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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/211/Rev.1 S-III§33 Japan 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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Import quotas are currently imposed on various items, including certain fish products and controlled substances listed in the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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Fish
MEAs
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/211/Rev.1 S-III§57 Japan 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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The Import Quarantine Regulation on wood packaging material was amended on 6 October 2006 in order to harmonize Japanese phytosanitary measures with international standards (ISPM No. 15).
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Labelling
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/211/Rev.1 S-IV§6 Japan 2009 Sectors Agriculture
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In accordance with the revised Basic Plan for Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas, announced in May 2005, the Government introduced new direct payment assistance to "core farmers" who, among others, must also abide by the "agricultural environmental code" defined by the Government.
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/211/Rev.1 S-III§92 Japan 2009 Measures Intellectual property measures
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The Intellectual Property Strategic Programme (IPSP) 2007 stipulates, inter alia, that Japan would formulate "strategic programmes" for the protection of IPRs in individual fields such as environment.
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Environment
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-IV§127 Brazil 2009 Sectors Energy
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Brazil considers bioenergy, including biofuels, an indispensable tool for the expansion and diversification of the energy matrix and is committed to meet 15% of the national need for electricity through biomass electricity - generated mostly from sugarcane processing plants – by 2020.
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Bio
Energy
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-IV§127 Brazil 2009 Sectors Energy
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As for the transport sector, Brazil considers the use of ethanol and biodiesel to play a key role in the pursuit of sustainable development, climate change mitigation and energy security.
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Bio
Climate
Energy
Sustainable
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-II§40, 42 Brazil 2009 Trade Policy Framework
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The National Bank of Social and Economic Development (BNDES), a state-owned bank created in 1952, offers long-term financing at competitive rates, for the development of investment projects and for the commercialization of new machines and equipment, as well as the financing of Brazilian exports, always considering ethical, environmental and sustainable development principles.
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Environment
Sustainable
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-IV§125 Brazil 2009 Sectors Energy
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Brazil has one of the world's cleanest energy mixes, in which 46% of primary energy sources are renewable, and Brazilian studies for the energy sector foresee that such large use of renewable sources should be maintained, greatly due to the use of hydropower and bioenergy, including biofuels.
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Bio
Clean
Energy
Renewable
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-IV§126 Brazil 2009 Sectors Energy
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Significant amounts in hydroelectric power sources have been invested in order to fully explored Brazil's hydroelectric potential, considering its importance towards the achievement of sustainable development and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Emissions
Sustainable
Green
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/212/Rev.1 S-IV§224 Brazil 2009 Sectors Services
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Brazil has ratified a number of conventions through the International Maritime Organization (IMO), including the Prevention of Pollution by Ships (MARPOL 73/78), and Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter.
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Pollution
Waste