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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ALB/95 Albania 2020 Waste management and recycling
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or…
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing, Other
Integrated waste - plastic bags; This draft…
Integrated waste - plastic bags;

This draft-law guarantees the protection of the environment and human health from the consequences of using plastic carrying bags, reducing the amount of plastic thrown around in the environment, which will reduce the costs of waste management and minimize the potential adverse environmental and human health impacts.
Environment related objective
The objective of this draft-law is to ban the use of plastic carrying bags with the aim that after 1 June 2020, there will not be produced, imported nor used plastic carrying bags
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Integrated waste - plastic bags;

This draft-law guarantees the protection of the environment and human health from the consequences of using plastic carrying bags, reducing the amount of plastic thrown around in the environment, which will reduce the costs of waste management and minimize the potential adverse environmental and human health impacts.
Integrated Waste
Type of measure
Ban/Prohibition; Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
1 June 2020
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ALB/96 Albania 2020
Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable…
Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Agriculture
Organic processed food, feed and yeast This…
Organic processed food, feed and yeast

This decision is intended to set out detailed rules for:

a) production of food and animal feed, processed and organic;
b) production of biological yeasts and their products.
Environment related objective
Aims to set out detailed rules regarding the process of production of food, animal feed processed or organic, and regarding the production of biological yeasts
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Organic processed food, feed and yeast

This decision is intended to set out detailed rules for:

a) production of food and animal feed, processed and organic;
b) production of biological yeasts and their products.
Organic processed food, feed and yeast
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures; Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not decided yet
Keywords
Bio
Organic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/475 United Arab Emirates 2020 General environmental protection
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
Outdoor lighting products. This regulation…
Outdoor lighting products.

This regulation establishes requirements light sources with or without integrated control gear. The requirements also apply to light sources placed on the market in a containing product.
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment as notified by Member
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Outdoor lighting products.

This regulation establishes requirements light sources with or without integrated control gear. The requirements also apply to light sources placed on the market in a containing product.
Outdoor lighting products
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures; Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
91.160
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not applicable
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/477 United Arab Emirates 2020 General environmental protection Technical regulation or specifications Energy
Unleaded gasoline This draft of UAE technical…
Unleaded gasoline

This draft of UAE technical regulation is concerned with requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered unleaded gasoline fuels (ULG) . It is applicable for use in spark ignited engine vehicles designed to run on ULG.
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment as notified by Member
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Unleaded gasoline

This draft of UAE technical regulation is concerned with requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered unleaded gasoline fuels (ULG) . It is applicable for use in spark ignited engine vehicles designed to run on ULG.
Fuels
Type of measure
Technical regulation, test methods
 ICS - HS Code
75.160
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not applicable
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/478 United Arab Emirates 2020 Alternative and renewable energy Technical regulation or specifications Energy
Diesel fuel (gas oil) This draft of UAE/GCC…
Diesel fuel (gas oil)

This draft of UAE/GCC technical regulation is concerned with characteristics, requirements and test methods of the Diesel fuel (Gas Oil) for use in diesel engines designed to run on automotive diesel fuel containing up to 7.0 % (V/V) Fatty Acid Methyl Ester by mixing with Biodiesel Fuels (B100) .
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment with characteristics, requirements and test methods of the Diesel fuel by mixing with Biodiesel Fuels
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Diesel fuel (gas oil)

This draft of UAE/GCC technical regulation is concerned with characteristics, requirements and test methods of the Diesel fuel (Gas Oil) for use in diesel engines designed to run on automotive diesel fuel containing up to 7.0 % (V/V) Fatty Acid Methyl Ester by mixing with Biodiesel Fuels (B100) .
Fuels
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
75.160
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not applicable
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/480 United Arab Emirates 2020 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Energy efficiency label for electrical appliances…
Energy efficiency label for electrical appliances

This draft of UAE/GCC technical regulation is concerned with brand new household refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers having a capacity of not more than 1,500 litres imported to or manufactured in the UAE. This regulation applies to electric mains-operated household refrigerating appliances, stand-alone or built-in configuration.
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment with the energy efficiency label for electrical appliances
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Energy efficiency label for electrical appliances

This draft of UAE/GCC technical regulation is concerned with brand new household refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers having a capacity of not more than 1,500 litres imported to or manufactured in the UAE. This regulation applies to electric mains-operated household refrigerating appliances, stand-alone or built-in configuration.
Electrical Appliances / Household Refrigerating Appliances; Mechanical structures for electronic equipment
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
31.240
97.040.30
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not applicable
Keywords
Energy
Environment
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/481 United Arab Emirates 2020 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Energy efficiency label for lifts This…
Energy efficiency label for lifts

This standard specified Energy classification system and measuring actual energy consumption of lifts, on single unit basis. This only considers the energy performance during the operational portion of the life cycle of the lifts.
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment with the energy efficiency label for lifts.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Energy efficiency label for lifts

This standard specified Energy classification system and measuring actual energy consumption of lifts, on single unit basis. This only considers the energy performance during the operational portion of the life cycle of the lifts.
Lifts and Escalators
Type of measure
Standard; Labeling requirement
ICS - HS Code
91.140.90
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not applicable
Keywords
Energy
Environment
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/482 ; G/TBT/N/BHR/578 ; G/TBT/N/KWT/551 ; G/TBT/N/OMN/411 ; G/TBT/N/QAT/572 ; G/TBT/N/SAU/1139 ; G/TBT/N/YEM/178
Bahrain, Kingdom of, Kuwait, the State of, Oman,…
Bahrain, Kingdom of, Kuwait, the State of, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
 2020 Air pollution reduction Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Electronic nicotine products. This draft of…
Electronic nicotine products.

This draft of GCC technical regulation is concerned with the requirements of electronic nicotine products which are designed in the form of traditional tobacco products such as (cigarettes, cigar, pipe, cigarillo or hookah) ... It also specifies the requirements for importing, manufacturing, packing, displaying and trading, and weights and descriptive data on their labels.
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment as notified by Member
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Electronic nicotine products.

This draft of GCC technical regulation is concerned with the requirements of electronic nicotine products which are designed in the form of traditional tobacco products such as (cigarettes, cigar, pipe, cigarillo or hookah) ... It also specifies the requirements for importing, manufacturing, packing, displaying and trading, and weights and descriptive data on their labels.
Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
65.160
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not applicable
Keywords
Environment
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/489 ; G/TBT/N/BHR/586 ; G/TBT/N/KWT/558 ; G/TBT/N/OMN/423 ; G/TBT/N/QAT/579 ; G/TBT/N/SAU/1164 ; G/TBT/N/YEM/185
Bahrain, Kingdom of, Kuwait, the State of, Oman,…
Bahrain, Kingdom of, Kuwait, the State of, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
 2020 General environmental protection Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Toilet soap This draft of GCC technical…
Toilet soap

This draft of GCC technical regulation is concerned with the requirements, sampling and test methods for toilet soap.
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment as stated by Member
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Toilet soap

This draft of GCC technical regulation is concerned with the requirements, sampling and test methods for toilet soap.
Cosmetics. Toiletries
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
71.100.70
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not applicable
Keywords
Environment
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/490 ; G/TBT/N/BHR/587 ; G/TBT/N/KWT/559 ; G/TBT/N/OMN/424 ; G/TBT/N/QAT/580 ; G/TBT/N/SAU/1165 ; G/TBT/N/YEM/186
Bahrain, Kingdom of, Kuwait, the State of, Oman,…
Bahrain, Kingdom of, Kuwait, the State of, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
 2020 General environmental protection Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Liquid detergent This draft of GCC technical…
Liquid detergent

This draft of GCC technical regulation is concerned with the requirements for liquid detergent for manual dishwashing
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment as stated by Member
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Liquid detergent

This draft of GCC technical regulation is concerned with the requirements for liquid detergent for manual dishwashing
Surface active agents
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
71.100.40
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not applicable
Keywords
Environment
Labelling