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The Green Morocco Plan provides for the implementation of a programme for saving and making better use of water consumed in irrigation schemes by converting the less efficient irrigation systems to localized irrigation techniques over an area of 550,000 ha.

Following parliamentary elections in 2015, in October of the same year the Government announced the creation of a Committee on the Future Economy (CFE). The CFE will build on and update the report by the Economic Strategies Committee of 2010, taking into account new global and domestic developments. The Committee will be chaired by the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) as deputy, and aims to complete its work by end-2016. The CFE will address five areas: (...) (iv) Cities – to recommend strategies to enhance infrastructure and develop sustainable urban spaces; (...)

(…) In June 2014, the President issued a Presidential Memorandum on Combating Illegal Fishing and Seafood Fraud. The memorandum established a Presidential Task Force and directed it to develop a comprehensive framework to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud.

Australia ratified both the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources of the South Pacific Ocean in March 2012 (entry in force June 2012 and August 2012 respectively), and was in the process of ratifying the Food and Agriculture Organization Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Agreement (signed on 27 April 2010) at end-2014. Other activities during the review period included participating in bilateral cooperation with Indonesia, and continued engagement with northern neighbours as part of the Regional Plan of Action to promote responsible fishing practices and combat IUU fishing in the Southeast Asian region.

Table A4. 2 Fishery support programmes, 2009 2014
Programme/Description Disbursement Regulatory framework
Volvamos a la mar
Subsidy for the replacement or repair of small scale fishing vessels in regions affected by the earthquake and tsunami of 27 February 2010. 25% of the cost was financed, with a ceiling of 2.1 million pesos per beneficiary. Implemented in 2010 only. Total amount disbursed: 4,623 million pesos Supreme Decree No. 150 of 27 February 2010

Support for divers
Subsidy for the replacement or repair of semi autonomous diving equipment with a view to reactivating the production activities of small scale fishermen affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Implemented in 2010 only. Total amount disbursed: 232 million pesos Supreme Decree No. 150 of 27 February 2010

Support for crews
Subsidy for the replacement of fishing gear with a view to reactivating the production activities of small scale fishermen affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Total amount disbursed: 202 million pesos Supreme Decree No. 150 of 27 February 2010

Fisheries Administration Fund (FAP)
Finances fishery and aquaculture research projects through 5 work streams: (a) small scale fisheries promotion and development; (b) training, re training, and social support for displaced workers; (c) research into, and promotion, development, administration, surveillance and monitoring of, recreational fishing activities; (d) monitoring and administration of fishery activities; and (e) promotion of marine product consumption. Annual disbursements (million pesos): 2010: 4,518.6; 2011: 4,318.4; 2012: 5,583.9; 2013: 5,992.7; 2014: 8,926.5 Article 173 of Law No 18.892, General Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture

National project competition
Non repayable financing for projects aimed at promoting and developing small scale fisheries in the Valparaíso region. More than 2,042 million pesos disbursed in 2011 and 2012. Application requirements

Programme on non conventional renewable energy (NCRE) in support of small scale fishery productivity
Funding to provide clean energy for production facilities and processes in coves used by small scale fishermen. 58.04 million pesos Exempt Resolution No. 3.452 2013
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(...) Restrictions on foreign investment affect some activities including nuclear power and certain postal services (Table 2.3 and Section 4.4). (...)

On 20 April 2012, the Merchant Shipping (Regulation of Entry of Ships into Ports, Anchorages and Off-Shore Facilities) Rules 2012 were notified and promulgated with a view to mitigating the adverse effects of potential marine environmental pollution from the entry of sub standard ships into India.

Although Iceland strongly supports multilateral solutions, it notes that plurilateral agreements can be a powerful tool for trade opening and more liberalization. In many instances, they can provide immediate benefits for trade and growth. Iceland has accordingly engaged in various plurilateral initiatives conducted in the margins of the WTO, including the Information Technology Agreement and the negotiations for an Environmental Goods Agreement. Iceland has also participated in the negotiations on a plurilateral Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) and remains committed to the conclusion of the negotiations. Furthermore, Iceland actively partakes in the plurilateral initiative to prohibit harmful fisheries subsidies. It foresees, as other participants in these initiatives, that they can, once concluded, be integrated into the WTO framework at a later stage.

Where renewables are concerned, conditions in Morocco are very favourable for wind, solar and hydraulic power. Numerous hydraulic, wind and solar projects have recently been launched and should be providing about 42% of their installed capacity by 2020. In 2015, there were some 30 hydraulic plants with a total capacity of 1,770 MW; various wind farms combine to provide a total capacity of 755 MW.

(…) Currently, there are 46 technical committees for different economic sectors [17], with over 200 members, including a range of public and private sector representatives (local authorities, industry, trade, consumers, academia and civil society). (…)

[17] Sectors include: general services, food and agriculture, health and safety, information technology, environment, electrical and mechanical engineering, building and construction materials, and chemicals and textiles.