| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/14 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Environmental protection from pests and diseases |
Import licences |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To protect U.S. livestock and poultry against the introduction of diseases that do not exist in the United States
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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1.2. Import permits for certain animals and animal products, organisms and vectors, and veterinary biological products
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- Domestic farm livestock and other species that may carry diseases that could affect US livestock and poultry;
- certain animal (livestock) derived products for any reason, commercial or research uses;
- poultry and hatching eggs and other avian species;
- animal and avian specimens, tissues or blood products;
- materials that have been exposed to animal products capable of contamination with disease agents;
- samples of dairy products, hay, straw, grasses etc. for scientific uses from countries considered to be affected with diseases such as foot and mouth disease (FMD);
- germplasm semen and embryos (livestock);
- organisms that affect livestock and avian species and various vectors of such organisms; and
- veterinary biological products including seeds and substrates
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Type of measure
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Import permits
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2017
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Keywords
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/15 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Environmental protection from pests and diseases |
Import licences |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To protect U.S. livestock and poultry against the introduction of diseases that do not exist in the United States
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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1.2. Import permits for certain animals and animal products, organisms and vectors, and veterinary biological products
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- Domestic farm livestock and other species that may carry diseases that could affect US livestock and poultry;
- certain animal (livestock) derived products for any reason, commercial or research uses;
- poultry and hatching eggs and other avian species;
- animal and avian specimens, tissues or blood products;
- materials that have been exposed to animal products capable of contamination with disease agents;
- samples of dairy products, hay, straw, grasses etc. for scientific uses from countries considered to be affected with diseases such as foot and mouth disease (FMD);
- germplasm semen and embryos (livestock);
- organisms that affect livestock and avian species and various vectors of such organisms; and
- veterinary biological products including seeds and substrates
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Type of measure
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Import permits
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2018
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Keywords
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/14 |
United States of America |
2018 |
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Import licences, Import quotas, Import tariffs |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To allow entry of certain refined sugars, including organic sugars, not widely available in the United States at the low-tier tariff rate
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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1.3. Tariff-rate Quota (TRQ) and Certificates of Quota Eligibility (CQE) for the importation of specialty sugar
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Specialty sugars including organic sugars
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Type of measure
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Tariff rate quotas and certificates of quota eligibility
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2017
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Keywords
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/15 |
United States of America |
2018 |
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Import licences, Import quotas, Import tariffs |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To allow entry of certain refined sugars, including organic sugars, not widely available in the United States at the low-tier tariff rate
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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1.3. Tariff-rate Quota (TRQ) and Certificates of Quota Eligibility (CQE) for the importation of specialty sugar
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Specialty sugars including organic sugars
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Type of measure
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Tariff rate quotas and certificates of quota eligibility
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2018
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Keywords
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/14 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Animal protection |
Export licences, Import licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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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
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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4.1.1. Import and export licences for fish and wildlife (including endangered species)
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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)
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Type of measure
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Export and import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2017
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Keywords
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Fish
Wildlife
Endangered
Conservation
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/15 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Animal protection |
Export licences, Import licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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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
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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4.1.1. Import and export licences for fish and wildlife (including endangered species)
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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)
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Type of measure
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Export and import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2018
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Keywords
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Fish
Wildlife
Endangered
Conservation
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/14 |
United States of America |
2018 |
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Import licences |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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To protect the environment
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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7.1. Import licences for nuclear facilities and materials
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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
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Type of measure
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Import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2017
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Keywords
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Hazardous
Waste
Energy
Environment
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/15 |
United States of America |
2018 |
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Import licences |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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To protect the environment
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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7.1. Import licences for nuclear facilities and materials
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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
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Type of measure
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Import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2018
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Keywords
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Hazardous
Waste
Energy
Environment
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/15 |
United States of America |
2018 |
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Agriculture, Other |
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Environment related objective
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To protect against the entry of plant pests and diseases, and to protect endangered plant species in accordance with the CITES
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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1.1. Licensing requirements for plants and plant products
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- Plants and plant products for or capable of propagation;
- fruits and vegetables;
- grains;
- certain cut flowers (roses, gardenia, lilac, camellia, rhododendron and azalea);
- cotton and cotton covers;
- sugar cane bagasse;
- broom corn and straw;
- certain rice products;
- bags, bagging, brassware;
- logs, lumber, other manufactured wood products;
- soil and quarry products;
- plants and plant products in transit through the United States.
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Type of measure
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Import, export and transit permits
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2018
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Keywords
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Endangered
Wildlife
Forest
MEAs
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| Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/7 |
South Africa |
2018 |
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Import licences |
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Environment related objective
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To protect the environment in general and comply with international agreements such as the Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Import licensing procedures to protect environmental interest
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Fish, fresh or frozen, crustaceans and molluscs; Asbestos; Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes; Cobalt, cadmium antimony, manganese, beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium, rhenium and thallium; Ozone-depleting substances
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Type of measure
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Import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Environment
Waste
Ozone
Fish
Hazardous
MEAs
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