmental
objectives (Annex 2).
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force: July 2019
Keywords
Hazardous