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Table 3.9 Goods subject to import permits, authorizations or approval, 2022
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Description: Hazardous substances
Reason: Public health and protection of the environment
Regulatory institution: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
Legal basis: Law on the environment; Law on the environment; Special Regulations on hazardous substances, residues and waste
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Table 3.9 Goods subject to import permits, authorizations or approval, 2022
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Description: Wildlife
Reason: Protection of the environment
Regulatory institution: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
Legal basis: Law on the environment: Law on wildlife conservation
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Table 3.9 Goods subject to import permits, authorizations or approval, 2022
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Description: Air conditioning, refrigeration equipment and motors
Reason: Energy efficiency
Regulatory institution: National Energy Council
Legal basis: Technical regulations on energy efficiency
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3.67. The export of some products is prohibited or restricted, generally for environmental, health, public safety and quality control reasons or to comply with commitments made by El Salvador under international agreements (such as CITES).

3.68. (...) The export of ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap is restricted, except in the case of exporters registered with the DGA that export waste derived from their own production processes and that have DGA[The Directorate General of Customs] authorization. The purpose of the measure is to end the export of illegally obtained waste. (...)

Table 3.10 Exports subject to control, 2022
Product: Shark fins
Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG)
Authorization required: Finning ban certification issued by the Directorate General of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
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Table 3.10 Exports subject to control, 2022
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Product: Flora, marine species and wild fauna
Competent authority: MAG[Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock]
Authorization required: Export permits for CITES regulated products
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Table 3.10 Exports subject to control, 2022
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Product: Ferrous and non ferrous waste and scrap
Competent authority: Ministry of Finance
Authorization required: Registration of exporter with the Directorate General of Customs
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3.74. Activities not eligible under the LZFIC[The Law on Industrial and Commercial Free Zones] are the production, assembly or maquila, manufacturing, processing, transformation or marketing of the following products: (...) scrap or waste of steel, (...) explosives and radioactive materials; goods causing pollution, harm to health or damage to the environment; (...)

3.75. The requirements for companies seeking to develop a free zone (developers) are to own land the size of at least five blocks, 30% of which must be green space, and to obtain the corresponding building permits.