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Trade Facilitation G/TFA/N/MMR/2 Myanmar 2021 Sustainable forestry management
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences…
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit, Technical regulation or specifications
 Forestry
Clarification of the raw timbers in Special…
Clarification of the raw timbers in Special Excise Law, Export Ban for Confiscated Timer (Form 8 Timber), Conflict& Conversion Timber Export Ban (61/2017), Procedures and steps to apply the Certificate for the legality of Forest Products
Environment related objective
To regulate the import and export of timber and forestry products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Clarification of the raw timbers in Special Excise Law, Export Ban for Confiscated Timer (Form 8 Timber), Conflict& Conversion Timber Export Ban (61/2017), Procedures and steps to apply the Certificate for the legality of Forest Products
Raw timber and forest products
Type of measure
Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry-point procedures), and required forms and documents; rules for the classification or valuation of products for customs purposes; import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions;

 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Forest
Trade Facilitation G/TFA/N/MMR/2 Myanmar 2021 Ozone layer protection
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation…
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit
 Manufacturing
Prohibited Importation for under 2.5 hp HCFCs/R…
Prohibited Importation for under 2.5 hp HCFCs/R-22 based split and window type air conditioner equipment dated 1 July 2020. (Notification No.28/2020 dated 2 April 2020)
Environment related objective
To regulate the import and export of HCFC/R-22 air conditioners and protect the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Prohibited Importation for under 2.5 hp HCFCs/R-22 based split and window type air conditioner equipment dated 1 July 2020. (Notification No.28/2020 dated 2 April 2020)
HCFC air conditioners
Type of measure
Import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Ozone
Trade Facilitation G/TFA/N/MMR/2 Myanmar 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation…
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit, Technical regulation or specifications
 Chemicals
Application for a Licence to Use, Produce,…
Application for a Licence to Use, Produce, Storage, Distribute or Sell Radioactive Material or Irradiation Apparatus, Application for Prior Permission Radioactive, Material or Irradiation Apparatus, Licence for Radioactive Material or Irradiation Apparatus
Environment related objective
To regulate the import, export and movement of radioactive materials and irradiation apparatus
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Application for a Licence to Use, Produce, Storage, Distribute or Sell Radioactive Material or Irradiation Apparatus, Application for Prior Permission Radioactive, Material or Irradiation Apparatus, Licence for Radioactive Material or Irradiation Apparatus
Radioactive materials
Type of measure
Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry-point procedures), and required forms and documents
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures G/SPS/N/MMR/1 Myanmar 2020 Environmental protection from pests and diseases
Import licences, Quarantine requirements,…
Import licences, Quarantine requirements, Technical regulation or specifications
 Agriculture
The Plant Pest Quarantine Law has the chapters on…
The Plant Pest Quarantine Law has the chapters on the title and definition, objectives, import and export, inspection camps, the duties and powers of managing director, prohibition and penalty, appeal and miscellaneous.

Under the Chapter 3, Para 4 (a)of the law, plant, plant product, pest, beneficial organism or soil shall be imported by a person on application for an import certificate from the Myanmar Agriculture Service before obtaining license or permit from the department or organization concerned. The objectives of this measure are to protect human life and health and to protect the natural environment.
Environment related objective
To protect the natural environment by imposing a plant pest quarantine law.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Plant Pest Quarantine Law has the chapters on the title and definition, objectives, import and export, inspection camps, the duties and powers of managing director, prohibition and penalty, appeal and miscellaneous.

Under the Chapter 3, Para 4 (a)of the law, plant, plant product, pest, beneficial organism or soil shall be imported by a person on application for an import certificate from the Myanmar Agriculture Service before obtaining license or permit from the department or organization concerned. The objectives of this measure are to protect human life and health and to protect the natural environment.
Plant and plant products
Type of measure
Quarantine law; Technical standards; Inspection requirements
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Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force: Not specified
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/1/MMR/1 Myanmar 2019 Biodiversity and ecosystem Import licences Other
1. The Conservation of Biodiversity and Protected…
1. The Conservation of Biodiversity and Protected Area Law 2018;
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by biodiversity conservation.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1. The Conservation of Biodiversity and Protected Area Law 2018;
Type of measure
Import license
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Bio
Conservation
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/1/MMR/1 Myanmar 2019 General environmental protection Import licences Other 2. The Environmental Conservation Law;
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by conservation.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
2. The Environmental Conservation Law;
Type of measure
Import license
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Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Conservation
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/1/MMR/1 Myanmar 2019
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Chemicals, Other
3. The Prevention of Hazard form Chemical and…
3. The Prevention of Hazard form Chemical and Related Substances Law
Environment related objective
Protection of environment from chemical, toxic and hazardous substances.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
3. The Prevention of Hazard form Chemical and Related Substances Law
Type of measure
Import license
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Regional Trade Agreements WT/REG277/N/3
Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia,…
Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
 2018 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
The Agreement encompasses trade in goods, as well…
The Agreement encompasses trade in goods, as well as elements in investment and trade in services. It also covers economic cooperation in the following fields: trade-related procedures, business environment , intellectual property, energy , information and communications technology, human resource development, small and medium enterprises, tourism and hospitality, transportation and logistics, agriculture, fisheries and forestry , environment , competition policy, and other fields as may be mutually agreed upon among the Parties.
Environment related objective
To include provisions on environmental issues
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Agreement encompasses trade in goods, as well as elements in investment and trade in services. It also covers economic cooperation in the following fields: trade-related procedures, business environment , intellectual property, energy , information and communications technology, human resource development, small and medium enterprises, tourism and hospitality, transportation and logistics, agriculture, fisheries and forestry , environment , competition policy, and other fields as may be mutually agreed upon among the Parties.
Government
Type of measure
Environmental provisions in trade agreements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date(s) of entry into Force: 1 December 2008 (Singapore, Japan, Viet Nam, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Myanmar), 1 January 2009 (Brunei Darussalam), 1 February 2009 (Malaysia), 1 June 2009 (Thailand), 1 December 2009 (Cambodia), 1 March 2010 (Indonesia) and 1 July 2010 (Philippines).
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/MMR/2 Myanmar 2015
Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, General environmental protection, Natural resources conservation, Other environmental risks mitigation
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 All products/economic activities
The Law on Standardization To strengthen the…
The Law on Standardization To strengthen the National Quality Infrastructure for Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment, with an objective to enable to protect manufacturing, distributing and importing the goods which do not meet the prescribed technical regulation and those which are not safe and endangered to the environment.
Environment related objective
Among the stated objectives of the Law:
d) To enable to support protection of environment related to products, production processes and services from impact, and conservation of natural resources; To enable to protect manufacturing, distributing and importing the goods which do not meet the prescribed technical regulation and those which are not safe and endangered to the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Law on Standardization To strengthen the National Quality Infrastructure for Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment, with an objective to enable to protect manufacturing, distributing and importing the goods which do not meet the prescribed technical regulation and those which are not safe and endangered to the environment.
Not specified
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedures; Technical regulation or specifications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force not specified
Keywords
Environment
Regional Trade Agreements WT/REG277/N/2
Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Malaysia,…
Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
 2011 General environmental protection Environmental provisions in trade agreements All products/economic activities
The Agreement covers economic cooperation in the…
The Agreement covers economic cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and the environment
Environment related objective
To include co-operation provisions related to the environment in RTA
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Agreement covers economic cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and the environment
Government
Type of measure
Environmental provisions in RTA
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
On-going since 1 December 2008 (Singapore, Japan, Viet Nam, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Myanmar), 1 January 2009 (Brunei Darussalam), 1 February 2009 (Malaysia), 1 June 2009 (Thailand), 1 December 2009 (Cambodia), and 1 July 2010 (Philippines)
Keywords
Energy
Environment
Fish
Forest