Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/213; WT/TPR/S/213/REV.1 |
G-III§25; S-IV§3, 36, 41 |
Fiji |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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A new forestry policy aiming at expanding sustainable forest management was adopted in November 2007, replacing the Strategic Forestry Plan 2002-2005.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/224; WT/TPR/S/224 |
G-III§50; S-II§39 |
Georgia |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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EU-Georgia relations are based on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), which entered into force in 1999 and aims to foster cooperation, not only in trade issues, but also in political, environmental and cultural areas.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/224 |
G-III§38; S-III§31 |
Georgia |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Import prohibition are maintained on goods that pose a threat to health, safety and the environment, and in compliance with Georgia's obligations under certain international conventions such as the Montreal Protocol and CITES.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/224; WT/TPR/S/224 |
G-II§32; S-II§49; S-IV§5, 30 |
Georgia |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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The Government is promoting investments in renewable energy, in particular construction of medium and small hydro-power plants to reduce dependency on natural gas in the electricity generation sector.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/221 |
G-III§78; S-I§5, 18 |
Maldives |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In March 2009, the President unveiled a plan to make Maldives the first carbon-neutral country by virtually eliminating the use of fossil fuel by the year 2020 and putting in place a new renewable electricity generation and transmission infrastructure with 155 large wind turbines, half a square kilometre of rooftop solar panels, and a biomass plant burning coconut husks.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/221; WT/TPR/S/221/REV.1 |
G-III§71; S-I§18; S-III§5, 32 |
Maldives |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Import restrictions and prohibitions are maintained for environmental reasons.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/217; WT/TPR/S/217/REV.1 |
G-III§48; S-II§27 |
Morocco |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Morocco urges WTO Members to establish disciplines on fisheries subsidies prohibiting over-fishing and supporting sound practices in order to ensure sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources, while allowing for flexibilities for artisanal fishing on the basis of special and differential treatment.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/217; WT/TPR/S/217/REV.1 |
G-III§30; S-III§52 |
Morocco |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Under multilateral agreements such as the CITES or the Basel Convention, products, waste and/or species of wild fauna and flora are subject to a permit, certificate or export ban.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/216/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/216/REV.1 |
G-III§58-9, 77, 85, 88; S-II§30, 36 |
New Zealand |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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New Zealand's objective is that trade policy, labour policy and environmental policy should, where possible, be mutually supportive and has included trade and labour and trade and environment outcomes in the broad context of all its bilateral and plurilateral FTA agreements.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/223; WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
G-N-III§19; S-N-III§67 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Since 2007, the importation of products that deplete the ozone layer has been subjected to licensing.
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