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Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/157 United States of America 2021 Natural resources conservation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS):…
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) - Encourages farmers and ranchers to adopt practices that reduce environmental and resource problems. Half of the funds are targeted to livestock production practices. Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (PL 104-127) and reauthorized under the 2018 Farm Act (PL 115-334).
Environment related objective
To encourage farmers and ranchers to adopt practices that reduce environmental and resource problems
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) - Encourages farmers and ranchers to adopt practices that reduce environmental and resource problems. Half of the funds are targeted to livestock production practices. Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (PL 104-127) and reauthorized under the 2018 Farm Act (PL 115-334).
Farmers
Type of measure
Environmental programme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Marketing year 2019 / 2020
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Natural resources
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/157 United States of America 2021
Natural resources conservation, Water management…
Natural resources conservation, Water management and conservation
 Grants and direct payments, Non-monetary support Agriculture
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS):…
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agricultural Water Enhancement Program - The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initiative that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to implement agricultural water enhancement activities on agricultural land for the purposes of conserving surface and ground water and improving water quality. Functions moved to the Regional Conservation Partnerships Program by the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
Environment related objective
To implement agricultural water enhancement activities on agricultural land for the purposes of conserving surface and ground water and improving water quality
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agricultural Water Enhancement Program - The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initiative that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to implement agricultural water enhancement activities on agricultural land for the purposes of conserving surface and ground water and improving water quality. Functions moved to the Regional Conservation Partnerships Program by the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
Agricultural land
Type of measure
Financial and technical assistance
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Marketing year 2019 / 2020
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Natural resources
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/157 United States of America 2021 Alternative and renewable energy Grants and direct payments Agriculture, Energy
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Biomass crop assistance…
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Biomass crop assistance program: Provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver eligible biomass material to designated biomass conversion facilities for use as heat, power, biobased products or biofuels. Assistance is for costs of collection, harvest, storage and transportation associated with delivery of eligible materials. Reauthorized under the 2018 Farm Act (P.L. 115-334).
Environment related objective
To provide financial assistance to eligible biomass materials to designated biomass conversion facilities
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Biomass crop assistance program: Provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver eligible biomass material to designated biomass conversion facilities for use as heat, power, biobased products or biofuels. Assistance is for costs of collection, harvest, storage and transportation associated with delivery of eligible materials. Reauthorized under the 2018 Farm Act (P.L. 115-334).
Biomass materials
Type of measure
Financial assistance
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Marketing year 2019 / 2020
Keywords
Bio
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/157 United States of America 2021
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing Agriculture, Energy
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Rural Energy for…
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Rural Energy for America Program (formerly Renewable Energy Program)
Environment related objective
To purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Rural Energy for America Program (formerly Renewable Energy Program)
Farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses
Type of measure
Direct loans and grants
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Marketing year 2019 / 2020
Keywords
Energy
Renewable
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/160 United States of America 2021 Natural resources conservation Grants and direct payments, Non-monetary support Agriculture
Technical and financial assistance under…
Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(III) of the Decision: The principal source of U.S. financial assistance and funding for technical assistance for developing countries is the U.S. Department of State. (...)
a. U.S. Department of State assistance to agriculture (Total: USD 786,096,000: includes expenditures on crop production, livestock production, resource management, infrastructure, policies and planning, training and extension, and agribusiness credit). (...)
Environment related objective
To provide funding for natural resource management in developing countries
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(III) of the Decision: The principal source of U.S. financial assistance and funding for technical assistance for developing countries is the U.S. Department of State. (...)
a. U.S. Department of State assistance to agriculture (Total: USD 786,096,000: includes expenditures on crop production, livestock production, resource management, infrastructure, policies and planning, training and extension, and agribusiness credit). (...)
Agricultural sector in developing countries
Type of measure
Technical and financial assistance
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
fiscal year 2019/2020
Keywords
Natural resources
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/160 United States of America 2021 Water management and conservation Grants and direct payments, Non-monetary support Agriculture
Technical and financial assistance under…
Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(III) of the Decision: The principal source of U.S. financial assistance and funding for technical assistance for developing countries is the U.S. Department of State. (...)
e. Value of food assistance used in development programs (Total: USD688,614,908)
This figure represents the U.S. dollar value of the commodities donated under Title II, Food for Progress and Food for Education food aid programs (...) Typically, the proceeds are used for water management/irrigation programs, farm credit, agricultural infrastructure (...)
Environment related objective
To provide funding for water management / irrigation programs in developing countries
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(III) of the Decision: The principal source of U.S. financial assistance and funding for technical assistance for developing countries is the U.S. Department of State. (...)
e. Value of food assistance used in development programs (Total: USD688,614,908)
This figure represents the U.S. dollar value of the commodities donated under Title II, Food for Progress and Food for Education food aid programs (...) Typically, the proceeds are used for water management/irrigation programs, farm credit, agricultural infrastructure (...)
Agricultural sector in developing countries
Type of measure
Technical and financial assistance
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
fiscal year 2019/2020
Keywords
Water
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11 Cuba 2021
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences, Other environmental requirements Agriculture, Other
1.1.1.1 Biological agents and their products,…
1.1.1.1 Biological agents and their products, and organisms and parts thereof containing genetic information: For these purposes, biological agents are defined as viable micro-organisms and their products, prions and other organisms which cause or may cause disease in humans, animals and plants; organisms are defined as any biological entity that is genetically modified or exotic to the country, capable of reproduction or of transferring genetic material. (...) This procedure is in conformity with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Biological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment and biodiversity by requiring import & export licenses for all native plant and animal species and parts and derivatives thereof except for species considered exotic or transgenic. CITES.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1.1.1 Biological agents and their products, and organisms and parts thereof containing genetic information: For these purposes, biological agents are defined as viable micro-organisms and their products, prions and other organisms which cause or may cause disease in humans, animals and plants; organisms are defined as any biological entity that is genetically modified or exotic to the country, capable of reproduction or of transferring genetic material. (...) This procedure is in conformity with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Biological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction.
The use, testing, production, release, importation and exportation of, and research into, biological agents and their products, and organisms and parts thereof containing genetic information, in the national territory, and at the various stages of the construction of facilities posing a biological risk; ological agents that affect humans, animals and plants; genetically modified organisms; exotic species; and parts of any of these containing genetic information.
Type of measure
Non-automatic licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Bio
Genetic
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11 Cuba 2021
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other
1.1.1.2 Species of special significance for…
1.1.1.2 Species of special significance for biological diversity in the country and endangered species of wild flora and fauna protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Import permits for all species listed in the Annexes to Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) Resolution No. 160/2011 "Regulations for the control and protection of species of special significance for biological diversity in the country".
Environment related objective
To ensure that trade does not threaten the survival of the regulated species. Its aim is to ensure that the fauna and flora are not subject to unsustainable exploitation through international trade.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1.1.2 Species of special significance for biological diversity in the country and endangered species of wild flora and fauna protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Import permits for all species listed in the Annexes to Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) Resolution No. 160/2011 "Regulations for the control and protection of species of special significance for biological diversity in the country".
Products (...) for species of special significance are listed in Appendix 1; Products (...) for endangered species of wild flora and fauna protected under CITES are listed in Appendix 2.
Type of measure
Non-automatic import licensing
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Bio
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11 Cuba 2021
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals, Manufacturing
1.1.1.3 Ozone depleting substances: Licensing…
1.1.1.3 Ozone depleting substances: Licensing is intended to restrict the quantity of imports through the use of a nationally established maximum quota for each substance, with a view to progressively reducing the substances in question until they are totally eliminated, in compliance with Cuba's obligations as a signatory to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Environment related objective
To ensure that emissions and the use of these substances at national level are maintained at the levels and within the ranges that are authorized under the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1.1.3 Ozone depleting substances: Licensing is intended to restrict the quantity of imports through the use of a nationally established maximum quota for each substance, with a view to progressively reducing the substances in question until they are totally eliminated, in compliance with Cuba's obligations as a signatory to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Any substance listed in the Annexes to CITMA Resolution No. 127/2012.
Type of measure
Import licences; import quota
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Emissions
Environment
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11 Cuba 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Chemicals
1.1.1.4 Chemical substances with differentiated…
1.1.1.4 Chemical substances with differentiated control regime: Importation into Cuba of the substances listed in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and those regulated by the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, 1998, to which Cuba is party, is subject to an import licensing system which ensures that these substances are used for purposes not prohibited by the CWC or the Rotterdam Convention
Environment related objective
As to the substances covered by the Rotterdam Convention, it is considered of the utmost importance, in view of the relevance of this instrument and the growing risks and hazards posed by increased production and trade in chemical substances, to prohibit the use of certain toxic chemicals and to expand the scope of the Convention to other products of this nature, thus preventing the introduction into Cuba of unwanted chemicals.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1.1.4 Chemical substances with differentiated control regime: Importation into Cuba of the substances listed in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and those regulated by the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, 1998, to which Cuba is party, is subject to an import licensing system which ensures that these substances are used for purposes not prohibited by the CWC or the Rotterdam Convention
Substances listed in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the CWC or those restricted under the Rotterdam Convention. The import and industrial use of crocidolite (blue asbestos), polychlorinated terphenyls (Resolution No. 96/2004), pentachlorophenol (Resolution No. 96/2004) and ethylene dichloride (Resolution No. 96/2004) are prohibited
Type of measure
Import Prohibition; Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs