Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/324 |
S-III§85 |
Southern African Customs Union (SACU): Namibia |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments, Risk assessment |
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(...) Under the Business Support Services Programme, SMEs are assisted through (...) environmental impact assessments (80% of the cost is covered by the Ministry); (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/324 |
S-Table-A3.2 |
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2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Relevant information
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Table A3. 2 Incentive schemes, 2015
- Scheme: objective: Employment Creation Fund (ECF): to develop the 'green economy,' the agriculture and agro-processing value-chain, technology diffusion and commercialization, public employment creation, rural development and the business environment
- Criteria: Private sector enterprises, non-governmental organisations (NGOs,) non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, industry associations, co operatives, national, provincial and local government departments and agencies
- Type of incentive: Funding is available for innovative and relatively higher risk projects that are not likely to be funded through government's normal budget processes and or where the commercial financial sector is unable or unwilling to provide financial services
(...)
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/326 |
G-III§24 |
Thailand |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Relevant information
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Regarding the Paddy Pledging Scheme, which was terminated by July 2014, currently the Government utilizes through four channels to release the rice in its public stock through (...) (4) donation to people affected by natural disasters. All of these channels do not affect the world market price of rice.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/326 |
S-IV§28 |
Thailand |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Relevant information
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The paddy-pledging scheme was terminated in February 2014. According to the authorities there are five release channels for rice stocks: (...) (e) donations to persons affected by natural disasters. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/326 |
S-Table-IV.12 |
Thailand |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Relevant information
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Table 4.12 Renewable energy incentives, 2015
Programme Description
(...)
- Solar water heater subsidy programme: Commenced in 2008 and runs until 2021. 25% subsidy of investment costs through 2017 and 15% thereafter. Programme is available only for commercial hybrid systems, combining a minimum of 40m2 collector area per project with the use of waste heat from air conditioners / boilers etc. The subsidy is provided by the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, through the Energy Conservation Promotion Fund.
- Energy Conservation Promotion Fund (ENCON Fund): Commenced in 1992 under the ENCON Act (B.E. 2535). Fund is used as a revolving fund, aid or subsidy for projects, research, demonstrations, public relations, investment and human resources development related to energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy conservation. The fund is managed by the ENCON Fund Committee. To be eligible for subsidies or grant funding foreign and domestic companies' business must be directly related to energy conservation or environmental protection and the correction of environmental problems arising from energy conservation, and may not have political or profit-orientated objectives. Money in the ENCON fund is collected from fuel users (B 0.25/litre). The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) approved B 7 billion/year to be used as ENCON fund's expense framework for the budget years 2012-16. The balance of the ENCON fund (end May 2015) was B 40.8 billion, of which just over B 20 billion has been allocated, leaving the remaining half available for use.
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Energy
Conservation
Renewable
Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/326 |
S-IV§77 |
Thailand |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Relevant information
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(...) To support the sector in the wake of the 2011 floods and to encourage low-income people to buy new, more environmental-friendly cars, the Government paid first-time and 2011-flood-victim car buyers an amount equivalent to the excise tax imposed on the particular automobile (up to a maximum of B 100,000). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/329 |
S-Table-IV.6 |
Morocco |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Relevant information
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Table 4.6 Overview of agricultural activities eligible for state financial aid, 2015
(...)
Item or activity: Forestry for wood production: afforestation, restocking and reforestation
Type of aid: Subsidy per hectare
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/316/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.9 |
New Zealand |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Table 3.9 Subsidy schemes, 2009-11
- Subsidy scheme: Environmental Certification Fund
- Purpose: Assist seafood industry to get independent environmental certification
- Form of assistance: Grants for up to 75% of the costs
- Duration: Ongoing
- Annual budget (2009/10) in NZ$: 1.937 million
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/316/REV.1 |
S-IV§24 |
New Zealand |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Relevant information
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In June 2012, New Zealand notified the WTO Committee on Agriculture about official financial support granted to kiwifruit growers to contain the spread of the fruit disease Psa (pseudomonas syringae pv actinidiae) and help the industry recover. In December 2012, Psa was declared a medium-scale biosecurity event, meaning that kiwifruit growers severely impacted by Psa would be eligible for Rural Assistance payments under the Primary Sector Recovery Policy. The payment covered essential living expenses for maximum of 12 months (excluding loss of income, livestock, land or other production factors). The eligibility period ended in December 2013 and given strict eligibility criteria only a very limited number of kiwifruit growers received payments.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/316/REV.1 |
S-IV§28 |
New Zealand |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Relevant information
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New Zealand has continued implementing schemes to improve sustainable management of resources, in particular water and land. The Community Irrigation Fund created in 2007 was superseded by the Irrigation Acceleration Fund (IAF) in 2011. The IAF also builds on the grants for irrigation-projects provided under the existing Sustainable Farming Fund. IAF is targeted at supporting up to 50% of the costs of strategic water management studies and the feasibility, design and uptake stages of major irrigation and water storage projects up to the "investment-ready" stage. It has a budget of NZ$35 million to be used over a period of five years.
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Sustainable
Natural resources
Water
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