Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/355/REV.1 |
S-III§96 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
2017 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
Forestry |
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The Federal Government compensates forest owners for services rendered to the public, such as the maintenance of protection forests and the conservation of biodiversity. Indemnities and financial assistance are provided in accordance with the Reorganization of Financial Equalization (NFA) programme of 2008, whereby the federal grants are made available based on cantonal proposals. The subsidies to the forest sector for defined products and services are implemented by the cantons.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/355/REV.1 |
S-III§98 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
2017 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments, Internal taxes |
Other |
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The Confederation continues to provide financial support for the investigation, monitoring, and rehabilitation of polluted sites. A tax on the deposit of waste in landfills is applied for this purpose. The funds available from the tax amount to approximately SwF 40 million per year, whereas expenditures depend on the demands of the cantons. Outlays totalled SwF 40.8 million in 2014 and SwF 38.8 million in 2015.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§Table-III.7 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
Manufacturing, Services |
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Table 3.7 Main domestic support measures, 2012-18
INCENTIVES
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2 NON-TAX INCENTIVES
Incentives/requirements/measures Budgeted amounts
a) GENERAL
i. The Decree on Promoting Direct Investment (Decree on Promoting Direct Investment, 30 December 2015, OG No. 80/15) 2015: .. 2016: €681,333 2017: €1,300,000 2018: €1,200,000
Incentives o €3,000-€10,000 per newly employed person o If implemented in the capital city or in the southern region - minimum investment value is €500,000 and at least 20 new jobs must be created within three years of the date of concluding the agreement on the use of funds. o If implemented in the central region (excluding the capital city) and the northern region – minimum investment value is €250,000 and at least 10 new jobs must be created within three years of the date of concluding the agreement on the use of funds o For capital investments exceeding €10 million and job creation for at least 50 new employees, the incentives can be awarded of up to 17% of the investment project's total value without conducting a "scoring" procedure in accordance with award criteria and methodology o Reimbursement for infrastructure incurred for purposes of the investment project implementation.
Requirements o Screening criteria: (...) o effects of the investment project on (…) , environment and regional development; (...) Investment projects in the manufacturing and services sectors (i.e. excluding (...)
genetically modified organisms and hazardous waste).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-IV§22 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Budgetary outlays under market price policy measures include direct payments, coupled to production, funds granted under the Beekeeping Improvement Program, and market stabilization measures. (…) The Government provides funding of around €300,000 for these measures annually. (...) A second group of support measures are related to sustainable resource management (the sustainable use of mountain pastures; the preservation of genetic resources in agriculture; and the development of organic agriculture). (...)
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Genetic
Organic
Conservation
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-IV§24 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Pre-accession funding for rural development by the European Union totalling €39 million for the period 2014-20 is available through its Instrument for Pre-Accession Rural Development (IPARD). (…) Its objective is (…) to contribute to the sustainable adaptation of the agricultural sector and rural areas in the candidate country. (...) , it will also be directed towards diversifying rural economic activity; supporting organic agriculture and using agro-environmental measures to maximize the exploitation of pastures.
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Environment
Organic
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-Table-IV.6 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.6 Support to the fisheries sector, 2015-16
Programme title Objectives Beneficiaries Budget 2015 (€) Budget 2016 (€)
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Improvement of the marine fisheries sector Creation of conditions for the maintenance and preservation of fish/other marine organisms Companies and persons registered in the CRCC 30,000 0
Sustainable management and preservation of resources of fish and other marine organisms Funding to: assess fish resources in order to set catch quotas; create fishery sea safe zones; reduce illegal fishing; and maintain and improve the Fishery Information System and the Satellite Monitoring System for vessels Institute of Marine Biology; IT experts and mobile service providers 61,000 64,000
Measures for improvement of freshwater fisheries Support to estimate available fish resources in freshwater fishery waters; (...) Faculty of Natural Science of the University of Montenegro and fishing stock beneficiaries 24,000 29,000
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Fish
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Conservation
Sustainable
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WT/TPR/S/381 |
S-IV§23 |
Nepal |
2018 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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For most of the years under review, the Special Program for Agricultural Production (SPAP) was the largest single item in the Ministry's Budget and accounted for NR 5.1 billion in the Budget for 2017-18. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), most of these funds are for fertilizer subsidies to producers although fertilizer subsidies are also provided through some other programmes : according to the Budget Speech for 2016-17 a total of NR 5.47 billion was allocated for chemical and organic fertilizers and improved seed and seedlings.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/381 |
S-IV§24 |
Nepal |
2018 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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The government-owned Agriculture Inputs Company Ltd (AICL) is responsible for importing and distributing mineral and organic fertilizers with subsidized fertilizer available for up to 0.75 ha in the hills and 4 ha in the Terai. The AICL imports and distributes the fertilizer to its regional offices from which it is released to cooperatives for sale to farmers. According to the discussion paper by IFPRI, the formal supply of fertilizer provides less than 25% of total use.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/381 |
S-IV§28 |
Nepal |
2018 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture, Chemicals |
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4.26. The Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project (PMAMP) is a ten-year project which started in FY 2016-17. (…)
(…) The Budget also includes an 85% grant for the establishment of (…) organic fertiliser factory and pesticide production centre.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/373 |
S-III§110 |
Norway |
2018 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
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(…) Incentives granted to "green measures", particularly from the Norwegian Energy Fund, have become gradually more important, and amounted to nearly €1 billion in 2015. (…)
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