Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/312/REV.1 |
S-IV§46 |
Australia |
2015 |
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Energy |
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Australia's electricity prices in 2010 and 2011 remained low (or at the mid-range on a purchasing power parity basis) compared with most other OECD countries, reflecting, inter alia, Australia's abundant and low-cost coal supplies. Nevertheless, over the past five years, they have been rising as a result of network capital expenditure to meet increasing peak demand, environmental policy requirements, the carbon tax, green and renewable energy schemes (e.g. RET, feed-in tariff schemes), as well as a cyclical increase in the replacement of electricity assets in some states, thus resulting in higher average fixed energy costs per user. (...) According to a 2012 OECD survey, enhancing the efficiency of the energy market would boost growth, while preserving the environment; price controls remain an important area of unfinished business in energy reform as electricity tariff caps reduce supply side signals for investment. (...)
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Renewable
Energy
Environment
Green
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/312/REV.1 |
S-IV§46 |
Australia |
2015 |
Measures |
Income or price support |
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(...) Despite the lack of a nationally mandated programme, most Australian jurisdictions operate feed‐in tariff (FiT) schemes, which provide owners of small renewable‐energy systems with guaranteed fixed rates for the sale of electricity fed into the grid (e.g. Victoria). During the review period, several schemes (e.g. ACT FiT scheme, South Australian solar FiT scheme, and Residential Net FiT for Western Australia) were closed to new participants.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/320 |
S-IV§46 |
Guyana |
2015 |
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Energy |
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(...) The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), established under the Guyana Energy Agency Act 1997, advises the Office of the Prime Minister on various matters related to energy; this includes the promotion of solar photovoltaic systems.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-IV§46 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
Sectors |
Tax concessions |
Fisheries |
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(...) Fishermen and fishing enterprises are treated as single tax payers in the Tax Code and are exempt from income tax (corporate profit tax), VAT (except for VAT by legal entities that have chosen the 6% tax rate); and rental fees for special water use. The VAT accumulation regime applies to fishing activities (breeding, catching, processing and canning of fish and other marine species).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/340/REV.1 |
S-IV§46 |
Zambia |
2016 |
Sectors |
Risk assessment |
Mining |
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Under the Mines and Minerals Development Act, there is a strict requirement that a person shall not explore for minerals or carry on mining operations, mineral processing operations or gold panning, except under the authority of a mining right, mineral processing licence, or gold panning certificate granted under the Act. In addition, written approval by the Environmental Management Agency of the environmental impact assessment is required.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/319/REV.1 |
S-IV§46 |
Dominican Republic |
2015 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
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(…) Moreover, as an incentive to produce and export, the Fisheries Law provides for commercially produced aquaculture or sea farming products to be free of tax for five years and for fish caught at sea, if it receives any value added, to be free of tax for three years. However, according to the authorities, this tax has never been applied (Section 3.2.2). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/258/REV.1 |
S-IV§46 |
Kuwait, the State of |
2012 |
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Energy |
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Kuwait has recognized the importance of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to cover the shortage in gas, especially during the summer season, from economic and environment point of views
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/290 |
S-IV§46 |
North Macedonia |
2013 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Attraction of FDI is recognized as one of the five strategic objectives that will contribute to realizing this vision, the others being R&D and innovation, eco-friendly products and services for sustainable development, SME development, and cooperation in clusters and networks.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/279/REV.1 |
S-IV§46 |
Mexico |
2013 |
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Agriculture |
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At 31 July 2012, the breakdown of actual expenditure between the various programmes was as follows: Support for Investment in Equipment and Infrastructure (10.5%); Support for Agricultural Income (28.8%); Risk Prevention and Management (25.6%); Capacity Building, Technological Innovation and Rural Extension (5.2%); Sustainability of Natural Resources(11.3%); and Development of Agricultural and Fishery Markets and Information (0.7%). 440
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/245/REV.1 |
S-IV§46 |
Paraguay |
2011 |
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Agriculture |
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In recent years, Paraguay has stepped up its shipments of organically produced sugar to the United States, Switzerland and the European Union
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