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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1646 | United States of America | 2020 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | Other | Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age…
Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age.
Proposed rule - In this document, the Commission seeks comment through a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted on 23 April 2020, on additional amendments to its rules related to satellite orbital debris mitigation. A related Final rule document, the Report and Order, which adopts amendments to the Commission's satellite orbital debris mitigation rules is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/TPKM/4 | Chinese Taipei | 2020 | Waste management and recycling | Ban/Prohibition | Other | 15. Import Prohibition of inedible fats or oils,…
15. Import Prohibition of inedible fats or oils, waste in
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/343/CRI | Costa Rica | 2020 | Waste management and recycling, Water management…
Waste management and recycling, Water management and conservation
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Tax concessions | Manufacturing, Other, Services | Duty-Free Zone Regime:
Set of incentives and…
Duty-Free Zone Regime:
Set of incentives and benefits offered by the State to enterprises making new investments in Costa Rica |
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/343/EU/ADD.10 | European Union: France | 2020 | Waste management and recycling | Grants and direct payments | Other | Transport support measure for the French Overseas…
Transport support measure for the French Overseas Departments:
The aid scheme aims to offset the incremental costs arising from the structural disadvantages related to the extremely remote location of the French Overseas Departments and French outermost regions. These incremental costs correspond to extra transport costs, in particular those generated by the lack of suitable local waste treatment plants and the need to send waste to mainland Europe or another French Overseas Department or French outermost region for treatment. |
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/SYC/2 | Seychelles | 2021 | Waste management and recycling | Import licences | Chemicals, Manufacturing | 35. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of…
35. Non-automatic certificate, for the import of Plastic Utensils and Polystyrene Boxes. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis for Environmental Protection.
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/SYC/2 | Seychelles | 2021 | Waste management and recycling | Ban/Prohibition | Other | 50. Prohibition for the imports of waste or waste…
50. Prohibition for the imports of waste or waste product or both of any kind. The importation of waste or waste product or both of any kind is prohibited on an MFN basis to protect human, animal or plant life or health.
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/SYC/2 | Seychelles | 2021 | Waste management and recycling | Ban/Prohibition | Chemicals, Other | 56. Prohibition for the imports of Plastic Straws…
56. Prohibition for the imports of Plastic Straws. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis for Environmental Protection.
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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/SYC/2 | Seychelles | 2021 | Waste management and recycling | Ban/Prohibition | Other | 57. Prohibition for the import of Balloons. The…
57. Prohibition for the import of Balloons. The restriction is administered through an import certificate on an MFN basis for Environmental Protection.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/EGY/284 | Egypt | 2021 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | The Ministerial Decree No. 610 /2020 (4 pages, in…
The Ministerial Decree No. 610 /2020 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 3043 "Plastics sacks for household waste collection - Types, requirements and test methods": The Ministerial Decree No. 610 /2020 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 3043.
This standard specifies the general characteristics, test methods and requirements for sacks, bags and bin liners, made from plastic films, used for household waste collection, or household selective waste collection including collection of biodegradable waste for organic recycling (biodegradation and composting) . For the purpose of this Standard biodegradable and compostable sacks, including ties if any, are those which comply with EN 13432. It applies only to sacks, bags and bin liners for which the first use is for household waste collection, or household selective waste collection. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with EN 13592/2017. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KOR/956 | Korea, Republic of | 2021 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | All products/economic activities | Draft Guidelines for Separate Discharge Mark:
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Draft Guidelines for Separate Discharge Mark:
1) Adding new separate discharge mark design "in the case of coated and laminated, etc." for the products or materials that are actually difficult to be recycled 2) Replacing "PET" into "Transparent PET" from the items to be indicated inside the mark design, and deleting "PVC" from the material indication items |
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