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TPR Type Document symbol Document reference Notifying Member Year Type of information Harmonized types of measures Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure See more information
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-Summary§10 Seychelles 2022 Measures Internal taxes Agriculture, Other
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10. (...) Imports of selected products are also subject to a sugar tax since 2019, and to different types of environmental levies, some of which were also introduced during the review period.
Keywords
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-Summary§11 Seychelles 2022 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Agriculture, Chemicals, Other
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11. Seychelles maintains import prohibitions and an import permit system for certain goods mostly based on national security, health, and environmental considerations. (...) As of July 2022, the list of import prohibitions comprised 13 product categories, including toxic chemicals (...) while the requirement of an import permit applied to nearly 50 product categories, covering for example plastic items, fertilizers, and alcoholic beverages (...)
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Plastic
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-Summary§13 Seychelles 2022 Measures Export licences Not specified
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13. (...) A permit is required to export certain products. The list of products subject to an export permit is based mainly on health and environmental considerations. (...)
Keywords
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-Summary§21 Seychelles 2022 Sectors Other support measures Agriculture
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21. (...) Seychelles has limited agricultural land because of its granitic surface and because protected forests cover much of its total land. (...) According to Seychelles' notifications to the WTO, most support measures in the sector have been under the "Green Box", and the majority were for research, pest and disease control, training services, infrastructural services, and payments for relief from natural disasters.
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Forest
Natural disaster
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-Summary§22 Seychelles 2022 Sectors Loans and financing, Investment measures Fisheries
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22. (...) Seychelles is implementing its Blue Economy Strategic Framework and Roadmap 2018-2030 with the aim of making maximum use of its 1,358 million km2 of ocean in the most sustainable manner possible. In October 2018, Seychelles issued the world's first sovereign blue bond to attract private investment and finance a transition to sustainable fisheries.
Keywords
Fish
Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-Summary§23 Seychelles 2022 Sectors Other measures Energy
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23. (...) Seychelles plans to, inter alia, reduce energy dependency through both public and private participation and ownership, increase energy efficiency, and promote renewable energy sources (wind and solar), which currently account for 5% of total electricity demand. This could also contribute to enlarged security of supply, as well as meeting projected international commitments under the Paris Agreement for 100% renewable energy use by 2050.
Keywords
Energy
MEAs
Renewable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-Summary§29 Seychelles 2022 Sectors Other environmental requirements Services
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29. (...) tourism services rely on environmental policy to market Seychelles as a zero carbon footprint destination. Seychelles has been applying a moratorium since 2015 on the construction of large hotels (i.e. 25 rooms or more). FDI in tourism activities is subject to certain conditions (...)
Keywords
Climate
Emissions
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-1§1 Seychelles 2022 Sectors General environmental reference Other
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1.1. The Republic of Seychelles (...) It is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, with extremely rich marine and terrestrial life. (...)
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Bio
Wildlife
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-1§3 Seychelles 2022 Sectors Other measures Fisheries, Services
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1.3. (...) pressures from the fisheries and tourism sectors on coastal and marine natural resources are reaching unsustainable levels. Seychelles is now refocusing its development around a sustainable blue economy (Section 4.1.4 and Box 4.1) under its Vision 2033, which was launched in 2019 (Section 2.2.2).
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Fish
Natural resources
Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/433/REV.1 S-1§4 Seychelles 2022 Trade Policy Framework Other measures Fisheries, Services
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1.4. Climate change poses long-term sustainability risks to Seychelles. Indeed, as a small island developing state (SIDS), Seychelles is most vulnerable and greatly affected by the negative impacts of climate change. It is estimated that an increase in the average global temperature of 2 degrees Celsius would be catastrophic for the country, given that over 90% of the critical infrastructure is located along the shoreline. The changing climatic conditions are related to higher temperatures and sea level rise affecting marine and coastal life, and thus fisheries, while beach erosion and coral bleaching threaten tourism; these types of events have a human impact as well. With the aim of addressing this challenge, the Seychelles' National Climate Change Policy was launched in 2020. [6]
[6] Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (now Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment) (2020), Seychelles' National Climate Change Policy.
Keywords
Climate
Fish
Sustainable
Wildlife

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