Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/346 |
S-III§55 |
Korea, Republic of |
2016 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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(...) Import licensing procedures are maintained in order to protect national security, human, animal or plant life or health, and the environment and are not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. In 2016, these requirements covered some 3,000 six-digit HS tariff items (1,000 in 2008), including petroleum, LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), agricultural fertilizers, crop seeds, animals, and animal products, nuclear materials, narcotics, foods and food additives, foreign publications, firearms and explosives.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/346 |
S-III§60 |
Korea, Republic of |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Korea prohibits a few imports, mainly to protect health, safety, security, public morality, the environment, and natural resources, and to prevent deceptive practices. (...)
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Natural resources
Environment
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/346 |
S-III§75 |
Korea, Republic of |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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As of April 2016, about 3,072 (about 15% of all standards) KSs (5,000, or 24.6%, in 2010) were contained in 5,470 (15,375 in 2010) technical regulations issued by 19 government ministries. At the end of April 2016, 20,495 KSs had been adopted (23,622 in 2010). The allocation of all KSs by sector was: chemicals, textiles, and ceramics (4,518, 22%); machinery (3,120, 15%); electricity (3,469, 17%); metal, mining, and construction (2,368, 11.5%); transportation machines, shipbuilding, and the aerospace industry (1,522, 7.4%); information technology (1,636, 8%); and food, environment, etc. (3,862, 19%). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/346 |
S-III§84 |
Korea, Republic of |
2016 |
Measures |
Other measures |
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(...) The Korean Accreditation Board (KAB) and KAS (Korea Accreditation System) form part of the Pacific Accreditation System (PAC). KAB is a signatory of the IAF MLA (International Accreditation Forum International Accreditation Forum) for Quality Management Systems, and participates in the IAF MLA for Environmental Management Systems. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/346 |
S-III§135 |
Korea, Republic of |
2016 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
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(...) VAT remains the main indirect (consumption) tax component, followed by the transportation-energy-environment tax. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/346 |
S-III§161 |
Korea, Republic of |
2016 |
Measures |
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Not specified |
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(...) Grants, tax concessions or concessional loans continue to be used to assist a range of agricultural, forestry, fishing, coal mining, energy, environmental technology R&D, and environmental protection activities. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/346 |
S-III§199 |
Korea, Republic of |
2016 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
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Patent protection under the Patent Act of 1946 (last amended in 2015) is for 20 years from the date of filing (extendable for up to five years for pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals undergoing certain market-approval procedures). Both product and process patents may be granted. The grace period for filing is twelve months, and the term of the patent right may be extended when its registration is delayed by more than four years after the filing date, or three years after request for examination when the reason is not attributable to the applicant. Green technology benefiting from government-supported R&D is allowed speedy screening/examination. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/347 |
S-III§38 |
Sri Lanka |
2016 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
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On account of health, safety, security, environment, and moral reasons, Sri Lanka imposes import restrictions on a range of products. These include: appliances for discharging gas; crackers that contain explosives; firearms; toy pistols; counterfeited coins; fish, grain, and other articles unfit for human consumption; meat (fresh or frozen) derived from any warm-blooded animal, if it consists of offal, scraps, trimmings and other pieces in such condition as to afford insufficient means of identification with a definite part of a carcass, or from which certain glands have been removed; road vehicles; and agricultural and construction machinery, more than ten years old ; guns designed to be disguised; weapons, ammunition, explosives, vehicles and equipment capable of being used by the armed forces, except by licence from the Ministry of Defence; jewellery or articles made out of ivory; and some medicaments and chemicals.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/347 |
S-III§42 |
Sri Lanka |
2016 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
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There is no automatic licensing in Sri Lanka. Non-automatic licensing is primarily for the purpose of safeguarding environmental, public security and public health interests. The system applies to goods originating and coming from all countries. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/347 |
S-III§55 |
Sri Lanka |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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(...) The accreditation scheme for certification bodies (CBs) covers systems, product and person certification, and is based on ISO/IEC 17021, and on ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17024. The certification provided by these CBs includes certification of quality management systems (QMS), environmental management systems (EMS), food safety management systems, certification of products (e.g. tea and textiles), certification of persons (e.g. non-destructive testing) and occupational health and safety management systems. Lastly the accreditation scheme for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies (GHG V/VBs) covers GHG assertion of different technical sectors based on ISO/IEC 14065.
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