Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-II§16 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Saudi Arabia has an interest in a wide range of issues in the DDA negotiations, including trade and environment, rules, trade facilitation, non-agricultural market access (NAMA), and services
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-III§30; Table III.5 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Absolute import prohibitions are maintained in compliance with international conventions, and for security, health and safety, moral, and religious considerations, including industrial waste and hazardous refuse and products polluted by radiation or nuclear dust
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-III§32; Table AIII.2 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Imports of any wildlife species (animals or plants) and their products must be accompanied by the CITES permit from the exporting or re-exporting country, and an import permit from the Saudi Wildlife Authority
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-III§41 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Measures |
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The criteria for adopting a standard as compulsory (technical regulation) is based on the fulfilment of legitimate objectives, such as protection of health, safety, national security, Islamic Law, and the environment, and prevention of deceptive practices
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-III§47 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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The Saudi Food and Drug Authority aims to ensure food and drug safety for humans and animals, and the safety of biological and chemical substances
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-III§70; Table III.7 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
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Exports of any wildlife species (animals or plants) and their products must be accompanied by a CITES permit, while exports of ozone depleting materials are subject to authorization
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Environment
Wildlife
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-III§94 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Measures |
Other measures |
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The Council of Ministers has approved the privatization of municipal services, including slaughterhouses and waste management
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-III§104 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
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Under the Law on Patents, the following are not regarded as inventions (Article 45): discoveries, scientific theories, and mathematical methods; schemes, rules, and methods of conducting commercial activities, exercising pure mental activities or playing a game; plants, animals and processes – which are mostly biological – used for the production of plants or animals, with the exception of micro-organisms, non-biological and microbiology processes; methods of surgical or therapeutic treatment of human or animal bodies and methods of diagnosis applied to human or animal bodies, with the exception of products used in any of these methods
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
G-IV§63, 67; S-IV§5, 9 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Agriculture |
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Since 2000, the Government has sought to reduce this assistance to better manage scarce natural resources, for instance through the implementation of new water-saving and irrigation technologies
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Conservation
Natural resources
Sustainable
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/256; WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
G-IV§71; S-IV§27-28 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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The Government of Saudi Arabia has undertaken a number of coastal environment rehabilitation projects, including the replanting of mangroves on both coasts and the release of sea bream and grouper fry to restock, since the General Environmental Law and its implementation procedure require environmental impact assessment studies for all coastal and marine projects, and periodical monitoring as well as rehabilitation of the polluted area
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Environment
Fish
Pollution
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