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In recent years, Paraguay has stepped up its shipments of organically produced sugar to the United States, Switzerland and the European Union

Law No. 2.748 on the Promotion of Biofuels, enacted on 7 October 2005, establishes tax incentives for promoting the production of biofuels provided that Paraguayan raw materials are used in their production, except in cases of scarcity proclaimed by the MAG or "pronounced economic advantage in the prices of the raw material"

As part of the privatization of the water and waste water sector, the National Water Company (NWC) has been established as a Saudi joint stock company fully owned by the government (namely the Public Investment Fund) to provide water and waste water services in accordance with the latest international standards by the concerted efforts of national cadres working together with certain international operators through foreign Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Ma'aden was formed as a Saudi joint stock company and performs all of its actions with the utmost concern for human resources, health, safety, environmental and social issues; and is committed to protecting the health and safety of its employees and the environment and implements the legal regulations necessary to do so

Saudi Arabia has undertaken a number of measures to implement the plan agreed upon by the leaders of the G20 in Washington on November 15, 2008 in an attempt to reduce the effect of the financial crisis and to ensure sustainable and balanced economic growth

In order to contribute to the future of sustainable energy, the Government of Saudi Arabia has established the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE), contributing to a sustainable future for Saudi Arabia by developing complementary energy capacity that is substantial in size and supported by a world-class local industry, including building a new generation of sustainable power production capabilities that harness renewable and atomic energy to create a reliable, long-term supply of electricity

Under its Ninth Development Plan 2010-2014, Saudi Arabia's main policy objectives, inter alia, are to: accelerate its development in order to achieve increased and balanced economic growth throughout the country; create more employment opportunities for all Saudi nationals; improve living standards and quality of life; diversify the economy away from oil, while preserving the environment and its natural resources

Saudi Arabia has an interest in a wide range of issues in the DDA negotiations, including trade and environment, rules, trade facilitation, non-agricultural market access (NAMA), and services

Absolute import prohibitions are maintained in compliance with international conventions, and for security, health and safety, moral, and religious considerations, including industrial waste and hazardous refuse and products polluted by radiation or nuclear dust

Imports of any wildlife species (animals or plants) and their products must be accompanied by the CITES permit from the exporting or re-exporting country, and an import permit from the Saudi Wildlife Authority