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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§27; S-IV§39; 43 China 2010 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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With a view to lowering energy intensity and protecting the environment, some goods (most coal products and some processed petroleum products) are "restricted" or "prohibited" from import (or export) under processing trade; however, the import (or export) of these products is allowed provided their import duties are paid
Keywords
Energy
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§34 2010 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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In 2009, 95 tariff lines (at the HS 8-digit level) were subject to non-automatic import licensing including ozone-depleting substances
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Soil
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§6, 77-78, 98; S-III-Box III.1; S-IV§38 2010 Measures Export tariffs
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Export taxes and VAT rebates on exports of highly polluting and high-energy-consuming products are adjusted according to the government to save energy, protect the environment, improve sustainable economic development and conserve natural resources
Keywords
Conservation
Energy
Environment
Natural resources
Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§6; S-III-Box III.1; S-IV§40 2010 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Export quotas
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Chinese Government has imposed a domestic production cap on rare earth and is considering levying an environmental tax on the production/extraction of natural resources during the 12th Five-Year period (2011-15), with a view to preserving non-recyclable natural resources and protecting the environment
Keywords
Conservation
Energy
Environment
Natural resources
Recycle
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§82 2010 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Export quotas
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Products listed in the Catalogues of Products subject to Export Prohibitions are prohibited from being exported under normal trade, mainly because of China's international obligations and on environmental and natural resources conservation grounds
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Conservation
Environment
Natural resources
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§86 2010 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Export quotas
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In 2009, 231 lines at the HS 8-digit level were subject to export licensing, for 92 of which (including substances depleting ozone) exporters must obtain a permit from the Ministry of Environmental Protection prior to applying for a licence
Keywords
Environment
Soil
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§12 2010 Measures Other environmental requirements
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China's preshipment inspection (PSI) required for imports of solid waste used as raw materials and certain used electronic products deemed to affect the environment among others
Keywords
Environment
Waste
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§36, 88 2010 Measures Other measures
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Under the Foreign Trade Law (2004), the State may subject certain goods to state trading, including to protect the environment and exhaustible resources; in 2009, products imported by state-trading enterprises included chemical fertilizers and crude oil and processed oil
Keywords
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§51 2010 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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AQSIQ, the Enquiry Point in charge of entry/exit inspection as well as quarantine, may carry out spot checks of products not listed in the Catalogue of Entry-Exit Commodities Subject to inspection and quarantine on environmental protection grounds among others
Keywords
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/230/REV.1 S-III§55 2010 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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China's compulsory product certification system is applied to products related to health of animals and plants and environmental protection among others
Keywords
Environment