Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§17 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Other price and market based measures |
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The Environmental Protection Levy Act of 2002 provides for a levy on imported and domestically produced goods so as to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment. The levy applies at EC$0.25 per container on glass and plastic containers and EC$1,000-EC$4,000 on motor vehicles. Tyres, electric accumulators, white goods, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, and toasters are also subject to this levy.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§52 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Import licences, Ban/Prohibition |
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The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act of 2008 contains the main provisions on the registration, import, sale, transport, disposal, control, and inspection of pesticides. The Act establishes the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board, which functions under the Ministry of Agriculture. The Board is in charge of implementing the Act. The Board is also responsible for, inter alia, considering applications for registration; granting or revoking licences; approving research permits; and certifying pest control operators.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§18 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Import licences, Ban/Prohibition |
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(…) Schedule 3 of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act of 2008 lists prohibited pesticides and chemicals.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§21 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Import licences, Ban/Prohibition |
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Relevant information
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The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Act of 2008 lists controlled pesticides and chemicals (schedule 2). The import of these is restricted and requires a licence from the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§45 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Risk assessment |
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Relevant information
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The importation of soil or products containing soil is prohibited. Imported plants should be free of soil. A pest-risk assessment is conducted on each requested commodity before a decision is made whether the risk of importation is acceptable (minimal or non-existent). The importer is issued an import permit from the Ministry of Agriculture for each shipment and is instructed to communicate Antigua and Barbuda's import requirements to the exporter. Plant quarantine inspectors, stationed at the two main ports of entry, are responsible for conducting inspections of all plants and plant products that enter via these and the minor ports. Surveillance for general pest management is carried out periodically in high-risk areas within the country. From time to time, surveys are conducted for pests of quarantine significance such as the boll weevil, the mango seed weevil, and fruit flies.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§18 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Relevant information
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(…) Imports of refrigerators, motor vehicles, air conditioning units, and other goods are banned if they contain ozone-depleting substances. Imports of vehicles using freon in their air-conditioning system are prohibited. (…)
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/299/REV.1 |
G-I§30 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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Relevant information
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For specific goods such as refrigerators, motor vehicles, air conditioning units and other equipment which can operate using Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), a Refrigerant Form must be completed in addition to the Import License Form. The Refrigerant Forms are obtained from the Ozone Unit, which is a unit that is in the Department of Trade, Industry and Commerce.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§23 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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Relevant information
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(…) Non-automatic licensing is applied on products subject to tariffication under Article 164 of the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (aerated beverages, beer, stout, ale, porter, pasta, candles, solar water heaters, oxygen in cylinder, carbon dioxide in cylinder, acetylene in cylinder, chairs and other seats of wood and upholstered fabric, other furniture of wood and upholstered fabric, mops); imports of animals, poultry, livestock, and poultry products; plants and plant products; pesticides; drugs and antibiotics; firearms, fireworks, arms and ammunition; and chemicals controlled by the Montreal Protocol). For all other products, licences are granted on request. The import licensing regime is administered by the Ministry of Finance and the Economy.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/299/REV.1 |
S-III§33 |
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2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Under the provisions of the Standards Act of 1987, and the Standards Regulations of 1998, standards formulation and development is mainly the responsibility of ABBS. The mandate to prepare a technical regulation or standard generally comes from the Standards Council, which is composed of representatives from several agencies, based on a request from the general public or business enterprise, or as a result of developments that could have a negative impact on health, safety, the environment, or trade. (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/300/REV.1 |
S-Table-A2.3 |
China |
2014 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Table A2. 3 Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) on Foreign Investment Access to the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (2013)
Agriculture, forestry, husbandry and fisheries
Category/Sub category: Agriculture, forestry, husbandry, fisheries services
Specific regulations: R&D, breeding, cultivation of rare or peculiar species and production of relevant propagation materials including superior genes in crops, husbandry and aquatic sectors; R&D in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and production of genetically modified crop seeds, animal and aquatic breeds (prohibited)
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Forest
Fish
Genetic
Wildlife
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