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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/315/USA United States of America 2018 Environmental goods and services promotion Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing All products/economic activities
Environment related objective
To spur job creation and growth in certain sectors, including green and sustainable technology sector
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Small Business Express Program: Connecticut
Small businesses with operations in Connecticut, registered to conduct business for not less than twelve months, in good standing with all state agencies, and employing not more than 100 employees, are eligible to apply. Priority funding is given to applications within Connecticut's economic base industries, which include precision manufacturing, business services, green and sustainable technology, bioscience, and information technology sectors.
Type of measure
Loans and matching grants
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Green
Sustainable
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/NZL/5 New Zealand 2018
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Export licences Not specified
Environment related objective
To ensure environmentally sound and efficient management of hazardous wastes and that transboundary movements are conducted in a manner which will protect human health and the environmental against the adverse effects which may result. To comply with New Zealand’s obligations under the Basel Convention, the Waigani Convention and OECD OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Waste s Destined for Recovery Operations
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8. Hazardous Wastes: Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order No 2 (2004) - Imports of waste classified as hazardous under the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004 require consent from the Environmental Protection Authority. Consent is obtained through meeting the requirements of the Order and where proposed imports are in conformity with New Zealand’s obligations under the Basel Convention, the Waigani Convention and OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations.
Hazardous waste
Type of measure
Ban
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/KOR/772 Korea, Republic of 2018 Energy conservation and efficiency Technical regulation or specifications Manufacturing
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment by increasing the efficiency standard and supplementary revision of testing methods for clothes washing machines
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Regulation on Energy Efficiency Management Equipment:

Increase of efficiency standard and Supplementary revision of Testing method: Clothes washing machines
Washing machines
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
97.060
Keywords
Energy
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/315/AUS Australia 2018 General environmental protection Grants and direct payments, Investment measures Not specified
Environment related objective
To encourage investment in key science and research areas that have potential to generate significant economic, social and/or environmental benefits for the State.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Premiers Research and Industry Fund (PRIF)
South Australia's research community
Type of measure
Grants of up to AUD1 million per annum are awarded on a competitive basis to eligible research organisations
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Environment
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/RWA/167 Rwanda 2018
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
Technical regulation or specifications,…
Technical regulation or specifications, Conformity assessment procedures
 Chemicals
Environment related objective
Protection of the environment and of human health & safety by specifying the requirements, sampling and methods of test for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as vaporizing mats
Measure description Coverage of the measure
This Draft Rwanda Standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and methods of test for spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as vaporizing mats.
Spatial application mosquito repellents - vaporizing mats
Type of measure
Technical regulation
Conformity assessment procedures
 ICS - HS Code
65.100
71.100
Keywords
Environment
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/284/ISR ; G/SCM/N/315/ISR Israel 2018 Alternative and renewable energy Grants and direct payments Energy
Environment related objective
To support the conversion to the use of natural gas.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Industrial Gas Installation System Programme
All natural gas consumers in the country as long as the pay at least 50 per cent of the costs of contacting to the Industrial Gas Installation system
Type of measure
Grants depending on the factories' annual gas consumption
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Natural resources
Technical Barriers to Trade G/TBT/N/ARG/347 Argentina 2018
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or…
Ban/Prohibition, Technical regulation or specifications
 Chemicals
Environment related objective
This standard aims to protect the environment by banning a number of active ingredients used int pesticides (carbofuran, carbosulfan, diazinon, aldicarb, dicofol)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Ban on the active ingredients carbofuran, carbosulfan, diazinon, aldicarb, dicofol and their formulated products (10% granular formulations of carbofuran are excluded from the ban) pursuant to the Rotterdam Convention
Pesticides (carbofuran, carbosulfan, diazinon, aldicarb, dicofol)
Type of measure
Technical regulation
 ICS - HS Code
65.100
3808
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/HKG/4 Hong Kong, China 2018
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition Chemicals
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment and of Human Health & Safety by prohibiting the import and transhipment of asbestos and asbestos containing materials

WTO Justification: Article XX(b) of the GATT
Measure description Coverage of the measure
9. Prohibition of the import and transhipment of asbestos and asbestos containing materials
Asbestos and asbestos containing materials, except for goods in transit, registered proprietary Chinese medicine or other exempted articles
Type of measure
CP: Prohibition except under defined conditions
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Hazardous
Quantitative Restrictions G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/3 Chinese Taipei 2018
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
 Ban/Prohibition Other
Environment related objective
Protection of the Environment and of human health and safety by prohibiting the imports of edible fats or oils, waste in particular

WTO Justification: Article XX(b)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
20. Import prohibition for Inedible fats or oils, waste in particular
Inedible fats or oils, waste in particular
Type of measure
P: Prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Waste
Agriculture G/AG/N/EU/46 European Union 2018
Environmentally friendly consumption, Sustainable…
Environmentally friendly consumption, Sustainable agriculture management, Sustainable and environmentally friendly production
 Non-monetary support Agriculture, Services
Environment related objective
To promote organic food
Measure description Coverage of the measure
General services: Marketing and promotion services:
Promotion of organic food
Organic food
Type of measure
Marketing and promotion services
 ICS - HS Code
Keywords
Organic