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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/384/Rev.1 S-Table-III.5 East African Community (EAC): Kenya 2019 Measures Export licences, Ban/Prohibition Agriculture, Mining, Other
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Product-specific export requirements, October 2018
Product Documentation requirement
(...) (...)
Quail Health certificate and movement (within Kenya) permit from the DVS
Non-CITES export permit
Importation and exportation from Kenya Wildlife Service
(...) (...)
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MEAs
Wildlife
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/389/Rev.1 S-Summary§8 Canada 2019 Trade Policy Framework
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Canada's long-standing Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) was replaced, on 1 July 2017, by the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). The new Agreement brings about wider and more in depth coverage of internal trade, as it incorporates almost all economic activities and deepens the coverage of many provincial and territorial commitments, in particular on government procurement. It has provisions for reducing regulatory barriers through a mechanism for regulatory cooperation; strengthens dispute settlement procedures; increases alignment with Canada's international obligations; and includes new provisions on environmental protection and labour mobility.
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/393/Rev.2 S-IV§109 Peru 2019 Sectors General environmental reference Mining
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Under the Single Harmonized Text of the General Law on Mining, approved by Supreme Decree No. 014 92 EM, mineral resources are state property and that ownership is inalienable and imprescriptible. The State's function is to evaluate and preserve natural resources, foster investment and regulate and oversee mining activity throughout the country. (...)
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Natural resources
Conservation
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/384/Rev.1 S-IV§20 East African Community (EAC): Tanzania 2019 Sectors General environmental reference Agriculture
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(...)In 2010, the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative was launched to improve agricultural productivity and food security, while at the same time providing for environmental sustainability through the commercialization of smallholder agriculture. (...)
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Environment
Sustainable
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/391 G-II§5 Suriname 2019 Trade Policy Framework
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In order to build together in consensus a diversified Surinamese economy that is competitive in the world market and significantly more sustainable in generating employment and equality and in keeping the environment liveable, other non-traditional sectors need to be further developed.
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Forest
Sustainable
Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/389/Rev.1 S-IV§141 Canada 2019 Sectors General environmental reference Energy
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Five provinces have renewable fuels mandates equal to, or higher than, the current federal requirements to further emissions reductions and support their renewable fuels industry. (...)
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Renewable
Emissions
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/389/Rev.1 S-III§62 Canada 2019 Measures
Other environmental requirements, Regulation…
Other environmental requirements, Regulation affecting movement or transit
 Chemicals, Other
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(...)on the basis of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Canada has promulgated several regulations governing the exportation, importation, interprovincial movement, and recycling of hazardous waste, as well as the Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations to implement intergovernmental arrangements and commitments.
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Environment
Recycle
Hazardous
Waste
Ozone
MEAs
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/386 G-VI§25 Samoa 2019 Sectors General environmental reference Energy
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Several projects are being implemented including the New Zealand funded solar farms in Faleata and Salelologa, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) funded wind farm in Vailoa Aleipata, and solar facilities all around Upolu and Savaii funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The Government also organizes nationwide public awareness and education programmes on energy efficiency and conservation.
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Energy
Conservation
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/384/Rev.1 S-IV§43 East African Community (EAC): Tanzania 2019 Sectors
Other environmental requirements, Other price and…
Other environmental requirements, Other price and market based measures
 Forestry
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In Zanzibar, the main legislation is the Forest Resources Management and Conservation Act No. 10, 1996, the accompanying Forest Resources Management and Conservation Act Regulations, and the Forest Import and Export Regulations, 2014. The Act sets out the different forest management areas, licensing procedures, conservation and protection measures, and provisions on fires and offences, and establishes a forestry development fund; and the Regulations set out fees, compensation, and prices of forest products and activities.
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Forest
Conservation
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/391/Rev.1 S-Table- III.5 Suriname 2019 Measures Ban/Prohibition, Other environmental requirements Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other
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Import prohibitions, 2019
Tariff heading Description Legal basis for restriction Reason for restriction
38.08 Pesticides contained in the FAO negative list .. Environmental protection
38.08 Chemicals contained in the FAO negative list .. Environmental protection
28.44 Chemical and radioactive waste .. Environmental protection and national security
87 Second-hand buses over ten years old .. Environmental protection
Second-hand passenger vehicles over eight years old .. Environmental protection
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Environment
Waste