Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-IV§171-173; Table IV.6 |
Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau and Togo |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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Fisheries and aquaculture occupy a strategic place in the economy of WAEMU member countries as regards both revenue and food security given that there is a major risk of over- fishing (legal or illegal) in the region's fisheries constituting a threat to both food security and the balance of the marine ecology
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Conservation
Environment
Fish
Sustainable
Eco
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-IV§173 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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Montenegro ranked 72nd out of 136 economies (five points lower than in 2016) in the World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017; (…) environmental sustainability (49th place), and it lowest rankings were for natural resources (90th place) (...) [190] (...)
[190] The index incorporates such indicators as (...) environmental sustainability, (...) natural resources (...)
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Environment
Natural resources
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-IV§176 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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During the review period, several tourism-related policies have been in place and continue to be implemented by Montenegro Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism. Montenegro's Tourism Development Strategy to 2020, adopted in 2008, is focused on five strategic objectives, inter alia, involving: (...) creating the institutional and legal framework for successful and sustainable development; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-IV§177 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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(...) To address the growing impact on climate change, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development to 2030 intends to develop sustainable tourism through (1) optimal use of natural resources by implementing strategies mitigating climate change effect on economic development, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and passing to a low-carbon economy; (...) (3) ensuring sustainable, long-term economic business activities, with the aim of achieving socio-economic benefits for citizens. [197] (...)
[197] National Strategy for Sustainable Development, p. 113.
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Climate
Emissions
Green
Natural resources
Conservation
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/377 |
S-IV§174 |
Chinese Taipei |
2018 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements, Internal taxes |
Services |
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The Tourism Bureau of the MOTC continues to be responsible for policy formulation and implementation in the sector. The legal framework for the tourism sector is the Act for the Development of Tourism. This was amended three times over the review period, in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Among the changes are: introducing the possibility of levying a tourism conservation fee [159]; requiring that competent authorities employ professional guides in ecological and cultural environment reserves in order to preserve, maintain and explain the resources unique to Chinese Taipei and that priority be given to employing local indigenous people as professional guides; and introducing exemptions or reductions in the land value tax and housing tax (these are taxes levied at the local level) for approved tourist amusement, tourist hotel and hotel enterprises which support official policy for raising quality.
[159] As noted by the authorities, this fee targets scenic spots or natural areas. The fee is not yet being levied (as at mid-April 2018) pending the approval of enforcement rules.
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Environment
Indigenous
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/236/REV.1 |
S-IV§176 |
Mali |
2010 |
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Fisheries |
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A number of programmes are under way to develop and make better use of Mali's fishery resources, including: the five-year fish farming plan, the project to develop traditional fishing in the Niger River basin, the programme to support fishing development in the Senegal River basin, and the project to build a modern fish market in Bamako
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/301/REV.1 |
S-IV§176 |
Panama |
2014 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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4.5.5.4 Panama Canal
Fieldwork under the Expansion Programme began in September 2007. The programme provides for the participation of the National Environment Authority, the preservation of archaeological finds and wildlife rescue work. Several companies of different nationalities are participating in the project. The first contract for construction works was awarded to a Panamanian company in a tendering procedure based on the lowest bid. In 2009, the main contract for B 3,221.6 million was awarded to the Grupo Unidos por el Canal S.A. (GUPCSA) for the design and construction of the new lock complexes.
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Environment
Wildlife
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/263/REV.1 |
S-IV§176 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
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Services |
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The first National Plan for Sustainable Tourism 2009-2020 establishes five strategic objectives for Uruguayan tourism over the next decade, including the development of a tourism model that is sustainable in economic, environmental and socio-cultural terms
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/236/REV.1 |
S-IV§176 |
Burkina Faso |
2010 |
Sectors |
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Mining |
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Serious environmental problems, such as water pollution by mercury, still remain despite efforts to train the gold panners and the banning of the use of chemical products for treating the ore
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/318/REV.1 |
S-IV§177 |
Madagascar |
2015 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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The third Decree (No. 1652) defines the terms for managing the international cables serving Madagascar and the national broadband telecommunications network (the "backbone"). The intention of this new series of rules is to impose telecommunications infrastructure sharing so as to lower costs and protect the environment. This could in future lower Internet connection costs, which are still relatively high in Madagascar and do not allow competitive development of high value added services.
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