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(...) The Philippines will provide improved market access in those service sectors where investment and technical expertise from EFTA are deemed beneficial to the country (renewable energy, computer and related services, construction, environmental services, maritime transport, finance, amongst others).

(...) Trade negotiations between the European Union and the Philippines were launched on 22 December 2015. The first round of FTA negotiations was held in May 2016, covering (...) trade and sustainable development (...) The second round was held in February 2017 covering (...) trade and sustainable development (...)

APEC trade and investment initiatives with the participation of the Philippines include:
a. APEC Environmental Goods List tariff reduction – The Philippines has implemented its APEC commitment (within the 2015 timeline) to voluntarily reduce tariff rates to 5% or lower on a list of 54 designated environmental goods. (...) The tariff reductions are intended to promote regional trade in environmental goods, estimated by APEC at around US$300 billion within the region and US$500 billion globally.

[21] 2012 AELM Statement Annex C – List of APEC Environmental Goods. (...)

(...) VAT is zero-rated on sale of power or fuel generated through renewable energy sources (...)

Box 3.1 Prohibited imports, 2017
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D. Hazardous wastes (Section 24 of the IRR of RA No. 6969).
E. Polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane (Section 5 of DENR Administrative Order 2004-08).
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H. Brown and blue asbestos (DENR Administrative Order No.2/2000).
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Table 3.6 Goods subject to import permits or licensing
Commodity Government agency issuing permit/clearance
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Recyclable materials containing hazardous substances, cyanide and its compounds, asbestos, mercury and its compounds, ozone depleting substances, methyl bromide, certain chemicals under the Philippine Revised Priority Chemical List, new transformers, used computers and parts thereof, new chemicals Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) / Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
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Nuclear and radioactive materials
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
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The Philippines prohibits or regulates exports (...) to fulfil the requirements of international agreements (e.g. CITES).

Export prohibitions apply to certain wildlife and plant species, gold from small-scale mining , raw rattan, logs from naturally grown trees, and matured coconuts.

Table 3.9 Goods subject to export permits or licensing
Regulated product Regulating agency Legal basis
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Used lead acid batteries Environmental Manage-ment Bureau (EMB) R.A. No. 6969 "Toxic Substances Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990"
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Terrestrial wildlife (live or preserved) and its by-products Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) R.A. No. 9147 "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001"
Radioactive materials Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) R.A. No. 2067 "Science Act of 1958";
R.A. No. 5207 "Atomic Energy Regulatory and Liability Act of 1968"
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The DA (Department of Agriculture) Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) is in charge of developing food safety standards for agricultural and fishery products; it follows the WTO TBT Annex 2 on Good Standardization Practice. The food safety standards are mandatory; they are either in the form of Philippine National Standards (PNS), the standards of other countries, or Codex Alimentarius standards. As of September 2017, it had developed 202 standards (including food safety and quality standards, codes of practice, organic agriculture, and agriculture and fishery tools and equipment).