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Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/MEX/222 Mexico 2011 Air pollution reduction Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Draft Amendment to Mexican Official Standard NOM…
Draft Amendment to Mexican Official Standard NOM-076-SEMARNAT-1995 Establishing the maximum permissible limits for the emission of unburned hydro carbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from exhaust pipes and for evaporative hydro carbon s from fuel systems using gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas and other alternative fuels and intended for the propulsion of new motor vehicles of a gross vehicle weight exceeding 3,857 kg
Environment related objective
To limit emissions of total hydrocarbons, non-methane hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and particles from new motor vehicles
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Amendment to Mexican Official Standard NOM-076-SEMARNAT-1995 Establishing the maximum permissible limits for the emission of unburned hydro carbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from exhaust pipes and for evaporative hydro carbon s from fuel systems using gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas and other alternative fuels and intended for the propulsion of new motor vehicles of a gross vehicle weight exceeding 3,857 kg
Hydro carbons
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
75.080
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 60 calendar days after publication in the Official Journal
Keywords
Emissions
Climate
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/MYS/25 Malaysia 2011 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Electricity Supply Act 1990, Electricity…
Electricity Supply Act 1990, Electricity Regulations (Amendment) 20
Environment related objective
To ensure products are more environmentally friendly and contribute to the increase of energy efficiency
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Electricity Supply Act 1990, Electricity Regulations (Amendment) 20
Household electrical appliances
Type of measure
Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure
 ICS - HS Code
9405
85
29.140
97.020
97.030
97.040
97.060
97.080
97.100
97.180
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Energy
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/NLD/85; G/TBT/N/NLD/85/CORR.1 Netherlands 2011
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition Other
Draft decree amending the Decree concerning…
Draft decree amending the Decree concerning designation of Animal and Plant species under the Wildlife Protection Act with respect to the designation of squirrel species as species pursuant to Article 14, third paragraph, of the Wildlife Protection Act (Prohibition on possession and trade of exotic squirrel species)
Environment related objective
To protect endemic biodiversity and to prevent the introduction of non-endemic species into its natural environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft decree amending the Decree concerning designation of Animal and Plant species under the Wildlife Protection Act with respect to the designation of squirrel species as species pursuant to Article 14, third paragraph, of the Wildlife Protection Act (Prohibition on possession and trade of exotic squirrel species)
Individuals of the squirrel species : fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
Type of measure
Technical regulation; Conformity assessment procedure
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 1 March 2012
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Conservation
Wildlife
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/NZL/54 New Zealand 2011 Alternative and renewable energy Technical regulation or specifications Mining, Chemicals
Reviewing Aspects of the Engine Fuel…
Reviewing Aspects of the Engine Fuel Specifications Regulations 2008: Discussion Paper
Environment related objective
To relax unnecessarily constraining fuel parameters for biodiesel and ethanol, among other fuels
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Reviewing Aspects of the Engine Fuel Specifications Regulations 2008: Discussion Paper
Fuels
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
27101913
27101915
27101921
27101923
27101925
27101927
27101939
27101962
27101966
27101968
27101972
38249087
38249093
38249096
38249098
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force between July and September 2011
Keywords
Bio
Organic
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/NZL/55 New Zealand 2011
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency, MEAs implementation and compliance
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Manufacturing
Proposed amendments are to Schedules 1 and 2 of…
Proposed amendments are to Schedules 1 and 2 of the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002
Environment related objective
To ensure that improvements in product technologies lead to increased productivity growth and lower energy costs; to ensure that consumers are better informed about energy -using products and can make informed choices that reduce their overall energy costs; to contribute to the government's proposed energy efficiency target of 55 petajoules (PJ) of saving across the economy by 2015; and to contribute to reduced national green house gas emissions targeted under the Kyoto Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Proposed amendments are to Schedules 1 and 2 of the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002
Compact Fluorescent Lamps; Televisions
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
29.140.30
33.160.25
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force not sooner than 28 August 2011
Keywords
Conservation
Emissions
Energy
Environment
MEAs
Green
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/NZL/56 New Zealand 2011
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Energy conservation and efficiency
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Draft joint Australian/New Zealand Standard…
Draft joint Australian/New Zealand Standard DR3823.2 (Committee EL-015) Performance of electrical appliances - Air conditioners and heat pumps Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) requirements (Revision of AS/NZS 3823.2:2009)
Environment related objective
To ensure improvements in product technologies available on the market, which will lead to increased productivity growth and lower energy costs; to ensure that consumers are better informed about energy-using products so that they can make informed choices that reduce their overall energy costs; To contribute to the government's proposed energy efficiency target of 55 petajoules (PJ) of saving across the economy by 2015; and to contribute to a target for a 50% reduction in green house gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2050
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft joint Australian/New Zealand Standard DR3823.2 (Committee EL-015) Performance of electrical appliances - Air conditioners and heat pumps Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) requirements (Revision of AS/NZS 3823.2:2009)
Air Conditioners
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
8415
23.120
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Conservation
Emissions
Energy
Green
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/NZL/58 New Zealand 2011 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Draft Standard DR5813.1 Information technology…
Draft Standard DR5813.1 Information technology equipment - Energy performance of computers Part 1: Methods of measurement; Draft Standard DR5813.2 Information technology equipment - Energy performance of computers Part 2: Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for computers; Draft Standard DR5815.1 Information technology equipment - Energy performance of computer monitors Part 1: Methods of measurement; Draft Standard DR5815.2 Information technology equipment - Energy performance of computer monitors Part 2: Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS)
Environment related objective
To ensure improvements in product technologies available on the market, which will lead to increased productivity growth and lower energy costs; to ensure that consumers are better informed about energy-using products so that they can make informed choices that reduce their overall energy costs; to contribute to the Government's energy efficiency target to continue to achieve a rate of energy intensity improvement of 1.3 per cent per annum; and to contribute to a target of 50% reduction in green house gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2050
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Standard DR5813.1 Information technology equipment - Energy performance of computers Part 1: Methods of measurement; Draft Standard DR5813.2 Information technology equipment - Energy performance of computers Part 2: Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for computers; Draft Standard DR5815.1 Information technology equipment - Energy performance of computer monitors Part 1: Methods of measurement; Draft Standard DR5815.2 Information technology equipment - Energy performance of computer monitors Part 2: Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS)
Computers and computers monitors
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
8471
43.040.10
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force on 1 October 2012 and 1 April 2013
Keywords
Conservation
Emissions
Energy
Environment
Green
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/PER/37; G/TBT/N/PER/37/ADD.1 Peru 2011 Biodiversity and ecosystem Technical regulation or specifications Agriculture, Manufacturing
Draft Supreme Decree approving the regulations…
Draft Supreme Decree approving the regulations governing the labelling of genetically modified foods
Environment related objective
To provide consumers with information on genetically modified products for informed choice
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Supreme Decree approving the regulations governing the labelling of genetically modified foods
Maize (corn) starch; Soya beans, whether or not broken, other than for sowing; Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, other than for sowing; Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing; Cotton seeds, whether or not broken, other than for sowing; Flours and meals of soya beans; Sugar beet seed; Sugar beet; Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets; Soya-bean extract, whether or not in powder; Crude soya-bean oil, whether or not degummed; Refined soya-bean oil, containing added denaturalizing substances not exceeding 1 per cent; Soya-bean oil, refined, other than containing added denaturalizing substances not exceeding 1 per cent; Crude cotton-seed oil, whether or not gossypol has been removed; Other cotton-seed oil, other than crude, whether or not gossypol has been removed; Low erucic acid rape or colza oil, crude; Other low erucic acid rape or colza oil, other than crude; Maize (corn) oil, crude; Maize (corn) oil, other than crude; Raw beet sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; Refined cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter; Other cane or beet sugar, in solid form; Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata) prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen; Soya sauce; Soya protein concentrate, containing 65 per cent to 75 per cent protein on a dry basis; Colouring matter of purple maize/corn (anthocyanin)
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
1108.12.00.00
1201.00.90.00
1205.10.90.00
1205.90.90.00
1207.20.90.00
1208.10.00.00
1209.10.00.00
1212.91.00.00
1214.90.00.00
1302.19.20.00
1507.10.00.00
1507.90.10.00
1507.90.90.00
1512.21.00.00
1512.29.00.00
1514.11.00.00
1514.19.00.00
1515.21.00.00
1515.29.00.00
1701.12.00.00
1701.91.00.00
1701.99.90.00
2005.80.00.00
2103.10.00.00
2106.10.11.00
3203.00.16.00
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 6 months after publication
Keywords
Genetic
Labelling
Conservation
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/PHL/139 Philippines 2011
Waste management and recycling, Water management…
Waste management and recycling, Water management and conservation
 Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 2084…
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 2084:2010 - Six-Liter Water Closets Equipped with a Dual Flushing Device
Environment related objective
To ensure the quality and performance requirements of water closets
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 2084:2010 - Six-Liter Water Closets Equipped with a Dual Flushing Device
Water closets
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 15 days after its publication in an official gazette of general circulation
Keywords
Waste
Labelling
Water
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/PHL/140 Philippines 2011 Water management and conservation
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Manufacturing
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 2085…
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 2085:2010 - Ceramic Plumbing Fixtures - Pail flush water closet
Environment related objective
To ensure the quality and performance requirements of flush water closet
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 2085:2010 - Ceramic Plumbing Fixtures - Pail flush water closet
Ceramics Plumbing Fixtures
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 15 days after its publication in an official gazette of general circulation
Keywords
Labelling
Water