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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/221; WT/TPR/S/221/Rev.1 G-III§71; S-I§18; S-III§5, 32 Maldives 2009 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
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Import restrictions and prohibitions are maintained for environmental reasons.
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Environment
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/271; WT/TPR/S/271 G-R-II§33; S-R-IV§363 East African Community (EAC): Rwanda 2012 Sectors Services
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The RDB (Rwanda Development Board) is responsible for tourism development and marketing as well as wildlife preservation and management of the national parks taken into accout a number of limitations to Rwanda's existing tourist offer, identified by Rwanda's Tourism Master Plan, including an over reliance on revenues generated through gorilla tourism, and limited scope for expansion due to environmental and conservation concerns
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Conservation
Environment
Wildlife
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/227 G-III§42 Croatia 2010 Sectors Forestry
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Croatia has renewed the certificate in line with the certification criteria of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) by 2011 for all state-owned forests (78%), which also facilitates placement on the market not only of logs but also of the products manufactured from certified raw materials
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Forest
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/270; WT/TPR/S/270/Rev.1 G-III§38; S-I§5; Box I.1; S-V§22 Bangladesh 2012 Trade Policy Framework
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In order to counter the effects of climate change, the Government has prepared a long-term Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, aimed at sustainable delta management, integrated water resources management and disaster management
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Climate
Sustainable
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/254 G-VI§369, 382; S-IV§28-29 Ecuador 2011 Sectors Mining
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The main objectives of the May 2011 National Mining Development Plan consist of encouraging the development of the sector in observance of the national interest, and promoting an economically viable, socially just, environmentally responsible, and technically developed mining industry for the rational utilization of mineral resources and the creation of new development areas
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Environment
Natural resources
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/214; WT/TPR/S/214/Rev.1 G-I§2; S-II§14-5 European Union 2009 Trade Policy Framework
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One of the major objectives of EC trade policy is the achievement of sustainable development.
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Sustainable
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/223 G-S-III§23-5 Senegal 2009 Sectors Manufacturing
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Under the Industrial Development Sector Policy Letter concerning the policy of industrial reorganization (PRI), the upgrading of enterprises in intended to raise the level of business performance to meet international standards and requirements in respect of competitiveness and compliance with environmental regulations.
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Environment
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/271; WT/TPR/S/271 G-K-VII§64; S-K-III§96, 99 East African Community (EAC): Kenya 2012 Measures
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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A pre-export verification of conformity (PVoC) programme is carried out to ensure quality of products, health, and safety, and environmental protection for consumers
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Environment
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/222/Rev.1; WT/TPR/S/222/Rev.1 G-B-IV§24; S-B-IV§164 Botswana 2009 Sectors Agriculture
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The National Agricultural Policy (1991) is being reviewed but the conservation of its resources remains, among others, one of its major objectives.
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Conservation
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/232; WT/TPR/S/232/Rev.1 G-IIII§19; G-IV§56; S-I§5; S-II§18 Chinese Taipei 2010 Trade Policy Framework
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The Government is promoting development of emerging industries such as biotechnology, green energy, and intelligent industries (e.g. electric vehicles and green building)
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Bio
Energy
Environment
Green