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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/806 | Norway | 2015 | Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Other measures | Services | Preferential Treatment to Services and Service…
Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Other environmental & ancillary services from LDCs
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/806 | Norway | 2015 | Environmental goods and services promotion, Waste…
Environmental goods and services promotion, Waste management and recycling
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Other measures | Services | Preferential Treatment to Services and Service…
Preferential Treatment to Services and Service Suppliers in Auxiliary services as required bymaritime transport operators, including additional commitments to make available to international maritime transport suppliers Garbage collecting and ballast waste disposal services from LDCs
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/791 ; WT/REG364/N/1 | Canada, Honduras | 2015 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement…
The Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement establishes a free-trade area between Canada and Honduras within the meaning of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994. The Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement also provides for the liberalization of trade in services between Canada and Honduras within the meaning of Article V of the GATS. The Agreement covers goods, services, investment, and other areas, and includes parallel Agreements on Labour and Environmental Cooperation.
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/789 ; WT/REG362/N/1 | Canada, Korea, Republic of | 2015 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement is a…
The Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement is a comprehensive agreement, which beyond trade in goods and services, also covers investment, government procurement, intellectual property, labour and environment.
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/786; WT/REG359/N/1 | Korea, Republic of, Australia | 2014 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement includes provisions on…
The Agreement includes provisions on environmental issues, among others.
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/773; WT/REG356/N/1 | Chile, Hong Kong, China | 2014 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities |
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/742; WT/REG351/N/1 | China, Switzerland | 2014 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities |
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Regional Trade Agreements | S/C/N/774; WT/REG357/N/1 | Costa Rica, Panama, Iceland, Liechtenstein,…
Costa Rica, Panama, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
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2014 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement includes provisions on trade and…
The Agreement includes provisions on trade and sustainable development, among others.
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/766 | South Africa | 2014 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, Waste management and…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Waste management and recycling, Air pollution reduction, General environmental protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Services | The National Environmental Laws Second Amendment…
The National Environmental Laws Second Amendment Act, 2013 (Act no 30 of 2013) provides for the amendment of:
the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, so as to amend certain definitions; to adjust the timeframes for the preparation of environmental implementation plans and environmental management plans; to provide for the process and procedure for submitting environment outlook reports; to empower the Minister or MEC to develop norms or standards for listed activities and non-listed activities; to empower the Minister to restrict or prohibit development in specified geographical areas; to empower the Minister to take a decision in place of the MEC under certain circumstances; to provide legal clarity on the applicability of section 24G to the unlawful commencement of a waste management activity under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008; to increase the section 24G administrative fines and to exclude payment of section 24G administrative fines for certain persons; to provide for no exemptions from the requirements to obtain an environmental authorisation; to adjust the provisions relating to the duty of care and remediation of environmental damage; to provide for textual amendments to the provisions on the powers of environmental management inspectors; to insert a provision to regulate products having a detrimental effect on the environment; to add provisions regarding the delivery of documents; to provide that the Act binds the State without any exception; and to correct certain obsolete provisions. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004, so as to amend certain definitions; to effect certain textual amendments to the provisions on protection of species; to revise the purpose and application of Chapter 6; to revise the provisions in respect of the Bioprospecting Fund; to repeal the appeal provisions; to add offences and penalties; and to empower the Minister to declare amnesty in certain circumstances. National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004, so as to align the penalties with other specific environmental management Acts; National Environment Management Laws Amendment Act, 2008, so as to correct an incorrect citation. National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2009, so as to correct an incorrect citation, and to provide for matters connected therewith. |
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General Agreement on Trade in Services | S/C/N/724 | European Union | 2014 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Energy, Services | REGULATION (EU) No 347/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN…
REGULATION (EU) No 347/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 364/2006/EC.
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