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In 2011, the authorities took measures to regulate trade in forest species. Under the legislation, the export, re-export and transit of forest resources are subject to the procurement of an authorization issued by the line ministry. The export of forest species logs more than 20 cm in diameter is prohibited without prior processing. Operators are required to pay a fee earmarked for reforestation. In the case of a 20 foot type container, the fee is CFAF 50,000 for processed teak wood; CFAF 500,000 for teak logs and roundwood; CFAF 100,000 for other forest species; and CFAF 100,000 for species in transit.

A ten-year moratorium on the cutting, marketing, import and re-export of Pterocarpus erinaceus ("false teak") timber was imposed in 2016 to protect the environment. This moratorium followed on from a measure provisionally suspending the cutting and marketing of the wood, adopted in May 2016, and a measure temporarily suspending the re-exporting of the wood, adopted in May 2015.

The national energy policy is aimed at ensuring that, by 2030, the entire population has access to clean, high-quality and competitive energy that preserves the environment, while doing everything possible to develop an efficient and sustainable energy supply system based on public and private, individual and collective initiatives capable of promoting Togo's economic and social development. In 2010, the country's generating capacity was 161 MW. The Government's objective is to achieve a production capacity of 300 MW as from 2015 and 500 MW in 2020.

Establishments are classified by the National Commission for the Approval and Classification of Tourism Establishments, operational since 2012. Hotels, inns and motels, and restaurants are classified in five, three and four categories, respectively. Classification is based on criteria relating, in particular, to the equipment proposed; the quality of the customer service; accessibility; and the efforts made to ensure sustainable development. Establishments are classified at their request and the classification is valid for five years. All classified establishments are required to display a sign indicating the classification awarded.

(...) A small but growing volume of certified organic products, including coconut and fruit products and nutraceuticals are exported.

The performance of the sector continues to be challenged by a combination of factors such as, vulnerability to natural disasters, inadequate infrastructure, and restrictive bio-security measures by trading partners, high production and transportation costs, poor husbandry practices, market deficiencies and limited access to finance by farmers.

(...) The Government continues to ensure that environmental and social impact assessment, occupational health and safety standards and stakeholder engagements are undertaken prior to commencement of mining projects.

Fiji has the world's largest sustainable mahogany forest. (...)

(...) The certification of Fiji's Albacore long-line fishery by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in 2012 and the establishment of a Competent Authority ensure that no illegally caught fish enters the supply chain. At the same time, Fiji continues to undertake proactive domestic, sub-regional and regional measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to ensure sustainability of limited fisheries resources.

The primary objectives of Fiji's trade policy are as follows:
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• To facilitate the mainstreaming of gender, environmental protection and other related policies to ensure coordination and policy coherence.