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Restricted items are importable subject to the conditions specified in the Order, which take the form of non-automatic import licences and authorizations, for environmental reasons, among other reasons

The Government has imposed export tax on bricks in order to discourage production of bricks on environmental reasons

The ban on exports of agricultural commodities and manufactured goods, including any kind of live animals, animals organs or hide/skin of wild animals as mentioned in the Wildlife (Protection) Ordinance 1973, is in place mainly for reasons of, inter alia, eco-balance

Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) was established under the Ministry of Industries in November 2006 through an Act passed by parliament, in order to, among other things, prevent unsafe, unhealthy or environmentally harmful products from entering the market through conformity assessments

Bangladesh has adopted International Health Regulation (2005) (IHR 2005) of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding ship sanitation at ports of entry (POE), including environmental sanitation, and transportation, and loading and unloading of hazardous items (biological, chemical, etc.)

The Bangladesh Diseases of Animals Act, 2005, the Bangladesh Animal and Animal Product Quarantine Act, 2005, and the Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) (Amendment) Act, 1974 are the three main legal instruments for keeping Bangladesh free from HPAI/H5N1 in animals and enables the control and eradication of the disease in case of an outbreak

Bangladesh became a signatory to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in September 2011, while the Government has recently released the draft of an Industrial Biotechnology Action Plan to promote this sector, which has implications for many sectors, including in the fields of environment and health technologies

The national Food Policy Plan of Action 2008-15 translates the core objective of food security into strategic areas of intervention, including supply and sustainable use of agricultural inputs, in particular fertilizers, and water resource management

The Bangladesh Conservation and Preservation of Tourism Area and Exclusive Tourist Zone Ordinance 2010, has been enacted to identify and preserve prospective tourist spots and attract foreign investment in these zones, while a law on Tourism Protected Areas for sustainable tourism development was also enacted

Although Bangladesh has not made any services offer in the on-going round of negotiations,the European Communities (EC) encouraged Bangladesh to improve its commitments in various sectors, including environmental services