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(…) At end September 2013, SEDA had approved 2,589 RE projects representing a capacity of 520.48 MW to be delivered mainly by solar photovoltaic (PV) installations (40%), biomass (32%), small hydro (23%), and biogas (5%). (…) RE activities benefit from a sales tax exemption for purchases of locally made machinery, materials, and consumables. (…)

A key priority of the Russian Federation is to modernize and diversify its economy away from its abundant mineral resources by, inter alia: reducing its energy intensity to GDP ratio by 40% through energy saving, improving energy efficiency and eliminating regulatory gaps by 2020; maintaining its leadership in the global nuclear technologies market; (...)

In December 2013, both the Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) under the CTPA (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement) and the Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC) under the United States-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA), which entered into force on 28 June 2013, met. The Council and Commission also held a public session pursuant to the CTPA environment chapter and the ECA. The EAC reviewed implementation of the Environment Chapter of the CTPA including actions taken by both countries to increase levels of environmental protection, ensure effective enforcement of environmental laws, and provide opportunities for public participation in environmental governance and the trade policy-setting processes. The ECC reviewed ongoing environmental cooperation activities and approved and signed the first United States-Colombia Work Program for Environmental Cooperation under the ECA, which provides a robust framework for advancing environmental cooperation in the coming years. In 2015 and 2016, the United States and Colombia made progress toward the establishment of an independent secretariat to receive and consider submissions from the public on matters regarding enforcement of environmental laws pursuant to Article 18.8 of the CTPA, and hope to finalize the agreement in 2016 or early 2017. The secretariat mechanism is intended to promote public participation in the identification and resolution of issues regarding each party's enforcement of its environmental laws.

The Government has implemented structural reforms whose impacts are reflected from the planning to the implementation of measures that are crucial to enhance the national economy's competitiveness, as well as to contribute to a leap in the country's economic growth and sustainable development at all levels.

In terms of sectors affected by AD measures imposed over the last five years, chemicals, and iron and steel accounted for most measures. Products subject to AD measures include biofuels, steel ropes and cables, oxalic acid, and tube and pipe fittings. Two measures on biodiesel that were imposed in November 2013 were subject to dispute settlement proceedings in the WTO (Table A2.2).

All sectors other than those contained in the negative list of Sub-Decree No. 111 (2005) remain open to foreign investment and 100% foreign ownership is allowed; with regard to state owned enterprises, the Government must directly or indirectly hold more than 51% of the capital or the voting rights. The prohibited activities comprise: (...) production of poisonous chemicals, agricultural pesticides/insecticides and other goods by using chemical substances prohibited by international regulations or the World Health Organization that affect public health and the environment; processing and production of electrical power by using any waste imported from a foreign country; and, forestry exploitation business prohibited under the Forestry Law. (...)

The Chinese government has continued to intensify its efforts in price reform, successively relaxed control over or delegated the authority of prices for nearly 80 commodities and services and revised the government pricing catalogue. The items subject to central government pricing were cut by around 80%, and the items subject to local governments pricing were reduced by over 50%. Besides, the pricing policy for energy conservation and environmental protection has been further improved and the work of sorting out and standardizing import and export charges has continued.

(...) The Philippines will provide improved market access in those service sectors where investment and technical expertise from EFTA are deemed beneficial to the country (renewable energy, computer and related services, construction, environmental services, maritime transport, finance, amongst others).

The sector has continued its work to increase the installed capacity, through the rehabilitation and expansion of the production of electric power, as well as the respective transportation network. To that effect, it is currently under construction, namely, the hydro-electric dams of Laúca; the thermal power plant of Soyo; the rehabilitation and expansion of Cambambe, Luachimo and Lomaum dams, increasing the installed capacity up to 3,550 MW (three thousand five hundred and fifty Megawatt) by 2017. Furthermore, diverse studies are being carried out, in order to introduce into the energy matrix the production of wind and photovoltaic energy. Following those measures, the production of electricity, in 2014, has reached 8,992 MW, an increase of 122% compared to 2008.

(...) Thailand is a signatory to the 2007 Bandung Declaration on the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions, Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources, an outcome of the Asian-African Forum on Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions, Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources.