Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-IV§6 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
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(…) Other support measures include in-kind government contributions for: maintenance of private access roads (up to 50% of materials and technical services), pest and disease control (up to 100% of supplies and labour), as well as irrigation and processing systems, soil and water conservation, and renewable energy installations (up to 50% of technical expertise). Applications for incentives must be accompanied by a business plan that demonstrates the project's viability; those with estimated support value not exceeding EC$100,000 are decided at the Ministry level, whereas requests above that threshold require approval by the Cabinet. No estimates of forgone revenue and provided in-kind support were available for 2007-13.
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Soil
Conservation
Renewable
Energy
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§43 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Export licences |
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No new export restrictions or bans have been introduced since 2007. Export-licensing requirements remain in place for, inter alia: narcotics and drugs; ginger and dry coconut, and rare or threatened plants and animals. Licences for ginger, dry coconut, and exports requiring a CITES permit are administered by the MAFFRD, which also issues export permits for fish and seafood, conditional on provision of the relevant health certificate. Seasonal export bans on lobster are notified annually by publication in the media; a moratorium on sea eggs fishing (and exportation) remains in place.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§49 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Import licences, Risk assessment |
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As a signatory to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Antigua and Barbuda does not permit the importation or sale of living modified organisms (LMOs) unless approval has been obtained from the competent national authority. That approval must be based, in part, on the results of a risk assessment.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/299/REV.1 |
G-III§9 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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(…) The SVGBS (St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards) is entitled to declare and review internationally recognized standards, ensures that imports are of the highest quality and that the health and safety of consumers are not compromised. It also has a duty to adequately protect the environment.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/299/REV.1 |
G-VI§22 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Other price and market based measures |
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The Trade (Bottle Deposit Levy or Environmental tax) Act # 13 of 1991 (amended by Act # 3 of 1993 and Act # 4 of 1993, Act # 3 of 1998 and # 8 of 2002) provides for a refundable levy on beer, malt, stout, ale, aerated beverages and juices in non-returnable bottles or cans at a rate of EC$0.50 cents per bottle or can.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§37 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Export licences |
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A licence is required for exports of frozen lobsters (HS 0306.12.00), as well as live, fresh or chilled, and prepared or preserved lobsters, and fresh or chilled conch; the relevant licence fees are: lobster, EC$1 per 2.2kg; and conch EC$0.5 per unit. Export licensing requirements are also in place for endangered plant species, wildlife (birds, animals, and products thereof), and bananas. The granting of export licences is administered by the competent departments of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, Forestry, Fisheries and Rural Transformation. According to the authorities, seasonal bans on the hunting or harvesting of certain birds (wild pigeons, doves, etc.), turtles, and oysters remain in place, but do not constitute export prohibitions.
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Endangered
Wildlife
Forest
Fish
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§36 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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In general, imports of plants and unprocessed products must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country. Imports of live plants and all unprocessed plant products and commodities, and non-commercial untreated seeds are generally subject to quarantine regulations, and imports of soil or products containing soil are prohibited. Import licences may be required for imports of live animals or their products.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-Summary§16 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Other price and market based measures |
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To a lesser degree than in the past review, the OECS-WTO Members continue to rely on taxes on foreign trade, mainly tariffs, customs service charges, excise taxes and environmental charges. In 2012, taxes collected on international trade represented some 33% of tax revenue in the OECS-WTO Members as a whole. (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-II§56 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Other price and market based measures |
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(…) OECS member States apply a number of other duties and charges on imports, such as the environmental levy, and excise tax, and would have to remove the CSC and these taxes and charges by 2018. Some OECS members are already addressing the situation, and, in Antigua and Barbuda, the CSC has been turned into a Revenue Recovery Charge, which applies to imports and domestic goods.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/292/REV.2 |
S-IV§15 |
Malaysia |
2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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A wide range of agricultural products are subject to import licensing and SPS measures (e.g. livestock products). Halal certification requirements have been in place since the previous TPR, and mandatory labelling of food and food ingredients obtained through modern biotechnology, which were gazetted on 8 July 2010, will be implemented from 8 July 2014 (sections 3.2.3.1, 3.2.5.1, 3.2.5.3, and 4.2.4); these requirements apply to both domestic and imported products. (…)
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