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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2014 Natural resources conservation Import licences Other Sand Ordinance
Environment related objective
To enable the protection of beaches and seabed in HKSAR
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Sand Ordinance
Sand
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2014
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Export licences Other
Radiation Ordinance, Cap. 303; Import (Radiation)…
Radiation Ordinance, Cap. 303; Import (Radiation) (Prohibition) Regulations, Import and Export Ordinance, Cap. 60.
Environment related objective
To comply with international obligation, and to protect public safety, security and health
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Radiation Ordinance, Cap. 303; Import (Radiation) (Prohibition) Regulations, Import and Export Ordinance, Cap. 60.
Radioactive substances and irradiating apparatus
Type of measure
Import licences; Export licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2014
MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Agriculture
Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance,…
Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance, Cap. 207
Environment related objective
To prevent the spread of plant pest
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance, Cap. 207
Timber, trees, shrubs, leaves, roots, flowers, fruits, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, seeds, and any part of a plant whether or not intended for growing, planting or propagation or from which further plants may be grown, planted or propagated; Bacterium, fungus, virus, mycoplasma, alga or other plant or any invertebrate animal which is capable of being injurious or destructive to plants; Earth, sand, clay and peat
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
Forest
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2014
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs…
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Export licences Other Chapter 586 of the Laws of Hong Kong
Environment related objective
To protect endangered species and to prevent them from over-exploitation in accordance with CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Chapter 586 of the Laws of Hong Kong
Endangered species listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), whether alive, dead, parts or derivatives, and (b) live endangered species of wild origin in CITES Appendix II
Type of measure
Import licences; Export licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2014
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Other
Chapter 139 and/or Chapter 421 with linkage to…
Chapter 139 and/or Chapter 421 with linkage to Chapter 169 of the Laws of Hong Kong
Environment related objective
To protect animal health and welfare and prevent cruelty to animals
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Chapter 139 and/or Chapter 421 with linkage to Chapter 169 of the Laws of Hong Kong
Live animals
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2014
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Chemicals
Pesticides Ordinance, Cap. 133 and the Import and…
Pesticides Ordinance, Cap. 133 and the Import and Export (General) Regulations, Import and Export Ordinance, Cap. 60 under the Laws of Hong Kong
Environment related objective
To protect the ozone layer
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Pesticides Ordinance, Cap. 133 and the Import and Export (General) Regulations, Import and Export Ordinance, Cap. 60 under the Laws of Hong Kong
Pesticides containing methyl bromide, an ozone depleting substance. For methyl bromide which is an ozone depleting substance, import from non-parties to the Montreal Protocol are banned. Only imports from Montreal Protocol signatories of methyl bromide are allowed for local consumption starting from 1 January 1995. The import of methyl bromide is restricted to quarantine and pre-shipment applications.
Type of measure
Ban; Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Organic
MEAs
Soil
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2014
Waste management and recycling, MEAs…
Waste management and recycling, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Not specified Waste Disposal Ordinance
Environment related objective
To ensure that prior consents among the export, import and transit competent authorities concerned are obtained before commencement of any waste shipment; To enable HKSAR to fulfil its international obligations under the Basel Convention and serves to ensure environmentally sound management of waste in the HKSAR
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Waste Disposal Ordinance
Waste, unless the waste is specified in Schedule 6 of the Waste Disposal Ordinance, and it is uncontaminated and is intended for recycling or reuse purposes. In any case, it should be noted that to tie in with the latest requirements of the Basel Convention, import of hazardous waste from developed economies including Liechtenstein and member states of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU) into the HKSAR has been banned since 28 December 1998.
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Waste
Hazardous
Recycle
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18 Hong Kong, China 2014
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Export licences Chemicals
Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance (HCCO), Cap…
Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance (HCCO), Cap. 595, and the Import and Export Ordinance (IEO), Cap. 60, of the Laws of Hong Kong
Environment related objective
To implement effective control on non-pesticide hazardous chemicals to protect human health and the environment in accordance with, inter alia, the principles of the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance (HCCO), Cap. 595, and the Import and Export Ordinance (IEO), Cap. 60, of the Laws of Hong Kong
Non-pesticide hazardous chemicals that have potentially harmful or adverse effects on human health or the environment, including such chemicals that are subject to regulation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, or the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
Type of measure
Import licences; Export licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Organic
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/IDN/5 Indonesia 2014
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Chemicals
Regulation of the Minister of Trade concerning…
Regulation of the Minister of Trade concerning the Procurement, Distribution and Control of Hazardous Materials
Environment related objective
To preserve national interest in particular to protect health, safety, security, ecological environment and public moral and To discharge Indonesia’s obligations under international agreements or for health, safety, environmental and national interest reasons
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation of the Minister of Trade concerning the Procurement, Distribution and Control of Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2010
Keywords
Hazardous
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/IDN/5 Indonesia 2014 Waste management and recycling Import licences Not specified
Regulation of the Minister of Trade concerning…
Regulation of the Minister of Trade concerning the Import of Non Hazardous and Toxic Wastes
Environment related objective
To preserve national interest in particular to protect health, safety, security, ecological environment and public moral.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation of the Minister of Trade concerning the Import of Non Hazardous and Toxic Wastes
Non toxic and Hazardous Waste
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2010
Keywords
Waste