Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/244; WT/TPR/S/244 |
G-III§35-36; S-III§51, 54-56 |
Australia |
2011 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Australia's biosecurity system has been undergoing institutional reform in line with the recommendations of a 2008 independent review recognizing that zero-risk is unattainable and undesired and suggested a shift from the largely negative-defensive quarantine to the pro-active biosecurity
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/244; WT/TPR/S/244 |
G-III§64; S-IV§2, 29 |
Australia |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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A policy has been put in place to address the profitability and sustainability of Australian fisheries by stopping overfishing, allowing overfished stocks to recover, and promoting the longer term profitability of the fishing industry as well as by preventing, deterring and eliminating illegal fishing and unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/244; WT/TPR/S/244 |
G-II§14; S-IV§4, 32-33, 37, 39 |
Australia |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
Relevant information
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A National Strategy on Energy Efficiency is being implemented and renewable power generation has been the focus of government policy and assistance to the sector
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Keywords
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Bio
Emissions
Energy
Renewable
Climate
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/253; WT/TPR/S/253/REV.1 |
G-IV§68; S-III§39-41 |
Cambodia |
2011 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Goods, including metal waste, toxic waste, municipal waste, clinical waste, sewerage sludge, and waste of animal hairs, toxic waste and poisonous chemicals, substances and certain pesticides in accordance with toxicity classification by WHO, used computers and spare parts, as well as household waste and hazardous waste, are prohibited or restricted through limited licensing system for any of the following purposes, including, inter alia, protection of human, animal or plant life or health, the conservation of natural resources, and the protection of the environment
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Conservation
Environment
Fish
Hazardous
Natural resources
Waste
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/253; WT/TPR/S/253/REV.1 |
G-IV§140-141; S-IV§81, 87 |
Cambodia |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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The 2009 Tourism Law better defines the role of the Tourism Ministry in facilitating the development of the sector and in dispute resolution, and where the Ministry has shared responsibilities with other relevant agencies, including environmental protection
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Bio
Clean
Environment
Sustainable
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/246; WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 |
G-II§82; S-II§29-30 |
Canada |
2011 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Canada has submitted or co-sponsored communications in various DDA negotiating groups, including trade and environment
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/246; WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 |
G-II§56; S-II§34 |
Canada |
2011 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The FTA between Canada and Peru covers goods and services with separate agreements on labour cooperation and the environment in parallel
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/240; WT/TPR/S/240/REV.1 |
G-III§67, 71; G-IV§88; S-IV§59-65 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
Relevant information
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The Forest Code promulgated in 2002 has as its objective the sustainable management of the water and forest resources, fauna and flora, in addition the DRC is a member of the Treaty on the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa
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Keywords
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Bio
Conservation
Environment
Forest
Sustainable
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/240; WT/TPR/S/240/REV.1 |
G-III§69; S-IV §1; S-IV§67 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
Relevant information
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Under the Kyoto Protocol, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) offers an enormous carbon credit market potential, as the Congolese forest s constitute an important " carbon sink"
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Keywords
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Clean
Climate
Environment
Forest
MEAs
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/240; WT/TPR/S/240/REV.1 |
G-III§57-58; S-IV§2; S-IV§108-109 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Mining |
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Under the new Mining Code, exploration permits are granted to persons who can show that they have an environmental mitigation and rehabilitation plan
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