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Table 4.5 Recapitatulation of texts governing merchant shipping
Reference Text Date of signing
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Decree No. 2013/016/PRG/SGG Decree on the establishment and composition of the National Commission for the boarding of unlawful fishing vessels 15/01/2013
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Order No. 3172/MT/CAB/2011 Order on prevention of marine pollution by vessels 22/06/2011
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Under the terms of the current legislation, several ministries, departments and agencies share responsibility for sanitary and phytosanitary controls and environmental protection, in particular, the ministries responsible for public health; agriculture and livestock; fisheries; trade and industry; and the environment

A draft law on the creation and organization of the Regulatory Authority for Public Electricity and Drinking Water Utilities in the Republic of Guinea has been produced, together with some 15 draft regulations on energy efficiency

Located in West Africa, (…) Guinea also has vast hydroelectric potential (…)

Despite these natural assets, the sector's contribution to the national economy has significantly diminished since the last TPR in 2011, in particular due to overfishing of several fish stocks, an increasingly weak, under-resourced and ill-adapted governance system, and the lack of investment in sustainable aquaculture. The extent of the overfishing has led to severe depletion of fisheries resources and, consequently, loss of interest in Guinean waters on the part of trading partners.

The policy goal in this sector is to attract investors while at the same time creating the largest possible number of jobs for Guineans and also protecting the environment, as most mining is in open-cast mines, generally leading to degradation of the soil, destruction of the plant cover and pollution of water by the discharge of industrial waste water, grease and chemicals

Other projects are currently under negotiation:
• The Guinea solar solution project, which involves the electrification of 200 rural localities using mini-grids powered by solar photovoltaic (SPV) mini-plants with a total capacity of 11.66 MWp, and electrification by SPV of 170 other rural localities.

3.102. In Guinea, standardization is governed by Law No. L/93/040/CTRN of 15 October 1993 on standardization and the certification of conformity with standards. (…)
The initiative in the drafting of a standard may come from any interested resident (natural or legal person). The proposal may relate to a new standard or the adoption of an international standard or its conversion into a national standard. Six technical commissions have been set up for this purpose, each within its sphere of competence, namely: (...) ; and chemistry, textiles and the environment

Guinea modernized its legislative framework for fisheries in 2015. Fisheries activities are governed by the following new texts, available on the MPAEM's official website , which take into account the fundamental principles of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the principal relevant conventions on sustainable management of resources:
• Decree No. D/2013/127/PRG/SGG of 25 July 2013 on the creation, organization, mission and functioning of the National Office for the Sanitary Control of Fishery and Aquaculture Products (ONSPA) (Section 3.3.3);
• Law No. 2015/026/AN of 14 September 2015 containing the Marine Fisheries Code;
• Law No. 2015/027/AN of 14 September 2015 containing the Inland Fisheries Code; and
• Law No. 2015/028/AN of 14 September 2015 containing the Aquaculture Code.

2.37. Guinea has modernized its fisheries legislation since 2015. (…)
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These laws take into account the core principles of Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the relevant major conventions on sustainable resource management.