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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-N-III§69 Niger and Senegal 2009 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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Application of Niger's standards is recommended, but could be made mandatory if reasons of protection of the health or life of persons or animals, or preservation of the environment among others make such a measure necessary.
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Environment
Conservation
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-N-IV§135 Niger and Senegal 2009 Sectors Energy
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The new Petroleum Code adopted in 2007 requires the preparation of an annual waste management plan and an environmental impact assessment in conformity with international practice.
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Environment
Waste
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-I§11 Niger and Senegal 2009 Sectors Manufacturing
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The Common Industrial Policy adopted within the context of WAEMU will serve as a reference for Niger and Senegal for the formulation of operational integration and sustainable industrial development strategies.
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Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-N-III§67 Niger and Senegal 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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Import prohibitions and licensing are maintained under MEAs to which Niger is signatory, e.g. under CITES, according to which a prior authorization is required from the Minister responsible for the environment and wildlife.
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Environment
Wildlife
MEAs
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-N-IV§104, 129 Niger and Senegal 2009 Sectors Energy
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The 2004 energy resources development strategy envisages the development of Niger's energy resources and an action plan to increase the use of renewable energy, which currently accounts for less than 1 per cent of energy end consumption.
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Energy
Renewable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-I§10 Niger and Senegal 2009 Sectors Agriculture
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Within ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), Niger and Senegal are subject to the ECOWAS Common Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP), whose objectives are: "food security for the people of the region; reducing food dependence and achieving food sovereignty; involving producers in markets; creating jobs with guaranteed incomes in order to improve living conditions and services in rural areas; intensifying production systems in a sustainable manner; reducing the vulnerability of West African economies by limiting factors of instability and regional insecurity; adopting appropriate funding mechanisms".
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Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-N-IV§66 Niger and Senegal 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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All imports or exports of seeds or forest plant material require prior authorization from the Minister responsible for forestry since 2004.
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Forest
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/223; WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 G-N-V§69; S-N-IV§155 Niger and Senegal 2009 Sectors Energy
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The objectives pursued in the energy sector include the promotion of alternative renewable energy and natural energy that could be alternatives to energy wood.
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Energy
Renewable
Forest
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-III§80 Niger and Senegal 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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Within WAEMU, it is planned to establish by regulation a common and harmonized approach to prohibitions concerning goods whose importation or exportation is prohibited for, inter alia, protection of human or animal life or health or preservation of the environment.
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Environment
Conservation
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/223 G-N-V§68 Niger and Senegal 2009 Sectors Services
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The objectives pursued in the transport sector include the protection of the environment and the promotion of participatory sustainable development.
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Environment
Sustainable