Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-II§27 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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(...)in order to be eligible for the benefits granted under the Investment Code, enterprises must:
(...)
•undertake to protect the environment and conduct an environmental impact study (where needed) to obtain an environmental compliance certificate provided by the Ministry in charge of environment protection;
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§17 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Manufacturing |
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In addition to other community duties and taxes, Burundi imposes levies such as administrative fees at a rate of 0.5% on the c.i.f. value of all imports, the security charge at a rate of 1.15% on the c.i.f. value, and a pollution tax of BIF 2 million per vehicle on all vehicles that are more than ten years old.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§34 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
Other |
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(...)as a party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), it bans the exportation of plants and animals listed as endangered species.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§46 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Chemicals, Other |
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(...)In 2018, there were six technical committees, covering the areas of (...)chemistry and the environment.(...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§49 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Other |
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(...)On the recommendation of the BBN Board of Directors, the Minister may make a standard wholly or partly mandatory in Burundi (technical regulation). The mandatory application of a standard must pursue one or more of the following aims: (...)to protect the health and life of wild flora or fauna; or to protect the environment.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§70 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
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Agriculture |
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On 1 August 2008, Burundi ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The country currently has a biosafety policy, a national biosafety committee, and a clearing house for information on the subject. A draft biotechnology safety law sets out basic rules to protect the population and the environment against the risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products derived therefrom through modern biotechnology. Once adopted, the law will apply to the import, export, transit, contained use, release or placing on the market of any GMO, whether intended for dissemination in the environment, or as a food, livestock feed, or processed product, or one derived from a GMO.
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MEAs
Bio
Genetic
Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§88 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
Not specified |
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During the review period, Burundi signed several agreements on intellectual property rights (IPRs). (...)it signed the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (12 October 2014). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-II§4 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The national legislative authority prevails in areas such as(...)environment protection, (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-Table-II.1 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Selected trade-related laws enacted or amended, 2012-17
Law Year
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Fisheries Management and Development Act (No. 35 of 2016) 2016
Forest Conservation and Management Act (No. 34 of 2016) 2016
(...) (...)
Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (No. 47 of 2013) 2013
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Fish
Forest
Conservation
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.2 |
East African Community (EAC): Kenya |
2019 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other |
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Products subject to an import permit and/or licence, or registration, 2018
Product Type of restriction Licensing body
(...) (...) (...)
Ozone depleting substances Licence and permit National Environment Management Authority
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Irradiating devices and radioactive materials Licence Radiation Protection Board
CITES products Permit Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS)
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