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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/284/Rev.2 S-IV§11 European Union 2013 Sectors Agriculture
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The legal framework for each member State's rural development policy, which includes the policy measures they can take, was established in 2005 for the period 2007 to 2013. Rural-development policy is based on three "thematic axes": improving competitiveness; improving the environment ; and encouraging diversification and improving the quality of life in rural areas. In addition, some of the funding should be used to support "Leader" community projects which are projects run by local organizations to address specific local problems. All national strategy plans had been agreed by end-2008 with funding from national sources (average 40%) and the EAFRD. The total value of payments in 2011 on rural development from the EU budget was €11.5 billion, most of which was under the EAFRD. EU budgetary spending on agri- environmental measures, which are part of rural development, increased under the 2007-13 strategy (after a relatively slow start in 2007) and reached €3 billion in 2010 with an additional €2 billion from member States' budgets.
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/236/Rev.1 S-V§278 Benin 2010 Trade Policy Framework
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In 2007, under Window II of the Integrated Framework, Benin submitted an export development programme (PADex) which, inter alia, aims at promoting sustainable tourism
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Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/220/Rev.1 S-IV§12 Chile 2009 Sectors Agriculture
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The Ministry of Agriculture’s Strategic Agenda 2008-2010 envisages several areas of action, including the protection of the environment and indigenous forests.
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Environment
Forest
Indigenous
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/324 S-IV§61 Southern African Customs Union (SACU): Namibia 2015 Sectors Fisheries
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According to the authorities, Namibia's management procedures do not conflict with the State's commitment to efficiency as the Ministry is committed to observing the principles of optimum sustainable yield in the exploration of marine resources. Namibia's management style is a model to many countries, attested by the Ministry being awarded for best practices by the FAO and other institutions. The Government is obliged to promote and regulate responsible and sustainable development and management of all harvesting activities that target marine resources.
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Natural resources
Sustainable
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/355 G-I§43 Switzerland and Liechtenstein 2017 Trade Policy Framework
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As set out in the latest Growth Agenda adopted by the Government in June 2016, Switzerland will continue to focus on strengthening the productivity and competiveness of its economy, with further liberalisation of international trade and investment as an important component. At the same time, Switzerland is seeking to mitigate negative effects of economic growth, notably by placing a greater emphasis on sustainability and coherence between global policies.
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Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/285 S-IV§4.46
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Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC): Congo
 2013 Sectors Forestry
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4.46. (...) Log production today has reached 1,500,000 m3. The FAO estimates the potential for some 50 types of commercial species to be around 2 million m3 of logs annually, without jeopardizing the forests' capacity to regenerate. The Ministry of Forestry Economics and the Environment has set the year 2007 as the date for achievement of this target, along with that of an output of 445,000 m3 of sawn wood.
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Forest
Environment
Wildlife
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/245/Rev.1 S-IV§23 Paraguay 2011 Sectors Forestry
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Law No. 3.464/08 established the National Forestry Institute (INFONA) as an autonomous entity linked with the Executive through the MAG, responsible for formulating and implementing forestry policy with a view to promoting development, supervising the extraction, processing and marketing of forest products, and promoting plans for, among other things, forestation, reforestation and forest education
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Forest
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/231/Rev.1 G-II§8 Malawi 2010 Trade Policy Framework
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The Government has identified nine key priority areas including climate change, natural resources and environmental management, and energy, mining and industrial development
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Climate
Energy
Environment
Natural resources
Green
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/218/Rev.1 S-IV§24 Guyana 2009 Trade Policy Framework
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Guyana has submitted proposals to the Negotiating Group on Rules regarding WTO fisheries subsidies disciplines calling for special and differential treatment in the negotiations.
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Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/306 S-III§62 Hong Kong, China 2014 Trade Policy Framework
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Provisions pertaining to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are laid down in the Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Ordinance (Chapter 607), which entered into force in March 2011. No GMOs are allowed to be released into the environment, unless the GMOs are pharmaceutical products for use by human beings or certain criteria have been met. Release of GMOs into the environment requires authorization from the AFCD. Two varieties of GM papaya (i.e. the variety with the unique identifier code CUH-CP551-8 and the variety with the transformation event code Huanong 1) and any GMO that is contained in a veterinary vaccine are exempted from the requirement. Imports of GMOs intended for release into the environment require prior approval from the AFCD; exports of GMOs for the same purpose are prohibited in general.
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Genetic
Environment