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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/840 | European Union | 2015 | Environmental goods and services promotion, Other…
Environmental goods and services promotion, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Other measures | Services | Preferential Treatment to Services and Service…
Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Noise and vibration abatement (Noise abatement services) from LDCs
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/840 | European Union | 2015 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental goods…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental goods and services promotion, Natural resources conservation
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Other measures | Services | Preferential Treatment to Services and Service…
Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Protection of biodiversity and landscape from LDCs
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/840 | European Union | 2015 | Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Other measures | Services | Preferential Treatment to Services and Service…
Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Other environmental & ancillary services from LDCs
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/840 | European Union | 2015 | General environmental protection, Other…
General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Services | Preferential Treatment to Services and Service…
Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers from LDCs
3. The list below does not include measures relating to qualification requirements and procedures, technical standards and licensing requirements and procedures when they do not constitute a market access or a national treatment limitation. Those measures (e.g. need to obtain a license, universal service obligations, need to obtain recognition of qualifications in regulated sectors, need to pass specific examinations, including language examinations, non-discriminatory requirement that certain activities may not be carried out in environmental protected zones or areas of particular historic and artistic interest), even if not listed, apply in any case to investors of the LDC Members. |
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/840 | European Union | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Services | Preferential Treatment to Services and Service…
Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers from LDCs
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES Description of reservations In AT (Austria): Unbound for distribution of pyrotechnical goods, of ignitable articles and blasting devices and of toxic substances. |
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/854 ; WT/REG370/N/1 | China, Korea, Republic of | 2016 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on trade in goods, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, trade in services, financial services, telecommunications, movement of natural persons, investment, electronic commerce, competition, intellectual property rights, environment and trade, economic cooperation, transparency and dispute settlement, etc. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which supervises its implementation.
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/855 ; WT/REG367/N/1 | Korea, Republic of, New Zealand | 2016 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains provisions on trade in goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, customs procedures and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, cross-border trade in services, temporary entry of business persons, investment, intellectual property rights, competition and consumer policy, government procurement, labour, environment , transparency, dispute settlement. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which supervises its implementation.
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/866 | European Union | 2016 | Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Investment measures | Services | Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European…
Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds
The new Funds - European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) will be available to all types of investors across Europe, subject to certain requirements set out in EU law. These requirements include the types of long-term assets and firms that the ELTIFs are allowed to invest in, for example infrastructure, transport, intellectual property and sustainable energy projects; how they have to spread their money to reduce risks and the information they have to provide to investors. There are additional rules for ELTIFs offered to retail investors. Any ELTIF manager will also have to comply with the stringent requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to provide adequate protection for its investors. |
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/868 ; WT/REG375/N/1 | Colombia, Korea, Republic of | 2016 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement establishes a free trade area for…
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods and services within the meaning of GATT 1994 Article XXIV and GATS Article V. The Agreement contains initial provisions and general definitions, provisions on national treatment and market access for goods, rules of origin and origin procedures, customs administration and trade facilitation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, investment, cross – border trade in services, temporary entry for business persons, telecommunications, electronic commerce, competition and consumer policy, government procurement, intellectual property rights, trade and sustainable development, cooperation, transparency, institutional provisions, dispute settlement, exceptions, and final provisions. The Agreement establishes a Joint Commission, which has authority regarding the implementation, interpretation, modification, and amendment of the Agreement and the settlement of disputes under the Agreement.
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/880 | Gabon | 2017 | Sustainable forestry management | Not specified | Forestry | Law No. 16-01 of 31 December 2001 on the Forestry…
Law No. 16-01 of 31 December 2001 on the Forestry Code in the Gabonese Republic.
This law establishes sustainable management methods for the forestry sector with a view to increasing its contribution to the economic, social, cultural and scientific development of Gabon. |
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