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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 | Cuba | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Soil management and conservation
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Import licences | Agriculture, Chemicals | 2.2 Department of Soils and Fertilizers (DSF)-…
2.2 Department of Soils and Fertilizers (DSF)- Registration and a licence are required to import fertilizers to ensure that the use of these substances at national level is maintained at the levels and within the ranges that are authorized.
Decree No. 179/1993 "Protection, Use and Conservation of Soils and Infringements thereof", which lays down the parameters and obligations governing the use and conservation of Cuban soil; |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 | Cuba | 2020 | Animal protection, Environmental protection from…
Animal protection, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Import licences | Other | 2.3 Directorate of Animal Health (DSA)- Sanitary…
2.3 Directorate of Animal Health (DSA)- Sanitary-veterinary regulations governing the importation of animals, animal products, biological products and materials of any origin which are liable to harm animal health and which arrive in national territory by sea or by air.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 | Cuba | 2020 | Energy conservation and efficiency, Water…
Energy conservation and efficiency, Water management and conservation
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Import licences, Technical regulation or…
Import licences, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing | 7.1 National Institute for Hydraulic Resources …
7.1 National Institute for Hydraulic Resources (INRH): National Hydraulics Works Directorate- The planning, regulation and control of hydraulic resources and the operation, technical oversight and maintenance of hydraulic works and installations. The INRH is responsible for promulgating regulations prohibiting the importation of water intensive sanitation equipment, fittings and furnishings, in line with worldwide trends and existing legislation.
Resolution No. 28 of 28 February 2006 of the President of the INRH lays down the water consumption standards for water intensive sanitation equipment, fittings and furnishings and the energy efficiency ratings required for electric pumps. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 | Cuba | 2020 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Import licences, Technical regulation or…
Import licences, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing | 9.1 National Office for the Control of the…
9.1 National Office for the Control of the Rational Use of Electricity (ONURE)- Technical authorization to import electrical end-use equipment. Electrical end-use equipment not imported for marketing purposes must meet the voltage requirements for the installations in which it is to be used. Where the equipment is to be used at exhibitions and fairs or in field trials, the authority in charge will grant technical authorization for three months. Where the equipment is to be marketed, the authority in charge will grant technical authorization for two years, provided that the equipment is registered by the authority responsible and the technical acceptance is valid.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 | Cuba | 2020 | General environmental protection | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing, Services | 11.1 Centre for the Development of Construction…
11.1 Centre for the Development of Construction Standards and Construction Costs (CDNCC)- Assesses the technical suitability of non-traditional products and construction systems, as well as the conformity of traditional construction products and systems. The technical suitability document (DITEC) is the official document issued for a construction product or system once it has successfully undergone the evaluation process.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 | Cuba | 2020 | General environmental protection | Import licences, Technical regulation or…
Import licences, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing, Services | 12.1 Cuban Ship Registry (RCB)- Approval or…
12.1 Cuban Ship Registry (RCB)- Approval or certification of assemblies, accessories and parts for motor vehicles, railway vehicles, ships and boats, and of workshops, laboratories and other installations engaged in production and in the provision of services in the various transport sectors and in port activities, in accordance with the provisions in force and the international agreements to which the Republic of Cuba is party.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/10 | Cuba | 2020 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Import licences | Other | 13.1 National Registry of Cultural Property (RNBC…
13.1 National Registry of Cultural Property (RNBC)- For the purposes of the international movement of cultural property, the National Registry of Cultural Property of the Republic of Cuba (RNBC) applies a cultural property import control system. Under this system, importers may obtain a numbered document that constitutes an import certificate.
For the importation of heritage property, property the composition of which includes any of the species protected under the CITES Convention, property of outstanding significance, or property of uncertain origin, the matter is put to the consideration of the CITES authority of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA), the Chair of the National Cultural Heritage Council, and the relevant bodies of the Ministry of the Interior. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11 | Cuba | 2021 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Import licences, Other environmental requirements | Agriculture, Other | 1.1.1.1 Biological agents and their products,…
1.1.1.1 Biological agents and their products, and organisms and parts thereof containing genetic information: For these purposes, biological agents are defined as viable micro-organisms and their products, prions and other organisms which cause or may cause disease in humans, animals and plants; organisms are defined as any biological entity that is genetically modified or exotic to the country, capable of reproduction or of transferring genetic material. (...) This procedure is in conformity with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Biological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11 | Cuba | 2021 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Import licences | Other | 1.1.1.2 Species of special significance for…
1.1.1.2 Species of special significance for biological diversity in the country and endangered species of wild flora and fauna protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Import permits for all species listed in the Annexes to Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) Resolution No. 160/2011 "Regulations for the control and protection of species of special significance for biological diversity in the country".
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CUB/11 | Cuba | 2021 | MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
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Import licences, Import quotas | Chemicals, Manufacturing | 1.1.1.3 Ozone depleting substances: Licensing…
1.1.1.3 Ozone depleting substances: Licensing is intended to restrict the quantity of imports through the use of a nationally established maximum quota for each substance, with a view to progressively reducing the substances in question until they are totally eliminated, in compliance with Cuba's obligations as a signatory to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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