Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214; WT/TPR/S/214/REV.1 |
G-III§58, 75, 84; S-II§15-6 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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EC’s numerous bilateral and regional agreements with less developed countries and regions reflect its commitment to respond to their development needs and to support their sustainable development.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214; WT/TPR/S/214/REV.1 |
G-III§60; S-II§59-60 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The EC launched negotiations for a region-to-region Association Agreement with the Andean Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru) and with Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) in 2007, with the objective to foster, inter alia, sustainable development.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214; WT/TPR/S/214/REV.1 |
G-III§69; S-II§13, 26 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Trade Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) serve to assess the potential economic, social and environmental impacts of trade agreements in the EC as well as its negotiating partners in order to ensure coherence between trade liberalization and sustainable development.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214; WT/TPR/S/214/REV.1 |
G-III§70, 76; S-II§68-9 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The “GSP+” arrangement aims at providing an incentive to vulnerable developing countries to ratify and effectively implement internationally agreed standards on sustainable development and good governance.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214; WT/TPR/S/214/REV.1 |
G-III§51; S-IV§19, 22 |
European Union |
2009 |
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On November 2008, the EU Council of Ministers (Agriculture) agreed on a compromise over a range of measures (e.g. the Health Check of the CAP reform) aimed at introducing some necessary adjustments to the 2003 CAP reform, thus allowing it to better response to the new challenges and opportunities, including climate change, the need for better water management, the protection of biodiversity, and the production of green energy.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214; WT/TPR/S/214/REV.1 |
G-II§15; S-IV§4, 74 |
European Union |
2009 |
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Energy |
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The 2007 Spring European Council committed to transform Europe into a low carbon economy with secure, sustainable and competitive energy, and it agreed ambitious targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency and boost the use of renewable energy by 2020 (a 20% reduction in GHG emissions, a 20% share for renewables in final energy consumption - including 10% share of bio fuels in road transport in each Member State - and a 20% saving in future energy demand by 2020 compared to the baseline projection).
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Bio
Emissions
Energy
Renewable
Sustainable
Climate
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/213; WT/TPR/S/213/REV.1 |
G-I§2; S-I§18; S-II§3 |
Fiji |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Adoption of the Sustainable Economic and Empowerment Development Strategy (SEEDS) for 2008-2010 consisting of six policy platforms, including developing social and community outcomes to promote rural development, social equity and environmental sustainability among others.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/213; WT/TPR/S/213/REV.1 |
G-V§74; S-II§24 |
Fiji |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Fiji would like sufficient flexibilities to be accorded to sugar and fisheries through lower tariff cuts and longer transitional periods and the development dimension to be integrated in all areas of the DDA including flexibilities on fisheries subsidies.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/213; WT/TPR/S/213/REV.1 |
G-III§50; S-IV§49 |
Fiji |
2009 |
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Energy |
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The overall goal of Fiji’s energy policy is to achieve efficient, cost effective and environmentally sustainable energy development.
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Energy
Environment
Sustainable
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/213; WT/TPR/S/213/REV.1 |
G-III§50; S-IV§49, 51 |
Fiji |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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Objective of the Government are to improve the national energy mix from 40% of renewable energy to 50% for the grid and from 5% to 10% for off-grid electricity by 2011, and to have 30% of fuel used in transport from biofuel, Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by 2010.
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