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Depending on the nature of the issue, the Ministry of Economy may consult with other ministries and agencies such as, inter alia, the ministries of Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Urbanism; or Development

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3.25. (...) To have a wider reach in the region, the Philippines, as its third strategy, has also negotiated an FTA with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
3.26. The exploratory FTA scoping meetings between the Philippines and the EU started in 2013. It includes discussions on the objectives and key principles of the FTA negotiations. The launch of the FTA negotiations was announced by both sides on 11 December 2015.]

Two rounds of negotiations have been held. The areas covered so far are: (...) ;trade and sustainable development; (...)

Admission to one of the preferential regimes is open to any newly created enterprise in any sector, if the business is of interest or special importance to attaining the goals of the national economic and social development plan. Companies engaging in the following activities are not eligible for these preferential regimes: (...) activities detrimental to the environment and to public health , for which an environmental compliance certificate is required.

More than a decade after the entry into force of Law No. 19.300 and having taken account of one of the recommendations made by the OECD in its Environmental Performance Review of Chile in 2005, which emphasized the need to strengthen the environmental framework, Chile embarked upon a process to redesign the environmental institutions. This resulted in the enactment in January 2010 of Law No. 20.417 establishing the Ministry of the Environment, the Environmental Assessment Service and the Environmental Regulatory Authority. It also established a Council of Ministers for Sustainability and Climate Change.

(...) In the long run, rapid demographic growth and the potential for other natural disasters will continue to threaten the sustained growth of the Haitian economy.

Lao PDR's membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one of its strategic priorities. (…) The AEC Blueprint 2025, relying on the 23 Sectoral Action Plans (SEPs) combined into the AEC Consolidated Strategic Action Plan 2025 (CSAP), aims to strengthen and reinforce the AEC five characteristics: (...) (e) A Global ASEAN. It also incorporates new focus areas, such as global value chains, good regulatory practices, sustainable development, global megatrends and emerging trade-related issues (...).

Switzerland attaches high importance to reduction of discrepancies in the level of development between nations, promotion of the further integration of developing countries into the global economy, and the need to make economic development more sustainable. The Government also takes seriously the concerns among the public about negative consequences of globalisation and structural changes in the economy. In this context, Switzerland strongly supports the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and measures that contribute to socially and environmentally viable economic growth.

Foreign investment is permitted in most sectors, except for some in which Colombia maintains limitations or prohibitions, including activities involved in the processing, disposal and elimination of toxic, hazardous or radioactive waste not produced in Colombia

The USAID's West Africa Cotton Improvement Program (WACIP) is designed to help achieve various objectives, including reduction soil degradation and expand the use of good agricultural practices; and improve the enabling environment for agricultural biotechnology

(...)the following business activities are prohibited under the Business Licence Act, 1998, for domestic and foreign enterprises alike: nuclear and toxic waste disposal or storage; (...)the processing and export of endangered species; (...)