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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/Rev.1 S-S-IV§174 Senegal 2009 Sectors Energy
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Legislation is expected to be passed on the purchase of electricity produced from renewable energy sources (wind power, biomass, solar power, wave power).
Keywords
Bio
Energy
Renewable
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/218 G-III§34, 36 Guyana 2009 Sectors Energy
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The Government is pursuing private investments in alternative energy in the areas of biofuels, hydropower, and solar power.
Keywords
Bio
Energy
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/214; WT/TPR/S/214/Rev.1 G-III§70, 76; S-II§68-9 European Union 2009 Trade Policy Framework
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The “GSP+” arrangement aims at providing an incentive to vulnerable developing countries to ratify and effectively implement internationally agreed standards on sustainable development and good governance.
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Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/222/Rev.1 S-B-III§116 Botswana 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Export quotas
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Exports of wild animals or their products (trophy or meat) require a permit from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.
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Wildlife
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/211 G-VIII§87 Japan 2009 Sectors Agriculture
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In April 2007, the Task Force on the Promotion of Policies for Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas headed by the Prime Minister adopted a goal-oriented policy package in accordance with the Cabinet policy objectives for agriculture, which are, among others, the establishment of the "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)'s Strategy for Preventing Global Warming".
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Fish
Forest
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/214/Rev.1 S-III§64-5 European Union 2009 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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Under the new-approach directives, product regulations at the Community level are limited to the setting up of essential requirements defined to meet health, safety and environmental objectives.
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/222/Rev.1 S-L-III§105 Lesotho 2009 Trade Policy Framework
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Lesotho has no specific legislation concerning genetically modified organisms, although it has accepted GM foodstuffs as part of food aid.
Keywords
Genetic
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/221/Rev.1 S-I§18; S-III§18 Maldives 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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High import tariff rates are kept on certain goods (e.g. plastic packaging material) deemed to be harmful to the environment.
Keywords
Environment
Labelling
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/214/Rev.1 S-IV§75 European Union 2009 Sectors Energy
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On the basis of the Green Paper adopted by the Commission in March 2006, the main EC objectives in energy are, inter alia, the achievement of environmentally sustainable, clean, and efficient energy supply and use as well as an increase in clean indigenous energy production, including renewable energies and other low carbon energy sources.
Keywords
Clean
Energy
Environment
Indigenous
Renewable
Sustainable
Green
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/222/Rev.1 G-N-IV§52 Namibia 2009 Trade Policy Framework
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Namibia believes that it is only through multilateralism that fundamental issues of trade distorting subsidy programs, trade and environment, and erosion of trade preferences of developing countries could be effectively addressed and resolved.
Keywords
Environment
Soil