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Table 3.8 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2023
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Product: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) containing products
Measure: Prohibition/restriction
Rationale: Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Legislation: Air Pollution Control (Volatile Organic Compounds) Regulation (Cap. 311W)
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Table 3.9 Products subject to import licensing, 2023
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Product: Ozone depleting substances
Regime/rationale: To fulfil international obligations under the Montreal Protocol
Automatic/non automatic: Non-automatic
Legislation: Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance, Cap. 403
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Table 3.9 Products subject to import licensing, 2023
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Product: Endangered species of animals and plants
Regime/rationale: To protect endangered species and to prevent them from over exploitation in accordance with CITES
Automatic/non automatic: Non-automatic
Legislation: Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance, Cap. 586
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Table 3.9 Products subject to import licensing, 2023
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Product: Toothfish
Regime/rationale: To implement the requirements of relevant conservation measures under the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Automatic/non automatic: Non-automatic
Legislation: Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Toothfish Catch Documentation Scheme) Regulation, Cap. 635A
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Table 3.9 Products subject to import licensing, 2023
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Product: Waste
Regime/rationale: Per the requirements of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Automatic/non automatic: Non-automatic
Legislation: Waste Disposal Ordinance, Cap. 354 and its subsidiary regulations
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Table 3.9 Products subject to import licensing, 2023
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Product: Non-pesticide hazardous chemicals
Regime/rationale: To implement effective controls on non-pesticide hazardous chemicals to protect human health and the environment in accordance with the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention
Automatic/non automatic: Non-automatic
Legislation: Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance, Cap. 595; Import/Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations
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Table 3.9 Products subject to import licensing, 2023
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Product: Mercury and mercury mixtures
Regime/rationale: To implement effective control to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds in accordance with the Minamata Convention
Automatic/non automatic: Non-automatic
Legislation: Mercury Control Ordinance, Cap. 640
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Table 3.10 Prohibitions, restrictions, or licensing on exports, 2023
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Product: Local protected wild animals
Measure: Special permit
Rationale: Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Legislation: Wild Animals Protection Ordinance, Cap. 170
Administration: Wetland and Fauna Conservation Division, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD)
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Table 3.10 Prohibitions, restrictions, or licensing on exports, 2023
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Product: Elephant ivory and elephant hunting trophy
Measure: Prohibition of re export
Rationale: Article XX(a), (b), and (g) of the GATT 1994; CITES
Legislation: Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants (Amendment) Ordinance 2018
Administration: AFCD[Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department]
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Table 3.10 Prohibitions, restrictions, or licensing on exports, 2023
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Product: Toothfish items
Measure: Non automatic licensing
Rationale: Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994; Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Legislation: Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Ordinance (Cap. 635) and Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Toothfish Catch Documentation Scheme) Regulation (Cap. 635A)
Administration: AFCD[Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department]
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