Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-II§3, 41; S-II-Table II.1 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Inbound direct investment prohibited in industries that may affect the environment, including forestry and logging, manufacture of certain chemicals used for explosives, manufacture of certain pesticides and herbicides
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-II§41, 49;S-III§85 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
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Under the Statute for Upgrading Industries (SUI), until end 2009 tax incentives for investment in Chinese Taipei included accelerated depreciation for certain equipment and facilities, such as those used for energy conservation or for environmental protection and deduction from income tax of a certain amount of investment from profit-seeking enterprises for certain equipment or technology (e.g. related to protection of the environment)
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Bio
Conservation
Energy
Environment
Pollution
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-III§16, 40 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Rise in import bans, which rose from 56 ten-digit HS items (2006) to 63 (as of October 2008), involving mainly toxic chemicals, hazardous wastes, and HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon) compounds that are subject to trade restrictions under international agreements
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-III§16, 41 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Import prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing applied, inter alia, on environmental grounds
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-III§16, 43 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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CITES permits required for importation of species covered under CITES
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-III§52 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
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Launching of a NT$500 billion stimulus plan, as part of its 12 major infrastructure projects relating to, inter alia, environmental protection
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-III§68 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Export quotas |
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Export prohibitions maintained for products such as toxic chemicals
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-III§95 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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All environmental management standards introduced between 2005 and 2009 were harmonized with existing international ones
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/232; WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
G-III§21; S-IV§11 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Sectors |
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Agriculture |
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The Government's strategy for its agricultural sector aims, inter alia, to ensure the conservation of the environment
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Conservation
Environment
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/232/REV.1 |
S-IV§12 |
Chinese Taipei |
2010 |
Sectors |
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Agriculture |
Relevant information
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Plans to ensure sustainability include reforestation
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