Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/421/REV.1 |
S-4§135 |
Panama |
2022 |
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Tax concessions |
Services |
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4.135. (...) To encourage vessel registration, the Directorate-General of the Merchant Marine (DGMM) grants discounts on the registration fee, which usually last for three consecutive years. For example, shipping companies that register at least three vessels receive discounts of between 25% and 60%; new vessels can obtain discounts of up to 100% for the first year of registration; and, since 2016, vessels that comply with certain environmental standards benefit from a 50% discount. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/421/REV.1 |
S-4§143 |
Panama |
2022 |
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Other environmental requirements |
Services |
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4.143. According to the new Regulations on the Granting of Operating Licences for Auxiliary Maritime Services, from 2019 operating licences will be granted by type of service (or cluster); there are currently nine types of service. [188] (...)
[188] Provisioning; shipping agency services; ship and port facility inspections; maritime and port manoeuvres; construction, repair and maintenance of ships and port facilities, waste management and fumigation; transport; mobile offshore drilling unit service; safety and hygiene; and nautical tourism
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/421/REV.1 |
S-4§150 |
Panama |
2022 |
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Other price and market based measures |
Services |
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4.150. (...) In addition to tolls, a freshwater usage charge has been levied since 2020. This charge is composed of a fixed component (PAB 10,000) and a variable component, consisting of a percentage of between 1% and 10% of the toll value, determined according to the availability of water at the time of transit. The higher the water level at the time of transit, the lower the percentage charged and vice versa. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/421/REV.1 |
S-4§155 |
Panama |
2022 |
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General environmental reference |
Services |
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4.155. Panama did not revise its legislation governing tourism during the period under review. This legislation includes Laws No. 73 and No. 74, both of 22 December 1976, and Executive Decree No. 82 of 23 December 2008. The Government's 2019–24 Strategic Plan recognizes the need to update legislation in order to regulate new tourism products. [212]
[212] Among others, health, rural, sports, cultural, adventure, gastronomic, convention and exhibition tourism and ecotourism.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/421/REV.1 |
S-4§157 |
Panama |
2022 |
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General environmental reference |
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4.157. In Panama, tourism is considered a sector of national priority interest. Since the previous review in 2014, the objectives for the development of the sector have not changed. Panama seeks to increase the sector's contribution to GDP and employment by promoting an inclusive and sustainable tourism model and positioning itself as a world-class tourism destination by consolidating and diversifying its international tourism offerings. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/421/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.19 |
Panama |
2022 |
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Other support measures, Tax concessions |
Services |
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Table 4.19. Main incentives granted to tourism enterprises, 2014–20:
Legal framework: beneficiaries and requirements; Incentives; Amount of exemptions 2014–20 (PAB):
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Article 5 of Law No. 80 of 08.11.2012, amended by Law No. 82 of 18.04.2019: tourist accommodation having up to 50 rooms and having obtained the tourism quality label awarded by the ATP, Investment requirement: none; Tariff exemptions: (...) from 2019, energy-saving equipment (five years), Exemption from income tax (five years) and property tax (10 years); ..,..
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Article 8 of Law No. 80 of 08.11.2012, as amended by Law No. 91 of 26.12.2017 and regulated by Executive Decree No. 319 of 03.12.2020: companies marketing "special tourism products": (...) ecotourism (...) Investment requirement: between PAB 5,000 and PAB 300,000, depending on the product.; Tariff exemptions: building materials (five years); fixtures, furniture and equipment, including vehicles (10 years), Exemption from ISC and ITBMS: building materials (five years); fixtures, furniture and equipment, including vehicles (10 years), Exemption from income tax (15 years); .., ..., ..
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/428 |
G-2§64 |
Moldova, Republic of |
2022 |
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Other measures |
Manufacturing, Other |
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2.64. (...) the Government's Action Plan for 2021-2022, approved by Government Decision No. 235/2021, provides for the approval of the Strategy for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Digital Economy by 2030, as well as the development of programs under the strategy. One of the programs subordinated to the strategy will be The Industrial Development Program, defining the development of a competitive, resilient, digitalized and sustainable industrial sector, focused on thematic interventions in high value-added sectors, including electronics, creative industry, automotive industry, biopharma etc.
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WT/TPR/G/428 |
G-2§161 |
Moldova, Republic of |
2022 |
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General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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2.161. Moldova's agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters as freezing, hail, heavy rains, or severe droughts, etc. For example, recently, in 2020, a severe drought affected all the entire country and almost all its crops, leading to sharp declines in Agri production, especially for wheat and maize which lead to a decrease of almost half comparing to the average production over the past years. Due to weather and climate conditions agriculture sectors is highly unpredictable. In 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the overall agricultural production increased by nearly 50% back to volumes exceeding those of the 2019 year. The increase was due to the good harvest year and increase of the crop production.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/428 |
G-2§165 |
Moldova, Republic of |
2022 |
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Other measures |
Agriculture |
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2.165. The new The National Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development 2022-2027 (NSARD 2027) starts from the general goal of contributing decisively to the implementation of pillars 1 and 4 of the National Development Strategy "Moldova 2030", respecting the commitments on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/428 |
G-2§167 |
Moldova, Republic of |
2022 |
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Other environmental requirements |
Agriculture |
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[2.164. The National Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development 2022-2027 (NSARD 2027) (...).]
2.167. The strategic vision of this document is to develop a competitive agro-food sector, focused on value chains with high potential, environmentally friendly and climate resilient, which strengthens food security and safety and provides better welfare and living conditions in rural areas.
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