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In 2014, the Georgian Government approved the country’s Socio-Economic Development Strategy to 2020, (known as Georgia 2020). The strategy sets out the main directions of the country’s energy sector, among other priorities. (...) Key energy sector directions include market liberalization, strengthening private sector participation and competition, developing indigenous energy sources (mainly hydro) and increasing energy efficiency. (...)

The EU's preferential FTAs go beyond trade in goods. The new generation of EU FTAs cover goods, services, intellectual property, investment, government procurement, access to energy and raw materials, customs and trade facilitation, competition (including subsidies and state-owned enterprises), and regulatory cooperation. They contain commitments on customs duty reduction, access to services markets – to be able to fully take advantage of the tariff engagements, and tools to reduce or eliminate "non-tariff barriers" such as technical regulations or unjustified sanitary barriers. In addition, the EU emphasizes areas which are important in terms of values such as sustainable development and the protection of human rights.

Madagascar's cocoa is reputed to be one of the best in the world because of exceptional local conditions and old varieties. The majority is produced under ECOCERT labels (organic and fair trade). (...)

Principal agricultural programmes and institutions, 2013: National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA)National authority for agricultural health, seeds and organic farming.

4.99. The authorities have indicated that several projects have been under way since 2011 with the assistance of foreign partners:
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• the emergency project in response to the energy crisis (PURCE). Some 45,000 energy saving lamps have been distributed to about 19,500 households. An invitation for tenders has been issued for the supply of roughly 5,000 prepayment meters; 100 km of low voltage network and 70 km of MV/LV network have been rehabilitated, 15 MV/LV transformer stations have been rehabilitated and equipped;

Israel's trade policy objectives include, inter alia, the continued integration of the Israeli economy into the global trading system, through the use of policy instruments that relate to trade in goods, services, and the environment, among others

COMIFAC, established in 2005 within the ECCAS framework, is the body responsible for formulating, harmonizing and monitoring forestry and environmental policies in Central Africa. Within this framework several measures have been adopted, in particular, a convergence plan defining the priority measures to be taken with a view to harmonizing national forestry and fiscal policies; a subregional convention on forest control and the repression of illicit activities; and a system for the collecting, processing and sharing of forestry information.

Under the provisions for trade in services in the HK-Macao CEPA, a positive-list approach is adopted. Macao, China agreed to WTO-plus commitments regarding HKC in certain services sectors, including business, communication, education, environmental, recreational, cultural and sporting, and transport services. HKC also agreed to WTO-plus commitments in certain services sectors, including environmental, health related and social, and certain business services.

In volume terms, production of coal, iron ore, and petroleum have increased rapidly over the past decade while gold has declined (Table 4.7). In the future, copper production should increase quickly as commercial production at Oyu Tolgoi started in 2013. Various reports indicate that the decline in gold production may be less than official statistics indicate; illegal mining, which avoids royalties and environmental laws, has increased although the State has been making efforts to improve regulation of the sub sector.

Government policy, as set out in the Multi-annual Development Plan 2012-2016, aims to overcome the serious constraints facing the sector in order to achieve food security, food safety, and to become a food supplier to the Caribbean, and to increase the contribution of agriculture to the economy. To meet these goals the Plan calls for improvements in productivity in environmentally sustainable ways, more efficient use of resources , and less seasonally based production. The Plan focuses on the palm oil, rice, fruits and vegetables, banana, floriculture, and livestock subsectors.