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Table 3.3 Products subject to import prohibition, authorization or control, 2023
Products-Non biodegradable plastic bags; Measure and conditions-Prohibition; Grounds-Environmental protection [a]
[a] Order No. 007/MCPI/SE/DG/DC/DCE of 22 May 1993 prohibiting the importation of non biodegradable plastic bags throughout the country.

Table 3.3 Products subject to import prohibition, authorization or control, 2023
Products- Certain products or materials containing or operating by means of substances capable of depleting the ozone layer [b];
Measure and conditions-Special authorization from the Ministry responsible for trade;
Grounds-Environmental protection (Montreal Protocol)
[b]- This covers the following products: automobile air conditioning units; domestic or commercial refrigeration and air conditioning equipment; refrigeration equipment; portable fire extinguishers; insulation boards, panels and pipe covers; aerosol products, except medical aerosols; freon; and thermal insulation (Decree No. 09/PR/PM/MERH of 6 August 2009 regulating environmental pollution and nuisances).

Table 3.3 Products subject to import prohibition, authorization or control, 2023
Products-Sulphur and other explosives
Measure and conditions-Special authorization jointly issued by the Minister responsible for trade and the Minister responsible for mining
Grounds-Environmental protection [c]
[c] Decree No. 451/PR/95 of 29 June 1995 repealing Decree No. 282/PR/MCI/89 of 5 May 1989 specifying procedures for the importation, distribution and circulation of products in the Republic of Chad.

Table 3.3 Products subject to import prohibition, authorization or control, 2023
Products- Second hand vehicles;
Measure and conditions- Restrictions based on the technical state and age of the vehicle
Grounds-Environmental protection [d]
[d] Decree No. 1112/PR/PM/MI/2006 of 11 December 2006 regulating the importation of second hand vehicles in the Republic of Chad.

Table 3.3 Products subject to import prohibition, authorization or control, 2023
Products- Certain harmful or dangerous chemical substances
Measure and conditions- Prohibition
Grounds - Environmental protection [f]
[f] Decree No. 09/PR/PM/MERH of 6 August 2009 regulating environmental pollution and nuisances.

Table 3.3 Products subject to import prohibition, authorization or control, 2023
Products- Certain harmful or dangerous chemical substances
Measure and conditions- Restrictions (authorization, packaging and transport conditions)
Grounds- Environmental protection

3.52. In general, the only quantitative restrictions and controls in force on exports are those derived from the international treaties to which Chad is party, including the Basel Convention, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (...).

3.63. Law No. 044/PR/2014 of 31 December 2014 on standardization was passed to establish the general framework of standardization; improve the quality of products, services and technology transfer; remove technical barriers to trade and foster non discrimination; encourage interested parties to participate in standardization and enforce the principle of transparency; prevent overlapping and duplicate work on standardization; encourage mutual recognition of technical regulations, standards and assessment procedures with equivalent effect; and save resources and protect the environment. (...)

3.70. The Ministry of Agriculture's Department of Plant Protection and Packaging (DPVC) is responsible for phytosanitary protection and controls. The DPVC has 19 phytosanitary checkpoints at the borders to carry out controls on imports of plant products. On completion of the controls, products presenting a danger to plant material, the environment, humans or animals may be disinfected, denied entry or destroyed, depending on the level of risk. No fee is charged by the DPVC.

4.5. Chad is particularly exposed to the risks associated with climate change. [49] The main climate risks are: (i) reduced and increasingly variable rainfall and water resources; (ii) continuous temperature rises observed since the 1990s; (iii) the resurgence of extreme weather events (droughts, floods, heat waves), which will become increasingly frequent.
[49] In a study on the climate vulnerability of 186 countries, Chad was ranked as the country most at risk. Verisk Climate Change Vulnerability Index 2016.