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Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ECU/60 Ecuador 2010
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian…
Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 030 on plastic tubes and accessories
Environment related objective
To prevent risks to health, life, safety and the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Technical Regulation of the Ecuadorian Standardization Institute (RTE INEN) No. 030 on plastic tubes and accessories
Plastic tubes and accessories
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
3917211000
3917219000
3917220000
3917231000
3917239000
3917291000
3917299100
3917299900
3917310000
3917321000
3917329100
3917329900
3917331000
3917339000
3917391000
3917399000
3917400000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 6 months after adoption
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ISR/424 Israel 2010 Waste management and recycling Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Plastic piping systems for soil and waste…
Plastic piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) inside buildings: Polypropylene (PP) systems
Environment related objective
To ensure a safety use of plastic piping systems for soil and waste discharge
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Plastic piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) inside buildings: Polypropylene (PP) systems
Plastic piping systems
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
3917.22
3925.90
91.140.80
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 60 days after publication in the Official Gazette
Keywords
Waste
Labelling
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/PHL/124 Philippines 2010 Waste management and recycling
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
 Manufacturing
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 1950:…
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 1950: 2010 - Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) inside buildings - Unplasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC-U)
Environment related objective
To ensure safety use of soil and waste discharge inside buildings
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) 1950: 2010 - Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) inside buildings - Unplasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC-U)
Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 15 days after publication in an official gazette of general circulation
Keywords
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/53 United Arab Emirates 2010 Waste management and recycling Conformity assessment procedures Manufacturing
Specific requirements for the registration of oxo…
Specific requirements for the registration of oxo-biodegradable plastic bags and other related packaging materials according to UAE standard # UAE.S 5009:2009
Environment related objective
To set forth a standard for plastic bags based on the oxo-derivative effects through thermal and UV degradation under atmospheric conditions a
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Specific requirements for the registration of oxo-biodegradable plastic bags and other related packaging materials according to UAE standard # UAE.S 5009:2009
All oxo-biodegradation of plastic bags and other disposable plastic objects which covers, but is not limited to, flexible shopping bags and semi-rigid plastic packaging for food, magazines, consumer-durables, garbage bags, bin-liners for household use, shrink wrap, pallet wrap, cling film etc., and other articles normally used over short periods and subsequently discarded
Type of measure
Conformity assessment procedure
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force to be determined
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Labelling
Plastic
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/IND/11 India 2010
MEAs implementation and compliance, Biodiversity…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Animal protection, Plant protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Ozone layer protection, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Chemicals, Other
Non-automatic import licenses required for metal…
Non-automatic import licenses required for metal waste, radio active material, ozone-depleting substances, plastic waste, sandal wood, nuclear reactors and parts thereof, radio and and items covered under CITES
Environment related objective
To protect the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Non-automatic import licenses required for metal waste, radio active material, ozone-depleting substances, plastic waste, sandal wood, nuclear reactors and parts thereof, radio and and items covered under CITES
Endangered species; nuclear substances; ozone-depleting substances; waste
Type of measure
Import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
Environment
Forest
MEAs
Plastic
Soil
Waste
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/THA/1 Thailand 2010
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other
Automatic import licensing procedures required…
Automatic import licensing procedures required for various products
Environment related objective
To conserve environment and exhaustible natural resources
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Automatic import licensing procedures required for various products
Various products, including chemical and pharmaceutical products, used motor vehicles and waste and scrap of plastics
Type of measure
Import licensing
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Forest
Natural resources
Plastic
Waste
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARE/26 United Arab Emirates 2009 Waste management and recycling
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Manufacturing
"Standard and Specification for Oxo…
"Standard and Specification for Oxo-biodegradation of plastic bags and other disposable plastic objects"
Environment related objective
To protect the environment
Measure description Coverage of the measure
"Standard and Specification for Oxo-biodegradation of plastic bags and other disposable plastic objects"
Standard and Specification for Oxo-biodegradation of plastic bags and other disposable plastic objects
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Entry into force 6 months from date of publication
Keywords
Bio
Environment
Plastic
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/186/EEC/ADD.22 European Union: Romania 2009
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Alternative and renewable energy, Waste management and recycling, Air pollution reduction, Soil management and conservation, Water management and conservation
 Grants and direct payments All products/economic activities, Services
Allocation for environment protection: Project on…
Allocation for environment protection: Project on the prevention, reduction and control of pollution; Project on recycling of used tires; Project on treatment of municipal waste water; Project on treatment of urban and industrial waste water; Project for modernization, technology or purchase facilities for recycling of waste wood and sawdust; Project on incinerating the dangerous waste and sterilizing the waste resulted from medical activities; Project on reducing air emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter, lead, carbon monoxide and VOCs; Project on recycling of package ing plastics; Project on prevention and reducing the impact caused by geomorphologic processes; Project on promoting clean technologies and energy production from renewable energy sources; Project on management of waste wood from forests and farms and wood processing; Project on recycling and waste disposal from industrial and individual household
Environment related objective
To achieve environmental protection
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Allocation for environment protection: Project on the prevention, reduction and control of pollution; Project on recycling of used tires; Project on treatment of municipal waste water; Project on treatment of urban and industrial waste water; Project for modernization, technology or purchase facilities for recycling of waste wood and sawdust; Project on incinerating the dangerous waste and sterilizing the waste resulted from medical activities; Project on reducing air emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter, lead, carbon monoxide and VOCs; Project on recycling of package ing plastics; Project on prevention and reducing the impact caused by geomorphologic processes; Project on promoting clean technologies and energy production from renewable energy sources; Project on management of waste wood from forests and farms and wood processing; Project on recycling and waste disposal from industrial and individual household
Undertakings whose projects are selected by a Committee based on criteria provisioned in the Environmental Handbook
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Until 2011
Keywords
Clean
Climate
Emissions
Energy
Environment
Forest
Labelling
Organic
Plastic
Pollution
Recycle
Renewable
Waste
Water
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/192/PAN Panama 2009 Waste management and recycling Tax concessions Other Export Processing Zones
Environment related objective
To encourage investment creation in, among others, the recycling of waste sector
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Export Processing Zones
All natural and legal persons, whether nationals or foreigners, engaged, among others, in recycling of waste activities (cardboard, steel, wood, plastic etc.)
Type of measure
Complete exemption from national direct and indirect taxes, contributions, duties and levies
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Not specified
Keywords
Forest
Plastic
Recycle
Waste