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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/URY/4 | Uruguay | 2020 | Environmental goods and services promotion, Waste…
Environmental goods and services promotion, Waste management and recycling
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Ban/Prohibition | Manufacturing, Other | 22. Prohibición a la importación de bolsas…
22. Prohibición a la importación de bolsas plásticas no biodegradables
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/URY/4; G/LIC/N/3/URY/14 | Uruguay | 2020 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Import licences | Manufacturing | Exclusiones de Importar vehículos usados |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/URY/53 | Uruguay | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Draft Resolution restricting the use of…
Draft Resolution restricting the use of phytosanitary products containing the active ingredient paraquat dichloride: The notified text prohibits the use of paraquat dichloride as a desiccant herbicide on crops, with the exception of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) and forage legume seedbeds.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/URY/59 | Uruguay | 2022 | Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste…
Environmentally friendly consumption, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Ministerial Resolution No. 272/2021 on National…
Ministerial Resolution No. 272/2021 on National Waste Policy: The notified Ministerial Resolution promotes the reduction in plastic waste generation, under the National Waste Policy, prioritizing the sustainable use and consumption of reusable products and discouraging single-use plastic products that are unnecessary and have a very short shelf life. Measures include a ban, as from 31 January 2022, on the manufacture, importation, distribution, marketing, sale and delivery of any kind of single-use plastic straws that are not part of a product's presentation.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/URY/60 | Uruguay | 2022 | Air pollution reduction | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Executive Decree No. 135/021 - Air Quality…
Executive Decree No. 135/021 - Air Quality Regulations: The notified regulations are intended to protect the environment by preventing air pollution, establishing air quality goals to reduce risks to human health and ecosystems, and setting maximum limits for emissions for both stationary and mobile sources. Article 42 establishes a ban on imports of motor vehicles that do not meet or are not approved for compliance with the emissions standards for moving sources, as set out in these regulations, to begin two years from the date of publication of the Decree. The placing on the market of zero km-motor vehicles that do not fulfil these requirements shall also be prohibited at the same time.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/URY/65 | Uruguay | 2022 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Draft Decree on Energy Efficiency: The notified…
Draft Decree on Energy Efficiency: The notified draft Decree concerns requirements for the entry into and marketing in Uruguay of equipment, appliances and vehicles that use energy to operate and are included in the regulations of the domestic energy efficiency labelling system.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/URY/61 | Uruguay | 2022 | Air pollution reduction | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | The notified document establishes the mandatory…
The notified document establishes the mandatory approval, prior to importation, of the technical specifications of all transport vehicles with a total gross weight above 3,500 kg.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/URY/69 | Uruguay | 2022 | Environmentally friendly consumption | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Decree No. 225/022 - Determination of technical…
Decree No. 225/022 - Determination of technical compatibility criteria enabling the connection of plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles to the electricity grid throughout national territory: The notified text outlines the systems for connecting plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles to the electricity grid throughout national territory, on the basis of internationally-recognized technical criteria (Uruguayan Technical Standards Institute (UNIT) and UNIT- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards)
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/ALB/7 | Albania | 2014 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Import licences | Agriculture | Law No. 10081, dated 23.02.2009 – Import of…
Law No. 10081, dated 23.02.2009 – Import of products for plant protection
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/ALB/7 | Albania | 2014 | Waste management and recycling | Import licences, Export licences | All products/economic activities | Import and export licensing procedures on waste -…
Import and export licensing procedures on waste - Law No. 156, dated 10.10.2013 “On some amendments in the law No. 10463, dated 22.09.2011 ”On integrated waste management”, amended in which importation is not allowed in Albania. The Ministry of Environment, (MoE) is the responsible institution for the process of cross-border of waste : exportation and their transition. The MoE issues exportation licenses and the permission for transition of waste
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