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Government TPR WT/TPR/G/271 G-B-V§117 East African Community (EAC): Burundi 2012 Measures Other measures
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Since 2003, Burundi has benefited from several technical assistance and capacity building programmes, including aid directed mainly to supporting infrastructure for production, road construction, agriculture and the environment
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Environment
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/266/Rev.1 G-C-III§28-30 Côte d’Ivoire 2012 Trade Policy Framework
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Côte d'Ivoire's commitment to the international dialogue on the protection of environmental resources was given concrete form by creating a Ministry for the Environment and Sustainable Development, as well as by acceding to various treaties, international agreements and conventions, including the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and the post-Rio Conventions (climate change, biological diversity and desertification)
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Bio
Climate
Desertification
Endangered
Environment
Hazardous
Sustainable
Waste
MEAs
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/266/Rev.1; WT/TPR/S/266/Rev.1 G-C-IV§79-80; S-C-III§118; Table III.8 Côte d’Ivoire 2012 Measures Export tariffs
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Exports of wood in log form are subject to a reforestation tax, while Ivorian logs exported or sold on the domestic market are subject to a felling tax and a special forest conservation and development tax in order to protect the fauna and flora
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Conservation
Forest
Wildlife
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/266/Rev.1 G-C-IV§93 Côte d’Ivoire 2012 Measures Other support measures
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Under the Investment Code (1995) businesses can benefit from important tax and tariff concessions if they, among others, satisfy the requirements of preventing any deterioration in the ecological conditions, in particular the environment
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Environment
Eco
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/266/Rev.1 G-C-VI§172 Côte d’Ivoire 2012 Sectors Fisheries
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An intensified effort through the National Development Programme (PND) 2012-2015 will have to be made to support the agricultural and rural community through the implementation of targeted programmes, in order among other to improve the management of fishery resources
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Fish
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/266/Rev.1 G-C-V§128 Côte d’Ivoire 2012 Sectors Forestry
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Côte d'Ivoire is engaged in implementing the EU's FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) Action Plan intended to improve governance, enforcement of the regulations and trade in forest products
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Forest
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/266/Rev.1; WT/TPR/S/266/Rev.1 G-C-V§138; S-C-IV§207, 221, 231 Côte d’Ivoire 2012 Sectors Energy
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People's access to butane gas is restricted by its high cost and results in people resorting to biomasses as a source of energy posing a threat to the environment and balanced biodiversity, although the authorities also want to promote and develop sources of renewable energy through an investment project portfolio which includes rural electrification; the construction of a seventh hydroelectric dam at Soubré; the creation of 1,500 solar- energy conviviality centres in rural areas; the establishment of forestry zones around the country's large cities for the rational production of charcoal (Wood-Energy Project); and the generation of electricity from waste and residues (Biomass Energy Programme)
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Bio
Energy
Environment
Forest
Renewable
Waste
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/321/Rev.1 G-III.3.3 Angola 2015 Trade Policy Framework
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International agreements
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• South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization (SEAFO): Angola signed the Convention to create this organization with the view facilitate conservation of fish populations, through the adoption of the UN agreement on the conservation and ordering of these resources.
• International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT): Angola is a member of this intergovernmental organization with the objective of to conserve tuna and similar species of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas.
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Fish
Conservation
Wildlife
Government TPR; Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/G/232; WT/TPR/S/232/Rev.1 G-IIII§19; G-IV§56; S-I§5; S-II§18 Chinese Taipei 2010 Trade Policy Framework
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The Government is promoting development of emerging industries such as biotechnology, green energy, and intelligent industries (e.g. electric vehicles and green building)
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Bio
Energy
Environment
Green
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/382 G-III§1 United States of America 2018 Trade Policy Framework
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Support for the United States' active trade agenda – including for actions under domestic trade law, legislation, bilateral and regional trade agreements, as well as U.S. participation in the WTO – has been built through constant coordination with Congress and extensive outreach to U.S. industry leaders, entrepreneurs, farmers, ranchers, small business owners, workers, state and local government officials, as well as advocates for labor rights, environmental protection, and public health, among others. The United States views consultation with those interested in and affected by trade and investment issues as an important part of any government's responsibility. Consultation and engagement is vital to ensuring that trade policy reflects American interests and American values. Advice from such stakeholders is both a critical and integral part of the trade policy process
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Environment