Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/428/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.6 |
Moldova, Republic of |
2022 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Other |
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Table 3.6 Import licensing requirements, 2021.
(...); Wild animals, and/or plants - Licensing authorities: Environmental Agency;
Endangered species of wild fauna and flora protected under CITES- Licensing authorities: Environmental Agency;
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-2§26 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Trade Policy Framework |
Other support measures |
Fisheries |
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2.26. Between 2015 and 2018, Pakistan benefited from WTO trade related assistance via participation in 250 training activities, inter alia, relating to (...) rules (trade remedies, fisheries subsidies) (...) trade and environment (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-2§48 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Trade Policy Framework |
Environmental provisions in trade agreements |
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2.48 (...) Since 1 January 2014, Pakistan has benefited from generous tariff preferences (mostly zero duties on two thirds of all product categories) under the so called Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) arrangement of the European Union, aiming to support sustainable development and good governance; this status was extended till 2023. [74] (...)
[74] In order to maintain GSP+ treatment, Pakistan has to keep ratification and effectively implement 27 core international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection, and good governance. European Commission, Countries and Regions: Pakistan. Viewed at: https://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/pakistan/.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-3§38 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
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Import tariffs, Tax concessions |
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3.38. Pakistan provides certain exemptions and concessions to the statutory tariff through Self-regulatory organisations (SROs) (Section 2.2.3). (...) The Fifth Schedule provides for exemptions and concessions from the tariff for certain goods to be used under specific conditions. Goods allowed to be imported under the Fifth Schedule are of four types: consumer products (food, petroleum products, and liquified natural gas (LNG)), plant and machinery (pharmaceuticals, textiles, agriculture and food chain machinery, renewable energy, and other power plants), raw materials for industry (active pharmaceutical ingredients, drugs, textiles, poultry, automotive industry, etc.), and some other products (for domestic protection and export industries). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-3§42 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
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3.42. Imports of certain goods are banned due to health, safety, security, moral, religious, and environmental reasons. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.6 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
Manufacturing, Other |
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Table 3.6. Regulatory duty on exports, 2021:
Self Regulatory Organization (SRO) number: 645(I)/2018
Products covered; % of Regulatory Duty (RD): (...) Waste and scrap of copper, 25%; (...)
Ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap of lead, 25%; (...)
Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and electric accumulators, electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, or specified or included in Chapter 85 of Pakistan Customs Tariff, 25%
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-3§63 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Other |
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3.63. Pakistan prohibits the export of certain goods based on moral, religious, health, social, and environmental grounds, as well as those whose trade is prohibited under international treaties such as the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and UN resolutions.
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Endangered
Environment
MEAs
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-3§87 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Not specified |
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3.87. Under the Sales Tax Act 1990, Pakistan continues to levy sales tax at a rate of 17% (unchanged during the review period) on both imported and domestically produced goods. The Sixth Schedule of the Act provides are list of goods that are exempt from sales tax [22], while the Eighth Schedule of the Act provides conditional exemptions. (...)
[22] The Federal Government under Section 13(2)(a) of the Act may grant exemptions, whenever circumstances exist to take immediate action for the purposes of (...) natural disaster, national food security in emergency situations (...) by notification in the Gazette of Pakistan, exempt any supplies made or imports, of any goods or class of goods from the whole or any part of the tax chargeable under this Act, subject to the conditions and limitations specified therein.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-3§107 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Measures |
Conformity assessment procedures, Risk assessment |
Not specified |
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3.107. The Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) is a full member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), and a signatory member of the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC). PNAC has achieved Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) signatory status for testing and calibration laboratories from ILAC and Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) signatory status for quality management systems, environment management systems, and product certifications from the IAF. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/424/REV.1 |
S-3§111 |
Pakistan |
2022 |
Measures |
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Agriculture |
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3.111. Under the legislation, import of any seed, including cotton seed, requires a permit (Controlled Import Permit) from the Department of Plant Protection (DPP). For first-time imports of cotton seed, the DPP allows a maximum quantity of 1 kg. After importation, the DPP tests for invasive and alien biosecurity risks in a DPP approved post-entry quarantine facility for one crop season. If the seed variety is cleared, the seed can be put through Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department (FSCRD) trials prior to registration and entry in the Federal Seed Register. Once registered, seeds can be imported on a commercial basis. If the importable cotton seed is characterized as either a living modified organism (LMO) or a genetically modified organism (GMO), a licence from the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency is also required. The National Biosafety Committee under the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) evaluates application for import of LMO or GMO.
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Bio
Climate
Environment
Genetic
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