Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-T-V§233, 250 |
Togo |
2012 |
Measures |
Other measures |
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Most of the aid for trade agenda is found in the pillar establishing the consolidation of the foundations of strong and sustainable growth, by identifying nine priority areas for the promotion of growth, including effectively managing natural resources and the environment
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Environment
Natural resources
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-I§2, 19; Box I.1 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Four important fiscal policy changes occurred in 2011, impacting the economy as a whole as well as various individual sectors, including the reform of the system by which royalties generated by natural resources are distributed
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Environment
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-II§26 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In 2007 the Andean Community Presidents agreed to promote more balanced integration that would take account of the social, cultural, economic, political, environmental and trade dimensions
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-II§32; Table AII.1 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The Trade Promotion Agreement between Colombia and Canada consists of three separate but interrelated agreements: the Free Trade Agreement, the Labour Cooperation Agreement, and the Agreement on the Environment, which lays out the obligations of both parties regarding environmental protection
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-II§42; Table II.4 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Foreign investment is permitted in most sectors, except for some in which Colombia maintains limitations or prohibitions, including activities involved in the processing, disposal and elimination of toxic, hazardous or radioactive waste not produced in Colombia
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-III§16 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Measures |
Other environmental requirements |
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Goods under national customs transit-i.e. goods transported under customs control from one customs post to another in the same country - require a transit declaration. In principle, goods can be received under the transit regime in all Colombian ports, but the Directorate of Taxes and National Customs (DIAN) may prohibit or restrict access for reasons, inter alia, of zoo-sanitary, phytosanitary or environmental security, pursuant to a request made by the competent authorities, or else when for this is deemed appropriate control reasons
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-III§45; Table. III.9 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
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Certain imported products that are not produced in Colombia are exempt or excluded from the payment of VAT, such as machinery or equipment for the recycling and processing of garbage or waste, and for purifying or treating waste waters, atmospheric emissions or solid wastes, provided they form part of a programme approved by the Ministry of the Environment; equipment for environmental control and monitoring, including that needed to comply with the Montreal Protocol, and machinery and equipment intended for use in activities that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Emissions
Environment
Recycle
Waste
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-III§50 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Colombia continues to prohibit the importation of certain goods, such as chemical and toxic waste on grounds, inter alia, of environmental protection, and to fulfil commitments under the international agreements to which Colombia is a signatory, such as the Montreal Protocol of 1987, but Colombia can also impose temporary import bans to eliminate the risks to affect human, animal and plant health
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-III§56; Table III.12 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Measures |
Import licences |
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Automatic licences are used to implement regulations which, among other things, protect animal and plant health, security and the environment, while imports subject to the prior licensing regime include used or remaindered goods and wastes
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-III§90, 100 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Measures |
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The criteria most used in the preparation of technical regulations (RTs) include the protection of human life and health, consumer protection and the protection of the environment, while the sectors in which most drafts were prepared included industrial products, especially those with an environmental impact
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