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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 Cuba 2020 Energy conservation and efficiency
Import licences, Technical regulation or…
Import licences, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
9.1 National Office for the Control of the…
9.1 National Office for the Control of the Rational Use of Electricity (ONURE)- Technical authorization to import electrical end-use equipment. Electrical end-use equipment not imported for marketing purposes must meet the voltage requirements for the installations in which it is to be used. Where the equipment is to be used at exhibitions and fairs or in field trials, the authority in charge will grant technical authorization for three months. Where the equipment is to be marketed, the authority in charge will grant technical authorization for two years, provided that the equipment is registered by the authority responsible and the technical acceptance is valid.
Environment related objective
To establish and control technical requirements relating to the energy efficiency, electrical safety and tropicalization of electrical end-use equipment that is imported, manufactured or assembled in Cuba by national or foreign legal persons, with a view to promoting the rational and efficient use of electricity and ensuring consumer protection through the use of highly energy efficient and good quality equipment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
9.1 National Office for the Control of the Rational Use of Electricity (ONURE)- Technical authorization to import electrical end-use equipment. Electrical end-use equipment not imported for marketing purposes must meet the voltage requirements for the installations in which it is to be used. Where the equipment is to be used at exhibitions and fairs or in field trials, the authority in charge will grant technical authorization for three months. Where the equipment is to be marketed, the authority in charge will grant technical authorization for two years, provided that the equipment is registered by the authority responsible and the technical acceptance is valid.
The following electrical end-use equipment:
- Household refrigerating appliances classified under tariff subheadings 8418.10, 8418.21, 8418.22, 8418.29, 8418.30 and 8418.40.
- Household electric fans, classified under tariff subheadings 8414.51 and 8414.59.
- Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) classified under tariff subheading 8539.31.10.
- Electric smoothing irons classified under tariff subheading 8516.40.
- Air-conditioning machines classified under tariff subheadings 8415.10 (window or wall types); 8415.82 and 8415.83 (split systems).
- Microwave ovens classified under tariff subheading 8516.50.
- Electric rice cookers classified under tariff subheading 8516.79.
- Electric pressure cookers classified under tariff subheading 8516.79.
- Electric coffee makers classified under tariff subheading 8516.71.
- Household electric washing machines classified under tariff subheadings 8450.11, 8450.12, 8450.19 and 8450.90.
Type of measure
Technical authorization applied to imports; licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Energy
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 Cuba 2020 General environmental protection Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing, Services
11.1 Centre for the Development of Construction…
11.1 Centre for the Development of Construction Standards and Construction Costs (CDNCC)- Assesses the technical suitability of non-traditional products and construction systems, as well as the conformity of traditional construction products and systems. The technical suitability document (DITEC) is the official document issued for a construction product or system once it has successfully undergone the evaluation process.
Environment related objective
To ensure that constructions designed and built in national territory do not compromise the safety of human beings, animals, property or the environment, or other aspects of society in general. To this end, constructions must meet certain requirements that can reliably ensure an adequate level of safety.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
11.1 Centre for the Development of Construction Standards and Construction Costs (CDNCC)- Assesses the technical suitability of non-traditional products and construction systems, as well as the conformity of traditional construction products and systems. The technical suitability document (DITEC) is the official document issued for a construction product or system once it has successfully undergone the evaluation process.
The DITEC can only be granted for the following non-traditional construction products and systems (new products or the new use of a traditional product):
- Industrially manufactured products and systems.
- Perfectly identifiable products and systems.
- Products and systems intended for a specific and unequivocal use.
Type of measure
Technical standards
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 Cuba 2020 General environmental protection
Import licences, Technical regulation or…
Import licences, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing, Services
12.1 Cuban Ship Registry (RCB)- Approval or…
12.1 Cuban Ship Registry (RCB)- Approval or certification of assemblies, accessories and parts for motor vehicles, railway vehicles, ships and boats, and of workshops, laboratories and other installations engaged in production and in the provision of services in the various transport sectors and in port activities, in accordance with the provisions in force and the international agreements to which the Republic of Cuba is party.
Environment related objective
To ensure that assemblies, accessories and parts for motor vehicles, railway vehicles, ships and boats, and workshops, laboratories and other installations engaged in production and in the provision of services in the various transport sectors and in port activities do not compromise the safety of human beings, animals, property or the environment, or other aspects of society in general.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
12.1 Cuban Ship Registry (RCB)- Approval or certification of assemblies, accessories and parts for motor vehicles, railway vehicles, ships and boats, and of workshops, laboratories and other installations engaged in production and in the provision of services in the various transport sectors and in port activities, in accordance with the provisions in force and the international agreements to which the Republic of Cuba is party.
Certain assemblies, accessories and parts for motor vehicles, railway equipment, ships and boats, or materials for the repair thereof, or for means and equipment used to transport freight or goods, meet the quality requirements and characteristics stipulated for their use;

The workshops, laboratories and other installations engaged in production and in the provision of services meet the necessary technical and technological requirements, which together with the knowledge and professional skills of their employees, make it possible to ensure that such establishments are suitably qualified to carry out their work and provide the necessary quality and guarantees;

The system applies to new or retreaded tyres, welding electrodes, lifting devices and port fenders, with a view to standardizing the requirements to be met by these products.
Type of measure
Import licensing; technical approval or certification for the use, production, importation and marketing of covered products
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 Cuba 2020
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Other
13.1 National Registry of Cultural Property (RNBC…
13.1 National Registry of Cultural Property (RNBC)- For the purposes of the international movement of cultural property, the National Registry of Cultural Property of the Republic of Cuba (RNBC) applies a cultural property import control system. Under this system, importers may obtain a numbered document that constitutes an import certificate.
For the importation of heritage property, property the composition of which includes any of the species protected under the CITES Convention, property of outstanding significance, or property of uncertain origin, the matter is put to the consideration of the CITES authority of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA), the Chair of the National Cultural Heritage Council, and the relevant bodies of the Ministry of the Interior.
Environment related objective
To control cultural heritage with a view to its preservation, and to prevent the illegal trafficking of cultural property; and comply with provision of the CITES Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
13.1 National Registry of Cultural Property (RNBC)- For the purposes of the international movement of cultural property, the National Registry of Cultural Property of the Republic of Cuba (RNBC) applies a cultural property import control system. Under this system, importers may obtain a numbered document that constitutes an import certificate.
For the importation of heritage property, property the composition of which includes any of the species protected under the CITES Convention, property of outstanding significance, or property of uncertain origin, the matter is put to the consideration of the CITES authority of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA), the Chair of the National Cultural Heritage Council, and the relevant bodies of the Ministry of the Interior.
- Documents and other property relating to history, including the history of science and technology, and to the life of the founders of nationality and independence, leaders and eminent figures, and events of national and international importance.
- Collections or objects of scientific interest.
- Products of archaeological excavations and archaeological discoveries.
- Elements of artistic or historical monuments or archaeological sites which have been dismembered.
- Property of artistic interest, such as original objects and works, and reproductions or copies of plastic and decorative art works and of works of applied art and popular art.
- Ethnological or folkloric objects and documents.
- Rare manuscripts and incunabula, books, documents and publications.
- Archives, including photographic, sound and cinematographic archives.
- Maps and other cartographical materials, original and printed scores, special editions and sound recordings.
- Items of numismatic, philatelic and vitolphilic interest, including revenue and similar stamps, single or in collections.
- Ethnographic objects and musical instruments.
- Any element or part of any urban historical centre, construction or site, whether or not declared a national or local monument.
Type of measure
Import Certification
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/EU/9 European Union 2020
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals, Manufacturing
3 The import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)…
3 The import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) is subject to licensing. In the context of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete the ozone layer, the European Commission issues ODS licences based on applications submitted via the ODS Licensing System. Imports (as well as exports) of controlled substances, referred to hereby as ozone depleting substances (ODS) and products and equipment containing or relying on ODS are prohibited. However, there are exemptions to this prohibition.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment against ozone depleting substances; MEA implementation (Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
3 The import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) is subject to licensing. In the context of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete the ozone layer, the European Commission issues ODS licences based on applications submitted via the ODS Licensing System. Imports (as well as exports) of controlled substances, referred to hereby as ozone depleting substances (ODS) and products and equipment containing or relying on ODS are prohibited. However, there are exemptions to this prohibition.
Ozone depleting substances - CFC, HBFC, HCFC
Type of measure
Import licensing: prohibition; import quota
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force on 16 September 2009
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/EU/9 European Union 2020
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Export licences, Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals, Manufacturing
4 Companies must have a prior valid registration…
4 Companies must have a prior valid registration in the F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System (the registry) to import and export fluorinated gases (f-gases) into and from the European Union. A valid registration equals to a licence to import and export these gases, as required under the Montreal Protocol. In addition, for import of bulk hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) it is a requirement that the quantity of HFCs placed on the market are covered by quota on an annual basis.
[...]
Also, the placing on the market of certain products and equipment containing f-gases with a certain global warming potential are prohibited and the placing on the market of non-refillable containers of fluorinated gases for certain uses is forbidden. [...]
Environment related objective
To reduce emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases; to implement the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Montreal Protocol.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
4 Companies must have a prior valid registration in the F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System (the registry) to import and export fluorinated gases (f-gases) into and from the European Union. A valid registration equals to a licence to import and export these gases, as required under the Montreal Protocol. In addition, for import of bulk hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) it is a requirement that the quantity of HFCs placed on the market are covered by quota on an annual basis.
[...]
Also, the placing on the market of certain products and equipment containing f-gases with a certain global warming potential are prohibited and the placing on the market of non-refillable containers of fluorinated gases for certain uses is forbidden. [...]
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS) Fluorinated Gases
Type of measure
Import licenses; Export licenses; Import quota
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
16 April 2014
Keywords
Climate
Green
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/EU/9 European Union 2020
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Other
6 The import of waste into the EU is for some…
6 The import of waste into the EU is for some waste controlled under a permit system administered by the national competent authorities. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
Environment related objective
To ensure that trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes is to be reduced to the minimum consistent with the environmentally sound and efficient management of such wastes and to be conducted in such a manner which will protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects which may result from such movement
Measure description Coverage of the measure
6 The import of waste into the EU is for some waste controlled under a permit system administered by the national competent authorities. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
The system applies to hazardous wastes and other wastes as listed in the schedules of the Basel Convention originating in and coming from all countries that are a party to the Basel Convention or OECD
Type of measure
Import permit
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
14 June 2006
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/EU/9 European Union 2020
Afforestation/reforestation, MEAs implementation…
Afforestation/reforestation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable forestry management
 Import licences Forestry
7 The FLEGT licensing scheme is a voluntary…
7 The FLEGT licensing scheme is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally produced timber products are imported into the EU from countries with which the EU concludes bilateral FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). Under an operational FLEGT licensing scheme, a partner country issues FLEGT licences for every shipment of timber products covered by the VPA, exported to the EU.
Environment related objective
To implement FLEGT agreements and ensure the legality of harvested timber trade.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
7 The FLEGT licensing scheme is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally produced timber products are imported into the EU from countries with which the EU concludes bilateral FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). Under an operational FLEGT licensing scheme, a partner country issues FLEGT licences for every shipment of timber products covered by the VPA, exported to the EU.
Imports of illegally harvested timber and products derived from such timber.
Type of measure
FLEGT import licensing scheme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
17 October 2008
Keywords
Forest
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/EU/9 European Union 2020
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences Other
8 EU legislation regulating the imports of…
8 EU legislation regulating the imports of certain endangered species of animals and plants (or parts or derivatives made thereof). Documents are required for the import (and (re-)export as well as intra-EU trade) of endangered species listed in Appendices I, II and III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), whether alive, dead, parts or derivatives, as well as a number of non CITES species covered by the relevant EU legislation. The EU Wildlife Trade Regulations are based on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and comprise a double-checking system involving export and import controls both at the country of origin and at EU level.
Environment related objective
To perform the duty of the CITES aiming at protecting endangered species and to prevent them from over-exploitation in accordance with the CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8 EU legislation regulating the imports of certain endangered species of animals and plants (or parts or derivatives made thereof). Documents are required for the import (and (re-)export as well as intra-EU trade) of endangered species listed in Appendices I, II and III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), whether alive, dead, parts or derivatives, as well as a number of non CITES species covered by the relevant EU legislation. The EU Wildlife Trade Regulations are based on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and comprise a double-checking system involving export and import controls both at the country of origin and at EU level.
Covers trade in, by default, all specimens, whether alive or dead, including parts and derivatives, from animal and plant species listed in the Annexes (EU Regulation)/Appendices (CITES).
Type of measure
Export licences; Import licences; Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
9 December 1997
Keywords
Endangered
Environment
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/24 Hong Kong, China 2020
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures…
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures, Import licences, Quarantine requirements, Import quotas
 Chemicals
1.2 Import licences/certificates are required for…
1.2 Import licences/certificates are required for (...) ozone depleting substances. These import measures are applied for health, environmental protection reasons (...) or for fulfilment of HKSAR's international obligations. Ozone depleting substances import licences are issued by the Trade and Industry Department under delegation from the Environmental Protection Department. The imports of ozone depleting substances are banned unless such imports are allowed under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. All other ozone depleting substances (except for essential or critical uses) are fully banned, only the importation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for local consumption is subject to quantitative restriction and import licences.
Environment related objective
To ensure that the amount of ozone depleting substances retained for local consumption does not exceed levels agreed under the Montreal Protocol; To control the importation of ozone depleting substances and to conserve the ozone layer
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2 Import licences/certificates are required for (...) ozone depleting substances. These import measures are applied for health, environmental protection reasons (...) or for fulfilment of HKSAR's international obligations. Ozone depleting substances import licences are issued by the Trade and Industry Department under delegation from the Environmental Protection Department. The imports of ozone depleting substances are banned unless such imports are allowed under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. All other ozone depleting substances (except for essential or critical uses) are fully banned, only the importation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for local consumption is subject to quantitative restriction and import licences.
applies to products coming from all places except rough diamonds and ozone depleting substances. For rough diamonds, all imports of rough diamonds from non-participants of the Kimberley Process have been banned since 2 January 2003. For ozone depleting substances, the imports of ozone depleting substances are banned unless such imports are allowed under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Type of measure
Import licences/certificates; Import quotas; Prohibition; Quarantine and pre-shipment applications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
MEAs
Ozone