Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-Table-IV.11 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
Forestry |
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Federal support programmes for the forest sector, 2018
Programme Type of initiative Organization Funding
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Indigenous Forestry Initiative (IFI) Support to the sector Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service CAD 13 million for 3 years from 2017
Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program Support to the sector Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service CAD 39.8 million for 4 years from 2018
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Natural resources
Indigenous
Green
Forest
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-IV§77 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO, or Fisheries and Oceans Canada) is the federal department responsible for formulating and enforcing rules and regulations, as well as governing the conservation and management of fishery resources in Canadian waters. (...)The proposed amendments include: re-establishing protection for all fish and fish habitat (i.e. the 2012 amendments only focused on the protection of fish that are part of a commercial, recreational or Aboriginal fishery); and incorporating modern safeguards (e.g. a prohibition on fishing for cetaceans, legal requirements related to rebuilding fish stocks, and requirements to publicly release information on project decisions) in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of marine resources. (...)
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Fish
Conservation
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-Table-IV.13 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements, Other measures |
Fisheries |
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Main fisheries laws
Title Description
Fisheries Act
(R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14) Management of fisheries resources in Canadian waters. The Act provides broad powers to the Minister for the management, conservation, and protection of fish resources, through licences or leases and the allocation of fisheries.
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Species at Risk Act (S.C. 2002, c. 29) Provides legal protection for species considered at risk of extinction.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-IV§79 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Fisheries |
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The DFO also manages fisheries through programmes and initiatives, enforcement activities, management plans, policies and frameworks, and integrated fisheries management plans (on a multi-year basis) for key fisheries, informed by scientific advice from the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) process, and consultations with fisheries stakeholders. The integrated fisheries management plans are used to: guide the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources; support the management of sustainable fisheries; and combine science and Indigenous traditional knowledge on fish species with industry data, to determine best practices for harvest.
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Fish
Conservation
Sustainable
Indigenous
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-IV§80 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
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(...)In accordance with the Fishery (General) Regulations, for the proper management and control of fisheries and the conservation and protection of fish, the Minister may specify in a licence any condition that is not inconsistent with the Regulations, such as: (a) the species of fish and quantities thereof that are permitted to be taken or transported; (b) the age, sex, stage of development or size of fish that are permitted to be taken or transported; (c) the waters in which fishing is permitted to be carried out; (d) the location from which, and to which, fish is permitted to be transported; (e) the vessel from which, and to which, fish is permitted to be transhipped; (f) the period during which fishing or transporting fish is permitted to be carried out; (g) the vessel that is permitted to be used, and the persons who are permitted to operate it; and (h) the type, size and quantity of fishing gear and equipment that is permitted to be used, and the manner in which it is permitted to be used.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-I§12 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Burundi's National Development Plan 2018 2027 was officially launched on 22 August 2018. Its strategic objectives include(...)environmental protection; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-II§12 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Burundi is trying to integrate its trade and investment policy in its development strategies. These strategies are essentially guided by Vision Burundi 2025, which derives from the prospective national study: Burundi 2025, prepared in 2003. Its main aim is to introduce a diversified production sector that is competitive both internally and externally as a guarantee of the country's sustainable economic development. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-II§27 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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(...)in order to be eligible for the benefits granted under the Investment Code, enterprises must:
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•undertake to protect the environment and conduct an environmental impact study (where needed) to obtain an environmental compliance certificate provided by the Ministry in charge of environment protection;
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§17 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Manufacturing |
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In addition to other community duties and taxes, Burundi imposes levies such as administrative fees at a rate of 0.5% on the c.i.f. value of all imports, the security charge at a rate of 1.15% on the c.i.f. value, and a pollution tax of BIF 2 million per vehicle on all vehicles that are more than ten years old.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§34 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
Other |
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(...)as a party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), it bans the exportation of plants and animals listed as endangered species.
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