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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 S-IV§79-82 China 2012 Sectors Manufacturing
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Production of new-energy cars is subject to approval by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), while a series of new polices have been lauched in January 2009 to promote the use of energy-efficient and new-energy automobiles, such as the Promotion Catalogue of Energy-saving Automobiles
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Energy
Conservation
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 S-IV§124 2012 Sectors Services
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The the People's Bank of China (PBC) and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) issued circulars in 2010 to target financing operations for SMEs, calling for fast growth in credit provisions for SMEs, and guiding commercial banks, in line with national industrial- and environmental protection policies, to support small enterprises with solvency and good business opportunities
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 S-IV§223 2012 Sectors Services
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In terms of the applied regime, for considerations of national security, navigation safety, and environmental protection, China applies compulsory pilotage for foreign vessels and grants equal treatment on pilotage fees
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 S-IV§264 2012 Sectors Services
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China is one of the rare countries in the world where classic mixed passenger-freight normal-speed inter-urban railways lines are still being built alongside dedicated freight lines and high-speed dedicated passenger lines, given its relatively lower environmental impact, minimal land take, and ability to serve densely populated area
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 S-IV§313-320; Table AIV.8 2012 Sectors Services
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China's environmental services commitments under the GATS include sewage services, refuse disposal services, cleaning services of exhaust gases, noise abatement services, sanitation services, nature and landscape protection services, and other environmental protection services but exclude, horizontally, environmental quality monitoring and pollution source inspection
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Clean
Conservation
Energy
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
Waste
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 S-IV§358 2012 Sectors Services
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Logistics-related laws, regulations or rules are scattered in various sectors and include for instance the Administrative Measures on Road Transport of the Radioactive Substances (2011) and the Administrative Measures on Road Transport of Hazardous Goods (2011)
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Hazardous
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 S-I§2, 19; Box I.1 Colombia 2012 Trade Policy Framework
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Four important fiscal policy changes occurred in 2011, impacting the economy as a whole as well as various individual sectors, including the reform of the system by which royalties generated by natural resources are distributed
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Environment
Natural resources
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 S-II§26 2012 Trade Policy Framework
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In 2007 the Andean Community Presidents agreed to promote more balanced integration that would take account of the social, cultural, economic, political, environmental and trade dimensions
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 S-II§32; Table AII.1 2012 Trade Policy Framework
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The Trade Promotion Agreement between Colombia and Canada consists of three separate but interrelated agreements: the Free Trade Agreement, the Labour Cooperation Agreement, and the Agreement on the Environment, which lays out the obligations of both parties regarding environmental protection
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 S-II§42; Table II.4 2012 Trade Policy Framework
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Foreign investment is permitted in most sectors, except for some in which Colombia maintains limitations or prohibitions, including activities involved in the processing, disposal and elimination of toxic, hazardous or radioactive waste not produced in Colombia
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Hazardous
Waste