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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/257/REV.1 S-III§88 Nepal 2011 Measures
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Standards relating to, inter alia, environment, food, and drugs are developed by relevant ministries, and are published in Nepal Gazette
Keywords
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/257/REV.1 S-III§94; Table III.13 2011 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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Nepal has made 14 notifications on its SPS measures, including measures aimed at protecting plant and the territory from other damages from pests
Keywords
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/257/REV.1 S-IV§2, 6, 8-10, 14 2011 Sectors Agriculture
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With 38 of 75 districts estimated to face food deficit and 10 more considered as vulnerable, Nepal's key objective for agriculture is food security, while maintaining proper conservation and management of its natural resources
Keywords
Soil
Bio
Conservation
Forest
Natural resources
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/257/REV.1 S-IV§36; Table IV.5 2011 Sectors Manufacturing
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Incentives are provided in the manufacturing sector for environmentally targeted investments in process or equipment (i.e. control of pollution, effect on the environment)
Keywords
Environment
Forest
Pollution
Waste
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/257/REV.1 S-IV§71-72 2011 Sectors Services
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Nepal faces several policy, institutional, and financial constraints in the development of its transport sector, notably poor maintenance systems for motor vehicles, which leads to an increasing number of polluting vehicles and road accidents
Keywords
Pollution
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/247 G-II§40 Nigeria 2011 Sectors Energy
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The unimpressive performance of the electricity sub-sector has led to a search for alternative sources such as solar and energy storage devices
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Energy
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/247 G-III§59 2011 Sectors Energy
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The Niger Delta Amnesty Programme was established in 2009 as a result of the agitation by the Niger Delta Community, one requirement of which, among others, was respect for their ecology
Keywords
Eco
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/247 G-III§72 2011 Sectors Services
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The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) is currently developing three tourist sites in the Federal Capital Territory, Osun and Ekiti states to boost sustainable tourism and eradicate poverty in line with the objectives of the tourism ministry and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, and as a way of raising national consciousness about the beauty of the Nigerian environment
Keywords
Environment
Sustainable
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/247 G-IV§92 2011 Measures Investment measures
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In order to promote the flow of both domestic and foreign investments in the country, government provided many incentives to various sectors including industry, oil and gas, agriculture, solid minerals, tourism, telecommunications, exporting and Biofuels
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Bio
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/247 G-V§112 2011 Trade Policy Framework
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Nigeria is one of the proponent of geographical indications and disclosure of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in the application of patent (W52 proposal in TRIPS negotiation)
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Genetic