Agreement | Document symbol | Notifying Member | Year | Harmonized types of environment-related objectives | Harmonized types of measures | Harmonized types of sectors subject to the measure Sort descending | Measure description | See more information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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/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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Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property…
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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IP/N/1/NZL/5 ; IP/N/1/NZL/P/5 | New Zealand | 2015 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, Other environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Intellectual property measures | All products/economic activities | The 2013 Act contains explicit provisions setting…
The 2013 Act contains explicit provisions setting out subject matter that is not eligible for patent protection:
• [...]; • Human beings and biological processes for their generation; • Inventions whose commercial exploitation would be contrary to morality or public order; • Plant varieties; [...] |
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Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property…
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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IP/N/1/NZL/5 ; IP/N/1/NZL/P/5 | New Zealand | 2015 | Biodiversity and ecosystem | Intellectual property measures | All products/economic activities | The 2013 Act provides for the establishment of a…
The 2013 Act provides for the establishment of a Maori Advisory Committee to advise the Commissioner of Patents in relation to patent applications for inventions involving traditional knowledge or indigenous plants and animals. The Committee's function will be to provide advice that can be used by the Commissioner to assist in determining whether such inventions are novel, or involve an inventive step, or whether the commercial exploitation of such inventions would be offensive to Maori.
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Government Procurement | GPA/37/ADD.12 | Japan | 2015 | Environmental goods and services promotion | Public procurement | All products/economic activities | BASIC POLICY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE PROCUREMENT…
BASIC POLICY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE PROCUREMENT OF ECO-FRIENDLY GOODS AND SERVICES" UNDER THE "LAW CONCERNING THE PROMOTION OF THE PROCUREMENT OF ECO-FRIENDLY GOODS AND SERVICES BY THE STATE AND OTHER ENTITIES
The original "Basic Policy for the Promotion of the Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services" (hereinafter referred to as "Basic Policy") was adopted by cabinet decision in February 2001 (partially revised in February 2014) based on the "Law Concerning the Promotion of the Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities" which went into effect in January 2001. In February 2015, concerning designated procurement items under the Basic Policy, the addition of 3 items and revision of the evaluation criteria and/or factors for consideration for 47 items were adopted by the cabinet decision. |
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Government Procurement | GPA/WPS/SME/13 | Canada | 2015 | Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, General environmental protection
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Public procurement | All products/economic activities | CANADA'S REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE…
CANADA'S REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 3.2 OF THE COMMITTEE'S DECISION ON A WORK PROGRAMME ON SMES
8. Please specify to what extent, if at all, your jurisdiction uses government procurement measures and policies to stimulate SME innovation. If so, please describe such government procurement measures and policies. i. Federal Government The Government of Canada stimulates SME innovation through the use of the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) [...] Furthermore, the BCIP targets innovations in the following areas: • Environment ; [...] ii. Provincial/Territorial Governments Ontario Examples of strategic procurement include innovation through programs such as the Innovation Procurement Initiative, the Green Focus on Innovation and Technology ( GreenFIT ) |
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Government Procurement | GPA/WPS/SME/14 | Montenegro | 2015 | Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, General environmental protection
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Public procurement | All products/economic activities | MONTENEGRO'S REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE…
MONTENEGRO'S REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 3.2 OF THE COMMITTEE'S DECISION ON A WORK PROGRAMME ON SMES
8. Please specify to what extent, if at all, your jurisdiction uses government procurement measures and policies to stimulate SME innovation. If so, please describe such government procurement measures and policies. [...] the public procurement policy includes, among other things, the policy for the so called green procurement, through application of the sub-criterion program and degree of environmental protection, thereby putting the potential bidders in a position that they must meet the specific requirements by using the innovative technologies. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/1/PHL/4 | Philippines | 2015 | General environmental protection, Other…
General environmental protection, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Risk assessment | All products/economic activities | DENR Administrative Order No. 30, Series of 2003 …
DENR Administrative Order No. 30, Series of 2003 – IRR of Presidential Decree No. 1586, Establishing the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System.
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/284/USA | United States of America | 2015 | General environmental protection | Loans and financing | All products/economic activities | Alabama: Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans |
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | G/SCM/N/284/USA | United States of America | 2015 | Environmental goods and services promotion | Tax concessions | All products/economic activities | Arkansas: Targeted Business Incentives
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Arkansas: Targeted Business Incentives
Authorized by Arkansas Economic Development Commission (Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003, 15-4-2701, et seq) |
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