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WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§52 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
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Export licences |
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The Trade Board is responsible for issuing export licences for specific items, the exportation of which may impact negatively on the environmental, social and economic conditions of the country, or which may not be in keeping with international obligations. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.9 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
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Export licences |
Other |
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Table 3.9 Goods subject to export licensing, 2017
Product Authority
Crocodiles Trade Board Limited with authorization from the National Environment and Planning Agency
Crocodiles eggs Trade Board Limited with authorization from the National Environment and Planning Agency
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Live animals (subject to CITES) Trade Board Limited with authorization from the National Environment and Planning Agency
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Shells (subject to CITES) Trade Board Limited with authorization from the National Environment and Planning Agency
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Dangerous goods Permit from the National Environment and Planning Agency
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§53 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
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The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) issues permits for the transboundary movements of wastes defined as hazardous under the Natural Resources (Hazardous Wastes) (Control of Transboundary Movements) Regulations, 2002. Under these Regulations, the importation of hazardous waste is prohibited, whilst their transit and export are controlled under a permit system.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§67 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
General environmental reference |
Not specified |
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The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), under MICAF, remains the WTO enquiry point for issues related to technical barriers to trade (TBT). The BSJ has responsibility for the promulgation and implementation of standards, and performs trade facilitation, business support, and consumer protection roles through standardization, metrology, technical information, training, energy efficiency evaluation and conformity assessment (inspection, calibration, laboratory testing, product and system certification). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.10 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Manufacturing |
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Table 3.10 Compulsory Jamaican Standards, 2011-17
Standard No. Name of Standard
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JS 1 Part 29: 2016 Standard Specification for Labelling; Products and Equipment containing Ozone-depleting Substances and/or their Substitutes
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§72 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
General environmental reference |
Not specified |
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The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) is a unit of the BSJ with a mandate to offer management systems certification services to ISO 50001. The NCBJ aims to become the pioneer accredited certification body in the Caribbean to offer certification to ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems, and seeks to guide organizations on how to establish systems and processes to improve their energy performance, inclusive of efficiency and consumption.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§83 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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Some of Jamaica's RTAs contain provisions on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, for example the CARICOM-Costa Rica FTA and the CARICOM-Dominican Republic FTA. Instructions for the drafting of a Biosafety Bill are pending the approval of Cabinet; the Bill will enable implementation of the Convention's Biosafety Protocol regarding genetically modified organisms. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-III§92 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Measures |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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The Government remains involved in trading activities through a number of commodities boards and the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). Commodities boards were established to monitor the quality of agricultural exports, including bananas, cocoa, coffee, and sugar (Section 4.1.2). Although their roles have been reduced over time, they still have regulatory powers and have become more involved in providing services. The PCJ was established in 1979 with the purpose of searching for oil and gas, and to be the lowest-cost provider of these products. Its current activities are mainly the purchase of petroleum, property management, and the search for alternative sources of energy.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-IV§2 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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The development of the agriculture sector has been constrained by inadequate infrastructure investment and natural disasters. Drought, as well as the lingering effects of hurricane Sandy in 2012, led to reductions in the sector's production and export earnings. Due to more favourable weather conditions, the sector experienced strong growth in 2016, when it expanded by 13.5% after declining in the 2013-15 period. In 2016, total production of domestic food crops (except cereals) increased significantly compared to previous years (Table 4.2).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-IV§5 |
Jamaica |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture, Fisheries, Manufacturing |
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The newly configured Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), which replaced the MOAF (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) in February 2016, is responsible for creating an enabling environment to develop industries, advance standards, ensure food security and safety, protect consumers, and foster social and inclusive economic development, through sustainable management of resources in commerce, industry, agriculture and fisheries. (...)
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Fish
Natural resources
Sustainable
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