Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-III§319 |
China |
2012 |
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Intellectual property measures |
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Plant varieties are protected for 20 years from the date of authorization of vines, forest trees, and ornamental trees, and 15 years for other plants
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§35-37; Table AII.1 |
China |
2012 |
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Agriculture |
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The Green for Grain programme was introduced on a pilot basis in 1999 with the objective of encouraging afforestation, reversing ecological degradation and soil erosion, and reducing over-cultivation of sensitive land
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Soil
Forest
Natural resources
Green
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§52-58 |
China |
2012 |
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The main law governing fisheries is the Fishery Law of 1986, which was revised in 2004 to place greater emphasis on the conservation of fishery resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§60, 63-66; Table AIII.6 |
China |
2012 |
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Energy |
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The revised Law on Renewable Energy stipulates that the Government is to implement unified administration of the development and utilization of renewable energy, including to adopt a system of guaranteed full purchase of electricity generated from renewable energy such as wind power, solar power, geothermal power, and biomass power
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§75, 77, 87; Table AIII.6 |
China |
2012 |
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Manufacturing |
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China maintains a policy to develop advanced machinery manufacturing, optimize natural-resources processing, and upgrade consumer goods industries and adjust structurally industries with excess capacities or industries of intensive energy consumption or high pollution, such as iron and steel, textiles and clothing, petrochemicals, and light industry
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Energy
Natural resources
Pollution
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§79-82 |
China |
2012 |
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Manufacturing |
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Production of new-energy cars is subject to approval by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), while a series of new polices have been lauched in January 2009 to promote the use of energy-efficient and new-energy automobiles, such as the Promotion Catalogue of Energy-saving Automobiles
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§124 |
China |
2012 |
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The the People's Bank of China (PBC) and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) issued circulars in 2010 to target financing operations for SMEs, calling for fast growth in credit provisions for SMEs, and guiding commercial banks, in line with national industrial- and environmental protection policies, to support small enterprises with solvency and good business opportunities
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§223 |
China |
2012 |
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In terms of the applied regime, for considerations of national security, navigation safety, and environmental protection, China applies compulsory pilotage for foreign vessels and grants equal treatment on pilotage fees
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§264 |
China |
2012 |
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Services |
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China is one of the rare countries in the world where classic mixed passenger-freight normal-speed inter-urban railways lines are still being built alongside dedicated freight lines and high-speed dedicated passenger lines, given its relatively lower environmental impact, minimal land take, and ability to serve densely populated area
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§313-320; Table AIV.8 |
China |
2012 |
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China's environmental services commitments under the GATS include sewage services, refuse disposal services, cleaning services of exhaust gases, noise abatement services, sanitation services, nature and landscape protection services, and other environmental protection services but exclude, horizontally, environmental quality monitoring and pollution source inspection
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Clean
Conservation
Energy
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
Waste
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