Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/293/REV.1 |
S-Table-VI.4 |
Myanmar |
2014 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Table 6.4 Selected WTO activities by topic (including via E-learning), 1995–2013
(end-July)
Topic/Theme: Trade and environment
Number of activities: 9
Number of participants (E-Learning): 24 (15)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/397/REV.1 |
S-Table.4.15 |
Japan |
2020 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.15 Fisheries subsidies notified in July 2019 for FY2016 and FY2017
Name of the programme: Programmes for development and adaptation of new technologies and conservation of fishing grounds;
Level and form of the subsidy: National; Grants, etc.
Policy objective pursued: To support fishermen and other organizations to develop and adapt new technologies related to fisheries, such as information and communication technology, to mitigate or prevent damage by harmful marine species and red-tide, and to remove marine wastes;
Beneficiaries: Fishermen and associations thereof;
Duration and amount: FY2016 (April 2016-March 2017): JPY 445 million; FY2017 (April 2017-March 2018): JPY 604 million
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/397/REV.1 |
S-Table.4.15 |
Japan |
2020 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.15 Fisheries subsidies notified in July 2019 for FY2016 and FY2017
Name of the programme: Support for establishment of environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries;
Level and form of the subsidy: National; Grants and loans;
Policy objective pursued: To enable fishermen and other organizations to conduct sustainable fishing practices under the government's fisheries plans and resource management measures, thereby establishing environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries, and ensuring a stable supply of seafood to its nationals. Such supports include the mitigation of damages on fishermen by natural and economic disasters, and the promotion of structural reform of fisheries sectors;
Beneficiaries: Fishermen and associations thereof;
Duration and amount: FY2016 (April 2016-March 2017): JPY 64.9 billion; FY2017 (April 2017-March 2018): JPY 580 billion
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Environment
Fish
Natural resources
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/397/REV.1 |
S-Table.4.15 |
Japan |
2020 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.15 Fisheries subsidies notified in July 2019 for FY2016 and FY2017
Name of the programme: Promotion for regional development through fisheries;
Level and form of the subsidy: National; Grants and funds;
Policy objective pursued: To promote regional development by supporting fishermen and other organizations to conduct on-site fisheries-related activities, such as clean-up and maintenance of the coastal marine ecosystem, national border surveillance, the revitalization of fishing communities in remote islands, and the recruitment and settlement of new fishermen;
Beneficiaries: Fishermen and associations thereof;
Duration and amount: FY2016 (April 2016-March 2017): JPY 6.9 billion; FY2017 (April 2017-March 2018): JPY 9.0 billion
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/386/REV.1 |
S-Table§III.9 |
Samoa |
2019 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
Not specified |
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Summary of protection of IPRs, 2018
Main legislation Coverage Duration Seclected exclusions and limitations
(...) (...) (...) Non-patentable inventions.
The following, even if they are inventions, cannot be patented:
(...)
inventions that are likely to cause serious environmental harm;
(...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/271 |
S-U-III§77 |
East African Community (EAC): Uganda |
2012 |
Measures |
Not specified |
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Second-hand cars of eight years or older are subject to 25% import duty, 18% VAT, 6% withholding tax, and an environmental levy at 20%
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/271 |
S-U-III§97, 100 |
East African Community (EAC): Uganda |
2012 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Uganda's main SPS-related legislation includes, among other things, the Plant Protection Act (1964), the Seeds and Plant Act No. 3 of 2007, and the Agricultural Chemicals (Control) Act No. 1 of 2007, with standards for organic products are controlled by the private-sector agency, UGACERT, while other food-related legislation pending and in various stages of development includes: regulations for the Agricultural Chemicals (Control) Act, which would separate the regulation of pesticides from fertilizers to address food-safety concerns about pesticide residues along the food chain, and the draft Biosafety Act and Regulations, pertaining to GMOs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/271 |
S-U-II§39-41 |
East African Community (EAC): Uganda |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has the main responsibility for formulating and implementing trade policy, although other ministries involved include the ministries of Animal Industry and Fisheries; and Water and Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/271 |
S-U-II§50; S-U-III§87, 90, 94; Table III.2 |
East African Community (EAC): Uganda |
2012 |
Measures |
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Standards dealing with, inter alia, chemicals and environment, and energy management, are prepared by Technical Committees (TCs) composed of consumers, traders, academicians, manufacturers, Government, and other stakeholders, while the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has adopted ISO standards as Ugandan Standards, such as ISO 14000 for environmental management systems
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Keywords
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Energy
Environment
Labelling
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/271 |
S-U-I§4-5; S-U-II§44-45 |
East African Community (EAC): Uganda |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The National Development Plan (2010/2011-2014/2015) identified eight strategic objectives, including promoting sustainable population and use of the environment and natural resources
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Environment
Natural resources
Sustainable
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