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3.108. A 2019 amendment to the 2016 Plant Variety Protection Law aligns the protection system in Myanmar with the 1991 UPOV Convention.

4.13. Myanmar is also a co-sponsor of the first and second Joint Ministerial Statement on Investment Facilitation for Development, (...). Myanmar continues to engage in ongoing negotiations and hopes to see an outcome that facilitates the cross-border flow of investments that enhance the sustainable development of its economy.

4.17. Overfishing is a major concern for Myanmar. The alarming decline in fish stocks poses a serious challenge for Myanmar's economy, its food security and the sustainability of its natural resources. As indicated earlier, the Government of Myanmar hopes to see an ambitious outcome that reduces the risks of depletion of fishery resources caused by overfishing and overcapacity while allowing Members to sustainably develop the sector, including through effective and appropriate flexibilities for Developing and Least Developed Country Members.

6.2. The Government recognizes the pertinence of 'new generation' issues, not least as part of its quest to achieve diversification, greater value addition, comprehensive sustainability and poverty alleviation.

2.2. The Government's current priorities and reform agenda are outlined in the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) (2018-30), adopted in August 2018. It, inter alia, outlines the Government's long-term vision for a prosperous national economy, and advocates further reforms. (...)

2.11. During the review period, several new ministries were established, including (...) the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) , in 2016 [11] (...).

[11] Formerly the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry.

2.18. (...) The trade policy develops the policy framework for achieving the trade-related objectives and goals set out in the Economic Policy, the MSDP, and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. These include: (...) (iii) encouraging socially responsible private-sector development as an engine for growth; (iv) encouraging effective and sustainable utilization of natural and productive resources, with due consideration for environmental impacts; (...)

2.36. Prohibited categories of investment include businesses that: (i) bring hazardous or poisonous wastes into Myanmar; (ii) bring technologies, medicines, flora and fauna, or instruments, which are still being tested abroad or which have not been approved to be used, planted, or cultivated, except those for research and development purposes, into Myanmar; (iii) affect the traditional culture and customs of the ethnic groups; (iv) cause an enormous impact to the natural environment and ecosystem; (...)

2.42. Under the Specific Goods Tax Law (SGTL), 2016, which was adopted on 18 January 2016 and entered into force on 1 April 2016, some goods, including alcoholic beverages, tobacco, teak and other timber, gems and jewellery, and vehicles, are subject to higher tax rates than standard commercial tax rates, in order to prevent high consumption and to preserve natural resources (...).

2.48. (...) According to Section 36 of the Myanmar Investment Law, an investor in the following must submit a proposal to the Commission, and invest only after receiving the permit (...) projects that are likely to have a large impact on the environment or the local community; (...)