Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-II§42 |
China |
2018 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Procedures and requirements for the approval and record-filing of foreign-invested projects (FIPs) are stipulated in a 2014 NDRC document. In addition to requirements under the Investment Catalogue, projects subject to approval are those listed in the Catalogue of Investment Projects Subject to Government Approval. To obtain approval, an investment project must be examined, and a number of conditions must be met, including those related to the environmental impact of the project and to land use.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-II§45 |
China |
2018 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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According to the authorities, foreign-invested project (FIP) applications are usually approved as long as they have no negative impact on (…) the environment (…) , and they comply with the relevant laws, regulations, catalogues, plans and industrial policies.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-II§51 |
China |
2018 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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(…) According to the authorities, tax incentives offered by the Government aim to (…) enhance environmental protection, provide incentives for energy conservation and emission reduction, (…) and achieve sustainable development.
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Conservation
Emissions
Energy
Environment
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-III§4 |
China |
2018 |
Measures |
Quarantine requirements |
Chemicals, Manufacturing |
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Importers are required to comply with the inspection and quarantine requirements of Customs and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), as stipulated by law and by the Catalogue of Import and Export Commodities Subject to Compulsory Inspection. The Catalogue is amended every year to add or remove commodities as required to protect human, animal or plant health and the environment (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-III§26 |
China |
2018 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Energy, Manufacturing |
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The consumption (excise) tax is levied on: products that are harmful to (…) the environment; high-energy consumption (…) and non-renewable and non-replaceable petroleum products. (…)
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Energy
Environment
Renewable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-III§30 |
China |
2018 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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(…) the Catalogue of Non-restricted Solid Waste subjects 18 tariff lines that can be used as raw material (same number as in 2015) to automatic import licences. [17]
[17]Annex 3 of the Announcement on Amending Catalogues of Imported Wastes Management, MEP MOFCOM NDRC GACC AQSIQ Announcement [2017] No. 39, 10 August 2017 (in Chinese).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-III§32 |
China |
2018 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other |
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Products subjected to non-automatic licences are listed in the Catalogue of Import Goods Subject to Licensing issued annually, as well as in an additional Catalogue of Restricted Imports for Solid Waste. In 2017, the Catalogue of Import Goods Subject to Licensing listed 89 tariff lines at the HS 8-digit level that were subject to non-automatic import licensing, which was the same as in 2015, while the Catalogue of Restricted Imports for Solid Waste listed 29 lines, compared to 52 in 2015 . As in 2015, imports subject to non-automatic licences mainly include used mechanical and electronic equipment, and substances that deplete the ozone layer. The procedures to obtain a non-automatic import licence have remained unchanged since the previous review.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-III§33 |
China |
2018 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Manufacturing, Other |
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According to the Foreign Trade Law, China may maintain import prohibitions on grounds of (…) environmental protection; (…) The Catalogue of Commodities Subject to Import Prohibition issued by the MOFCOM lists all prohibited products. In 2015, China's notification listed 365 products (HS 8-digit level) including mainly machinery and transport equipment. In addition, prohibited items related to solid waste are listed in the Catalogue of Prohibited Imports for Solid Waste. On 9 January 2017, the Ministry of Environmental Protection made an Announcement on Adjusting the Catalogue of Wastes Subject to Import Administration (Announcement [2017] No. 3), which moved seven solid wastes from the Catalogue of Solid Wastes Used as Raw Materials and Subject to Import Restriction to the Catalogue of Solid Wastes Subject to Import Prohibition.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-III§34 |
China |
2018 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Other |
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On 18 July 2017, China notified the Catalogue of Solid Wastes Forbidden to Import into China by end-2017, which included 4 classes and 24 kinds of solid wastes (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.5 |
China |
2018 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Other |
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Table 3.5 Solid wastes forbidden for import into China since end-2017
No. Category HS Code Waste name
Household waste plastics 3915100000 Polyvinyl waste and scrap Al compound packing film
3915200000 Styrene polymer waste and scrap
3915300000 Vinyl chloride polymer waste and scrap
3915901000 PET waste and scrap, excluding waste PET beverage bottle (brick) Waste PET beverage bottle (brick)
3915909000 Waste and scrap of other plastics, excluding waste disk scrap Waste disk scrap
Vanadium slag
2619000021 Vanadium scum and slag generated by steel smelting containing by weight 20% of vanadium pentoxide or more (excluding granulated slag generated by steel smelting)
2619000029 Other vanadium scum and slag generated by steel smelting (excluding granulated slag generated by steel smelting)
2620999011 Slag, calx and dreg containing other metals and their compounds, containing by weight 20% of vanadium pentoxide or more (excluding those generated by steel smelting)
2620999019 Slag, calx and dreg containing other metals and their compounds, containing by weight more than 10% and less than or equal to 20% of vanadium pentoxide (excluding those generated by steel smelting)
Unsorted waste paper
4707900090 Other recycled paper or paperboard (including unsorted waste and scrap) Waste textile raw materials 5103109090 Other fallen wool of fine animal fur
5103209090 Other fine animal fur waste (including waste yarn, excluding recycled fibre)
5103300090 Other coarse animal fur waste (including waste yarn, excluding recycled fibre)
5104009090 Other recycled fibre of fine or coarse animal fur
5202100000 Waste cotton yarn (including waste cotton thread)
5202910000 Recycled fibre of cotton
5202990000 Other cotton waste
5505100000 Synthetic fibre waste (including bourette, cotton waste and recycled fibre)
5505200000 Artificial fibre waste (including bourette, cotton waste and recycled fibre)
6310100010 New or unused sorted scrap fabric (including waste thread, rope, cord, cable and their products) made of textile materials
6310900010 Other new or unused scrap fabric (including waste thread, rope, cord, cable and their products) made of textile materials
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