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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/977 | Thailand | 2019 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Regulation affecting movement or transit | Services, Chemicals, Other | Hazardous Substance Act, No. 4, B.E. 2562 (2019)
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Hazardous Substance Act, No. 4, B.E. 2562 (2019)
• A person making a transit of a hazardous substance shall notify the competent official before each transit and after receiving the notification, the competent official shall issue a transit license as an evidence of notification. • A transit license received from the notification shall be valid according to a period specified in such transit license but shall not exceed forty-five days since its issuance date. • A transit operator shall be a juridical person that operates the hazardous substance import and export business that is registered in Thailand. • A hazardous substance requested for transit shall be brought out of the Kingdom within five days after release from the Customs House where the hazardous substance has entered the Kingdom. • "Transit" Notification, applying for permission and issuance of a transit license shall be in accordance with rules, procedures and conditions set forth by the competent office with recommendation of the Committee, which is published in the Government Gazette, and which shall at least have a prescription requiring an insurance to be made for any expenses that may occur from a destruction or treatment of a hazardous substance. |
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/984 | European Union | 2019 | Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Other environmental requirements, Other support…
Other environmental requirements, Other support measures
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Services, Energy | This directive updates the existing one and…
This directive updates the existing one and introduces a binding EU-wide target for energy from renewable sources in EU final energy consumption. In particular, this directive:
• clarifies and creates some concepts (e.g. renewable s self-consumers, renewable energy communities); • frames the design of support schemes by Member States; • establishes how joint projects between Member States and third countries shall be accounted under this directive; • streamlines administrative procedures; • revises the rules on guaranties of origin; • contains rules on access to and operation of the grids; • contains new rules on district heating and cooling; • promotes the use of renewable energy in transport; and • provides that Member States shall establish enabling frameworks for power purchase agreements. |
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Balance of Payments | WT/BOP/N/82 | Ecuador | 2016 | General environmental protection | Safeguard measure / investigation | Not specified | THE MODIFICATION OF THE TIMETABLE FOR THE…
THE MODIFICATION OF THE TIMETABLE FOR THE DISMANTLING OF THE BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS SAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED BY THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR
In line with article 389 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, which provides that the State shall protect persons, communities and nature against the adverse effects of natural or manmade disasters through risk prevention, disaster mitigation, restoration and the improvement of social, economic and environmental conditions, with a view to minimizing the condition of vulnerability, Ecuador notifies the WTO for the modifications in time schedules, for removing the 5% surcharge and for deferring for an additional year the implementation of the rest of the timetable proposed and discussed in the Committee, so that the reduction of the existing surcharges by one third will take effect in April 2017, and so on and so forth until the measure is completely eliminated in June 2017. |
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Other notification provisions | WT/COMTD/N/4/ADD.4 | European Union | 2009 | MEAs implementation and compliance | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | Not specified | European Union's (EU) Generalized System of…
European Union's (EU) Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Revision
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Other notification provisions | WT/COMTD/N/4/ADD.6 | 2013 | MEAs implementation and compliance | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | Agriculture, Forestry |
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Other notification provisions | WT/COMTD/N/51 | Egypt | 2017 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | COMESA's main objectives is to attain…
COMESA's main objectives is to attain sustainable growth and development of the member States by promoting a more balanced and harmonious development of its production and marketing structures, and to promote joint development in all fields of economic activity and the joint adoption of macro-economic policies and programmes to raise the standard of living of its peoples and to foster closer relations among its member States.
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Other notification provisions | WT/COMTD/N/58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2019 | Other environmental risks mitigation, Climate…
Other environmental risks mitigation, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Import tariffs | Manufacturing | 1.1 The Government of the Republic of Trinidad…
1.1 The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) is desirous of granting critical assistance for the expansion of the existing cement industry in Trinidad and Tobago. The GORTT accordingly, invokes the provisions of Article XVIII:C of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 to modify the tariff concessions contained in its Schedule of Concessions/LXVII attached to the Marrakesh Protocol, in respect of HS 2523.90 Other Hydraulic Cements. The basis for this modification is set out below.
(...) 3.7 The GORTT has taken several steps to overcome these development challenges, including the implementation of a National Development Strategy (NDS) (2016-2030) which incorporates the principles and aspirations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that aim to guide the development process, taking into consideration the immediate and future needs of all citizens. Following a review of Trinidad and Tobago’s past and current performance against selected countries in key socio-economic areas, the NDS presents the main challenges that Trinidad and Tobago faces. Some of these challenges include: (...) • Transforming the existing economic growth model into one that is environmentally friendly while addressing climate change, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to its adverse impacts; and • Protecting and sustainably using our environmental resources. |
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Regional Trade Agreements | WT/REG117/N/1/ADD.1 | Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland | 2010 | Sustainable fisheries management | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | Fisheries | Decision No. 1 of 2008 of the Joint EFTA-FYROM…
Decision No. 1 of 2008 of the Joint EFTA-FYROM Committee concerning amendments to Annex II concerning fish and other marine products
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Regional Trade Agreements | WT/REG217/N/1/ADD.4 | Korea, Republic of, Iceland, Liechtenstein,…
Korea, Republic of, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
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2010 | Sustainable fisheries management | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | Fisheries | Decision No. 5 of 2009 of the Joint EFTA-Korea…
Decision No. 5 of 2009 of the Joint EFTA-Korea Committee concerning amendments to Annex V, concerning fish and other marine products, of the EFTA-Korea Free Trade Agreement
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Regional Trade Agreements | WT/REG230/N/1/ADD.1; S/C/N/577/ADD.1 | China, Chile | 2019 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Protocol to Amend the Free Trade Agreement…
The Protocol to Amend the Free Trade Agreement and the Supplementary Agreement on Trade in Services of the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "the Protocol") has integrated and upgraded the Free Trade Agreement and its Supplementary Agreement on Trade in Services, further raising the liberalization level of tariff concession and service commitments. The Protocol has also optimized the rules of origin and its procedures for implementation, increased areas of economic and technical cooperation. Furthermore, the Protocol added new chapters of Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation, E-commerce, Competition and Environment and trade.
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