Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/363 |
S-IV§99 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
2017 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
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(...) in 2014, a special remuneration scheme was introduced for operators generating electricity from renewable sources.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/363 |
S-Table-A3.5 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
2017 |
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Tax concessions |
Energy |
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Table A3. 5 Various support programmes, 2017
Beneficiaries Exemption from tariffs and VAT for importers Tax exemptions Other types of incentives or comments Legislation
VAT IUEa ITb IPBIc
Other types of incentives or comments Legislation
(...) Enterprises generating alternative energy in the department of Pando √ • Suspension of profits tax for five years
• Suspension of tariffs and VAT on imports of machinery and equipment for five years Law No. 3152 of 2005
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/363 |
S-Table-A3.7 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
2017 |
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Intellectual property measures |
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Table A3. 7 Protection of intellectual property rights
Scope Term Exceptions
Patents
New inventions involving an inventive step and capable of industrial application 20 years from the filing date of the application The following are not patentable:
(a) inventions contrary to public order;
(b) inventions that can harm health, human, animal or plant life, and the environment;
(c) plants, animals and essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals, other than non-biological or microbiological processes; and
(d) therapeutic or surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals, as well as diagnostic methods applied to human beings or animals.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/358 |
G-I§2 |
Brazil |
2017 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The period examined in this TPR (2013-16) has been a challenging one for Brazil and Brazilians. Nevertheless, Brazil has continued to pursue a trade agenda that is geared to contribute, domestically, to the country's sustainable development and to the reduction of poverty and social exclusion, and, internationally, to enhance cooperation, mutual benefits and to eliminate trade distortions – such as those that exist in trade in agriculture – that undermine opportunities for developing countries.
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WT/TPR/G/358 |
G-II§22 |
Brazil |
2017 |
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In order to catalyse efforts to promote effective financial inclusion in Brazil, the National Partnership for Financial Inclusion (PNIF) was launched in November 2011, under the coordination of Banco Central do Brasil. In 2015, PNIF launched its second action plan: the Plan for Strengthening Financial Citizenship, which will last from 2016 to 2019. This plan joins actors from the public and private sectors in initiatives aimed at strengthening the three pillars of Financial Citizenship, namely Financial Education, Financial Consumer Protection and Financial Inclusion. The Plan is aligned with the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), along with other drivers as the Maya Declaration and the G20's Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP). (...)
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WT/TPR/G/358 |
G-II§53 |
Brazil |
2017 |
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The National Bank of Social and Economic Development (BNDES), a state-owned bank created in 1952, is the main source of long-term credit in Brazil. Since its foundation, BNDES has played a fundamental role in stimulating the expansion of industry and infrastructure in the country. Over the course of the Bank's history, its operations have evolved in accordance with the country's social and economic challenges, and now they include support for technological innovation, sustainable socio-environmental development and the modernization of public administration. Currently, the long-term financing needed for investment in fixed assets, both direct – through capital markets – and indirect – through the banking system – is still scarce, and the activities of BNDES have complemented those of commercial banks, with a clear segmentation between short-and long-term credit. Brazil's financial market continues to be mainly focused on the short term, with liquidity concentrated in few assets.
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WT/TPR/G/358 |
G-II§54 |
Brazil |
2017 |
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Credit lines offered by the National Bank of Social and Economic Development (BNDES) encompass long-term financing for the development of investment projects and for the commercialization of new machines and equipment, as well as the financing of Brazilian exports, taking into account ethical, environmental and sustainable development principles. BNDES's credit lines also contribute to strengthen the capital of private companies and to the development of capital markets.
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WT/TPR/G/358 |
G-II§66 |
Brazil |
2017 |
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About 3.2 million families so far have been provided with a home by the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program. Some 1.2 million will still benefit from it shortly, and possibly a few million more in the future. Brazil understands that social housing plays a central role in promoting sustainable urban development and economic development, in accordance with the principles emanating from the New Urban Agenda recently approved in Quito. The Brazilian Government is focusing its efforts on improving quality and expanding the number of homes offered, as well as increasing the efficiency of the system. In addition to the program's direct social gains, investments of US$100 billion since the beginning of Minha Casa, Minha Vida have had a significant impact on income generation and employment, acting as an important economic policy tool. Another recent Government initiative in the area of housing is the so-called Cartão Reforma, a program targeting the low-income population aimed at improving the quality of substandard housing.
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G-III§8 |
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2017 |
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Brazil attaches high priority to strengthening the WTO dispute settlement system and has actively participated in the mechanism since its very first dispute (US – Gasoline). To date, of 524 WTO disputes, Brazil participated in 158 – 31 as complainant, 16 as respondent and 111 as a third party. Most of the cases dealt with issues that are at the core of the Multilateral Trading System, such as: granting of subsidies both to industrial (Canada – Aircraft) and agricultural goods (EU – Sugar and US Upland Cotton) and the application of trade restrictive measures by developed countries (US - Orange Juice), the protection of the environment (Brazil – Tyres) and public health (EU – Medicines in Transit).
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WT/TPR/G/358 |
G-IV§6 |
Brazil |
2017 |
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Brazil has also signed mutual recognition agreements with multilateral bodies such as the "Bureau International des Poids et Mesures" (BIPM), the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), the Inter American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC), the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the American Aerospace Quality Group (AAQG), the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) and the Global Partnership for Good Agricultural Practice (Globalgap), and became a full party to the OECD decisions on the mutual acceptance of data (MAD) – Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) on pesticides, their components and related products as well as on industrial chemical products.
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