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Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1 United Kingdom 2021
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable…
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Ban/Prohibition Fisheries
8. Import prohibition on fish caught by vessels…
8. Import prohibition on fish caught by vessels on the UK IUU vessel list, or flying the flag of a non-cooperating country as defined in the Regulation to fight against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing.
Environment related objective
To fight against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing; GATT Article XX(b) and (g)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8. Import prohibition on fish caught by vessels on the UK IUU vessel list, or flying the flag of a non-cooperating country as defined in the Regulation to fight against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing.
Fishery products from various species: any products which fall under Chapter 03 and Tariff headings 1604 and 1605 of the EU Combined Nomenclature, with the exception of the products listed in Annex I of the retained Council Regulation (EU) No 105/2008.
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions
 ICS - HS Code
030191
030192
030194
030195
030199
030211
030213
030214
030219
030221
030222
030223
030224
030229
030231
030232
030233
030234
030235
030236
030239
030241
030242
030243
030244
030245
030246
030247
030249
030251
030252
030253
030254
030255
030256
030259
030274
030281
030282
030284
030285
030289
030311
030312
030313
030314
030319
030326
030331
030332
030333
030334
030339
030341
030342
030343
030344
030345
030346
030349
030351
030353
030354
030355
030356
030357
030359
030363
030364
030365
030366
030367
030368
030369
030381
030382
030384
030389
030392
030441
030442
030443
030444
030445
030447
030448
030449
030453
030454
030456
030457
030459
030471
030472
030473
030474
030475
030479
030481
030482
030483
030484
030486
030487
030488
030489
030491
030494
030495
030496
030497
030499
030531
030532
030539
030541
030542
030543
030544
030549
030551
030553
030554
030559
030561
030562
030563
030564
030569
030571
030572
030579
030611
030612
030614
030615
030616
030617
030619
030631
030632
030633
030634
030636
030639
030691
030692
030693
030694
030695
030699
030742
030743
030749
030751
030752
030759
030771
030772
030779
030781
030782
030783
030784
030787
030788
030791
030792
030799
030811
030812
030819
030821
030822
030829
030830
030890
160411
160412
160413
160414
160415
160416
160417
160418
160419
160420
160431
160510
160521
160529
160530
160540
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 14 of April 2021.
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
Natural resources
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1 United Kingdom 2021
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable…
Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Ban/Prohibition Fisheries
11. Catch documentation for bluefin tuna…
11. Catch documentation for bluefin tuna. Retained EU regulation 640/2010, as amended by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Environment related objective
To contrubute to the conservation of bluefin tuna; GATT Art.XX(b) and (g); comply with International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
11. Catch documentation for bluefin tuna. Retained EU regulation 640/2010, as amended by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Bluefin Tuna. For a detailed description of the products concerned, please refer to Annex I of Council Regulation (EC) No 640/2010.
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
030194
030235
030345
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 14 of April 2021.
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
Natural resources
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1 United Kingdom 2021
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition Other
19. Import controls on furs and products from…
19. Import controls on furs and products from animals caught in leg-hold traps. Retained EU Regulation 3254/91 as amended by The Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; The Environment and Wildlife (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; The Animal Welfare and Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
Environment related objective
To contribute to the conservation of wildlife; GATT Art.XX(b); comply with Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats and CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
19. Import controls on furs and products from animals caught in leg-hold traps. Retained EU Regulation 3254/91 as amended by The Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; The Environment and Wildlife (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; The Animal Welfare and Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
Furs and products from animals caught in leg-hold traps. Annex I of Council Regulation (ECC) No 3254/91.
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions
 ICS - HS Code
4103
4301
430180
4302
430219
430230
4303
430310
41039000
43014000
43018050
43018090
43019000
43021910
43021970
43022000
43023010
43023035
43023071
43023075
43031090
43039000
43015000
43021920
43021995
43023041
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 14 of April 2021.
Keywords
Conservation
MEAs
Natural resources
Wildlife
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/GBR/1 United Kingdom 2021
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Export licences, Import licences Fisheries
20. Catch documentation for Patagonian Toothfish…
20. Catch documentation for Patagonian Toothfish. Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

Environment related objective
To protect the patagonian Toothfish under GATT Art.XX(b) and (g); comply with the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(CCAMLR).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
20. Catch documentation for Patagonian Toothfish. Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

Dissostichus spp. – Patagonian and Antarctic Toothfish.
Type of measure
NAL: Non-automatic licensing; NAL-X: Non-automatic licensing for exportation
 ICS - HS Code
3026800
3041210
3041290
3036200
3042200
3049200
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Information for the following biennial period: 2020-2022 and relates to restrictions in force as of 14 of April 2021.
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
Natural resources
Agriculture G/AG/N/GBR/1 United Kingdom 2020
Afforestation/reforestation, Biodiversity and…
Afforestation/reforestation, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Sustainable agriculture management, Water management and conservation
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture, Forestry, Other
The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations…
The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020 is an agri-environment, forestry and woodland scheme. The new domestic scheme will continue to provide funding (...) - to make environmental improvements through activities such as: conserving and restoring wildlife habitats; managing flood risk; creating and managing woodland; reducing water pollution from agriculture
Environment related objective
To provide funding to make environmental improvements
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020 is an agri-environment, forestry and woodland scheme. The new domestic scheme will continue to provide funding (...) - to make environmental improvements through activities such as: conserving and restoring wildlife habitats; managing flood risk; creating and managing woodland; reducing water pollution from agriculture
Farmers, woodland owners, foresters and land managers
Type of measure
Funding scheme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2021 - 2024
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Forest
Pollution
Wildlife
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/GBR/1 United Kingdom 2020 Natural resources conservation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund (...) …
Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund (...) -This will provide UK Exchequer funding for people or organisations who help groups of land managers to work together to improve the natural environment at a landscape rather than single-farm scale.
Environment related objective
To improve the natural environment at a landscape
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund (...) -This will provide UK Exchequer funding for people or organisations who help groups of land managers to work together to improve the natural environment at a landscape rather than single-farm scale.
People or organisations who help groups of land managers
Type of measure
Funding scheme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2021 - 2024
Keywords
Environment
Natural resources
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/GBR/34 United Kingdom 2020 Waste management and recycling Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws,…
The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020.

The draft regulations prohibit the supply of plastic straws, plastic drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds in the course of a business.
Environment related objective
Proposing to introduce regulations to prohibit the supply of certain plastic items to the end user on the grounds that they cause harm to the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020.

The draft regulations prohibit the supply of plastic straws, plastic drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds in the course of a business.
Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of plastics
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
3924
83.080
97.040.60
Subsidy amount Implementation period
April 2020 - July 2021 for attached straws
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/GBR/33 United Kingdom 2019
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Chemical, toxic and…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
The draft regulations prohibit the manufacture…
The draft regulations prohibit the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds.
In the draft regulations:
• "plastic" means a synthetic polymeric substance that can be moulded, extruded or physically manipulated into various solid forms and that retains its final manufactured shape during use in its intended applications;
• "plastic-stemmed cotton bud" means a rod of plastic which has cotton wrapped around both ends (...)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment from plastic stemmed cotton buds on the grounds that they cause harm to living species in the marine environment in Scotland.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The draft regulations prohibit the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds.
In the draft regulations:
• "plastic" means a synthetic polymeric substance that can be moulded, extruded or physically manipulated into various solid forms and that retains its final manufactured shape during use in its intended applications;
• "plastic-stemmed cotton bud" means a rod of plastic which has cotton wrapped around both ends (...)
Plastic-stemmed cotton buds
Type of measure
Technical regulation - Local government
 ICS - HS Code
97.170
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Proposed date of adoption to be determined
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Pollution
Wildlife
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/343/EU/ADD.27 European Union: United Kingdom 2019 Water management and conservation Grants and direct payments Other Resource Efficinecy Capital Grant
Environment related objective
To enable business to achieve water and material efficiencies beyond EU regulatory requirements.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Resource Efficinecy Capital Grant
Northern Ireland manufacturing companies. Grant is paid against vouched expenditure.
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
This scheme will operate until 31 December 2022.
Keywords
Environment
Water
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/343/EU/ADD.27 European Union: United Kingdom 2019
Sustainable and environmentally friendly…
Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
 Grants and direct payments Other
The Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation…
The Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation Grant Scheme
Environment related objective
To provide support grant to suppliers and producers to contribute to the government's overall vision for food and drink in Scotland, which is to be a Good Food Nation. The food and drink sector can also help to make Scotland healthier, wealthier and smarter, with stronger communities and production that is socially and environmentally sustainable.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Food Processing Marketing and Cooperation Grant Scheme
The Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation (FPMC) Grant Scheme provides assistance for food/drink businesses in Scotland with start-up grants and development grants for existing food/drink businesses in Scotland.
Type of measure
Financial assistance is provided through conditionally repayable contributions to commercial food and drink businesses, and food and drink organisations.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
May 2015 - March 2021.
Keywords
Environment
Sustainable