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WT/TPR/S/226/REV.1 |
S-IV§111 |
El Salvador |
2010 |
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El Salvador ratified the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) in 2009, while its accession to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is under consideration
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| Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/233 |
G-III§61 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Aid for trade directed to, among others, development of the energy sector through renewable energy projects for coastal communities
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/233/REV.1 |
S-II§15; S-IV§105 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The new Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency Act (GIEPA) of 2010 allows for foreign and domestic investment in any "field of lawful economic activity", except activities detrimental to the natural environment
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/233/REV.1 |
S-II-Box II.1 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Under the GIEPA Act, incentives apply to holders of Special Investment Certificates, given to firms investing in priority sectors and/or priority areas (agriculture, fisheries, forestry, energy, tourism)
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Energy
Fish
Forest
Renewable
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/233/REV.1 |
S-II§33 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Relevant information
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Gambia has accepted the provisions of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, and has ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/233/REV.1 |
S-III§2 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Environmental certificate required for certain imports
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/233/REV.1 |
S-III§37 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Ban on imports of DNOC, parathion, dustable powders of benomyl, thiram and carbofuram, ethylene dichloride and oxide, and monocrotophos
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/233/REV.1 |
S-III§37 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Ban on imports of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed in Annex A of the Stockholm Convention
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/233/REV.1 |
S-III§27 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Measures |
Not specified |
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Gambia imposes an environmental tax on unmanufactured tobacco at D 75/kg; tobacco products at D 10/kg; and used vehicles at D 1,000 per unit
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/233/REV.1 |
S-III§60 |
The Gambia |
2010 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
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Relevant information
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Export duties applied to waste and scrap of precious metals, taxed at 5%
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