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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/239 S-III§39 Papua New Guinea 2011 Measures
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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PNG Certification Services (PNGCES), formed in 2006 and administered by the NISIT, is the national scheme for auditing and certifying companies and organizations with respect to management systems to the four international standards: quality (ISO 9000), environmental (ISO 14000), Food (ISO 22000) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP4)
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/239 S-IV§12 2011 Sectors Agriculture
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The research division of New Britain Palm Oil Ltd deals primarily with seed production, plant breeding, and environmental issues related to plantation and mill management
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/239 S-IV§23 2011 Sectors Agriculture
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Two Fairtrade-registered exporters sell to Starbucks under CAFE practices, whose coffee must be grown in an environmentally sustainable manner and meet other conditions
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Environment
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/239; WT/TPR/S/239 G-IV§119; S-IV§38 2011 Sectors Forestry
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Forest concessions (timber permits) are issued formally by the Minister of Forestry, based on the PNGFA's recommendations and input from the National Forestry Board in order to prevent illegal logging
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Bio
Environment
Forest
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/239; WT/TPR/S/239 G-IV§55; S-IV§41 2011 Sectors Forestry
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Draft National Forest Development Guidelines, underpinning the National Forest Plan, were prepared in 2009, with efforts to preserve forests under carbon-trading schemes for environmental reasons representing a potential threat to the logging industry, with unclear implications for the PNG economy
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Clean
Climate
Environment
Forest
MEAs
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/239 S-IV§48, 54, Box IV.1 2011 Sectors Fisheries
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PNG's fisheries management consists of a number of Fisheries Management Plans designed to manage the main fisheries sustainably, based on estimates of total allowable catch
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Conservation
Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/239 S-IV§49 2011 Sectors Fisheries
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Since 2008, the purse seine fishery in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean has been managed under the Vessel Day Scheme (VDS), a management and conservation measure adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
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Conservation
Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/239 S-IV§60 2011 Sectors Mining
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A Chinese-owned 20-year nickel and cobalt mine, initially due to start in 2010, was recently delayed due to court action regarding environmental concerns
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/239 S-IV§61, 64 2011 Sectors Mining
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The PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd was established in 2002 with the aim to support selected sustainable development programmes, especially in Western province
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Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/239 S-IV§118 2011 Sectors Services
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The National Maritime Safety Authority handles safety (National maritime Safety Authority Act 2003), and is responsible for registration of domestic merchant vessels, and for controlling shipping pollution in PNG waters
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Pollution