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The National Marine Policy (1995) laid out a comprehensive framework for major elements of Canada's marine transportation system, including the port system, which consists of Canada Port Authorities (CPAs), public ports (which may be owned by Transport Canada or by other entities), and private ports. In all cases, the Minister of Transport has the authority to establish the regulatory framework regarding marine safety, security, and environmental protection; and monitor compliance with regulatory requirements. (...)

(...) Lao PDR also aspires to help ensure sustainable development of the forest sector, stop illegal logging, raise awareness of the benefits of timber legality in the country, enhance transparency and good governance and strengthen existing timber management policies.

The Government stands for a sustainable strategy in the agricultural areas. This strategy aims at sustainable agricultural activities. Under sustainable agricultural production is meant a production system in which the ecosystem is carefully handled, so that the next generations are assured of good conditions for the production of sufficient, healthy and safe food.

(...)An import ban on parrots is in place, to protect endangered species, based on the CITES and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

(...)The National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) handles safety (NMSA Act, 2003), and is responsible for the registration of domestic merchant vessels, and for controlling shipping pollution in PNG waters. (...)

Products subject to prohibition, restriction, or licensing, 2018
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Hazardous wastes Prohibition Bamako Convention The Convention prohibits the importation of hazardous wastes and dumping at sea and internal waters

The Forestry Law was last amended in 2007 to strengthen the sustainable management of forests, and, in the same year, the Wildlife Law was also enacted to provide a stronger legal framework for biodiversity conservation. The Forestry Law lays out measures and regulations for the sustainable management, conservation, development, use and inspection of forest resources and forest land.

The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism, established in 2002 and in force since 2003, developed the First Strategic Plan for 2003-11, and prepared a provisional second Plan for 2013-21. The goal of the second Plan is to establish measures for the conservation, management, sustainable utilization and development of fisheries resources and related ecosystems; build capacity amongst fishers and optimize the social and economic returns from their fisheries; and promote competitive trade and stable market conditions.

(...)Zanzibar also has a Coastal and Marine Tourism Management Plan from 2012, that promotes sustainable tourism in Zanzibar's marine environment.

(...) Costa Rica trusts that the forthcoming negotiations will include new trade-related topics such as (...) the interaction between trade and competition policy, and climate change. [25] Costa Rica participates in the negotiations on the Environmental Goods Agreement, the aim of which is to eliminate tariffs affecting such goods.
[25] WTO documents WT/MIN(13)/ST/5/Rev.1 of 5 December 2013, WT/MIN(15)/ST/11 of 18 December 2015 and WT/MIN(17)/ST/24 of 13 December 2017.