| Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/223 |
G-N-V§68 |
Niger and Senegal |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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Relevant information
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The objectives pursued in the transport sector include the protection of the environment and the promotion of participatory sustainable development.
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-S-IV§244 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In the framework of the ongoing multilateral negotiations, Senegal has proposed commitments on a list of environmental services, including non-hazardous waste collection, non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal, hazardous waste collection, and hazardous waste treatment and disposal.
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Environment
Hazardous
Waste
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-S-III§90 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Export quotas |
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Relevant information
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Export prohibitions and licensing are maintained under the MEAs it has signed (e.g. export of certain species of wild fauna and flora are subject to prior authorization pursuant to CITES).
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-S-III§51 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Imports of live poultry of any species and their by-products have been banned since November 2007 with the declared aim of combating avian influenza, but still apply and affect all origins, including those declared free of the disease by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-S-III§72 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Import prohibitions and licensing are maintained under MEAs to which Senegal is signatory (e.g. Stockholm Convention).
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-S-III§76 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Relevant information
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Senegalese technical regulations concern, among others, petroleum products, discharge of waste water and atmospheric pollution.
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-S-II§78 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Relevant information
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At the subregional level, WAEMU countries are seeking to harmonize national accreditation and certification procedures, and the Senegalese Standards Association acts as the secretariat for subregional standardization activities for the agri-food industry and the environment.
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-S-III§78 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Relevant information
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Senegal is a correspondent member of the International Organization for Standardization, where it observes the work on environmental management (ISO/TC 207) and the social responsibility of organizations (ISO/TMB/WG SR).
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/223/REV.1 |
S-S-IV§174 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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Relevant information
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Legislation is expected to be passed on the purchase of electricity produced from renewable energy sources (wind power, biomass, solar power, wave power).
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Keywords
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| Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/223 |
G-S-III§22 |
Senegal |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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Relevant information
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The Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Policy Letter (LPS-PA) defines the basic principles of a new reform strategy for the fisheries and aquaculture development sector up to the year 2015 intended to reorganize the fisheries sector and implement a policy for the sustainable management of fish resources, which are the country's number one export.
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