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The authorities are cognizant of these risks, and are focusing on the quality and sustainability of growth rather than its quantity with a view to encouraging innovation-driven, harmonized, green, open, and inclusive development. China continues to be in a transition to a more sustainable development path and reforms have advanced across many areas, including the introduction of measures to reduce overcapacity (...)

(…) In addition, USTR worked with each TPP partner hosting negotiating rounds to plan events open to registered stakeholder participation. These events included briefings from chief negotiators and provided multiple opportunities to provide input into the negotiations, including those with respect to chapters addressing environment, tobacco, investment, pharmaceuticals and intellectual property. (…)

Table 1.5 Inward foreign direct investment by sector, 2011-13
Water conservancy, environment and public facilities
2011:
- Number of projects: 151
- Amount of foreign capital actually used (US$ million): 864.3
2012:
- Number of projects: 122
- Amount of foreign capital actually used (US$ million): 850.3
2013:
Number of projects: 107
Amount of foreign capital actually used (US$ million): 1,035.9
% of total FDI: 0.9
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(...) Objects of "national importance" for reasons of national security, public health, environmental considerations, social development and the like have been excluded from privatization. (...)

The Ocean Economy initiatives, including among others - (i) deep ocean water applications, (ii) offshore wind energy, (iii) wave/tidal energy, (iv) marine hydrocarbon and mineral exploration and exploitation, (v) improvement of Mauritian capacity in marine biotechnology and marine bio-product and (vi) off-shore aquaculture development will further boost the objective of realizing the full potential of the maritime zones of Mauritius.

A national water resources conservation plan has been drawn up to further rationalize and improve water consumption practices and explore for new groundwater reserves. The Sultanate now has a complete, up-to-date and properly documented database covering all the country’s available and potential water resources, together with details of their status and conditions. Studies on new ways of rationalizing water consumption are ongoing.

(…) The CKFTA (Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement) reinforces this evolution by also including a Trade and Environment chapter in the FTA.

In order to be admitted to a free zone, a company is required to select one of the legal formats proposed by Law No. 103/AN/04/5ème L (limited liability company, single person business or branch). It must be engaged in industrial, commercial, financial or services activities, except for those that might endanger national security, the environment or health. Its head office must be set up within the free zone.

The EU is pursuing a progressive trade and investment agenda, where, besides increased transparency and better understanding and communication of the gains of trade, the following elements are crucial: (1) making sure that benefits from trade are shared more equally; and (2) establishing a comprehensive, fair and effective regulatory interface between trade and investment and issues such as labour or environment.

More effective sectoral policies have been implemented under the PRSP action plan and SCAPP in an effort to unleash the growth potential in the leading sectors of the economy and reap the greatest economic and social benefit by making the most effective sustainable use of the resources (...)