Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/264; WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
G-III§77-78; S-III§135, 147 |
China |
2012 |
Measures |
Export licences |
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Export of products consuming too much energy and exhaustible natural resources and causing serious pollution continues to be strictly controlled as an integral part of the ecological and environmental protection measures of the Chinese Government, such as the introduction of export quotas (together with licensing requirement) on rare earth ferroalloy (ex HS 7202.99.91) on 20 May 2011 in order to achieve sustainable development under intensifying pressure from resources and environmental constraints and help conserve natural resources or protect the environment
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Conservation
Energy
Environment
Natural resources
Pollution
Sustainable
Eco
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/264; WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
G-III§75; S-III§169-170 |
China |
2012 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
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The Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law and the Regulations on the Implementation of the Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law establishes preferential tax rates for vehicles and vessels that conserve energy or use new energy, while preferential taxes have been granted on energy-management contract projects for eligible energy services companies, in accordance with the Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation on Issues Concerning the Value-added Tax, Business Tax and Enterprise Income Tax Policies for Promoting the Development of the Energy Services Sector and incentives are given, under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, for enterprises investing in less developed regions, such as western China, and for investment in activities encouraged by the Government, such as environmental protection and renewable energy in order to, among other things, to promote energy saving and emission reduction
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Keywords
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Conservation
Energy
Environment
Renewable
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/264; WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
G-II§16; S-IV§10, 45; Table AIII.6 |
China |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Agriculture |
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The 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) reaffirms the commitments in earlier plans to build a Socialist New Countryside through strengthened support, more benefits to farmers, and the promotion of modernization in order to improve living standards for farmers, emphasizing the need to increase farm mechanization as well as the development and adoption of biotechnology and protection of the natural environment
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Keywords
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Bio
Conservation
Environment
Pollution
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/265/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
G-III§41; S-IV§54 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Mining |
Relevant information
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With its 2010-2014 Multi-Year Investment Plan, the Ministry of Mining and Energy (MME) hopes to raise the level of royalties collected from US$7 billion in 2010 to US$14 billion in 2020, in order among other things to protect the environment and boost social development
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
G-C-IV§79-80; S-C-III§118; Table III.8 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
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Relevant information
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Exports of wood in log form are subject to a reforestation tax, while Ivorian logs exported or sold on the domestic market are subject to a felling tax and a special forest conservation and development tax in order to protect the fauna and flora
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Keywords
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Conservation
Forest
Wildlife
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
G-C-V§138; S-C-IV§207, 221, 231 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
Relevant information
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People's access to butane gas is restricted by its high cost and results in people resorting to biomasses as a source of energy posing a threat to the environment and balanced biodiversity, although the authorities also want to promote and develop sources of renewable energy through an investment project portfolio which includes rural electrification; the construction of a seventh hydroelectric dam at Soubré; the creation of 1,500 solar- energy conviviality centres in rural areas; the establishment of forestry zones around the country's large cities for the rational production of charcoal (Wood-Energy Project); and the generation of electricity from waste and residues (Biomass Energy Programme)
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Keywords
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Bio
Energy
Environment
Forest
Renewable
Waste
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
G-T-III§21; S-T-III§86 |
Togo |
2012 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Relevant information
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Togo's foreign trade is subject to the rules laid down by WAEMU, in particular with respect to prohibitions and controls on importation and transit for reasons, among others, of environmental protection, while where circumstances warrant, provisional bans may also be applied in order to safeguard human and animal safety and health and protect the environment
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
G-T-III§24; S-T-III§88-89 |
Togo |
2012 |
Measures |
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In 2009, Togo adopted a structured national framework to govern standardization, approval, certification, accreditation, metrology, the environment and promotion of quality, while technical regulations adopted concern, among others, the production and sale of biodegradable plastic bags
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/267; WT/TPR/S/267/REV.1 |
G-IV§14; S-IV§48 |
Singapore |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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To support the WTO's regular work, Singapore has chaired committees and negotiating groups in Geneva, and tabled papers and proposals to advance discussions on issues such as environmental goods and non-tariff barriers
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/268; WT/TPR/S/268/REV.1 |
G-I§3, G-II§26-29; G-IV§120; S-I§3-4 |
Korea, Republic of |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Relevant information
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Korea has fully committed itself to promoting sustainable development as stipulated in the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) and recognized the urgency of combating climate change through a 2008 Low Carbon, Green Growth as a national policy vision
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Keywords
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Climate
Emissions
Energy
Environment
Renewable
Sustainable
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