Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/383/REV.1 |
S-IV§48 |
Ecuador |
2019 |
Sectors |
Tax concessions |
Mining |
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(...)Artisanal mining is exempt from the payment of the labour profit share, royalties, advance royalties and conservation licence fees.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/383/REV.1 |
S-IV§88 |
Ecuador |
2019 |
Sectors |
Export quotas |
Other |
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(...)Ecuador established temporary import quotas for conventional and electric vehicles and cellular telephones (Section 3.1.5); and between 2010 and 2016 it set export quotas on ferrous waste and scrap (previously prohibited) and non-ferrous, bronze, copper and aluminium waste and scrap. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/383/REV.1 |
S-Table-A3.3 |
Ecuador |
2019 |
Sectors |
Import quotas, Export quotas |
Agriculture, Other |
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Preferential quotas, 2018
Preferential agreement HS Chapter Number of lines per chapter Tariff range (%) Volume (tonnes) Volume used (tonnes)
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European Union Residues and waste from the food industries 7 0 1,639 16
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-Summary§1 |
East African Community (EAC) |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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(...)EAC countries face various socio-economic challenges despite their favourable conditions for agriculture, their important sources of renewable energy, and their total population of over 168.2 million.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§25 |
East African Community (EAC) |
2019 |
Measures |
Import tariffs |
Agriculture, Manufacturing, Other |
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(...)In the 2018 tariff schedule, the sensitive items, consisting of some 63 tariff lines, cover, inter alia, dairy products, wheat, rice, sugar, woven fabrics, and worn clothing (Table 3.1 and Table A3.1). According to the authorities, these products are considered sensitive, especially with regards to promoting local productive capacities and taking into account environmental purposes.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§36 |
East African Community (EAC) |
2019 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
Energy, Manufacturing |
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(...)a general duty exemption applies to goods such as : (...)specialized solar and wind energy equipment; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§50 |
East African Community (EAC) |
2019 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Chemicals, Other |
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(...)In accordance with international regulations, the importation of narcotic drugs and hazardous waste is prohibited.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§52 |
East African Community (EAC) |
2019 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Fisheries, Chemicals, Other |
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An import permit is required for a number of product categories, such as: (...)worked and unworked ivory; genetically modified products; non-indigenous species of fish; (...).In accordance with their international obligations, the importation of ozone-depleting substances and endangered species of wild flora and fauna into any EAC member is subject to a permit.
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Wildlife
Genetic
Indigenous
Ozone
Endangered
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-I§12 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Burundi's National Development Plan 2018 2027 was officially launched on 22 August 2018. Its strategic objectives include(...)environmental protection; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-II§12 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Burundi is trying to integrate its trade and investment policy in its development strategies. These strategies are essentially guided by Vision Burundi 2025, which derives from the prospective national study: Burundi 2025, prepared in 2003. Its main aim is to introduce a diversified production sector that is competitive both internally and externally as a guarantee of the country's sustainable economic development. (...)
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