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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 S-N-IV§66 Niger and Senegal 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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All imports or exports of seeds or forest plant material require prior authorization from the Minister responsible for forestry since 2004.
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Forest
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 S-N-III§67 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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Import prohibitions and licensing are maintained under MEAs to which Niger is signatory, e.g. under CITES, according to which a prior authorization is required from the Minister responsible for the environment and wildlife.
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Environment
Wildlife
MEAs
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 S-N-III§69 2009 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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Application of Niger's standards is recommended, but could be made mandatory if reasons of protection of the health or life of persons or animals, or preservation of the environment among others make such a measure necessary.
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Environment
Conservation
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/223; WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 G-N-VI§76-7; S-N-IV§115 2009 Sectors Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry
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The Rural Development Strategy (RDS) is intended to reduce the incidence of rural poverty from 66 to 52 per cent before 2015 by creating the conditions for sustainable economic and social development that will guarantee food security for the population and the sustainable management of natural resources.
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Natural resources
Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 S-N-IV§113 2009 Sectors Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry
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The Rural Code is supplemented by the Fishing Code, the Framework Law on Livestock Breeding and the Forestry Law, which establish rules for persons engaged in these activities, with a view to ensuring the sustainable management of common natural resources.
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Fish
Forest
Natural resources
Sustainable
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/223; WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 G-N-V§69; S-N-IV§155 2009 Sectors Energy
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The objectives pursued in the energy sector include the promotion of alternative renewable energy and natural energy that could be alternatives to energy wood.
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Energy
Renewable
Forest
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 S-N-IV§104, 129 2009 Sectors Energy
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The 2004 energy resources development strategy envisages the development of Niger's energy resources and an action plan to increase the use of renewable energy, which currently accounts for less than 1 per cent of energy end consumption.
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Energy
Renewable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 S-N-IV§135 2009 Sectors Energy
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The new Petroleum Code adopted in 2007 requires the preparation of an annual waste management plan and an environmental impact assessment in conformity with international practice.
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Environment
Waste
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 S-N-IV§156 2009 Sectors Energy
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Electricity and petroleum are very little used (0.1 and 0.9 per cent, respectively) by households, 96.4 per cent of which use biomass as the main fuel for cooking.
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Bio
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/223; WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 G-N-VI§72; S-N-IV§204 2009 Sectors Services
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A National Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy (NSDST) and an accompanying five year operational action plan are currently being prepared.
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Sustainable