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Government TPR WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1 G-C-III§28-30 Côte d’Ivoire 2012 Trade Policy Framework
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Côte d'Ivoire's commitment to the international dialogue on the protection of environmental resources was given concrete form by creating a Ministry for the Environment and Sustainable Development, as well as by acceding to various treaties, international agreements and conventions, including the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and the post-Rio Conventions (climate change, biological diversity and desertification)
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Bio
Climate
Desertification
Endangered
Environment
Hazardous
Sustainable
Waste
MEAs
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1 G-C-IV§93 2012 Measures Other support measures
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Under the Investment Code (1995) businesses can benefit from important tax and tariff concessions if they, among others, satisfy the requirements of preventing any deterioration in the ecological conditions, in particular the environment
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Environment
Eco
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1 G-C-V§128 2012 Sectors Forestry
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Côte d'Ivoire is engaged in implementing the EU's FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) Action Plan intended to improve governance, enforcement of the regulations and trade in forest products
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Forest
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1 G-C-VI§172 2012 Sectors Fisheries
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An intensified effort through the National Development Programme (PND) 2012-2015 will have to be made to support the agricultural and rural community through the implementation of targeted programmes, in order among other to improve the management of fishery resources
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Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 S-C-III§99; Table III.4 2012 Measures Ban/Prohibition
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Côte d'Ivoire applies two regimes stipulating exceptions to the freedom of import, namely the approval regime and the limitation regime for products such as toxic waste and ozone depleting substances
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Waste
Soil
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 S-C-III§105; Table III.5 2012 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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The Ivorian Anti-pollution Centre coordinates the management of major natural risks and oversees the management of industrial, agricultural, toxic or hazardous waste, in conjunction with the Ministers concerned, while the Ivorian Parks and Reserves Office manages the fauna and flora and their biotope
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Bio
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
Sustainable
Waste
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 G-C-IV§79-80; S-C-III§118; Table III.8 2012 Measures Export tariffs
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Exports of wood in log form are subject to a reforestation tax, while Ivorian logs exported or sold on the domestic market are subject to a felling tax and a special forest conservation and development tax in order to protect the fauna and flora
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Conservation
Forest
Wildlife
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 S-C-III§122; Table III.9 2012 Measures Ban/Prohibition
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The exportation of certain goods such as ivory and some species of logs are prohibited, chiefly to protect the fauna and flora
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Fish
Wildlife
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 S-C-III§70, 125 2012 Measures Other support measures
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Some concessions are accorded under the free-zone regime pertaining to biotechnology and information and communication technologies
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Bio
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 S-C-IV§180-181 2012 Sectors Forestry
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Logging reform was introduced under Decree No. 94-368 of 1 July 1994 with the aim of improving management of logging, developing timber resources through more intensive processing, rehabilitating the forest environment through reforestation and improving the logging profession
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Environment
Forest
Sustainable