Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§14 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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The Ministries responsible for agricultural development, animal resources (livestock and fisheries), water engineering, the environment and combating desertification deal with the main agri food related policies and services.
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Desertification
Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§17 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
Ban/Prohibition |
Agriculture |
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Apart from the ban on the exporting (and domestic slaughtering) of breeding females of all breeds, in 2016 Niger issued an urgent order forbidding the export of asses, as exports were putting the species at risk of extinction (the price of donkeys had almost quintupled, from CFAF 30,000 to CFAF 150,000 ); however, according to the authorities, this order is not being applied.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§22 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy, Mining |
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(...) Renewables currently account for less than 1% of end energy consumption. As well as immense reserves of coal, the country also has gold deposits, with panning for gold posing social and environmental problems.
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Renewable
Energy
Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§32 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
Income or price support |
Energy |
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(...) The Niger Hydrocarbons Company (SONIHY) and the Niger gas companies Niger Gaz and Soni Gaz are the three distributors which import, bottle and distribute butane gas. The price of a 12 kg cylinder is fixed at CFAF 3,750, but it appears that cylinders are traded at much higher prices on the markets. The justification for the subsidy is the implementation of a policy of combating deforestation.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§35 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Mining |
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Small scale gold mining is important, but anarchical, although in principle the authorized areas are regulated. This informal mining provides a livelihood for around 50,000 people working under conditions of serious pollution and risk. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§41 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
Other price and market based measures |
Energy |
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In May 2016, a new Electricity Code replaced that of 2003, in particular in order to take renewables more fully into account. This new Code, like the previous one, provides for the possibility of independent electricity generation but with the requirement to sell any surpluses to the Niger Electricity Company (NIGELEC), a State owned company which still holds a monopoly on transport and distribution.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§44 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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In May 2017, a Regulatory Authority for the Energy Sector (ARSE), introduced in 2015, was in the process of being installed. There is no website that provides information about these developments or about the projects for developing energy, for example, renewables. However, according to some observers, the ARSE's independence and autonomy need strengthening. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§45 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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According to the authorities, in the long term, the bringing into service of the much awaited Kandadji dam and a hydro electric power station, planned for 2021, should further secure the country's supply with 130 MW of electricity. There are also plans to build five photovoltaic solar power stations, each providing from 5 MW to 30 MW. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§47 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Other |
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Improving access to drinking water and the water needed for agricultural and pastoral activities is an absolute priority for the Government, which adopted a new Water Code in 2010. The institutional framework for water management consists of the central government, the local and regional authorities, the National Water and Sanitation Commission (CNEA), regional water and sanitation commissions, and water management commissions and units, whose common task is to manage the water engineering infrastructure and water and sanitation policy.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§49 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Other |
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The State, the SPEN and the Société d'exploitation des eaux du Niger (SEEN) are linked, since November 2011 and up until 2021, by a rider to the original ten year leasing contract. The SEEN is a public limited company 51% owned by the French group Veolia and responsible for the production, transport and distribution of water in urban and semi urban areas, as well as for other tasks linked with the operation of the infrastructure and equipment. A 2011 study by the French Development Agency, which provides Niger with support in the area of access to drinking water , raised the question of water losses from the SEEN network, which are partly attributable to its dilapidated condition. The study also notes certain outstandings, particularly at public service level and generally associated with waste. The establishment of the National Water and Sanitation Fund should make it possible to limit illegal diversion of supplies and pollution, and to raise funds for preserving the resource.
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Natural resources
Pollution
Conservation
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