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Peru attaches great importance to the Aid for Trade initiative, a tool that promotes inclusive and sustainable development by building the trade capacity and infrastructure that developing countries need in order to better harness the benefits of international trade and trade agreements.

Peru believes it is important to take greater advantage of Aid for Trade and increase its diffusion, as the initiative also contributes to achieving the goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

Work is being done, with the private sector, on compliance with and certification under international standards (...) these include certification for organic production, Global GAP, Rainforest Alliance and others. (…)

(...) Active work is being carried out with micro, small and medium sized enterprises to encourage them to open up to the international market, (...) stimulate innovation throughout the enterprise, and develop socially responsible, sustainable and environmentally friendly business practices.

AGRORURAL's functions include the following: (…) (d) contribute to the sustainable use of natural resources via a territorial approach; (…).

(...) Peru has a Fiscal Stabilization Fund (FEF), which is made up of resources accumulated in surplus years to deal with emergency situations, such as natural disasters.

(...) INIA's mission is to lead research and contribute to inclusive and sustainable agricultural innovation in coordination with SNIA actors, (...). It carries out research activities, and activities related to technology transfer, the conservation and use of genetic resources, and the production of seeds, seedlings and reproducers of high genetic value. (...) INIA's strategic institutional objectives include (...) improving food security and climate change adaptation. (...).

The PNCP is a multi sectoral proposal coordinated by the National Competitiveness and Formalization Council (CNCF), and comprises of nine priority objectives and 36 objective linked policy guidelines. (...) (i) promote environmental sustainability in the performance of economic activities.

Main trade and investment legislation, 2019
Area Legislation
Investment Law on the Promotion of Investment for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development (2015)

(...) The negotiating topics of greatest interest in Peru include the following: in the regulatory sphere, it supports the elimination of subsidies that adversely affect fishing (illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), over capacity and over fishing) and the granting of special treatment to artisanal fishing; (...) on TRIPS, it reiterates the importance of continuing discussions and negotiations on outstanding implementation issues such as those relating to traditional knowledge, access to genetic resources and biodiversity (...).