Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-III§35 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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(…) The importation for resale of used, scrapped, and second-hand goods other than essential second-hand motor-vehicle parts and accessories is prohibited for reasons of security and environmental protection.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-III§37 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Permit requirements for controlled imports under the Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations affect 307 tariff lines, and are issued by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection. According to the authorities, these are in place for reasons of health, safety, security, sensitivity, environmental protection, and strategy. Over the review period, several permit requirements have been removed from the list of controlled items. These are: (…) diagnostic materials of biological origin; plastic bags; life jackets; used pneumatic tyres of rubber; syringes with or without needles; sutures and ligatures; sirolimus and other drug-eluting stents and brooms. (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-III§46 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Relevant information
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Technical regulations are prepared and issued by ministries, government departments, and regulators within their respective areas of responsibility. According to the authorities, the entities most active in this area are those responsible for commerce, industry, health, agri-industry, energy, and the environment. (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-Table-III.9 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Export licences |
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Table 3.9 Export permit requirements, 2014
H.S. Code: 01.01-01.06
Description of goods: Live animals (all species, including birds)
Controlling agencies/documents required: (1) Approval from the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security; (2) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for monkey and for other endangered species.
Rationale: Conservation of endangered species
H.S. Code: 67.01
Description of goods: Birds' feathers
Controlling agencies/documents required: Authorization from the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security
Rationale: Conservation of endangered species
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Endangered
Conservation
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-Table-III.9 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Export licences |
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Relevant information
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Table 3.9 Export permit requirements, 2014
H.S. Code: 25.05
Description of goods: Sand
Controlling agencies/documents required: Authorization from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Rationale: Ecology and environmental protection
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Environment
Sustainable
Eco
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-IV§47 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Not specified |
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Relevant information
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(…) Incentives offered to promote the use of green energy include subsidies for the purchase of solar water heaters (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-IV§47 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
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Relevant information
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(…) Incentives offered to promote the use of green energy include (…) a 50% reduction of the registration duty for electric cars (introduced in the 2009 Budget).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/306 |
S-III§50 |
Hong Kong, China |
2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Relevant information
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HKC notified 8 regular SPS measures to the WTO between January 2010 and April 2014; no notifications of emergency measures were submitted. The regular notifications covered, inter alia, foodstuffs, dairy products, sweeteners, genetically modified organisms, and horses from certain countries.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/306 |
S-III§53 |
Hong Kong, China |
2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Relevant information
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Since the last TPR, new laws and amendments to SPS legislation were passed and became effective. The Food Safety Ordinance entered into force on 1 February 2012; the Genetically Modified Organism Ordinance on 1 March 2011; (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/306 |
S-III§66 |
Hong Kong, China |
2014 |
Measures |
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Relevant information
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HKC notified 11 technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures to the WTO in the period January 2010 to April 2014. The notifications cover as foodstuffs, dairy products, genetically modified organisms, (…)
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