Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-IV§238 |
Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau and Togo |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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The Abidjan Convention serves as the basis for implementation policies in several of West Africa's coastal countries in order to remedy common ecological and environmental problems that threaten natural resources, caused for the most part by non-sustainable exploitation of resources, such as oil slicks and waste from ships flushing out their tanks along the coast covering the beaches
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Environment
Natural resources
Sustainable
Waste
Eco
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-III§99; Table III.4 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Côte d'Ivoire applies two regimes stipulating exceptions to the freedom of import, namely the approval regime and the limitation regime for products such as toxic waste and ozone depleting substances
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-III§105; Table III.5 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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The Ivorian Anti-pollution Centre coordinates the management of major natural risks and oversees the management of industrial, agricultural, toxic or hazardous waste, in conjunction with the Ministers concerned, while the Ivorian Parks and Reserves Office manages the fauna and flora and their biotope
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Bio
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
Sustainable
Waste
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-III§122; Table III.9 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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The exportation of certain goods such as ivory and some species of logs are prohibited, chiefly to protect the fauna and flora
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-III§70, 125 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
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Some concessions are accorded under the free-zone regime pertaining to biotechnology and information and communication technologies
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-IV§180-181 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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Logging reform was introduced under Decree No. 94-368 of 1 July 1994 with the aim of improving management of logging, developing timber resources through more intensive processing, rehabilitating the forest environment through reforestation and improving the logging profession
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Environment
Forest
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-IV§182 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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Exports of logs from natural forests are prohibited in order to be respectful of ecosystems and encourage local added value, while certain rare timbers are prohibited from being exported under CITES
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-IV§185 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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In 1994 the representatives of the 13 member countries of the African Timber Organization introduced eco-certification for African wood to encourage exports of wood from sustainably managed forests
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-I§34; S-C-IV§192-195; Table IV.6 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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Givent that Côte d'Ivoire is seriously adversely affected by illegal fishing and the dumping of chemicals at sea, and pollution caused by vessels, the Government has adopted various Orders related to support the Sustainable Management of Fisheries Resources
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Fish
Pollution
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-G-I§3 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The absence of operational quality control measures is hampering the expansion of foreign trade and jeopardizing the protection of public health and of the environment
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