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Table A3. 2 Import prohibitions and restrictions on the EAEU Single List, 2020
1. Prohibitions
Description:1.6 Equipment for catching aquatic biological resources
UCT code: (...)
Measure and scope: Import prohibition

Table A3. 2 Import prohibitions and restrictions on the EAEU Single List, 2020
2. Restrictions (Non-automatic licensing)
Description: 2.4 Species of wild fauna and flora subject to the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora
UCT code: No UCT codes are provided. Only the names of species of wild fauna and flora are specified according to CITES appendix.
Measure and scope: Import restriction

Table A3. 3 Export prohibitions and restrictions on the EAEU Single List, 2020
1. Prohibitions
Description: 1.1 Ozone depleting substances
UCT code: (...)
Measure and scope: Export prohibition (except for goods in transit)
2. Restrictions (licensing)
Description: 2.1 Ozone depleting substances and products containing such substances
UCT code: (...)
Measure and scope: Export licensing (except for goods in transit) [a]

[a] It is forbidden to export this product by individuals as products for personal use.

Table A3. 3 Export prohibitions and restrictions on the EAEU Single List, 2020
2. Restrictions (licensing)
Description: 2.2 Hazardous waste
UCT code: (...)
Measure and scope: Export licensing [a]

Table A3. 3 Export prohibitions and restrictions on the EAEU Single List, 2020
2. Restrictions (licensing)
Description: 2.4 Wild animals, live, certain wild plants, including those used for medicinal purposes
UCT code: (...)
Measure and scope: Export licensing
(...)
Description: 2.5 Species of wild fauna and flora subject to the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora
UCT code: No UCT codes are provided. Only the names of species of wild fauna and flora are specified according to CITES appendix.
Measure and scope: Export licensing
(...)
Description: 2.6 Rare and endangered species of wild animals and wild growing plants and parts thereof and/or derivates inscribed in the "Red book" of the EAEU
UCT code: (...)
Measure and scope: Export licensing

1.2. The period since the last TPR has been a challenging time for Tonga, due to a series of tropical cyclones that have had far-reaching social and economic effects. In particular, tropical cyclone Gita caused damage estimated at more than a third of GDP in early 2018 — the highest proportional loss from natural disasters of any country that year. Tonga therefore felt the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic while still recovering from previous shocks. (...).

2.2. Growth since 2013/14 has been driven by 1.9% average annual growth in the industrial sector and 2.5% growth in services, while agriculture and fisheries have remained stable. Industrial growth was led by a 6% annual increase in the electricity, water and waste sector, and supported by sporadic construction growth, influenced by post-cyclone reconstruction. (...)

2.4. Inflation has remained modest during the review period, although the small size of the economy means that supply-related price fluctuations are common, especially following natural disasters or economic shocks. Monetary policy remains accommodative, to support economic recovery.

3.1. Tonga is committed to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to embedding them as an integral part of the Government's national planning and development framework. This is reflected in the country's 2019 Voluntary National Review (VNR) of SDG planning and progress, which was a fully country-led process.

3.2. In particular, the process helped to align the Tonga Strategic Development Framework (TSDF II) 2015–25 with the SDGs, the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway 2014 and the Framework for Pacific Regionalism (FPR) 2014. This has had a number of benefits: (...) It has examined Tonga's monitoring and evaluation needs, to localize SDG targets and indicators, building national capacity to collect data and strengthen statistical analysis, and improve monitoring through a national tracker database, which maps policy, planning and budget documents and their targets and indicators.