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Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/VNM/145 Viet Nam 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
This draft regulation stipulates the technical…
This draft regulation stipulates the technical requirements and testing methods of fire-resistance properties for non-metallic materials which is used in interior structure of railway coaches, cabins of locomotives when manufactured, assembled, modified for operating in Vietnam railway. It applies to organizations involved in manufacturing, assembling, repairing of locomotives, railway cars; organizations manufacturing, importing the materials for interior structure of railway coaches, cabins of locomotives and agencies, organizations and individuals involved in inspecting, testing and certificate granting of quality, technical safety and environment protection for rolling stock.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment, as notified by the member.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This draft regulation stipulates the technical requirements and testing methods of fire-resistance properties for non-metallic materials which is used in interior structure of railway coaches, cabins of locomotives when manufactured, assembled, modified for operating in Vietnam railway. It applies to organizations involved in manufacturing, assembling, repairing of locomotives, railway cars; organizations manufacturing, importing the materials for interior structure of railway coaches, cabins of locomotives and agencies, organizations and individuals involved in inspecting, testing and certificate granting of quality, technical safety and environment protection for rolling stock.
Fire-resistance materials for rolling stocks
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
13.220.40
45.060
86
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption to be determined.
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/VNM/146 Viet Nam 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
This draft regulation stipulates the technical…
This draft regulation stipulates the technical requirements and testing methods of safety glass for using as windshield glass, door's glass in rolling stock. It applies to organizations involved in manufacturing, trading, importing of safety glass; organizations manufacturing, maintaining rolling stock; organizations and individuals involved in inspecting, testing and certificate granting of quality, technical safety and environment protection for safety glass.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment, as notified by the member.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This draft regulation stipulates the technical requirements and testing methods of safety glass for using as windshield glass, door's glass in rolling stock. It applies to organizations involved in manufacturing, trading, importing of safety glass; organizations manufacturing, maintaining rolling stock; organizations and individuals involved in inspecting, testing and certificate granting of quality, technical safety and environment protection for safety glass.
Safety glass for rolling stocks
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
45.060
81.040
86
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption to be determined.
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/VNM/147 Viet Nam 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
This draft regulation stipulates the inspection…
This draft regulation stipulates the inspection of wheel-sets for locomotives, railway car whose speed is not much more than 120 km/h for meter gauge (1000 mm) and not much more than 160 km/h for standard gauge (1435 mm). It applies to organizations involved in manufacturing, assembling of locomotives, railway cars; organizations manufacturing, importing the wheel-sets and agencies, organizations and individuals involved in inspecting, testing and certificate granting for quality, technical safety and environment protection.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment, as notified by the member.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This draft regulation stipulates the inspection of wheel-sets for locomotives, railway car whose speed is not much more than 120 km/h for meter gauge (1000 mm) and not much more than 160 km/h for standard gauge (1435 mm). It applies to organizations involved in manufacturing, assembling of locomotives, railway cars; organizations manufacturing, importing the wheel-sets and agencies, organizations and individuals involved in inspecting, testing and certificate granting for quality, technical safety and environment protection.
Wheel-sets for rolling stocks
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
45.060
86
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption to be determined.
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/VNM/154 Viet Nam 2019 Other environmental risks mitigation Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
This draft Circular amends and supplements a…
This draft Circular amends and supplements a number of articles of Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BGTVT of January 10th, 2018 regulating quality inspection of technical safety and environmental protection for imported motor vehicles subjected to Decree No. 116/2017/NĐ-CP. (...)
Environment related objective
Protection of environment, as notified by the member.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This draft Circular amends and supplements a number of articles of Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BGTVT of January 10th, 2018 regulating quality inspection of technical safety and environmental protection for imported motor vehicles subjected to Decree No. 116/2017/NĐ-CP. (...)
Road vehicle systems; Commercial vehicles; Passenger cars; Caravans and light trailers
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
43.040
43.080
43.100
87
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption in January 2020
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/VUT/1 Vanuatu 2019 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
The Act establishes the minimum energy…
The Act establishes the minimum energy performance standards and energy standard labelling requirements for electrical appliances, equipment and lighting products; It provides for minimum performance standard requirements for product to comply with and the registration of energy efficient brand. The Energy Rating Label Requirements prohibits the sell, advertisement or display of appliances that have not met the energy labeling requirements. It further provides provisions on registration of a brand/model and cancellation of registration. It lastly outlines function and powers of the regulator and appointment and powers of authorized officers.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by promoting energy efficiency standards.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Act establishes the minimum energy performance standards and energy standard labelling requirements for electrical appliances, equipment and lighting products; It provides for minimum performance standard requirements for product to comply with and the registration of energy efficient brand. The Energy Rating Label Requirements prohibits the sell, advertisement or display of appliances that have not met the energy labeling requirements. It further provides provisions on registration of a brand/model and cancellation of registration. It lastly outlines function and powers of the regulator and appointment and powers of authorized officers.
Products covered under this legislation are; 1. Freezers and Refrigerators; Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electrical or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 84.15 2. Air Conditioner; Air Conditioning machines, comprising a motor driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated. 3. Lights [85.39] Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) lamps.
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
23.120
27.080
29.140
97.040.30
8415
8418
8539
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Already in force since 2017.
Keywords
Environment
Energy
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/WSM/1 Samoa 2019 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
The regulation prescribes requirements and date…
The regulation prescribes requirements and date of commencement for energy efficiency of energy using products such as refrigerators and freezers (the date Regulations are signed by the Head of State), air conditioners (6 months from the date Regulations are signed by Head of State) and incandescent lamps, linear fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps and fluorescent lamp ballasts (12 months from the date Regulations are signed by Head of State) . The regulation also prescribes consumer information and labeling on these products including the registration process of such products
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by promoting energy efficiency standards.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The regulation prescribes requirements and date of commencement for energy efficiency of energy using products such as refrigerators and freezers (the date Regulations are signed by the Head of State), air conditioners (6 months from the date Regulations are signed by Head of State) and incandescent lamps, linear fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps and fluorescent lamp ballasts (12 months from the date Regulations are signed by Head of State) . The regulation also prescribes consumer information and labeling on these products including the registration process of such products
Products that are covered under this regulation are:

1. Refrigerators and freezers

2. Air conditioners

3. Incandescent lamps, linear fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps and fluorescent lamp ballasts

Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated; Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 84.15; Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps
Type of measure
Emergency technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
23.120
29.140.20
29.140.30
97.040.30
97.130.20
8415
8418
8539
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Already in force since 2018.
Keywords
Environment
Energy
Labelling
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/155/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/186/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/220/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/253/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/284/ISL/REV.1 Iceland 2019
Sustainable agriculture management, Animal…
Sustainable agriculture management, Animal protection
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms,…
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms
2005.
Environment related objective
To integrate environmental issues in agricultural policy
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms
2005.
Dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms (greenhouse)
Type of measure
Direct payments based on payment entitlements, which are directly or indirectly coupled with production factors
(…)
Additional payments to sheep farmers are (…) based on animal welfare, product quality and traceability, and sustainability criteria.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2005. The time of application of the agricultural agreements between the Government and the Farmer's Association was until the end of 2016 when the agreements were renegotiated. The agreements were not revisited, in essence, during the years 2006 to 2014.
Keywords
Environment
Sustainable
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/155/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/186/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/220/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/253/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/284/ISL/REV.1 Iceland 2019
Sustainable agriculture management, Animal…
Sustainable agriculture management, Animal protection
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms,…
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms
2006
Environment related objective
To integrate environmental issues in agricultural policy
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms
2006
Dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms (greenhouse)
Type of measure
Direct payments based on payment entitlements, which are directly or indirectly coupled with production factors
(…)
Additional payments to sheep farmers are (…) based on animal welfare, product quality and traceability, and sustainability criteria.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2006. The time of application of the agricultural agreements between the Government and the Farmer's Association was until the end of 2016 when the agreements were renegotiated. The agreements were not revisited, in essence, during the years 2006 to 2014.
Keywords
Environment
Sustainable
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/155/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/186/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/220/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/253/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/284/ISL/REV.1 Iceland 2019
Sustainable agriculture management, Animal…
Sustainable agriculture management, Animal protection
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms,…
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms
2007.
Environment related objective
To integrate environmental issues in agricultural policy
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms
2007.
Dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms (greenhouse)
Type of measure
Direct payments based on payment entitlements, which are directly or indirectly coupled with production factors
(…)
Additional payments to sheep farmers are (…) based on animal welfare, product quality and traceability, and sustainability criteria.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2007. The time of application of the agricultural agreements between the Government and the Farmer's Association was until the end of 2016 when the agreements were renegotiated. The agreements were not revisited, in essence, during the years 2006 to 2014.
Keywords
Environment
Sustainable
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/155/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/186/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/220/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/253/ISL/REV.1;G/SCM/N/284/ISL/REV.1 Iceland 2019
Sustainable agriculture management, Animal…
Sustainable agriculture management, Animal protection
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms,…
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms
2008.
Environment related objective
To integrate environmental issues in agricultural policy
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Agricultural Agreements; Payments to dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms
2008.
Dairy farms, sheep farms and horticulture farms (greenhouse)
Type of measure
Direct payments based on payment entitlements, which are directly or indirectly coupled with production factors
(…)
Additional payments to sheep farmers are (…) based on animal welfare, product quality and traceability, and sustainability criteria.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2008. The time of application of the agricultural agreements between the Government and the Farmer's Association was until the end of 2016 when the agreements were renegotiated. The agreements were not revisited, in essence, during the years 2006 to 2014.
Keywords
Environment
Sustainable