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The Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law was adopted in February 2011; it adjusted the scope and basis of taxation on vehicles and vessels and the tax amounts, regulated preferential tax policies and enhanced control measures. The State Council promulgated revised Interim Regulations on the Resource Tax on 30 September 2011; the purpose was to improve the tax system, while promoting a more efficient exploration and use of resources, and protecting the environment. The reform entered into force on 1 November 2011; it established a new method for levying resource taxes on crude oil and natural gas based on value rather than on quantity and eliminated the taxation differences based on the origin of the capital of the mining venture. As a result of the reform, the tax treatment of Chinese and foreign oil and gas enterprises has been standardized. The Implementation Rules Concerning the Interim Regulations on the Resource Tax, promulgated on 28 October 2011, set the tax rate applicable to crude oil and natural gas at 5% and revised the tax rates applicable to certain resource categories. The Interim Regulations on Vessel Tonnage Dues were implemented on 1 January 2012, repealing the Provisional Procedures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China Governing the Levying of Vessel Tonnage Dues issued in September 1952. The new rules adjusted tax rates and modified rules on tax deductions and exemptions. The scope of taxation was broadened to all vessels entering the domestic ports of the People's Republic of China from overseas ports, including all Chinese-registered vessels engaged in international voyages.

The work to provide social access to drinking water for only US$50 will continue in the areas covered by the scheme. There are also plans to construct a modular water treatment plant in Kinshasa capable of handling 330,000 m3/day. The first of the three planned modules will have a capacity of 110,000 m3/day.

To further improve the business environment, APEC has identified priority areas for regulatory reforms based on the World Bank Ease of Doing Business indicators. These include starting a business, access to credit, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and dealing with permits. Malaysia also participated actively in the finalization of the Environmental Goods List and is committed to implementing the commitment by 2015. (…)

The WTO Members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS-WTO Members) consist of six independent states located in the Lesser Antilles: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The OECS-WTO Members are small vulnerable economies with GDP per capita ranging from about US$6,300 (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) to over US$13,000 (Antigua and Barbuda). They are located in a region prone to natural disasters, mainly hurricanes. (…)

ARFA is Cabo Verde's independent food safety agency. ARFA is also responsible for certain food security measures (section 4.1.2), and the regulation of pharmaceuticals (section 3.4.9). Regulated products include food for human consumption, functional and novel foods, supplements and additives; pharmaceuticals for human use, cosmetics, and biocides. (...)

Export prohibitions are in place to protect national security and public morals; human health, flora,fauna, endangered species  and the environment, and national cultural heritage. Products listed in HS chapter 38 containing certain dangerous substances are subject to export prohibition.

The underlying vision of the Future with Confidence social project, on the basis of which the current president was elected, rests on three concepts: i) industrial Gabon, focused on local processing of forest and mining resources ; ii) service-centred Gabon, focused on the development of high value-added services; and iii) Green Gabon, focused on the development of environmental and agricultural resources.

Projects in sectors listed in the Catalogue of Priority Industries for Foreign Investment in the Central-Western Regions of China are entitled to the same preferential treatment as those classified as "encouraged" in the Investment Catalogue. These projects benefit from customs duty exemptions on the importation of capital goods and continue to enjoy a reduced enterprise income tax (EIT) rate of 15%; this benefit will be in place until 2020. The Central and Western Regions Catalogue was last revised in 2013 to enlarge its sectoral and geographical scope: it now has 500 sectors, 173 more than the previous Catalogue, and its geographical coverage was extended. At present the Hainan province is also covered by the Catalogue. Newly included sectors were related to emerging industries and services (solar power generation and its equipment, spare parts manufacturing, cloud computing, the "Internet of Things", and mobile Internet).

In addition, since mid-2010, Switzerland and EFTA countries have proposed to all their negotiating partners the inclusion of special provisions on trade and sustainable development.

Under Pakistan's investment regime, 100% FDI is permitted in most industries. FDI is prohibited in arms and ammunitions; high explosives; radioactive substances; security printing; currency and mint; and consumable alcohol. (…)