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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/315/AUS | Australia | 2018 | Energy conservation and efficiency, Sustainable…
Energy conservation and efficiency, Sustainable agriculture management
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Loans and financing, Investment measures | Agriculture | Primary Industry Productivity Enhancement Scheme …
Primary Industry Productivity Enhancement Scheme (PIPES)
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/315/AUS | Australia | 2018 | General environmental protection | Grants and direct payments, Investment measures | Not specified | Premiers Research and Industry Fund (PRIF) |
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/315/AUS | Australia | 2018 | Water management and conservation | Grants and direct payments | Other | South Australian River Murray Sustainability…
South Australian River Murray Sustainability Program (SARMS) Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (3IP)
The AUD265 million South Australian River Murray Sustainability (SARMS) Program is funded by the Australian Government and is being delivered by the State over six years to mid-2019. SARMS is supporting the sustainability of South Australian River Murray communities through investment in irrigation efficiencies, water returns, irrigation industry assistance and regional economic development, including the redevelopment of the Loxton Research Centre. The Program will return 40 gigalitres of water to the River Murray system and is contributing towards South Australia's implementation of the Basin Plan. |
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/315/AUS | Australia | 2018 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation,…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Alternative and renewable energy
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Grants and direct payments | Energy | New Energy Jobs Fund |
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/315/AUS | Australia | 2018 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Grants and direct payments | All products/economic activities | Boosting Business Productivity |
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/315/AUS | Australia | 2018 | Sustainable fisheries management | Conformity assessment procedures, Grants and…
Conformity assessment procedures, Grants and direct payments
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Fisheries | Marine Stewardship Council certification
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Marine Stewardship Council certification
Changing worldwide trends of increasing environmental concern about the state of fisheries and the potential impact of market access led the WA Cabinet to facilitate independent third party certification of WA's commercial fisheries. In 2012 the WA Cabinet approved the initiative, and allocated AUD14.5 m for the project. |
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/920 ; WT/REG395/N/1 | Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile,…
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Viet Nam
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2018 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The CPTPP establishes a free trade area for trade…
The CPTPP establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, textiles and apparel goods, customs administration and trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, investment, cross-border trade in services, financial services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, government procurement, competition policy, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies, intellectual property, labour, environment, cooperation and capacity building, competitiveness and business facilitation, development, small and medium sized enterprises, regulatory coherence, transparency and anti-corruption, administrative and institutional provisions, and dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Commission to oversee its implementation.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/AUS/105 | Australia | 2017 | Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air…
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps) Determination 2017 includes four changes to the energy efficiency regulations for air conditioners:
1. Adopt a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) methodology for rating air conditioner energy efficiency 2. Adopt a Zoned Energy Rating Label to replace the existing Energy Rating Label, and report Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratings 3. Changes to MEPS requirements 4. Minor changes |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/AUS/419 | Australia | 2017 | Animal protection, Environmental protection from…
Animal protection, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Risk assessment | Other | Importation of captive non-human primates -…
Importation of captive non-human primates - Review of import conditions
A final report on a risk assessment of the animal and human health risks associated with imported captive non-human primates. Importation of captive non-human primates will be permitted subject to biosecurity legislation, and the application of sanitary measures. The report identifies and categorizes hazards of biosecurity concern associated with the importation of captive non-human primates and includes a review of disease agents. |
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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | G/SPS/N/AUS/422 | Australia | 2017 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Risk assessment, Technical regulation or…
Risk assessment, Technical regulation or specifications
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Agriculture | Biosecurity Advice 2017/07
As set out in the…
Biosecurity Advice 2017/07
As set out in the Biosecurity Advice, Australia's Director of Biosecurity is conducting a review of Australia's import requirements for prawns and prawn products for human consumption from all countries. The review will identify and categorise hazards of biosecurity concern associated with the importation of these products, including undertaking risk assessments of disease agents as required. Trading partners will be informed of the release of the draft report and will have the opportunity to provide comment. |
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