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(...) Under the Business Support Services Programme, SMEs are assisted through (...) environmental impact assessments (80% of the cost is covered by the Ministry); (...)

Plan Protection Act empowers the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives (MAFC) to control imports and exports of plants and plant products, and otherwise manage plant health risks so as to ensure sustainable plant and environmental protection, increase crop productivity and attain national food security

A total of 54 technical regulations are in force based on the JAS Law, including cross-category quality labelling standards for, inter alia, genetically modified foods, and standards for organic plants and organic processed foods (made of plants), while mandatory labelling for genetically modified (GM) foods is regulated under the Food Sanitation Law and the JAS Law safety with assessments on genetically modified (GM) foods conducted by the Food Safety Commission in accordance with Codex guidelines

Article 34(2) of the Customs Act allows for export tariffs to be imposed, in exceptional cases, to protect exhaustible natural resources among others

It is also important for the Government to promote innovation in the fields of “green ( energy & environment )”, “life (health & life sciences)” and “agriculture,forestry and fisheries ” and develop an environment devoted to cultivating new industries along with increasing competitiveness of companies operating in Japan and creating jobs in a compatible manner.

(…) Invest in Norway promotes a number of leading and emerging industries, e.g. bio-economy, energy and cleantech, and electric mobility, and provides information on government programmes in these and other sectors as well as on possible grants or sources of funding. [15] (...)

[51] Invest in Norway online information.

Singapore prohibits the import of some products, including PCB, asbestos, used motor vehicles, ozone-depleting substances, endangered species, mainly for environmental reasons, among other reasons, or under UN or other international agreements such as the Montreal Protocol or CITES

Provinces have legislative authority in areas such as provincial taxation, non-renewable natural resources, forestry resources and electrical energy

An Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARICOM members and the Dominican Republic (CARIFORUM) and the European Union was signed in October 2008. It is being provisionally applied by all parties, except Haiti; it will enter into force once all parties have completed the ratification process. The Agreement covers goods and services liberalization and, inter alia, has provisions on electronic commerce (see below); competition; public procurement; intellectual property rights; and environmental protection. (...)

Imports of fuel are subject to a NOCZIM debt redemption levy and a carbon tax; their respective rates are: US$0.028/litre and US$0.013/litre on diesel, and US$0.082/litre and US$0.04/litre on petrol