Agreement | Document symbol | Notifying Member | Year | Harmonized types of environment-related objectives Sort descending | Harmonized types of measures | Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure | Measure description | See more information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/SGP/4 | Singapore | 2019 | Animal protection, Plant protection, Biodiversity…
Animal protection, Plant protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Import licences, Export licences | Other | Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act, 2006…
Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act, 2006.
3. Protection of environment as under Article XX(b) of the GATT; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/TUR/2 | Türkiye | 2019 | Animal protection | Ban/Prohibition | Other | 4. Prohibition to export all game and wild…
4. Prohibition to export all game and wild animals meat or alive and/or pieces and garment thereof.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/11 | Australia | 2019 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Ban/Prohibition | Fisheries, Other | 5. Environment Protection and Biodiversity…
5. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000. The only circumstances in which cetacean imports are allowed are:• Appendix I listed non-live specimens may only be moved internationally in the following circumstances: (i) if the specimen was taken from the animal prior to that species being listed under CITES; (ii) scientific research purposes; (iii) educational purposes; and (iv) exhibition purposes.• Live Appendix I-listed specimens may only be moved internationally for conservation breeding purposes, research and education purposes unless the specimen originated from a CITES registered commercial captive breeding program.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/12 | 2019 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Ban/Prohibition | Fisheries, Other |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/AUS/12 | Australia | 2019 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Plant protection
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Agriculture, Other | 16. The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald…
16. The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987. The importation of any diseased organism or live poultry (prohibition); and the importation of any organism, or any dead poultry or poultry products (permit required)
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/18 | Canada | 2019 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Import licences | Other | 11. By virtue of the Convention on International…
11. By virtue of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), of which Canada is a member, specimens of such species and their parts and derivatives are listed on Schedule I of the Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations (WAPTR) established under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA) and subject to licensing. Species which may be harmful to Canadian ecosystems if ever released to the wild are listed in Schedule II of WAPTR and are also subject to licensing.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CHE/15 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2019 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Import licences | Other | 4.1 Import licences for the animal species…
4.1 Import licences for the animal species covered by the CITES Convention
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/HKG/23 | Hong Kong, China | 2019 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem
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Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences…
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences, Import licences, Other environmental requirements
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Other | 5.2. Import licences issued by the Agriculture,…
5.2. Import licences issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department are required for the import of animals and plants listed in CITES Appendix I (including their parts and derivatives, and things claimed to contain ingredients made from these endangered species), and live endangered species of wild origin in CITES Appendix II. Import licences are not required for the import of CITES Appendix II species other than live specimens of wild origin and CITES Appendix III species, subject to the production of a valid CITES export permit or certificate of origin.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/IND/18 | India | 2019 | Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs…
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other | The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...) The…
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...) The category of imports under the current Foreign Trade Policy consists of: (i) prohibited items, import of which are normally not allowed, (ii) restricted items, imports of which are allowed against an authorisation or in accordance with a public notice which indicates the conditions under which the items can be imported, (iii) those under state trading enterprises (STE) policy, the imports of which are permitted only through the designated STEs, and (iv) those which can be freely imported.
All items may be imported without any restriction except for the restrictions indicated in the book titled ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, or any other provisions or law in force as amended from time to time. To facilitate the importation of the restricted items, an import licensing system has been adopted. (...) Some of the items presently under restriction include live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, psychotropic drugs, ozone depleting substances, arms and ammunition, explosives, plastic waste, sandalwood, security printing paper, nuclear reactors and parts thereof, radio and television broadcast transmitters, communication jamming equipment, aircraft, including helicopters and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) or other similar domestic/international legislation (...) |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/IND/19 | 2019 | Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs…
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences | Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other |
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