Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/273; WT/TPR/S/273/REV.1 |
G-II§26; S-IV§106 |
Iceland |
2012 |
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A new public strategy for tourism in Iceland was approved by the Parliament in 2011, aming at, among other things, improving the quality, professionalism and the environmental consciousness of the tourism industry
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/258 |
G-II§26, 28 |
Kuwait, the State of |
2012 |
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In May 2010, Kuwait’s parliament passed the law setting out the framework for a programme of privatization of state-owned enterprises, including the criteria and conditions to be satisfied before an asset can be privatized, in order, inter alia, to ensure commitment to protection of the environment
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/299/REV.1 |
G-II§26 |
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2014 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Parallel initiatives will be implemented to establish a common maritime space in the OECS, which will include facilitating the seamless travel of yachts across the single space, and the development of guidelines for environmental compliance and enforcement, so that territorial waste and marine pollution by commercial and pleasure vessels, are traceable and minimized.
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Environment
Waste
Pollution
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/365 |
G-II§26 |
The Gambia |
2017 |
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Other environmental requirements |
Forestry |
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In the area of protection, development and sustainable use of forest resources, the Government has consolidated its achievement in community forestry programme by handing over 78 community forests to local management committees, covering a total area of 5,335 hectares in 2015. This brought the total area of forest under community ownership and management to 37,000 hectares. This figure is expected to increase as there are over 450 communities nation-wide participating in community forest that are yet to be handed over to the communities. Additionally, under the Green Climate Fund, the Department of Parks and Wildlife Management together with the Department of Forestry is currently implementing programs aimed at improving the Protected Area Network and enhanced community livelihood through sustainable land management.
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Forest
Sustainable
Climate
Wildlife
Green
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/351 |
G-II§26 |
Japan |
2017 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In the course of the Japan-Russia summit meeting held in May 2016, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presented an eight-point cooperation plan to Russian President Vladimir Putin, aiming at the development of Japan-Russia economic relations. Both leaders agreed to materialize the plan. The points of the plan are (...) (2) Developing comfortable and clean cities that are easy to reside and live in; (...)
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/209 |
G-II§26 |
Mozambique |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The main environmental issues currently affecting Mozambique include deforestation, desertification, degradation of coastal areas, loss of wildlife and other biodiversity resources, the use of environmentally harmful products and the continued use of obsolete and environmentally damaging technologies.
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Bio
Desertification
Environment
Forest
Wildlife
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/209 |
G-II§26 |
Mozambique |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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A National Strategy for Sustainable Development has been established to integrate environmental considerations into Mozambique’s economic policies and poverty alleviation programmes.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/342 |
G-II§26 |
China |
2016 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The Chinese government has promoted the reform of scientific and technological systems in an all-round way, pressed ahead with improvements in innovation capacity in an orderly fashion, and built a group of new technological centres, research centres and laboratories of enterprises recognized by the State. It has actively implemented the guiding opinions on the Internet Plus action and identified 11 priorities, i.e. Internet Plus entrepreneurship and innovation, collaborative manufacturing, modern agriculture, smart energy, inclusive finance, people-benefiting services, efficient logistics, electronic commerce, convenient transportation, green ecology and artificial intelligence.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/348 |
G-II§26 |
Guatemala |
2016 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In 2014 the National Urban and Rural Development Council (CONADUR) launched the National Development Plan K'atun, Our Guatemala 2032, which aims to organize and coordinate the activities of the public administration, through the formulation of development policies, plans and fiscal programmes. The strategy was drawn up following wide ranging public private consultation and is based on five priority areas: urban and rural Guatemala; the welfare of the people; prosperity for all men and women; natural resources today and in the future; and the State as guarantor of human rights and the driver of development. The plan has 80 targets, which are to be achieved within a period of 20 years.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/315/REV.1 |
G-II§26 |
Chile |
2015 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Chile's accession to the OECD is an important milestone for both the country itself and the region because Chile is only the second Latin American country to join the organization. It is also important because it challenges the country technically and politically to compare and enhance its public policies and then align them with international practice. Membership has enabled it to pursue institutional strengthening in legal matters and to develop high level policies in various areas including education, labour markets, financial regulation, environmental protection, reform of the State, international trade and investment. (...)
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