| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/215/REV.1 |
S-IV§28 |
Solomon Islands |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Export quotas |
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Relevant information
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Exports of sea cucumbers were banned for environmental reasons in 2005-06.
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Keywords
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/215/REV.1 |
S-III§51 |
Solomon Islands |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Import prohibitions are maintained on, among others, ozone-depleting substances and wildlife specimens due to environmental reasons.
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Keywords
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Environment
Wildlife
Soil
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/215/REV.1 |
S-III§52, Table III.5 |
Solomon Islands |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Import licensing requirements maintained on certain live fish and wildlife specimens due to environmental reasons.
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Keywords
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Environment
Fish
Wildlife
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/215/REV.1 |
S-IV§22 |
Solomon Islands |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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Relevant information
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Objective of the fishery policy is to ensure the sustainable utilization of resources for the benefit of the people of Solomon Islands.
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Keywords
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/215/REV.1 |
S-IV§31-5 |
Solomon Islands |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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Relevant information
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Under the Forests Resources and Timber Utilization Act, a Code of logging practice has been enacted and the Ministry of Forestry expects to review the licensing process and procedures, and to suspend firms that breach sustainability requirements for the recent logging rates have exceeded the sustainable harvesting rate.
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Keywords
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/215/REV.1 |
S-IV§39 |
Solomon Islands |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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Relevant information
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The World Bank indicates that export duty remissions are granted to support reforestation, but that Solomon Islands does not have the capacity to monitor reforestation activity.
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Keywords
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/215/REV.1 |
S-IV§44 |
Solomon Islands |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Mining |
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Relevant information
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Under Policy Statements issued in 2008, the objective of the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification is to ensure the "sustainable, innovative, environmentally conservative and socially acceptable" use of minerals.
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Keywords
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Energy
Environment
Sustainable
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/219/REV.1 |
S-II§42-3 |
Zambia |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Relevant information
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Under the 2006 Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) Act, a foreign investor is granted an investment licence under the condition that the investment will have developmental benefits and not harm the environment.
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Keywords
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/219/REV.1 |
S-III§56 |
Zambia |
2009 |
Measures |
Loans and financing |
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Relevant information
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The Mining Sector Development Programme is an EU-funded export development scheme intended to provide, among others, support for technical advisory services to the non-traditional mining sector in environmental management.
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Keywords
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/219/REV.1 |
S-III§29 |
Zambia |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Import prohibitions are maintained on certain goods under the Wildlife Act.
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Keywords
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