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WT/TPR/S/362 |
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According to the authorities, in the long term, the bringing into service of the much awaited Kandadji dam and a hydro electric power station, planned for 2021, should further secure the country's supply with 130 MW of electricity. There are also plans to build five photovoltaic solar power stations, each providing from 5 MW to 30 MW. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§47 |
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General environmental reference |
Other |
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Improving access to drinking water and the water needed for agricultural and pastoral activities is an absolute priority for the Government, which adopted a new Water Code in 2010. The institutional framework for water management consists of the central government, the local and regional authorities, the National Water and Sanitation Commission (CNEA), regional water and sanitation commissions, and water management commissions and units, whose common task is to manage the water engineering infrastructure and water and sanitation policy.
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WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§49 |
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The State, the SPEN and the Société d'exploitation des eaux du Niger (SEEN) are linked, since November 2011 and up until 2021, by a rider to the original ten year leasing contract. The SEEN is a public limited company 51% owned by the French group Veolia and responsible for the production, transport and distribution of water in urban and semi urban areas, as well as for other tasks linked with the operation of the infrastructure and equipment. A 2011 study by the French Development Agency, which provides Niger with support in the area of access to drinking water , raised the question of water losses from the SEEN network, which are partly attributable to its dilapidated condition. The study also notes certain outstandings, particularly at public service level and generally associated with waste. The establishment of the National Water and Sanitation Fund should make it possible to limit illegal diversion of supplies and pollution, and to raise funds for preserving the resource.
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Natural resources
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Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§79 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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Since 1994, Niger has been keeping several types of tourism services open to foreign presence under the GATS. In 2012, the Ministry of Tourism and Crafts published a national sustainable tourism development strategy and a priority action programme. The main concessions granted for tourism projects changed with the reform of the Investment Code (section 2.4). Insecurity is one of the principal constraints on the development of tourism.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-I§7 |
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In 2014, the authorities adopted the Emerging Senegal Plan (PSE) for the period 2014 2023, which aims to implement a group of projects with high value added and employment content, to enable the country to attain upper middle income status by 2035. The Priority Action Plan (PAP) is a subset of the PSE covering the period 2014 2018 based on the following three pillars: the structural transformation of the economy; the promotion of human capital, social protection and sustainable development; and the consolidation of institutions, peace and security. Financing estimated at CFAF 9,685.6 billion is expected to come mainly from concessional loans and partnerships with the private sector.
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WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-II§1 |
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The Constitution of the Republic of Senegal was adopted in January 2001, and amended three times during the review period: in 2009, in 2012 and in 2016. The constitutional reforms entailed: (...) establishing an Economic, Social and Environmental Council; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
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Trade Policy Framework |
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Table 2.1 Main trade related laws and regulations adopted or amended, 2009 2017
Area Instrument/text Latest amendment
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Trade and investment (...) Law No. 2009 27 of 8 July 2009 on biosafety
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Mining and energy (...) Law No. 2010 21 on renewable energy
Law No. 2010 22 of 15 December 2010 governing the biofuels sector
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Environment Law No. 2015 09 on the banning of plastic bags
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Renewable
Energy
Environment
Bio
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WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-II§11 |
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For the purposes of international negotiations, the Ministry responsible for trade relies on the National Committee on International Trade Negotiations (NCITN), established in 2001. The NCITN is a consultative body comprising representatives of different sectoral departments, as well as the private sector and employer and professional bodies. It is organized into sub committees, each responsible for one of the following areas: (...) trade and environment; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-III§26 |
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Senegal has notified the WTO that it does not have an import licensing regime. In addition to the import prohibitions decided at the community level or under multilateral agreements it has signed (common report, section 3.1.6), Senegal applies prohibitions, inter alia, for reasons of public order, security or morality; to protect the life or health of persons and animals; to protect the environment; and to safeguard competition. For example, drugs and narcotic substances, pornographic publications, hallucinogenic products and filament lamps cannot be imported. For environmental reasons, used bicycles and motorized bicycles of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cc, used vehicles over a certain age , plastic bags with handles of a thickness not exceeding 30 microns [21] are banned. There are still bans on imports for sanitary or phytosanitary reasons (section 3.3.4).
[21] Law No. 2015 09 of 4 May 2015 banning the production, import, possession, distribution or use of low micron thickness plastic bags and the rational management of plastic waste.
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WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-Table-III.2 |
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Table 3.2 Products subject to authorization or approval, March 2017
Product Type of authorization/validity Authority
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Plastic bags of a thickness exceeding 30 microns Prior authorization Directorate of the Environment and Classified Establishments
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