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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Measure description See more information
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/GEO/95 Georgia 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
Technical regulation or specifications All products/economic activities, Other
Technical Regulation on "Special…
Technical Regulation on "Special requirements for collection and treatment (processing) of hazardous waste " approved by Decree of the Government of Georgia

The document defines:
a) Special requirements for collection and treatment (processing) of hazardous waste
b) Traceability mechanism from generation of hazardous waste until final disposal
c) Packaging and labelling requirements for hazardous waste
d) Requirements for temporary storage facilities of hazardous waste
e) Requirements for POP waste
f) Requirements for hazardous waste , such as waste oil, asbestos waste , etc.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating activities relating to hazardous waste
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Technical Regulation on "Special requirements for collection and treatment (processing) of hazardous waste " approved by Decree of the Government of Georgia

The document defines:
a) Special requirements for collection and treatment (processing) of hazardous waste
b) Traceability mechanism from generation of hazardous waste until final disposal
c) Packaging and labelling requirements for hazardous waste
d) Requirements for temporary storage facilities of hazardous waste
e) Requirements for POP waste
f) Requirements for hazardous waste , such as waste oil, asbestos waste , etc.
Wastes
Type of measure
Emergency technical regulation
ICS - HS Code
13.
030
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 1 August 2016
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/GEO/96 Georgia 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
Technical regulation or specifications Other, Services
Technical Regulation on " waste s…
Technical Regulation on " waste s transportation rules" approved by Decree of The Government of Georgia, 29 March 2016, No.143 (5 pages, in Georgian)

Defines the requirements for:
a) Transport to be used for the transportation of waste
b) The containers to be used for the transportation of waste
c) The experience of drivers of means of transport carrying hazardous waste
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating waste transportation
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Technical Regulation on " waste s transportation rules" approved by Decree of The Government of Georgia, 29 March 2016, No.143 (5 pages, in Georgian)

Defines the requirements for:
a) Transport to be used for the transportation of waste
b) The containers to be used for the transportation of waste
c) The experience of drivers of means of transport carrying hazardous waste
Wastes
Type of measure
Emergency technical regulation
ICS - HS Code
13.
030
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 1 February 2017
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/GEO/98 Georgia 2016
General environmental protection, Other…
General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
Technical regulation or specifications Services
Technical regulation on "Planning and…
Technical regulation on "Planning and Marking of Hiking Trails" approved by Decree of the Government of Georgia 19 October 2016 No. 475 (39 pages, in Georgian)"

Description of content:
• Determination the principles of hiking trails
• Development of hiking trails network
• Ensure human safety and environmental protection
• Preparation the infrastructure for organizing of the trails
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating road construction
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Technical regulation on "Planning and Marking of Hiking Trails" approved by Decree of the Government of Georgia 19 October 2016 No. 475 (39 pages, in Georgian)"

Description of content:
• Determination the principles of hiking trails
• Development of hiking trails network
• Ensure human safety and environmental protection
• Preparation the infrastructure for organizing of the trails
Road construction
Type of measure
Emergency technical regulation
ICS - HS Code
93.080
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 19 October 2016
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/GTM/90 Guatemala 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Government Decision No. 87-2011: Regulation…
Government Decision No. 87-2011: Regulation governing the registration and the renewal, endorsement (authorization for use) and transfer of the registration of pesticide-related substances, microbial pesticides, biochemical pesticides, arthropods, predators, parasites and parasitoids; laying down requirements for the importation, exportation and return of these products; and governing the registration of natural and legal persons associated with these inputs with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food)

The notified Regulation governs the registration and the renewal, endorsement (authorization for use) and transfer of the registration of pesticide-related substances, microbial pesticides, biochemical pesticides, arthropods, predators, parasites and parasitoids; lays down requirements for the importation, exportation and return of these products; and governs the registration of natural and legal persons associated with these inputs with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating biochemical pesticides
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Government Decision No. 87-2011: Regulation governing the registration and the renewal, endorsement (authorization for use) and transfer of the registration of pesticide-related substances, microbial pesticides, biochemical pesticides, arthropods, predators, parasites and parasitoids; laying down requirements for the importation, exportation and return of these products; and governing the registration of natural and legal persons associated with these inputs with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food)

The notified Regulation governs the registration and the renewal, endorsement (authorization for use) and transfer of the registration of pesticide-related substances, microbial pesticides, biochemical pesticides, arthropods, predators, parasites and parasitoids; lays down requirements for the importation, exportation and return of these products; and governs the registration of natural and legal persons associated with these inputs with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food.
Miscellaneous chemical products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 23 March 2012
Keywords
Bio
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/GTM/92 Guatemala 2016
Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable…
Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No…
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.06.74:16: Organic agricultural products. Requirements governing production, processing, marketing, exportation, importation and labelling

The notified Regulation establishes the provisions and procedures governing the production, registration, certification, processing, labelling, storage, transport and marketing of organic agricultural products. It applies to the following products that carry or should carry a descriptive label relating to organic production methods.

A product is considered to carry information concerning organic production methods when the label or property claims, including advertising material and commercial documents, describe the product or its ingredients using the terms " organic ", " biological ", " ecological " or other similar internationally recognised vocabulary, including abbreviated forms, which suggest to the buyer that the product or its ingredients have been obtained via organic production methods in the country in which they have been put on the market.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by establishing the provisions and procedures governing the production, registration, certification, processing, labelling, storage, transport and marketing of organic agricultural products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.06.74:16: Organic agricultural products. Requirements governing production, processing, marketing, exportation, importation and labelling

The notified Regulation establishes the provisions and procedures governing the production, registration, certification, processing, labelling, storage, transport and marketing of organic agricultural products. It applies to the following products that carry or should carry a descriptive label relating to organic production methods.

A product is considered to carry information concerning organic production methods when the label or property claims, including advertising material and commercial documents, describe the product or its ingredients using the terms " organic ", " biological ", " ecological " or other similar internationally recognised vocabulary, including abbreviated forms, which suggest to the buyer that the product or its ingredients have been obtained via organic production methods in the country in which they have been put on the market.
Organic agricultural products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
ICS - HS Code
67.040
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Organic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/HND/88 Honduras 2016
Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable…
Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No…
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.06.74:16: Organic agricultural products. Production, processing, marketing, export, import and labelling requirements

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the provisions and procedures governing the production, registration, certification, processing, labelling, storage, transport and marketing of organic agricultural products. It applies to the following products that carry or should carry a descriptive label relating to organic production methods.

A product is considered to carry information concerning organic production methods when the label or property claims, including advertising material and commercial documents, describe the product or its ingredients using the terms " organic ", " biological " or " ecological " or other similar internationally recognized vocabulary, including abbreviated forms, which suggest to the buyer that the product or its ingredients have been obtained using organic production methods in the country in which they have been put on the market.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by establishing production, processing, marketing, export, import and labelling requirements
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) No. 67.06.74:16: Organic agricultural products. Production, processing, marketing, export, import and labelling requirements

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the provisions and procedures governing the production, registration, certification, processing, labelling, storage, transport and marketing of organic agricultural products. It applies to the following products that carry or should carry a descriptive label relating to organic production methods.

A product is considered to carry information concerning organic production methods when the label or property claims, including advertising material and commercial documents, describe the product or its ingredients using the terms " organic ", " biological " or " ecological " or other similar internationally recognized vocabulary, including abbreviated forms, which suggest to the buyer that the product or its ingredients have been obtained using organic production methods in the country in which they have been put on the market.
Organic agricultural products
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
ICS - HS Code
67.040
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Organic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/IDN/106 Indonesia 2016 Sustainable forestry management
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
Forestry
Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 97/M-DAG/PER…
Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 97/M-DAG/PER/11/2015 concerning the Provision of Forestry Product Importation

The regulation states that the importer of every forestry products (consists of 356 HS) as mentioned in the Annex of the Regulation, must meet the import requirements such as :
a) Forestry Legality Products
b) API – U (General – Importer Identification Number) for traded and/or transferable forestry products
c) API – P (Producer – Importer Identification Number) for products used as raw or auxiliary materials for production process purposes only
d) Import Approval from Minister of Trade
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating forestry (legality) products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 97/M-DAG/PER/11/2015 concerning the Provision of Forestry Product Importation

The regulation states that the importer of every forestry products (consists of 356 HS) as mentioned in the Annex of the Regulation, must meet the import requirements such as :
a) Forestry Legality Products
b) API – U (General – Importer Identification Number) for traded and/or transferable forestry products
c) API – P (Producer – Importer Identification Number) for products used as raw or auxiliary materials for production process purposes only
d) Import Approval from Minister of Trade
Forestry products
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures; Technical regulation or specifications
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 1 January 2016
Keywords
Forest
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/IDN/107 Indonesia 2016 Energy conservation and efficiency
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
Manufacturing
Decree of Minister of Energy and Mineral…
Decree of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 07 Year 2015 concerning Implementation of Minimum Energy Performance Standard and Inclusion Label of Energy Saving for Air Conditioning Devices

The Regulation requires that the Industrial business which produce, import and trade of air conditioners must apply SNI IEC 60335-2-40-2009, SNI ISO/IEC 17067 : 2013, and SNI 19-6713-2002 and shall have Saving Energy Certificate (SHE) from Certification Bodies accredited by National Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN) or another Accreditation Bodies under APLAC/ILAC MRA.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by requiring Saving Energy Certificate (SHE) for producing, importing and trading of air conditioners
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Decree of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 07 Year 2015 concerning Implementation of Minimum Energy Performance Standard and Inclusion Label of Energy Saving for Air Conditioning Devices

The Regulation requires that the Industrial business which produce, import and trade of air conditioners must apply SNI IEC 60335-2-40-2009, SNI ISO/IEC 17067 : 2013, and SNI 19-6713-2002 and shall have Saving Energy Certificate (SHE) from Certification Bodies accredited by National Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN) or another Accreditation Bodies under APLAC/ILAC MRA.
Air Conditioning Devices
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures; Technical regulation or specifications
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 1 August 2016
Keywords
Energy
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/IDN/108 Indonesia 2016 Energy conservation and efficiency
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
Manufacturing
Regulation of the the Minister of Energy and…
Regulation of the the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 18 Year 2014 concerning Technical Regulation for Labelling of Energy Efficiency Mark for Compact Fluorescent Lamp

The regulation requires that Industrial businesses which produce, import and trade of Compact Fluorescent Lamps for general lighting shall apply the Labelling of the energy efficiency mark for Compact Fluorescent Lamps and shall have Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) . The Compact Fluorescent Lamps for general lighting which are traded in domestic market both originated domestically and imported shall meet the requirements of Labelling the energy efficiency mark for Compact Fluorescent Lamps.

The previous regulation had already been notified to WTO number G/TBT/N/IDN/42 on Draft Decree of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources on technical regulation of energy efficiency mark for Compact Fluorescent Lamps. Currently the new regulation amends particular requirements, such as:
1. Adding cool daylight and warm light Compact Fluorescent Lamps types to be regulated
2. Changing the CCT value from the absolute value of 6500k to 2700 K to 6500 K
3. Changing the energy - saving criteria
Environment related objective
To enhance energy efficiency
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation of the the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 18 Year 2014 concerning Technical Regulation for Labelling of Energy Efficiency Mark for Compact Fluorescent Lamp

The regulation requires that Industrial businesses which produce, import and trade of Compact Fluorescent Lamps for general lighting shall apply the Labelling of the energy efficiency mark for Compact Fluorescent Lamps and shall have Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) . The Compact Fluorescent Lamps for general lighting which are traded in domestic market both originated domestically and imported shall meet the requirements of Labelling the energy efficiency mark for Compact Fluorescent Lamps.

The previous regulation had already been notified to WTO number G/TBT/N/IDN/42 on Draft Decree of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources on technical regulation of energy efficiency mark for Compact Fluorescent Lamps. Currently the new regulation amends particular requirements, such as:
1. Adding cool daylight and warm light Compact Fluorescent Lamps types to be regulated
2. Changing the CCT value from the absolute value of 6500k to 2700 K to 6500 K
3. Changing the energy - saving criteria
Fluorescent, hot cathode
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures; Technical regulation or specifications
ICS - HS Code
8539.31.90.20
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 18 June 2014
Keywords
Energy
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/IND/55 India 2016 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Energy Efficient Induction Motors – Three Phase…
Energy Efficient Induction Motors – Three Phase Squirrel Cage (Quality Control) Order
Environment related objective
To enhance energy conservation thereby protecting the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Energy Efficient Induction Motors – Three Phase Squirrel Cage (Quality Control) Order
Energy efficient induction motors – Three phase squirrel cage
Type of measure
Technical regulation or specifications
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force six months from the date of publication
Keywords
Energy

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