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In 2018, an amendment to the Regulations on Environmental Protection in Hydrocarbon Activities was introduced through Supreme Decree No. 023 2018 EM. The Regulations establish the environmental responsibility of the right holder in hydrocarbon activities and stipulate that any party wishing to engage in hydrocarbon activities must obtain environmental certification from the competent authority. (...) Environmental monitoring must take place using methods accredited by INACAL. Supreme Decree No. 002 2019 EM of 5 January 2019 (...) which set new rules on calls for tenders, communication and citizen participation in procedures for the award of new blocks and on mechanisms for citizen participation in the various environmental management instruments.

The National Water Authority (ANA), created by Supreme Decree No. 997 on 13 March 2008 and attached to MINAGRI, is in charge of the General Water Resources Management System. The Authority is tasked with managing, conserving, protecting and ensuring the sustainable use of the water resources held in the country's different catchment basins. (...)

Main domestic support measures notified by Peru, 2017
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General services: infrastructure services
AGRORURAL Irrigation infrastructure component. Measures geared towards the management and maintenance of water resource infrastructure works with the aim of achieving sustainable agriculture, as part of an integrated rural development strategy for micro catchment areas in the high Andes.

The trade agreement between Peru and Costa Rica was signed in May 2011 and entered into force in June 2013. In addition to the provisions on market access for goods, the agreement includes disciplines on trade in services, investment, competition, the environment, government procurement, and intellectual property, among other things.

Electricity generation in Peru is diversified: there are hydroelectric plants (57.8% of all electric energy produced in 2018), thermoelectric and solar power plants, as well as wind farms. In 2018, electricity production in Peru was 54,882.58 gigawatt hours (GWh), up 4.1% from 2017, while consumption was 48,325.87 GWh (Table 4.5). (...)

(...) Electricity generation is diversified: there are hydroelectric plants (57.8% of all energy produced in 2018) and thermoelectric and solar power plants, as well as wind farms. The generation, transmission and distribution of electric power are activities that may be conducted by the private sector – both domestic and foreign. (...)

Between 2013 and 2018, WTO Members raised three specific trade concerns regarding Peruvian technical regulations in relation to the following: (...) the Implementing Regulations of 14 November 2012 for Moratorium on Planting Genetically Engineered Crops (Mexico and the United States); and the Draft Supreme Decree Approving the Regulations Governing the Labelling of Genetically Modified Foods. (...)

(…) During the period under review, new rules were introduced into the air transport and airports sector covering matters such as environmental management and the provision of spaces for aviation infrastructure. (…)

The PNCP is a multi sectoral proposal coordinated by the National Competitiveness and Formalization Council (CNCF), and comprises of nine priority objectives and 36 objective linked policy guidelines. (...) (i) promote environmental sustainability in the performance of economic activities.

According to the Multi Year Strategic Plan for the Production Sector 2017 2021, the main objectives of the fisheries policy are to promote the sustained development of fishery activity, in order to contribute to food security, employment and income, and to make sure hydrobiological resources are used consistently with the preservation of the environment and the conservation of biodiversity. (...)