Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/408/REV.1 |
G-3§52 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
Energy, Manufacturing |
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3.52. The (Free Zones) FZ are open to any type of economic activity, subject to regulatory compliance, with special emphasis on high-value added manufacturing. So far, companies from the following sectors have been approved by the Qatar Free Zone Authority (QFZA) to start operations: (...) , energy and environmental technologies (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-Summary§10 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Measures |
Export licences, Import licences |
Not specified |
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10. (...) Qatar is party to several international environmental conventions that allow or mandate restrictions on imports and/or exports of goods (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-Box-1.1 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Trade Policy Framework |
Investment measures |
Not specified |
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Box 1.1 Qatar Investment Authority
(...) In 2017, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) became a founding member of the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative, which integrates climate change considerations into financial decision-making. The One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Framework, which the QIA helped draft, was published in July 2018. The Framework is the first ever set of guidelines for the sovereign wealth industry to help deliver on finance-related climate goals. The QIA invests across asset classes, sectors, and geographies in order to diversify the Qatari economy away from hydrocarbon dependency. (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-Table-1.2 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Trade Policy Framework |
General environmental reference |
Other |
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Table 1.2 GDP by economic activity, 2014-20
Share of GDP % at current prices
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2014: 0.4; 2015: 0 .7; 2016: 1.1; 2017: 1.2; 2018: 0.8; 2019: 1.0; 2019 Jan.-June: 0.9; 2020 Jan.-June [a]: 1.1
[a] Preliminary data.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-Table-1.2 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Trade Policy Framework |
General environmental reference |
Other |
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Table 1.2 GDP by economic activity, 2014-20
Annual percentage change (in constant prices, base year 2018)
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2014: 14.9; 2015: 7.2; 2016: 4.1; 2017: 0.9; 2018: -9.9; 2019: 27.0; 2019 Jan.-June: 15.8; 2020 Jan.-June [a]: 11.7
[a] Preliminary data.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-2§16 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Trade Policy Framework |
General environmental reference |
Not specified |
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2.16. The National Committee on Trade, formed in 2001, coordinates the private and public sectors to maximize the benefits of membership in a manner that realizes Qatar's sustainable development objectives. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-2§17 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Trade Policy Framework |
General environmental reference |
Not specified |
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2.17. Qatar's trade policy is formulated within the broader framework of the Qatar National Vision 2030, which is a roadmap towards becoming an advanced society capable of sustainable development by 2030. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-2§21 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Trade Policy Framework |
Other support measures, Other measures |
Energy, Fisheries |
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2.21. The authorities state that Qatar is an active Member of the WTO. It participates in discussions on investment facilitation for development, e-commerce, WTO reform, and the rules of fisheries subsidies. It also participates in discussions on: (...) e. the environment, including proposing the addition of natural gas and its technologies to the list of environmental goods.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-3§3 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Measures |
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All products/economic activities |
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3.3. Qatar established a single window electronic customs clearance system (Al-Nadeeb), accessible through a portal on the General Authority of Customs (GAC) website. It is also accessible via mobile phone, e-mail, the GAC contact centre, or in-person visits to the GAC. The Al-Nadeeb system has 24 units dealing with specific aspects of the customs process. (...) The system links users (importers, exporters, customs agents, and transporters) with the 10 concerned government ministries (...Municipality and Environment...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.3 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Measures |
Import tariffs |
Other |
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Table 3.3 Tariff line where applied rate exceeds bound tariff rate
HS code: 85489000 [b]
Product description: Waste and scrap
2020 applied tariff: 5
Bound tariff: 0 or 20
[b] An applied customs duty is partially higher than its corresponding bound duties.
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