Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-I§18 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Both Niger and Senegal have adopted Community instruments concerning, inter alia, the protection of the marine environment in compliance with the international and regional rules in force within the context of the WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-III§80 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Within WAEMU, it is planned to establish by regulation a common and harmonized approach to prohibitions concerning goods whose importation or exportation is prohibited for, inter alia, protection of human or animal life or health or preservation of the environment.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-I§10 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Agriculture |
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Within ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), Niger and Senegal are subject to the ECOWAS Common Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP), whose objectives are: "food security for the people of the region; reducing food dependence and achieving food sovereignty; involving producers in markets; creating jobs with guaranteed incomes in order to improve living conditions and services in rural areas; intensifying production systems in a sustainable manner; reducing the vulnerability of West African economies by limiting factors of instability and regional insecurity; adopting appropriate funding mechanisms".
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-I§11 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Manufacturing |
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The Common Industrial Policy adopted within the context of WAEMU will serve as a reference for Niger and Senegal for the formulation of operational integration and sustainable industrial development strategies.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/223 |
G-N-V§70 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The basic territorial entity, the commune, is responsible, inter alia, for preserving and protecting the environment.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/223; WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
G-N-III§19; S-N-III§67 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Since 2007, the importation of products that deplete the ozone layer has been subjected to licensing.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-N-III§65 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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The import or transit of industrial or nuclear waste has been banned since 1989.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-N-IV§66 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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All imports or exports of seeds or forest plant material require prior authorization from the Minister responsible for forestry since 2004.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-N-III§67 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Import prohibitions and licensing are maintained under MEAs to which Niger is signatory, e.g. under CITES, according to which a prior authorization is required from the Minister responsible for the environment and wildlife.
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Environment
Wildlife
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-N-III§69 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Application of Niger's standards is recommended, but could be made mandatory if reasons of protection of the health or life of persons or animals, or preservation of the environment among others make such a measure necessary.
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