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Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/MUS/4 Mauritius 2018
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Ozone layer protection
 Ban/Prohibition Manufacturing
15. Prohibition to import containers performing…
15. Prohibition to import containers performing the function of “aerosols” using C.F.C’s (chlorofluocarbons) and HCFC ’s ( Hydrochlorofluorocarbons ) as propellant with contents other than pharmaceutical products
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment and of Human Health & Safety by establishing a ban on import of plastic bags, including non-woven polypropylene bags.

WTO Justification: Article XX(b)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
15. Prohibition to import containers performing the function of “aerosols” using C.F.C’s (chlorofluocarbons) and HCFC ’s ( Hydrochlorofluorocarbons ) as propellant with contents other than pharmaceutical products
Containers performing the function of “aerosols” using C.F.Cs and HCFCs
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
The notification provides information for the following biennial period 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of August 2018
Keywords
Ozone
Plastic
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/SYC/1 Seychelles 2018
General environmental protection, Sustainable and…
General environmental protection, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
 Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing
12. Non-automatic certificate, for primary forms…
12. Non-automatic certificate, for primary forms plastic and other articles of plastic
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment by establishing non-automatic certificates, for the import of primary forms plastic and other articles of plastic

WTO Justification: Article XX(b)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
12. Non-automatic certificate, for primary forms plastic and other articles of plastic
Sacks and bags (including cones) of polymers of ethylene; polybags of the type used in primary industries and of other plastics.
Vest type plastic bags made of less than 50 microns.
Type of measure
NAL-I: Non-automatic licensing on imports
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
The notification provides information for the following biennial period 2016-2017 and relates to restrictions in force as of 1 January 2016
Keywords
Plastic
Pollution
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/IND/17 India 2018
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection, Plant protection, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences, Import quotas Agriculture, Chemicals, Energy, Fisheries, Other Import restrictions on certain products
Environment related objective
To protect the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Import restrictions on certain products
Live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, ozone depleting substances, plastic waste, sandalwood, nuclear reactors and parts thereof, and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) or other similar domestic/international legislation
Type of measure
Import authorization

(A quota is also being maintained on imports of sandalwood under ITC (HS) Code No. 44039922.)
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
Fish
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Plastic
Waste
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/MYS/13 Malaysia 2018
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other
17. Import licensing requirement under the…
17. Import licensing requirement under the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2012 - (Ministry of international trade and industry)
Environment related objective
To regulate imports of CFCs in accordance with Malaysia's obligations under the Montreal Protocol and imports of plastic wastes for the protection of the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
17. Import licensing requirement under the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2012 - (Ministry of international trade and industry)
Plastic wastes (written approval from the Department of Environment)
Type of measure
Automatic import licences; Written approval (Condition: Importation of plastic wastes is only for manufacturers undertaking plastic recycling activities approved by the Department of Environment.)
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
MEAs
Plastic
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/PRY/5 Paraguay 2018
Waste management and recycling, Environmental…
Waste management and recycling, Environmental goods and services promotion
 Import licences Manufacturing
7. PLASTIC BAGS AND BIODEGRADABLE BAGS - …
7. PLASTIC BAGS AND BIODEGRADABLE BAGS - . Import licensing for plastic bags and biodegradable bags is an automatic procedure. It applies to the following tariff headings of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM), for the products described in Ministerial Resolution No. 353/2017 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) Resolution No. 353/2017 implementing Article 2 of Decree No. 5.537/2016 regulating Law No. 5.414/2015 "Promoting the reduced use of polyethylene plastic" and establishing the prior import licensing regime for plastic bags and biodegradable bags.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by preventing pollution from plastic bags
Measure description Coverage of the measure
7. PLASTIC BAGS AND BIODEGRADABLE BAGS - . Import licensing for plastic bags and biodegradable bags is an automatic procedure. It applies to the following tariff headings of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM), for the products described in Ministerial Resolution No. 353/2017 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) Resolution No. 353/2017 implementing Article 2 of Decree No. 5.537/2016 regulating Law No. 5.414/2015 "Promoting the reduced use of polyethylene plastic" and establishing the prior import licensing regime for plastic bags and biodegradable bags.
Plastic bags & Biodegradable bags
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Plastic
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/315/CHN China 2018
Alternative and renewable energy, Waste…
Alternative and renewable energy, Waste management and recycling
 Tax concessions Energy, Manufacturing
Preferential tax treatment for products produced…
Preferential tax treatment for products produced with integrated utilization of resources
Environment related objective
To encourage integrated utilization of resources and protect the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Preferential tax treatment for products produced with integrated utilization of resources
Producers of :
1) Electricity or heat generated from wastes and biogas from waste fermentation; electricity and heat generated from waste heat or excess pressure associated with industrial production; fuels, electricity and heat made from raw materials or fuels such as kitchen wastes, livestock excrements, rice husk, peanut hull, corncob, oil-tea camellia shell, cottonseed hull, three remains, shoddy and little fuelwood, crop straws and bagasse (as well as the biogas from the fermentation of the above items);
2) High-purity carbon dioxide products which are made from industrial waste gases; shale oils which are made from oil shale; microbial proteins, dry sludge, fuels, electricity and heat made from raw materials or fuels such as oily sewage, organic waste water, sludge from wastewater treatment, oily sludge from oil field production (as well as the biogas from the fermentation of the above items); bio-diesels and industry-grade mixed oil made from waste animal oil and vegetable oil; emulsified oil blender, waterproof roll and other accessories made from the oily sludge (dross) associated with oil field production; wigs made from human hair; steam, activated carbon, white carbon black, lactic acid, calcium lactate and biogas which are made from waste distiller grains and waste brewing water;
3) Recycled water, rubber powder, retreads and reclaimed rubber which are made of junked tires entirely; recycled asphalt concrete which are made from waste asphalt concrete; industrial oils such as lubricant base oil, gasoline and diesel which are made from reclaimed used mineral oils; nitro-cotton powder coating made from retired military propellant; byproducts from desulfuration of exhaust gas and high-sulfur natural gas associated with coal-fired power plants and various industrial plants; gypsum, sulfuric acid, ammonium sulfate and sulphur made from exhaust gas and high-sulfur natural gas associated with coal-fired power plants and various industrial plants as raw materials; electricity and heat generated from gangue, coal slime, stone coal and oil shale; aluminium oxide, active calcium silicate, porcelain insulator and calcined kaolin which are made from coal ash and gangue; gasoline, diesel, petroleum coke, carbon black, recycled pulp, aluminite powder, modified materials special (for automobiles, motorcycles, household electronic appliance, pipes and tubes, recycled polyester materials special for chemical fiber, recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin special for bottles and recycled plastic products; fiber yarn, weaving cotton, non-woven fabrics, felts, adhesives and recycled polyester products which are made from waste natural fiber, chemical fiber and their products; graphite alien pieces, graphite blocks, graphite powder and graphite carburant which are made from waste graphite; and electricity generated from wind power;
4) Metallic oxide and nickel cobalt manganese composite hydroxide, lithium nickel manganese oxide or cobalt chloride made from waste batteries and their disassembled items; sliver made from waste developing solutions, waste films and other waste photosensitive materials; metals, alloys and metallic compounds made from dead catalysts, waste bulbs (tubes), electrolyzed wastes, electroplated wastes, waste circuit boards through smelting, purification or combination; metals and metallic compounds made from waste motors, scraped cars and scraped motorcycles through smelting or purification.
Type of measure
1) 100% of the VAT refund; 2) 70% of the VAT refund; 3) 50% of the VAT refund; 4) 30% of the VAT refund.
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2015-2016

Duration of the subsidy: 1 July 2015-present
Keywords
Bio
Climate
Environment
Natural resources
Organic
Plastic
Recycle
Waste
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/315/THA Thailand 2018
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental…
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental goods and services promotion, Waste management and recycling
 Grants and direct payments Energy
Encouraging the transformation of plastic waste…
Encouraging the transformation of plastic waste into fuel oil
Environment related objective
To promote energy security and the use of alternative energy in order to decrease the country's dependency on oil imports as well as solve the problem of waste disposal.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Encouraging the transformation of plastic waste into fuel oil
Refineries that purchase fuel oil produced from plastic waste
Type of measure
Financial support
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
4 August 2015 – 3 August 2018
Keywords
Energy
Plastic
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/CHN/1211 China 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
 Technical regulation or specifications Other
Catalogue of Solid Waste s Forbidden to Import…
Catalogue of Solid Waste s Forbidden to Import into China by the End of 2017: Large amounts of dirty wastes or even hazardous wastes are mixed in the solid waste that can be used as raw materials. To protect China's environmental interests and people's health, China will forbid the import of 4 classes, 24 kinds of solid waste s, including plastics waste from living sources, vanadium slag, unsorted waste paper and waste textile materials, by the end of 2017
Environment related objective
To protect the environment, animal or plant life, and human health, by adopting urgent actions on waste management
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Catalogue of Solid Waste s Forbidden to Import into China by the End of 2017: Large amounts of dirty wastes or even hazardous wastes are mixed in the solid waste that can be used as raw materials. To protect China's environmental interests and people's health, China will forbid the import of 4 classes, 24 kinds of solid waste s, including plastics waste from living sources, vanadium slag, unsorted waste paper and waste textile materials, by the end of 2017
Plastic waste from living sources, Vanadium slag, Unsorted waste paper, Waste textile materials, Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel. Ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds. Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics. Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock. Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair. Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock). Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres. Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials. Other, including unsorted waste and scrap
Type of measure
Technical regulation adopted for urgent problems
 ICS - HS Code
2619
2620
3915
470790
5103
5104
5202
5505
6310
Subsidy amount Implementation period
42979
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Plastic
Pollution
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/CHN/1233 China 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
 Technical regulation or specifications Other
Environmental Protection Control Standard for…
Environmental Protection Control Standard for Imported Solid Waste s as Raw Materials – Waste and Scrap of Plastics
Environment related objective
The standard aims to protect human health, animal or plant life, and the environment by regulating the environmental protection requirements of the imported waste and scrap of plastics, their carried-wastes and the radioactive pollution control
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental Protection Control Standard for Imported Solid Waste s as Raw Materials – Waste and Scrap of Plastics
Waste and scrap of plastics

Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics. Recycling
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
13.030.50
3915
Subsidy amount Implementation period
43160
Keywords
Environment
Plastic
Pollution
Recycle
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/JPN/572 Japan 2017
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Technical regulation or specifications Chemicals
Revision of the "Order for Enforcement of…
Revision of the "Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc."
Environment related objective
To prevent environmental pollution by "short-chained chlorinated paraffins", "decabromodiphenyl ether" and "PFOS and its salts", which are potentially hazardous substances because of their non- biodegradability, high degree of bioaccumulation potential, and chronic toxicity, and therefore designated as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Act
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Revision of the "Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc."
The following products in which short-chained chlorinated paraffins (straight-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths ranging from C10 to C13 and a content of chlorine greater than 48 per cent by weight) are used

1. Lubricating, cutting and hydraulic oils
2. Chemicals for flame-retardant treatment for textiles
3. Plasticizers for resin and rubber
4. Paints (limited to those for waterproof and anti-flammable)
5. Adhesives and sealing fillers
6. Fatliquoring agent for leather

The following products in which decabromodiphenyl ether are used
1. Flame-retardant textiles
2. Chemicals for flame-retardant treatment for textiles, resin and rubber
3. Adhesives and sealing fillers
4. Flame-retardant floor covering
5. Flame-retardant curtains
6. Flame-retardant banner-flags

The following products in which Perfuluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its salts are used
1. Etching agents (limited to those for uses in the manufacture of piezoelectric filters or of compound semiconductors which enable radio to transmit and receive radio waves with more than 3 MHz of frequencies)
2. Resist for semiconductors
3. Professional-use photograph films
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
43374
Keywords
Hazardous
Plastic
Pollution