Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§87 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture, Manufacturing |
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4.86. The Plan identified five subsectors, and mapped out three guidelines focusing on their development:
4.87. (...) (i) the agricultural and bio-technology subsector, such as the food and beverage industry, the agricultural processing industry, and bio-industry; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§89 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Manufacturing |
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4.89. The Ministry of Industry has been implementing the Action Plan through: (...) the "food warrior" programme, by developing food entrepreneurs through enabling innovation in healthy food, biotechnology food, and novel food; and increasing manufacturing productivity via recycling technologies and reusing industrial waste.
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WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§92 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
Manufacturing |
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4.92. Import prohibitions on a number of manufactured products are maintained for protecting public morals, national security, public health, public safety, national resources, the environment, or IPRs (Table 3.6). Some other manufactured products, such as used motor vehicles and motor cycles, used diesel engines, wood products, electric fans, electric rice cookers, and electric lamps, gas water warmers and heaters, 3D printing machines, and rapid prototyping machines, are subject to licensing and other import restrictions for reasons of protecting public health, national security, the environment (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§191 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Other, Services |
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4.191. The Marine Department, under the Ministry of Transport, continues to be the sectoral regulator. It is in charge of law enforcement (...) and minimizing the environmental impact caused by navigation and port activity.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-Annex-Table A3.1 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Agriculture |
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Table A3. 1 State involvement in the economy, 2019
SOE; Function
Rubber Authority of Thailand; Encourage a sustainable rubber planting method, and develop rubber product processing to meet high quality with value added..
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-Annex Table A3.1 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Agriculture |
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Table A3. 1 State involvement in the economy, 2019
SOE; Function
Botanical Garden Organization; Responsible for state botanical centres and museums, and for plant conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-Annex Table A3.1 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Other |
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Table A3. 1 State involvement in the economy, 2019
SOE; Function
Zoological Park Organization; Operate zoos, cater for endangered species, participate in animal breeding programmes, facilitate visitors and community education and wildlife conservation
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Endangered
Wildlife
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-Summary§6 |
European Union |
2020 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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6. (...) The first main objective of this policy is to conclude new trade partnerships to build progressive rules for global trade and to use trade policy to promote universal values regarding environmental, social and labour protection and fundamental rights, and preserve the right to regulate in the public interest. (...) In addition, an Action Plan was adopted to improve the implementation and effectiveness of provisions on sustainable development in the EU's free trade agreements (FTAs)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-Summary§18 |
European Union |
2020 |
Measures |
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Other |
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18. The EU continues to apply several prohibitions, restrictions and licensing requirements on imports which have increased in number over the review period. New or expanded prohibitions or restrictions on imports that took effect during the review period concerned measures on mercury, invasive alien species, certain persistent organic pollutants and cultural goods, for example. A directive on the single use of plastics adopted in 2019 must be transposed by member States by July 2021. (...)
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MEAs
Organic
Plastic
Pollution
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-Summary§20 |
European Union |
2020 |
Measures |
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Chemicals, Other |
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20. The EU does not impose taxes, charges or levies on exports. It maintains prohibitions or restrictions on the export of about 11 categories of products, many of which are applied pursuant to international agreements, such as CITES and the Montreal Protocol. The scope of export restrictions on mercury was expanded, regulations on certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment were replaced and codified into a new regulation, and more stringent measures were put in place for raw ivory. A ban on exports of certain plastic waste to non-EU countries will apply from 2021. (...)
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Endangered
MEAs
Plastic
Waste
Wildlife
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