| State Trading |
G/STR/N/18/CHN |
China |
2021 |
Natural resources conservation |
Export quotas, Import quotas |
Agriculture, Chemicals, Energy, Manufacturing |
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Environment related objective
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To protect exhaustible and non- recyclable resources and the environment, and to achieve the goal of sustainable development.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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State trading enterprises are operated following market mechanism. State trading enterprises determine by themselves the import level of wheat, maize, rice, sugar, cotton and chemical fertilizer taking into account the domestic supply and the prices of both domestic and international markets among other factors. State trading enterprises determine by themselves the import level of crude oil and processed oil taking into account the domestic supply and the prices of both domestic and international markets among other factors.
(...)
To ensure stable supply of products subject to state trading, prevent consumers' interests from being affected by drastic price fluctuations, safeguard food security of the nation, protect exhaustible and non-recyclable resources and the environment, and achieve the goal of sustainable development.
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In the products of which the import is currently subject to state trading administration, i.e. wheat, maize, rice, sugar, cotton, chemical fertilizer, crude oil, processed oil and tobacco listed in Annex 2A1
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Type of measure
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Import and export quotas
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ICS - HS Code
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021010
10011100
10011900
10019100
10019900
10051000
10059000
10061021
10061029
10061081
10061089
10062020
10062080
10063020
10063080
10064020
10064080
11010000
11022000
11029021
11029029
11031100
11031300
11031931
11031939
11031990
11032010
11042300
17011200
17011300
17011400
17019100
1701990
17019920
17019990
24011010
24011090
24012010
24012020
24012090
24013000
24021000
24022000
24029000
240309100
24031100
24031900
24039100
2403990
24039900
26110000
26171010
26171090
26209910
26209990
27011100
27011210
27011290
27011900
27021000
27090000
27101210
27101220
27101291
27101299
27101911
27101912
27101919
27101922
27101923
27101929
27102000
27111100
28258000
28259011
28259012
28259019
28418010
28418020
28418030
28418040
28499030
31021000
31022100
31022900
31023000
31024000
31025000
31026000
31028000
31029010
31029090
31031110
31031190
31039000
31042020
31042090
31043000
31049010
31049090
31051000
31052000
31053000
31054000
31055100
31055900
31056000
31059010
31059090
48131000
48132000
48139000
52010000
52030000
55021010
56012210
71061011
71061019
71061021
71061029
71069110
71069190
71069210
71069290
81011000
81019400
81019700
81101010
81101020
81102000
81109000
84781000
84789000
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Keywords
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Environment
Natural resources
Recycle
Sustainable
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| State Trading |
G/STR/N/18/CRI |
Costa Rica |
2021 |
Sustainable agriculture management |
Tax concessions, Other measures |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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Preparation, defining and implementation of livestock-farming policies that promote sustainable production; and to to protect the genetic heritage of bovine livestock.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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The Livestock Promotion Corporation (Corporación Ganadera, CORFOGA), a non-State public law entity with its own legal personality and assets, was created under Law No. 7837 of 5 October 1998 to promote livestock production. (...)
CORFOGA enjoys an exclusive or special right or privilege in participating in the administration of the "settlement system", which involves the collection of a tax for each animal slaughtered for domestic consumption or export; for each live bovine animal exported; or for imported bovine meat.
(...)
The existence, maintenance and promotion of bovine livestock, in particular that of small and medium-sized producers dedicated to this activity, is of public interest. Accordingly, the Corporation seeks to promote sustainable cattle-farming, the development and modernization of this activity, and increased productivity. The law also seeks to promote and support the technological and entrepreneurial restructuring of the livestock sector and the various segments of the agro-industrial meat chain; to draw up and implement plans, programmes and projects for both the promotion of sustainable livestock farming, and the generation and application of appropriate technology for producer groups.
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Cattle and livestock farming
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Type of measure
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Exclusive or special right or privilege in participating in administration of the settlement system.
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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| State Trading |
G/STR/N/17/MYS ; G/STR/N/18/MYS |
Malaysia |
2021 |
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Import quotas, Other measures |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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i. conserve, maintain and manage the National Rice Stockpile; (...) viii. contribute to the natural disaster fund established by the Government to facilitate Paddy Farmers; (...) x. support the development of soil nutrient of paddy fields managed by the Government.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Padiberas Nasional Berhad (BERNAS): Padiberas Nasional Berhad (BERNAS) acts as a State Trading Enterprise for rice importation. It performs non-commercial activities on behalf of the Government of Malaysia. (...)
BERNAS is the only company permitted to import rice without restriction of origin country. The distribution of the imported rice in the country by BERNAS is by direct sales to wholesalers that in turn distribute rice to retailers.
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Rice importation
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Type of measure
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Import quotas; non-commercial activities on behalf of the Government
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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Conservation
Natural disaster
Soil
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| Pre-shipment Inspection |
G/PSI/N/1/REV.5 |
Papua New Guinea |
2021 |
Sustainable forestry management |
Other measures |
Forestry |
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Environment related objective
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To implement pre-shipment laws regulating the logging industry
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Papua New Guinea: The legislation is applicable to logging industry, which is specified in Clause 134 of Forestry Act 1991, and Clauses 233 and 234 of Forestry Regulation legislation
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Logging industry
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Type of measure
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Notification of pre-shipment legislation
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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| Government Procurement |
GPA/LEGIS/JPN/4 |
Japan |
2021 |
Environmental goods and services promotion |
Public procurement |
Not specified |
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Environment related objective
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To promote the procurement of eco-friendly goods
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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"Basic Policy for Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services" under the "Act on Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities":
On 19 February 2021, amendment concerning designated procurement items under the Basic Policy including addition of two items, division of one item (automobile) into six items and revision of individual evaluation criteria for 41 items, was adopted at a cabinet meeting.
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Procurement of eco-friendly goods
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Type of measure
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Public procurement
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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| Government Procurement |
GPA/LEGIS/JPN/3 |
Japan |
2021 |
Environmental goods and services promotion |
Public procurement |
Not specified |
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Environment related objective
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To promote the procurement of eco-friendly goods
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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"Basic Policy for Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services" under the "Act on Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities" :
On 7 February 2020, the addition of 1 item, the deletion of 2 items and the revision of the individual evaluation criteria for 37 items, common evaluation criteria of stationery were adopted by the cabinet meeting concerning designated procurement items under the Basic Policy.
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Procurement of eco-friendly goods
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Type of measure
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Public Procurement
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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| Regional Trade Agreements |
WT/REG444/N/1 |
Israel, Ukraine |
2021 |
General environmental protection |
Environmental provisions in trade agreements |
All products/economic activities |
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Environment related objective
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To include provisions on trade and environment
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods, within the meaning of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994.
It covers trade in goods, including provisions on rules of origin, preferential tariffs and quotas. It also contains provisions on customs procedures, trade remedies, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, transparency, trade and environment.
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Government
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Type of measure
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Environment provisions in trade agreements
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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| Regional Trade Agreements |
WT/REG433/N/1 |
Tunisia, United Kingdom |
2021 |
General environmental protection |
Environmental provisions in trade agreements |
All products/economic activities |
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Environment related objective
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To include provisions on trade, energy and environment
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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The Agreement establishing an Association Between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Tunisia ("The Agreement") is based on the EU-Tunisia Association Agreement and the EU-Tunisia Dispute Settlement Mechanism Protocol.
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods, within the meaning of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, including provisions on rules of origin, preferential tariffs and quotas.
It also establishes a political and economic association between the United Kingdom and Tunisia. It contains cooperation commitments in agriculture, education, energy , environment , tourism and social and cultural matters. The Agreement replicates the institutional framework of the EU-Tunisia Association Agreement with minor modifications
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Government
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Type of measure
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Environment provisions in trade agreements
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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| Regional Trade Agreements |
WT/REG429/N/1 |
Morocco, United Kingdom |
2021 |
General environmental protection |
Environmental provisions in trade agreements |
Agriculture, Energy, Other, Services |
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Environment related objective
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To include provisions on trade, energy and environment
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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The Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Morocco ("The Agreement") is based on the provisions of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement and the EU-Morocco Dispute Settlement Mechanism Agreement.
The Agreement establishes a free trade area for trade in goods, within the meaning of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994, including provisions on rules of origin, preferential tariffs and quotas. Preferential treatment under the agreement will be provisionally applied by both parties as of 1 January 2021.
It also contains cooperation commitments in areas often covered by association agreements, including in agriculture, education, energy , environment , tourism, and social and cultural matters.
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Government
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Type of measure
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Environment provisions in trade agreements
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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| Regional Trade Agreements |
S/C/N/1072 ; WT/REG459/N/1 |
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, United Kingdom |
2021 |
General environmental protection |
Environmental provisions in trade agreements |
All products/economic activities |
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Environment related objective
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To include provisions on trade and sustainable development
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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The Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "Agreement") establishes a free trade area for trade in goods within the meaning of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and trade in services within the meaning of Article V of the GATS.
The Agreement includes provisions on trade in goods, services, investment, digital and telecommunications, small and medium sized enterprises, and trade and sustainable development, including women's economic empowerment.
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Government
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Type of measure
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Environment provisions in trade agreements
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ICS - HS Code
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Keywords
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