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WT/TPR/S/243/REV.1 |
S-III§144 |
Japan |
2011 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
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Under the Special Zone for Structural Reform Act, approved "special zones" are exempted from certain regulations governing education, urban renewal, distribution, agriculture, medical care, industry-academic cooperation, the environment, and other areas according to the zone's specific circumstances
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/243/REV.1 |
S-IV§5 |
Japan |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Agriculture |
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Japan's agriculture policy has been driven by several factors not directly related to improving productivity, such as, inter alia, the environment
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/243/REV.1 |
S-IV§30 |
Japan |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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In November 2009, the Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX) launched wholesale trading of "green electric power"
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| Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/250 |
G-III§44-45 |
Mauritania |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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The Government's ambition for the coming five years is to promote this sector so as to develop its potential for creating jobs and combating poverty, while observing the principles of sustainable development
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| Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/250 |
G-III§51 |
Mauritania |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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Relevant information
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The policy implemented by the Government involves an ambitious modern infrastructure programme that responds to the country's economic development, environmental and social needs
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/250/REV.1 |
S-II§67 |
Mauritania |
2011 |
Measures |
Other measures |
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Relevant information
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Aid for trade provided by the World Bank is targeted on the mining sector, and on sustainable development and water supply
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/250/REV.1 |
S-III§61 |
Mauritania |
2011 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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The situation with respect to sanitary and phytosanitary controls is characterized by the presence of several different services without proper coordination, including, inter alia, the Ministry in charge of fisheries, for fishery product quality control via the Fishery Product Promotion Directorate (DPPP); and the Ministry of Rural Development and the Environment (MDRE), for phytosanitary and animal health controls, applied by the Agriculture and Livestock Directorates, respectively
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Environment
Fish
Wildlife
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/250/REV.1 |
S-III§68 |
Mauritania |
2011 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Relevant information
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Mauritania has no regulations concerning GMOs, although the authorities state that they are conforming with the directives of the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS)
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| Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/250; WT/TPR/S/250/REV.1 |
G-III§33-35; S-IV§21-26 |
Mauritania |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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Although the Government has declared sustainability to be a concern since 1998, up until now Mauritania has opted in favour of income from fisheries by selling licences to foreign fleets, thereby contributing towards intensified exploitation of its resources rather than to developing better integrated fishing on a smaller scale, although Mauritania has also undertaken to implement international regulations against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/250/REV.1 |
S-IV§36, 38 |
Mauritania |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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Relevant information
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Since 1987, three successive fisheries agreements have been signed with the EU to support the sustainable development of the sector
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