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(...)The CUSMA also removes the "energy proportionality clause", includes an annex on harmonizing energy-efficiency performance standards and test procedures, and resolves a technical issue related to diluents that had previously added unnecessary duties and other fees.

During the review period, Canada was also active in updating and expanding existing FTAs in order to modernize certain FTA provisions. The modernized Canada-Chile FTA entered into force on 5 February 2019, while implementing legislation for the modernized Canada-Israel FTA was introduced in Parliament. According to Canada, these amended Agreements have now been updated to include a number of inclusive trade elements, such as provisions on labour, the environment, trade and gender, SMEs, etc.

Under Law No. 29408, the principles that underpin the tourism industry include sustainable development, inclusion, non discrimination, the promotion of private investment, quality and competitiveness.

In the face of climate change, the government's goal is to enhance environmental sustainability and climate and disaster resilience. (...)Disaster Risk Management (DRM). (...)both DRM and climate change adaptation are integrated into the Ministry of Natural Resources, helping to streamline these efforts.

Fisheries management consists of several Fisheries Management Plans, designed to manage the main fisheries sustainably, based on estimates of total allowable catch (TAC). The regulatory instrument is vessel licences issued by the NFA. Fish exports must be licensed and quality inspected (PNG Standards of Fish and Fishery Products Regulation, 2009).

Rwanda has not submitted any notifications to the Committee on Import Licensing since 2011. At that time, Rwanda had affirmed the absence of laws, regulations or procedures relevant to the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures. Nevertheless, prior authorization and/or licence requirements remain in place for certain imports, including: (...)ozone-layer-depleting substances and wild animals (Rwanda Environment Management Authority); (...)

According to the authorities, the underlying principles of conformity assessment in Canada, are that it: a) contributes to safeguarding public health, the environment and public safety;(...)

The objective of the Government in the transport sector is to provide a sustainable, safe, secure, and environmentally responsible transport network that supports Samoa's economic and social development. (...)

Samoa is in the process of implementing the "Strategy for the Development of Samoa (SDS) 2016/17–2019/20. It is Samoa's eighth overarching development plan, which sets out the Government's priorities and objectives in four areas (economic, social, infrastructure and environment), which are implemented through 14 sector plans.(...)

However, it has yet to ratify the FAO Compliance Agreement, 1993, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, 1995, and the FAO Port State Measures Agreement, 2009. It is also a member of, or party to, several international or regional fishery bodies, including: the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM); the Commission for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPESCAALC); the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); the International Whaling Commission (IWC); and the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC).