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Table 3.4 Prohibited goods
HS code Product description Authority
05071000 Ivory; ivory powder and waste Ministry of Environment and Water
(...)
68114000 Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like, containing asbestos Federal Environment Authority
68128000 Fabricated asbestos fibres, mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate, articles of such mixtures, of crocidolite Federal Environment Authority
68129300 Compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls Federal Environment Authority
68132000 Friction material and articles thereof containing asbestos Federal Environment Authority
(...)

The Government is expected to continue to pursue its diversification programme through large-scale investment in industrial sectors that are assessed to have a high potential for growth such as (...) renewable energy. (…)

The UAE has put in place a comprehensive energy strategy till the year 2030 that aims at diversifying and developing the sources of energy to include more renewable ones and to secure a healthy environment that is in line with the country’s goals, such as a joint project with the United Nations to reduce carbon emissions through the Dubai Carbon Center, the Global Climate Treaty, and the Modified Kyoto Protocol

The UAE is assessing the exploitation and use of alternative renewable sources of energy, in particular solar power, through the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (MASDAR), which is wholly owned by the state-owned Mubadala Development Company

This city of the future is only the beginning of the UAE’s commitment to developing sustainable energy sources that can meet the predicted national annual peak demand of more than 40,000 megawatts by 2020. The U.A.E welcomes America’s private industry to participate in achieving this ambitious goal.

The Competition Law sets out the basic objectives of protecting and promoting competition and maintaining a competitive market governed by market mechanisms. The Law does not apply to:
- some sectors which are covered by sector-specific legislation or regulations, including: (...) environmental services; (...)

Imports of various goods, such as ivory, hazardous waste and organic fertilizers, are prohibited in the UAE based on inter alia environmental considerations, and to implement international conventions

UAE enjoys a sustainable and diversified economy, flexible in adopting new economic models, and capitalizing on global economic partnerships to guarantee long-term prosperity for current and future generations. Thus, to sustain its drive toward economic diversification, as this is the nation’s surest path to sustainable development in a future that is less reliant on oil. This means expanding new strategic sectors to channel energies into industries and services to build a long-term competitive advantage.
Balanced growth must be fuelled by a sustainable range of energy sources, within which UAE will ensure an important role for alternative and renewable options such as nuclear power and solar energy.

Individual emirates create their own strategy within the framework of the overall federal plan, for example, Abu Dhabi developed its long-term plan – Economic Vision 2030. Strategies at the emirates level are expected to work towards guaranteeing and enhancing the position of the UAE; for example, extensive investment in air and sea transport infrastructure (for both passengers and freight) at the emirates level would contribute to achieving the sustainable development goal of the UAE as a whole.

At the federal level, the Ministry of Environment and Water is responsible for developing policies and preparing legislation and the authorities in each emirate implement the policy and may have regulations applicable locally. The main focus of policy is sustainability through effort (restricted fishing seasons and reserve areas) and gear restrictions, and promoting aquaculture for both direct production and restocking. The UAE is a member of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) which seeks to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilization of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture within its area of agreement. The UAE has signed but not ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and it has neither signed nor ratified the UN Fish Stock Agreement, or the FAO Compliance Agreement.