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Table A2. 1 Notifications to the WTO, 2014-22 (September)
(...) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade:
WTO Agreement: Article 10.6
Description of the requirement: Specification for biodegradable products used as single use bags or in food service (ICS 13.030.99 and ICS 55.020)
Periodicity:Ad hoc
Latest notification/date: G/TBT/N/DMA/16, 08/09/2020
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3.40. For plastic or glass containers, the levy is charged at a rate of XCD 0.25 to XCD 0.50 per container. The levy may be refunded partly (75%) if the importer produces to the Comptroller of Customs, within six months of importation, satisfactory evidence of re-export of the container or its disposal in a manner acceptable to the Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority. A full refund is granted for containers imported for manufacturing purposes that are re-exported.

3.108. Saint Lucia introduced some environmental policy measures during the review period, including phasing out of Styrofoam and other single-use plastic food service containers in Saint Lucia (Cabinet Conclusions No. 695 of 2018 and No. 132(a) of 2019); the eventual prohibition on the use of Polystyrene (PS) and Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), along with Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and High-density Polyethylene (HDPS), containers in the local food service industry; the application of a 0% import duty on all biodegradable and compostable food service containers; and the imposition of new HS codes on the aforementioned products.

3.35. Effective 27 April 2017, the importation of expanded polystyrene food containers (such as disposable plastic plates, spoons, forks, bowls, cups; Styrofoam food boxes, plates, bowls, cups, and egg boxes) is prohibited. [49] (...)
[49] Environmental Health (Expanded Polystyrene Ban) Regulation, 2017 (SR&O (No. 21 of 2017)). (...)

3.28. In accordance with Section 7A of the Customs Act (Cap. 82:01), an environmental levy of GYD 10 is levied on alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages sold in non-returnable containers, whether made of metal, plastic, glass, or cardboard. (...)

Box 3.4. Conventions to which Panama is a signatory, 2021:
(...) Basel Convention (hazardous wastes), Rotterdam Convention (hazardous chemical products and fertilizers), Stockholm Convention (persistent organic pollutants), Montreal Protocol (substances that deplete the ozone layer) (...) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (endangered species) (...) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal Convention (marking of plastic explosives for the purpose of detection)

Table A3.2. Prohibited imports, 2020:
Factory rejects and goods of job lot/stock lot or substandard quality except those mentioned below:
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Waste, seconds and cutting of:
iron and steel sheets and plates in cut length or coils;
tin sheets and plates of one side not less than 45.7 cm (18 inch);
stainless steel sheets, coils, plates and circles of AISI-200, AISI-300 and or AISI-400 series only;
(...) Granules made by the recycling of plastics waste.
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Hazardous wastes as defined and classified in the Basel Convention
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CFC gas based refrigerators, deep-freezers and other refrigerating cooling, chilling equipment, CFC based air conditioning equipment and CFC based compressors of these equipment
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Table A3.3. Restricted imports, 2020:
Part 1 Health and Safety Requirements: (...)
Commodity description: Waste, parings and scrap of Plastics, excluding hospital waste of all kind, used sewerage pipes and used chemical containers falling under their respective Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT codes) (Sr. No. 26 of Appendix A refers)
Conditions: Importable by industrial consumers subject to the fulfilment of following conditions: (i) certification confirming appropriate manufacturing facility and determination of import quota from concerned Federal/Provincial Environmental Protection Agency; (ii) inspection from technically qualified designated Pre-Shipment Inspection companies to be notified by the Federal government from time to time that the imported consignment does not contain any hazardous waste, as defined in the Basel Convention
Commodity description: Granules made by the recycling of plastics waste
Conditions: Importable subject to certification from the exporting country that the granules being exported are free from hazardous substance as defined in Basel Convention. Customs Authorities shall ensure strict compliance of the condition
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Commodity description: Waste and scrap of exhausted batteries of automobiles
Conditions: Import of such scrap shall be allowed only in favour of industrial consumers only for their own use subject to the condition that importer shall furnish to Customs Authorities:
(a) a certificate from the concerned Federal or Provincial Environment Protection Agency that they have adequate manufacturing facility capable of handling hazardous wastes in accordance with the provision of Basel Convention; and
(b) permission or authorization specifying quantitative entitlement for the import of waste and scrap of electric accumulators issued by the or concerned Federal/Provincial Environment Protection Agency
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Table 3.5 Import prohibitions introduced in the period of 2015-21.
Fishing net made of untwisted polymer yarn - Effective date:5 May 2016;
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1.91. Within the WTO, besides its active participation in the Committee on Trade and Environment, in November 2020 Switzerland joined two initiatives that complement multilateral efforts: the trade and environmental sustainability structured discussions (TESSD) and the informal dialogue on plastics pollution and environmentally sustainable plastics trade (IDP).