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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/GBR/6 | United Kingdom | 2021 | MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Import licences, Other environmental requirements | Other | Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European…
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (...) The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: The import of waste into the UK is for wastes controlled under a permit system administered by the UK competent authorities. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and an OECD decision on transboundary movements of waste for recovery.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/GBR/5 | United Kingdom | 2021 | Sustainable forestry management | Import licences, Other environmental requirements | Forestry | Council Regulation (EC) No. 2173/2005 of 20…
Council Regulation (EC) No. 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (...) The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 (...): The FLEGT licensing scheme is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally harvested timber is imported into the UK from countries with which the UK concludes bilateral FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). Under the scheme a partner country issues FLEGT licences for every shipment of timber products covered by the agreement exported to the UK.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/GBR/4 | United Kingdom | 2021 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Ozone…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Ozone layer protection
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Export licences, Import licences, Import quotas | Energy, Manufacturing | Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 of the European…
Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (...) The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (...): Traders must have a prior valid license registration to import and export fluorinated gases (f-gases) Further, for import of bulk
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) it is a requirement that the quantity of HFCs placed on the market (e.g. import released for free circulation) are covered by quota on an annual basis. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/GBR/3 | United Kingdom | 2021 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
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Import licences, Import quotas | Chemicals, Manufacturing | Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2009 of the European…
Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (...) The Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (...): In the context of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone
Layer and the Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete the ozone layer, the import of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) is subject to licensing. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/GBR/2 | United Kingdom | 2021 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Import licences, Other environmental requirements | Other | Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 of 9 December…
Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (...): The Regulations implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Traders will be required to obtain the necessary import permits (...) permits are issued by the UK CITES Management Authority, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/GBR/15 | United Kingdom | 2022 | Animal protection | Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Other | The Ivory Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2 and…
The Ivory Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022: The Ivory Act (2018) prohibits the import of items made of or containing ivory, regardless of their age, unless they fall within one of the narrow and carefully defined exemptions. Those wishing to import ivory must first register the item under Section 10 of the Act or apply for an exemption certificate under Section 2.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/CRI/5 | Costa Rica | 2020 | Energy conservation and efficiency, Environmental…
Energy conservation and efficiency, Environmental goods and services promotion
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Import licences | Energy | Authorization for importing energy -efficient…
Authorization for importing energy -efficient goods for human safety and environmental protection. Executive Decree No. 40510-MINAE of 5 May 2017. Procedure for requesting permission to import energy -efficient goods.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/CRI/4 | Costa Rica | 2020 | Animal protection, Sustainable fisheries…
Animal protection, Sustainable fisheries management
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Export licences, Import licences | Fisheries | Authorization for the import and export of fish,…
Authorization for the import and export of fish, molluscs and crustaceans, live or in any living state. Authorization for the transit of sharks and their by-products in any form. Official Journal (La Gaceta) No. 192 of 7 December 2002.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/CRI/23 | Costa Rica | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Export licences, Import licences, Regulation…
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit
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Chemicals, Other | Authorization for the importation, exportation…
Authorization for the importation, exportation and transit of hazardous waste .
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/CRI/19 | Costa Rica | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
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Export licences, Import licences | Chemicals | Import, export or re-export authorization from…
Import, export or re-export authorization from the Government Ozone Commission.
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