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Agreement Document symbol Notifying Member Year Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure See more information
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/HKG/1 Hong Kong, China 2012 Natural resources conservation Import licences Mining
Environment related objective
To protect beaches and seabed
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Sand Ordinance Cap. 147
Natural sand in excess of 100 kg
Type of measure
Non-automatic import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/KOR/10 Korea, Republic of 2011 Water management and conservation Import licences Mining
Environment related objective
To protect the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Drinking Water Management Act
Bottled water, water treatment chemicals and its container
Type of measure
Import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Environment
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/220/USA United States of America 2011 Climate change mitigation and adaptation Tax concessions Mining
Environment related objective
To promote tertiary recovery methods, including carbon dioxide augmented water flooding and immiscible carbon dioxide displacement in petroleum extraction activities
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Deduction for Tertiary Injectants
Oil producers
Type of measure
Income tax concession
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Climate
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/AUS/3 Australia 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition Mining
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by prohibiting the exportation of asbestos and goods containing asbestos.

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT

Grounds for restriction: Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (the Rotterdam Convention)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation 4 of the Customs (Prohibited Export) Regulations 1958. Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (the Act)

QR No. 1: Asbestos

Exportation of asbestos and goods containing asbestos is prohibited unless the goods are raw materials that contain naturally occurring traces of asbestos, or the asbestos is, or the goods are, hazardous waste as defined in section 4 of the Act, or a confirmation in accordance with sub-regulation (3) has been issued by the relevant State or Territory agency, or permission has been granted by the Minister administering the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 or a person authorised by that Minister.
However, the prohibition does not prohibit the exportation from Australia, of goods, containing asbestos, that are incorporated into other goods in a way that does not constitute a risk to users until the asbestos is disturbed.
Asbestos and goods containing asbestos
Type of measure
CP-X: Prohibition except under defined conditions for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Hazardous
Waste
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/155/USA United States of America 2009 Sustainable mining management Grants and direct payments Mining, Services
Environment related objective
To advance promising new clean coal research technologies
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Illinois: Coal Development Program
Companies employing clean coal technologies
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Clean
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ISR/604 Israel 2012
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition Mining
Environment related objective
To protect the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Automotive gasoline: Gasoline 96 octane
Gasoline 96 octane
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
2710.11
75.160.20
Keywords
Environment
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/220/USA United States of America 2011
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Grants and direct payments Mining, Services
Environment related objective
To promote coal research activities focusing on, carbon management, advanced coal mining technologies, power generation and plant efficiencies, coal gasification, flue gas cleaning, carbon management and coal chemistry
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Illinois: Coal Research Program
Universities, research institutions engaged in coal activities
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Clean
Climate
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD.21 European Union: Poland 2015 General environmental protection Grants and direct payments Mining
Environment related objective
The utilization of modern technologies in the hard coal mining sector to improve price competitiveness, occupational safety, environmental protection and to create the basis for technological and scientific development
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Hard coal sector Programme
Mining enterprises
Type of measure
Grants and waiver of contributions
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/CAN/352 Canada 2011 Air pollution reduction
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Mining
Environment related objective
To limit the release of sulphur in the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Proposed Amendment to the Sulphur in Diesel Fuel Regulations
Diesel Fuel
Type of measure
Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure
 ICS - HS Code
75.160
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/AUS/9/REV.1 Australia 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Mining
Environment related objective
To reduce and prevent occupational and environmental exposures to asbestos fibres
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Asbestos

The Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations)
Any of the following fibrous forms of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine or amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals:

(a) actinolite asbestos;
(b) amosite (brown asbestos);
(c) anthophyllite asbestos;
(d) chrysotile (white asbestos);
(e) crocidolite (blue asbestos);
(f) tremolite asbestos.

(Actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, crocidolite and tremolite asbestos are also under the coverage of the Rotterdam Convention)
Type of measure
Import licences

Under the PI Regulations 1956, the import of asbestos, or goods containing asbestos, is prohibited unless:
(a) The asbestos or goods are hazardous waste as defined in Section 4 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Ac; (b) The goods are raw materials containing naturally occurring traces of amphibole asbestos; or
(c) Permission has been granted by the Minister administering the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, to import chrysotile asbestos for research, analysis or display, or to import amphibole asbestos; or
(d) The asbestos or goods are imported from the Australian Antarctic Territory (chrysotile only); or
(e) The import is of a ship or resources installation that contains in situ amphibole asbestos or chrysotile (installed or affixed before 1 January 2005).
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Waste