Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-4§13 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Sectors |
Other price and market based measures |
Services |
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4.13. Qatar made sector-specific GATS commitments in six services categories: business, communication, construction and related engineering, environmental, financial, and tourism and travel-related. Qatar does not maintain MFN exemptions under Article II of the GATS. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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4.14. The Qatar National Vision 2030, which is aimed at sustaining economic prosperity, outlines the long-term economic goals of the country. To achieve these goals, the Second National Development Strategy (NDS-2) 2018-2022 identified national priorities based on detailed sectoral strategies. In particular, the authorities state that the Smart Qatar Program (TASMU) focuses on five priority sectors (transport, logistics, environment, healthcare, and sports), and aims to drive economic diversification through a national digital transformation. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.14 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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Table 4.14 Main legal framework
Law/regulation: Tourism Law, Law No. 20 of 2018
Main content: The law enumerates obligations of the licensee, such as: (...) (iii) taking necessary environmental protection measures
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-Table-A3.1 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Other |
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Table A3.1 Prohibited goods
HS: 05071000
Description: Ivory; ivory powder and waste
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/408/REV.1 |
S-Table-A3.1 |
Qatar |
2021 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Mining, Other |
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Table A3.1 Prohibited goods
HS: 40121100; 40121200; 40121300; 40121900; 40122000
Description: Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber: Of kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars); Of a kind used on buses or lorries; Of a kind used on aircraft; Other; Used pneumatic tyres;
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HS: 68114000; 68128000; 68129300; 68132000
Description: Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like: Containing asbestos; Fabricated asbestos fibres: Of crocidolite; Compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls; Friction material and articles thereof Containing asbestos
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-4§32 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Manufacturing, Services |
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4.32. "Modon Environmental Management System" aims at supporting, developing and following up the performance of the environmental services provided to industrial cities, which includes several programs, such as; ambient air quality monitoring program in industrial cities, the two chimney testing programs and sanitation monitoring.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-4§35 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
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Loans and financing |
Manufacturing |
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4.35. "Tanafusiya" Program launched by Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) provides enablers and development support to help industrial enterprises reach a high degree of competitiveness through "the Energy Efficiency Program" which aims to reduce the cost of operation in industrial facilities by enabling them to access energy-saving technologies. (...)
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-4§36 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Energy, Manufacturing |
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4.36. "Mutajadeda" Program launched by SIDF helps to develop local producers in the field of renewable energy production, promote and align the quality of solar and wind energy products with the local and global demands to achieve the national aspirations of renewable energy's production and to enable the renewable energy industry to meet local demand by financing the manufacture of renewable energy as well as financing the production and generation of renewable energy projects.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-4§40 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Mining |
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4.40. The key changes expected to be achieved by the new law are; the development of the sector's governance, amend some licenses' types, enhance transparency, develop value-added chains, promote sustainability, preserve the environment, impose guarantees for rehabilitation, optimize the use of mineral resources(...).
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Conservation
Environment
Sustainable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-6§7 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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6.7. The Kingdom's rapid economic and population growths, along with its industrial and social developments as it pursues Vision 2030, have increased the demand for energy and desalinated water. One of the essential means of achieving a sustainable growth is the introduction of nuclear and renewable energy in the energy mix.
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Energy
Renewable
Sustainable
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