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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1168 | United States of America | 2016 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | All products/economic activities | Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Petitions for…
Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR) (17 pages, in English)
In response to petitions for rulemaking submitted by the regulated community, PHMSA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171 through 180) to update, clarify, or provide relief from miscellaneous regulatory requirements. Specifically, PHMSA is proposing amendments that include, but are not limited to, the following: Incorporating by Reference (IBR) multiple publications from both the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) and the Chlorine Institute; addressing inconsistencies with domestic and international labels and placards; permitting alternative testing for aerosols; no longer mandating that excepted quantities comply with the emergency response telephone requirement; allowing electronic signatures for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) manifest forms; and no longer requiring the service pressure to be marked on Department of Transportation (DOT) 8 and 8L cylinders. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1224 | United States of America | 2016 | Air pollution reduction | Conformity assessment procedures | All products/economic activities | Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality…
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Revisions and Amendments to Regulations for Continuous
Opacity Monitoring, Continuous Emissions Monitoring, and Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitors (5 pages, in English) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland. The revision pertains to changes and amendments to Maryland regulations for continuous opacity monitoring (COM or COMs) and continuous emissions monitoring (CEM or CEMs) and to an amendment adding requirements for Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) as they pertain to COMs. EPA is approving these revisions to the COMs and CEMs requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) . |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/VNM/88 | Viet Nam | 2016 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | All products/economic activities | Draft Decree replacing Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP…
Draft Decree replacing Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP of 30 August 2006 of the Government on labelling of goods (36 pages, in Vietnamese)
This draft Decree replaces Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP of 30 August 2006 of the Government on labelling of goods. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/GEO/95 | Georgia | 2016 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | All products/economic activities, Other | Technical Regulation on "Special…
Technical Regulation on "Special requirements for collection and treatment (processing) of hazardous waste " approved by Decree of the Government of Georgia
The document defines: a) Special requirements for collection and treatment (processing) of hazardous waste b) Traceability mechanism from generation of hazardous waste until final disposal c) Packaging and labelling requirements for hazardous waste d) Requirements for temporary storage facilities of hazardous waste e) Requirements for POP waste f) Requirements for hazardous waste , such as waste oil, asbestos waste , etc. |
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 2 | European Union: Belgium | 2016 | General environmental protection | Grants and direct payments, Tax concessions | All products/economic activities | Belgium - Walloon Region: Aid for Disadvantaged…
Belgium - Walloon Region: Aid for Disadvantaged Regions: Decree of 11 March 2004 on regional incentives in favour of large enterprises Implementation Order of 6 May 2004
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 2 | European Union: Belgium | 2016 | General environmental protection | Grants and direct payments | All products/economic activities | Belgium - Flemish Region: Aid for Economic…
Belgium - Flemish Region: Aid for Economic Expansion - Decree of 31 January 2003 on the Economic Support Policy (Replaced by Decree of 16 March 2012):
Decision of the Flemish Government of 1 October 2004 regarding the granting of aid to enterprises for ecological investments in the Flemish Region – amended by the Decision of the Flemish Government of 16 May 2007 and by the Decision of the Flemish Government of 16 January 2009 (ecological premium): REPLACED by a new version - Decision of the Flemish Government of 17 December 2011 regarding the granting of aid to enterprises for ecological investments in the Flemish Region |
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 2 | European Union: Belgium | 2016 | General environmental protection | Grants and direct payments | All products/economic activities | Belgium - Flemish Region: Aid for Economic…
Belgium - Flemish Region: Aid for Economic Expansion - Decree of 31 January 2003 on the Economic Support Policy (Replaced by Decree of 16 March 2012):
1. 4 Decision of the Flemish Government of 22 February 2008 regarding strategic training or investment programs for enterprises in the Flemish Region, REPLACED by Decision of the Flemish Government of 17 July 2013 regarding strategic transformation aid for enterprises in the Flemish Region |
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Customs Valuation | G/VAL/N/1/CPV/2 | Cabo Verde | 2015 | General environmental protection, Other…
General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Risk assessment | All products/economic activities | Decree Law No. 23/2014 As of 2 April
Customs…
Decree Law No. 23/2014 As of 2 April
Customs computer system will also allow a more efficient and rapid clearance, the reduction of administrative costs, the increase of trade, protection of products and security of international trade, as well as the promotion of environmental and consumer protection through better targeted customs controls based on electronic risk management systems. |
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Customs Valuation | G/VAL/N/1/NPL/1 | Nepal | 2015 | General environmental protection, Other…
General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Regulation affecting movement or transit | All products/economic activities | Act number 16 of the year 2064 (2007) An Act Made…
Act number 16 of the year 2064 (2007) An Act Made to Amend and Consolidate Customs Laws
30. Special test of goods: (1) If it is required to subject any goods to a special test from the health or environmental perspective, the Customs Officer may get such goods tested by the concerned body or laboratory. [...] (4) If, in carrying out test pursuant to sub-section (3), the goods appear to cause adverse effects or damage to the environment or health, the Customs Officer shall order the concerned importer to return such goods back to the concerned exporter of the foreign country, in such manner as prescribed. Provided that, prior to making such order, the Customs Officer may ask the importer to submit an evidence showing the refund of foreign currency paid for such goods or a bond covenanting to have refund of such foreign currency. [...] 25 Arrangement to remove or destroy the goods which cannot be used: 1. Chief of the customs office should make written decision giving reasons for the removal or destroying of the goods and also specify the procedure for carrying out the decision in case of following goods: a) [...] b) As per rule (30) of the Act, goods, upon the laboratory test, found to be harmful for health or environment or found to be adversely affecting health or environment , the exporter did not return the goods, despite the instruction issued by the customs officer to return such goods. c) [...] 4. Notwithstanding the provision in the this rule the customs office should follow the instruction in case the destroying of goods or poisonous product or heavy equipment or vehicles adversely affect the people's health or environment. |
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Regional Trade Agreements | WT/REG360/N/1 | Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland | 2015 | General environmental protection | Environmental provisions in trade agreements | All products/economic activities | The Agreement covers trade in goods, inter alia…
The Agreement covers trade in goods, inter alia trade in industrial products, including fish and other marine products, and processed agricultural products. Also included are provisions on intellectual property rights, investment, services and government procurement, payments and capital movements, trade and sustainable development, and provisions on administration and dispute settlement. In addition, the individual EFTA States and Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded bilateral agreements on basic agricultural products, which form part of the instruments creating the free trade area. The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee, which will supervise the application thereof.
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