Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/219/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/219/REV.1 |
G-II§20; S-IV§36 |
Zambia |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Mining |
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The new Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act of 2008 provides for, inter alia, separate licences for prospecting and for production of oil and gas as well as stronger legal provisions on environmental protection.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/219/REV.1 |
G-II§37 |
Zambia |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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The National Energy Policy has been revised in 2008 with the objective to develop the enormous potential in the sector by increasing options and exploitation of the country's indigenous energy resources for sustainable development.
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Energy
Indigenous
Sustainable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/219/REV.1 |
G-II§30 |
Zambia |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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Support to Economic Expansion and Diversification (SEED) Programme commenced in 2004 with the objective to improve the business environment for sustainable tourism in the Greater Livingstone area and gemstones sector and to reverse biodiversity erosion in the Kafue National Park and Musi-oa Tunya National Park and its surrounding areas.
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Bio
Environment
Soil
Sustainable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/218 |
G-V§62 |
Guyana |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The Government is committed to combat climate change and to mitigate its negative impacts, and is ready to integrate its rain forest in a global carbon credit scheme within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), specifically under the proposed REDD mechanism (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation).
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/218 |
G-V§62 |
Guyana |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In 2008, the Office of the President presented a detailed paper laying down Guyana's position on avoided deforest ation.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/218 |
G-V§62 |
Guyana |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Guyana can become a significant provider of environmental services.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/218 |
G-III§34, 36 |
Guyana |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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The Government is pursuing private investments in alternative energy in the areas of biofuels, hydropower, and solar power.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/218 |
G-V§61 |
Guyana |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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Eco-tourism is a growing sector due to Guyana's abundance of unspoiled flora and fauna.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/217; WT/TPR/S/217/REV.1 |
G-III§48; S-II§27 |
Morocco |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Morocco urges WTO Members to establish disciplines on fisheries subsidies prohibiting over-fishing and supporting sound practices in order to ensure sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources, while allowing for flexibilities for artisanal fishing on the basis of special and differential treatment.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/217; WT/TPR/S/217/REV.1 |
G-III§30; S-III§52 |
Morocco |
2009 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Under multilateral agreements such as the CITES or the Basel Convention, products, waste and/or species of wild fauna and flora are subject to a permit, certificate or export ban.
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