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(...) Additionally, under Commission Regulation (EC) No. 651/2014, on General Block Exemptions, state aid is permissible for certain categories; these include: (...) incentives as aid to environmental protection investment projects with a ceiling of €15 million. (...)

Under the Government's growth plan (Iceland 2020), the tourism sector was specifically identified as a main growth sector. In this regard, parliament approved the Tourism Strategy 2011-2020, in 2011. Salient aims of the strategy are: (...)
• to enhance quality, professionalism, safety, and environment-awareness in the tourism sector [57]; (...)

[57] Initiatives in this respect include: annual measurements of tourist carrying capacity in popular tourist places provided by the University of Iceland and Icelandic Tourism Research Centre; "Vakinn", the quality and environmental system for Icelandic Tourism, was established by the Icelandic Tourist Board; the Centre for Qualifications in the Tourist Sector was established in 2016; a webpage Safetravel.is was launched in 2016; and a safety application (app) "112 Iceland" was also launched.

To facilitate Jamaica's further integration into the multilateral trading system, progress was made in key policy areas and strategies, including the launch of a National Aid for Trade Strategy in 2011; the implementation in 2015 of the National Export Strategy 2 (NES 2); reforming the trade facilitation regime; and the continued implementation of obligations under bilateral and regional trade agreements as well as under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Work also continued on the revision of the Foreign Trade Policy. To ensure an inclusive approach to trade policy formulation and implementation, these initiatives were mainstreamed into the national development plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica, which is aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

(...) Implementation of key objectives of the Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism Development continued to be pursued. Areas of priority over the review period included strengthening linkages, increasing visitor arrivals, accessing new markets, developing new products, attracting new investments, building new partnerships and developing human capital. (...)

(...) The Government encourages the development of environmentally sustainable manufacturing and has, where possible, provided assistance to develop stakeholders' capacity in standards, quality management, marketing and customer service. In particular, such assistance is offered to MSMEs.

(...) The Government is inviting greater private sector engagement in manufacturing and is also implementing policy responses to these challenges. Such policy responses include encouraging investment in and public-private partnerships which develop alternatives to fossil fuels and renewable energy solutions and make available cheaper sources, such as LNG. (...)

The Government is seeking to enhance the development of the agriculture industry through the use of agro-parks, which were established in 2012; encourage youth engagement through initiatives, such as the Youth in Agriculture Programme; and develop a sustainable private sector led sugar cane industry that strengthens the economic, social and environmental resilience of sugar dependent areas, which is being done through infrastructure upgrades and the provision of quality housing. (...)

Jamaica is in the process of developing a National Investment Policy by 2018, which will support the realization of the country's national sustainable development goals and the country's overall development strategy as set out in the GOJ's medium term economic programme and Vision 2030. (...)

(...) The Environmental Protection Levy on all manufactured goods (local and foreign) entered into force on 1 June 2015. (...)

(...) The Government has been making efforts to lower generation costs by diversifying electricity generation, by replacing aged generating units with more modern and efficient generation facilities, and by encouraging renewable energy. (...)