Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-II§11 |
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Trade Policy Framework |
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For the purposes of international negotiations, the Ministry responsible for trade relies on the National Committee on International Trade Negotiations (NCITN), established in 2001. The NCITN is a consultative body comprising representatives of different sectoral departments, as well as the private sector and employer and professional bodies. It is organized into sub committees, each responsible for one of the following areas: (...) trade and environment; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-III§26 |
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Ban/Prohibition |
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Senegal has notified the WTO that it does not have an import licensing regime. In addition to the import prohibitions decided at the community level or under multilateral agreements it has signed (common report, section 3.1.6), Senegal applies prohibitions, inter alia, for reasons of public order, security or morality; to protect the life or health of persons and animals; to protect the environment; and to safeguard competition. For example, drugs and narcotic substances, pornographic publications, hallucinogenic products and filament lamps cannot be imported. For environmental reasons, used bicycles and motorized bicycles of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cc, used vehicles over a certain age , plastic bags with handles of a thickness not exceeding 30 microns [21] are banned. There are still bans on imports for sanitary or phytosanitary reasons (section 3.3.4).
[21] Law No. 2015 09 of 4 May 2015 banning the production, import, possession, distribution or use of low micron thickness plastic bags and the rational management of plastic waste.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-Table-III.2 |
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2017 |
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Import licences |
Manufacturing |
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Table 3.2 Products subject to authorization or approval, March 2017
Product Type of authorization/validity Authority
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Plastic bags of a thickness exceeding 30 microns Prior authorization Directorate of the Environment and Classified Establishments
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-III§29 |
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Import quotas |
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Senegal has ratified the Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances. Import of such substances and equipment containing them is either banned (list I in the annexes to the Montreal Protocol) or subject to prior authorization (list II). [22] In the latter case, a quota is distributed among the major importers taking into account their performance record. Senegal should achieve total elimination of these substances by 2030.
[22] Interministerial Order No. 526 of 15 January 2014 regulating the consumption of ozone depleting substances.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-III§39 |
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2017 |
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Export licences |
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Senegal imposes prohibitions and controls on the export of some products pursuant to the community provisions (common report, section 3.2.3), and to multilateral agreements it has signed. The export of scrap metal and ferrous by products has been banned since May 2013. This measure is intended to guarantee supplies of scrap metal for domestic industry. Following the inclusion of Pterocarpus erinaceus in Appendix II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) [27] in 2017, trade in this wood now requires a permit from the environment authorities.
[27] The listing of Pterocarpus erinaceus (together with rosewood and bubinga) in the CITES Appendix occurred at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties, held in 2016.
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Endangered
Environment
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-III§50 |
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2017 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
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On 21 June 2017, Senegal's catalogue listed 518 standards (including those established by WAEMU). The areas with the largest number of standards are the agri food industry, construction and civil engineering, the environment, and the electrotechnical industry. Some 30 technical regulations are in force, but have not all been notified to the WTO (Table 3.4). Various directorates and institutions in charge of the relevant areas are responsible for verifying conformity with technical regulations. The certificates and authorizations issued by these agencies form part of the admissibility criteria for customs declarations.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-Table-III.4 |
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2017 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Manufacturing, Other |
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Table 3.4 Technical regulations in force, December 2016
Area Description Reference Notification to the WTO
Electrotechnical industry
Technical and testing requirements for energy saving and equivalent lamps NS 01 003 July 2014 No (...)
CEM compatibility part 3 2
Limits for harmonic current emissions NS 01 005 March 2011 No
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Environment Wastewater – Standards for discharge NS 05 061 2001 No
Atmospheric pollution – Standards for release NS 05 062 2004 No
Packaging of non biodegradable paper NS 05–095 G/TBT/N/SEN/9,
4/05/2016
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Energy
Emissions
Waste
Pollution
Bio
Environment
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-III§51 |
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2017 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Manufacturing |
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In 2016, Senegal notified the WTO of a draft standard for specifications and requirements in respect of biodegradable packaging. The standard was adopted and became a technical regulation.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-III§62 |
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2017 |
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Agriculture |
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The movement and use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) are governed by the Biosafety Law, adopted in 2009. [35] The import and use of such organisms is, in principle, prohibited, but may be authorized by the Minister responsible for the environment under certain conditions. Applications for authorization have to be sent to the National Biosafety Authority (ANB) and are examined by the National Biosafety Committee, which assesses the risks and makes proposals to the ANB. No application has been received by the ANB so far. The Biosafety Law is being revised.
[35] Law No. 2009 27 on biosafety.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§7 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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(...) In 2015, total spending on agriculture (including livestock, fisheries, water and forests, and the environment) are evaluated at 11% of the State's general budget.
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