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Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/1 Uruguay 2014
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and…
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Not specified Manufacturing
Decree No. 345 of 23 September 2004; Law No. 15…
Decree No. 345 of 23 September 2004; Law No. 15.986 of 16 November 1988; Law No. 16.157 of 12 November 1990: Restriction on the import of aerosol containers, foams, refrigerated cabinets, solvents and sterilizers, central air-conditioning units containing prohibited ozone -depleting substances
Environment related objective
To protect the ozone layer and to implement Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985); Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Decree No. 345 of 23 September 2004; Law No. 15.986 of 16 November 1988; Law No. 16.157 of 12 November 1990: Restriction on the import of aerosol containers, foams, refrigerated cabinets, solvents and sterilizers, central air-conditioning units containing prohibited ozone -depleting substances
Aerosol containers, foams, refrigerated cabinets, solvents and sterilizers, central air-conditioning units
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Soil
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/1 Uruguay 2014
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Not specified Not specified
Law No. 17.220 of 11 November 1999: Import…
Law No. 17.220 of 11 November 1999: Import restriction on growth promoters for bovine species, sheep, pigs, horses and poultry, containing arsenic or antimony substances
Environment related objective
To protect the environment through management of hazardous waste and to implement the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Law No. 17.220 of 11 November 1999: Import restriction on growth promoters for bovine species, sheep, pigs, horses and poultry, containing arsenic or antimony substances
Hazardous waste
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/1 Uruguay 2014 Other environmental risks mitigation Not specified Not specified
Decree No. 375/005 of 3 October 2005: Import…
Decree No. 375/005 of 3 October 2005: Import restriction on persistent organic pollutants
Environment related objective
To protect the environment through import restriction on persistent organic pollutants and to implement Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2003)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Decree No. 375/005 of 3 October 2005: Import restriction on persistent organic pollutants
Persistent organic pollutants: aldrine or aldrin, chlordane, dieldrine or dieldrin, endrine or endrin, heptachlor or hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene and DDT
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Organic
Pollution
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/URY/1 Uruguay 2014 Other environmental risks mitigation Not specified Not specified
Decree No. 68/011 of 15 February 2011: Import…
Decree No. 68/011 of 15 February 2011: Import restriction on persistent organic pollutants
Environment related objective
To protect the environment through import restriction on persistent organic pollutants and to implement Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2003)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Decree No. 68/011 of 15 February 2011: Import restriction on persistent organic pollutants
Persistent organic pollutants : alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane, beta-hexachlorocyclohexane and chlordecone
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Organic
Pollution
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/USA/2 United States of America 2014 Sustainable forestry management Ban/Prohibition Forestry
Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief…
Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments Act (FRCSRA) of 1993; 16 U.S.C. 620, et seq: Prohibition of log exports from state and Federal lands in the contiguous 48 states west of the 100th meridian
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by prohibiting unprocessed log exports
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments Act (FRCSRA) of 1993; 16 U.S.C. 620, et seq: Prohibition of log exports from state and Federal lands in the contiguous 48 states west of the 100th meridian
Unprocessed logs
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
44.
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Forest
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/USA/2 United States of America 2014 Natural resources conservation Ban/Prohibition Forestry
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50…
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2406: Prohibition of exports of unprocessed western red cedar logs harvested from state or Federal lands
Environment related objective
To conserve exhaustible natural resources
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2406: Prohibition of exports of unprocessed western red cedar logs harvested from state or Federal lands
Western red cedar (thuja plicata), logs and timber, and rough, dressed and worked lumber containing wane
Type of measure
Ban/prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/USA/2 United States of America 2014 Natural resources conservation Ban/Prohibition Fisheries
Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 relating to the…
Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 relating to the Protection of Sea Turtles in Shrimp Trawl Fishing Operations, 1990: 16 U.S.C. 1537 note: Prohibition of importation of shrimp and shrimp products which have been harvested with commercial fishing technology that may adversely affect sea turtles
Environment related objective
To conserve exhaustible natural resources
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 relating to the Protection of Sea Turtles in Shrimp Trawl Fishing Operations, 1990: 16 U.S.C. 1537 note: Prohibition of importation of shrimp and shrimp products which have been harvested with commercial fishing technology that may adversely affect sea turtles
Shrimp and shrimp products
Type of measure
Ban/prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/USA/2 United States of America 2014 Natural resources conservation Ban/Prohibition Energy
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50…
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2406: Prohibition of crude oil exports, except for crude oil from the Alaskan North Slope
Environment related objective
To conserve exhaustible natural resources
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2406: Prohibition of crude oil exports, except for crude oil from the Alaskan North Slope
Crude oil
Type of measure
Ban/prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/USA/2 United States of America 2014 Natural resources conservation Ban/Prohibition Fisheries
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Section 101…
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Section 101 (16 USC 1371): Prohibition on importation of yellowfin tuna caught using purse seine fishing gear in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
Environment related objective
To protect dolphins
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Section 101 (16 USC 1371): Prohibition on importation of yellowfin tuna caught using purse seine fishing gear in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
Yellowfin tuna and products thereof
Type of measure
Ban/prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/USA/2 United States of America 2014 Natural resources conservation Ban/Prohibition Fisheries, Other
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, (16 USC…
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, (16 USC 1371-1372): Prohibition on the importation and exportation of marine mammals and marine mammal products
Environment related objective
To protect marine mammals and marine mammal products
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, (16 USC 1371-1372): Prohibition on the importation and exportation of marine mammals and marine mammal products
Cetacea (whales, dolphins, porpoises), Pinnipedia other than walrus (seals and sea lions) and any parts and products thereof
Type of measure
Ban/prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation