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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/USA/13 United States of America 2016 Animal protection Export licences, Import licences Other
Import and export licences for fish and wildlife …
Import and export licences for fish and wildlife (including endangered species)
Environment related objective
To: identify commercial importers and exporters of wildlife, require records which fully and correctly disclose each importation or exportation of wildlife and the subsequent disposition of the wildlife by the importer or exporter, allow the Service to inspect records required to be kept and inventories of imported wildlife or wildlife to be exported, remove repeat wildlife law violators from commercial wildlife trade, improve communications between the Service and commercial wildlife importers and exporters, and assist the Service in its effort to conserve endangered and threatened species and identify species which may be threatened or endangered
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import and export licences for fish and wildlife (including endangered species)
Fish and widlife (which mean any wild animal, whether alive or dead, including without limitation any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusc, crustacean, arthropod, coelenterate, or other invertebrate, whether or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and including any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof)
Type of measure
Export and import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Fish
Wildlife
Endangered
Conservation
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/USA/13 United States of America 2016
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Energy
Import licences for nuclear facilities and…
Import licences for nuclear facilities and materials
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by controling the importation of nuclear material
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import licences for nuclear facilities and materials
Nuclear facilities and radioactive materials including production and utilization facilities, special nuclear materials, source materials, and by-product materials, including when such materials are contained in radioactive waste
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
Energy
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/6 South Africa 2016
General environmental protection, MEAs…
General environmental protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Not specified
Import licensing procedures to protect…
Import licensing procedures to protect environmental interest
Environment related objective
To protect the environment and comply with international agreements such as the Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import licensing procedures to protect environmental interest
Not specified
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
MEAs
State Trading G/STR/N/16/AFG Afghanistan 2016
Energy conservation and efficiency,…
Energy conservation and efficiency, Environmentally friendly consumption
 Other price and market based measures Energy
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE…
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE

[…] Depending on the costs of generation and transmission, different rates are applied for diesel-generated, hydro -power–generated, and imported electricity. Rates also vary depending on the types of consumers. Due to social security considerations, cheaper rates are applied for residential consumers. Higher rates are applied for commercial consumers. In order to stimulate energy saving behaviour, step-based rates apply for residential users where rates escalate with the increase of consumption.
Environment related objective
In order to stimulate energy saving behaviour, step-based rates apply for residential users where rates escalate with the increase of consumption
Measure description Coverage of the measure
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE

[…] Depending on the costs of generation and transmission, different rates are applied for diesel-generated, hydro -power–generated, and imported electricity. Rates also vary depending on the types of consumers. Due to social security considerations, cheaper rates are applied for residential consumers. Higher rates are applied for commercial consumers. In order to stimulate energy saving behaviour, step-based rates apply for residential users where rates escalate with the increase of consumption.
Energy
Type of measure
Tariffs for electricity
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Energy
Conservation
State Trading G/STR/N/16/KAZ Kazakhstan 2016
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Export quotas, Other measures Fisheries
For the purpose of preservation of sturgeon…
For the purpose of preservation of sturgeon species, national legislation introduced State monopoly on their catch from natural habitat, processing and export. [...]

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on "Accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora " No. 372-I of 6 April 1999, the Republic of Kazakhstan has become a Party to the Convention.
[...]
In this connection, the Parties have decided to not to allocate export quotas for caviar and other products of sturgeon species in 2015-2016.
Environment related objective
To preserve sturgeon species and to comply with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
For the purpose of preservation of sturgeon species, national legislation introduced State monopoly on their catch from natural habitat, processing and export. [...]

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on "Accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora " No. 372-I of 6 April 1999, the Republic of Kazakhstan has become a Party to the Convention.
[...]
In this connection, the Parties have decided to not to allocate export quotas for caviar and other products of sturgeon species in 2015-2016.
Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal;
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304:
- sturgeons;
- for industrial products of heading 1604;
Sturgeon caviar
Type of measure
Export quotas
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
Environment
Fish
MEAs
Wildlife
Conservation
Regional Trade Agreements S/C/N/855 ; WT/REG367/N/1 Korea, Republic of, New Zealand 2016 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on trade in goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, customs procedures and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, cross-border trade in services, temporary entry of business persons, investment, intellectual property rights, competition and consumer policy, government procurement, labour, environment , transparency, dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which supervises its implementation.
Environment related objective
To include provisions on environmental issues
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on trade in goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, customs procedures and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, cross-border trade in services, temporary entry of business persons, investment, intellectual property rights, competition and consumer policy, government procurement, labour, environment , transparency, dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which supervises its implementation.
Government
Type of measure
Environmental provisions in trade agreements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 20 December 2015
Keywords
Environment
Regional Trade Agreements S/C/N/854 ; WT/REG370/N/1 China, Korea, Republic of 2016 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on trade in goods, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, trade in services, financial services, telecommunications, movement of natural persons, investment, electronic commerce, competition, intellectual property rights, environment and trade, economic cooperation, transparency and dispute settlement, etc. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which supervises its implementation.
Environment related objective
To include provisions on environmental issues
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on trade in goods, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, trade in services, financial services, telecommunications, movement of natural persons, investment, electronic commerce, competition, intellectual property rights, environment and trade, economic cooperation, transparency and dispute settlement, etc. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which supervises its implementation.
Government
Type of measure
Environmental provisions in trade agreements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 20 December 2015
Keywords
Environment
Regional Trade Agreements S/C/N/868 ; WT/REG375/N/1 Colombia, Korea, Republic of 2016 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains initial provisions and general definitions, provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, customs administration and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, investment, cross – border trade in services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, competition and consumer policy, government procurement, intellectual property rights, trade and sustainable development, cooperation, transparency, institutional provisions, dispute settlement, exceptions, and final provisions. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which has authority regarding the implementation, interpretation, modification, and amendment of the Agreement and the settlement of disputes under the Agreement.
Environment related objective
To include provisions on trade and sustainable development
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains initial provisions and general definitions, provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, customs administration and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, investment, cross – border trade in services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, competition and consumer policy, government procurement, intellectual property rights, trade and sustainable development, cooperation, transparency, institutional provisions, dispute settlement, exceptions, and final provisions. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which has authority regarding the implementation, interpretation, modification, and amendment of the Agreement and the settlement of disputes under the Agreement.
Government
Type of measure
Environmental provisions in trade agreements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 15 July 2016
Keywords
Sustainable
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property…
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
 IP/N/6/SYC/1 Seychelles 2016 Waste management and recycling Intellectual property measures All products/economic activities
(2) The Customs shall, while making an order…
(2) The Customs shall, while making an order under sub regulation (1), take the following into consideration —
[…]
(c) the effect on the environment of the manner of destruction.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from improper destruction of infringing goods
Measure description Coverage of the measure
(2) The Customs shall, while making an order under sub regulation (1), take the following into consideration —
[…]
(c) the effect on the environment of the manner of destruction.
Infringing goods
Type of measure
Environmental consideration for destructing infringing goods
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
General Agreement on Trade in Services S/C/N/866 European Union 2016
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Investment measures Services
Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European…
Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds

The new Funds - European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) will be available to all types of investors across Europe, subject to certain requirements set out in EU law. These requirements include the types of long-term assets and firms that the ELTIFs are allowed to invest in, for example infrastructure, transport, intellectual property and sustainable energy projects; how they have to spread their money to reduce risks and the information they have to provide to investors. There are additional rules for ELTIFs offered to retail investors. Any ELTIF manager will also have to comply with the stringent requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to provide adequate protection for its investors.
Environment related objective
To promote sustainable energy projects
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds

The new Funds - European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) will be available to all types of investors across Europe, subject to certain requirements set out in EU law. These requirements include the types of long-term assets and firms that the ELTIFs are allowed to invest in, for example infrastructure, transport, intellectual property and sustainable energy projects; how they have to spread their money to reduce risks and the information they have to provide to investors. There are additional rules for ELTIFs offered to retail investors. Any ELTIF manager will also have to comply with the stringent requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to provide adequate protection for its investors.
Sustainable energy projects
Type of measure
Preferential market access
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 9 June 2015
Keywords
Sustainable
Energy