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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/20 | Canada | 2021 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Import licences | Other | 11. The Wild Animal and Plant Protection and…
11. The Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act: The Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations (WAPTR) is established under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA). It serves for the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). WAPTR contains three Schedules; two of these Schedules (Schedule I and II) list species that are subject to licensing requirements. Schedule I lists species that are listed in one of the three Appendices to the CITES. Schedule II of WAPTR lists species which may be harmful to Canadian ecosystems if ever released into the wild. Schedule III of WAPTR lists species which are recognized as endangered or threatened in Canada. The trade controls under WAPTR apply to live specimens as well as parts and derivative products.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CRI/18 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Export licences, Import licences | Other | 5. Maritime Products: Import licences are…
5. Maritime Products: Import licences are required for some maritime products, with the aim of protecting human, animal or plant life or health (2021).
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CRI/18 | Costa Rica | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Export licences, Import licences, Regulation…
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit
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Other | 8. Hazardous Waste: Import licences are required…
8. Hazardous Waste: Import licences are required for hazardous waste, with the aim of protecting human, animal or plant life or health (2021).
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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 | 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/EU/10 | European Union | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Import licences | Other | 7. Import of waste shipment:The import of waste…
7. Import of waste shipment:The import of waste into the EU is for some waste controlled under a permit system administered by the national competent authorities. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/EU/10 | European Union | 2021 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences | Other | 9. Import of Endangered Species (CITES):…
9. Import of Endangered Species (CITES): Documents are required for the import (and (re-)export as well as intra-EU trade) of endangered species listed in Appendices I, II and III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), whether alive, dead, parts or derivatives, as well as a number of non CITES species covered by the relevant EU legislation. The EU Wildlife Trade Regulations are based on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and comprise a double-checking system involving export and import controls both at the country of origin and at EU level.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/GBR/1 | United Kingdom | 2021 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences | Other | 1.3 Endangered Species (CITES): The system…
1.3 Endangered Species (CITES): The system implements the licensing obligations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Documentation is required for the import into and (re-)export from United Kingdom (UK) of endangered species (...).Based on CITES, a licensing system is in place for specified endangered species of animals and plants, which comprises a double-checking system involving export and import controls by both the country of export and by the UK as the country of import. Under CITES "trade" refers to all cross-border movements including non-commercial movements. The licensing system applies to all cross-border movements of specimens of the listed species
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/GBR/1 | United Kingdom | 2021 | MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Regulation…
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit
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Other | 1.7 Waste shipment: The import of waste into the…
1.7 Waste shipment: The import of waste into the UK is for wastes controlled under a licensing system administered by the UK competent authorities. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and an OECD decision on transboundary movements of waste for recovery.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25 | Hong Kong, China | 2021 | Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences…
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences, Import licences, Other environmental requirements
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Other | 5.2 Endangered species of animals and plants:…
5.2 Endangered species of animals and plants: Import licences issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department are required for the import of animals and plants listed in CITES Appendix I (including their parts and derivatives, and things claimed to contain ingredients made from these endangered species), and live endangered species of wild origin in CITES Appendix II. Import licences are not required for the import of CITES Appendix II species other than live specimens of wild origin and CITES Appendix III species, subject to the production of a valid CITES export permit or certificate of origin.
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