Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-3§79 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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3.79. Mauritius introduced new legislation regulating the use of pesticides, based on Codex standards for food additives and contaminants (Use of Pesticides Bill, 2018), which entered into force in September 2018. The main objective of the law is to regulate, control, and monitor imports and the use of pesticides in or on certain fresh fruits, plants, seeds, or vegetables with a view to, inter alia, minimizing risks to human health and the environment.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-3§80 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
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Agriculture |
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3.80. Mauritius enacted the Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Act in 2004, which entered into force partially in 2005 (Parts I-V). A National Biosafety Committee was set up to develop regulations on imports, exports, and transit of GMOs. The GMO Act 2004 is currently subject to review by the National Biosafety Committee, which is seeking the legal vetting of the State Law Office. According to the authorities, any proposed changes to the GMO regime will be notified to the WTO.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-3§117 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
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Loans and financing, Non-monetary support |
Manufacturing, Services |
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3.117. The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) has the mission of promoting research for sustainable development in order to enhance quality of life. In April 2020, a special call for proposals was launched by the MRIC to encourage entrepreneurs, academics, researchers, enterprises, and start-ups to submit proposals for projects on both technology-based products and services and for policy measures. (...). , the MRIC approved the funding of 26 projects for a total of MUR 28.6 million (USD 715,000).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-3§130 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
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Intellectual property measures |
Agriculture, Other |
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3.130. Although the protection of plant varieties was envisaged in the Seeds Act of 2013, it does not provide for the protection of new plant varieties, which should fall under the Industrial Property Act (IPA) . Mauritius is not yet a member of the International Union for the Protection of the New Varieties of Plant (UPOV), but the IPA is, according to the authorities, in compliance with the UPOV regime.
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