Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/304 |
G-II§57 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
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The Ocean Economy initiatives, including among others - (i) deep ocean water applications, (ii) offshore wind energy, (iii) wave/tidal energy, (iv) marine hydrocarbon and mineral exploration and exploitation, (v) improvement of Mauritian capacity in marine biotechnology and marine bio-product and (vi) off-shore aquaculture development will further boost the objective of realizing the full potential of the maritime zones of Mauritius.
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WT/TPR/G/304 |
G-IV§4 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
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As a small island developing state, Mauritius is vulnerable due to the exiguity of its market, geographical isolation, its proneness to natural disasters, among others and its exposure to trade shocks. In this regard, Mauritius has been at the fore regarding the elaboration of a Work Programme for Small Economies in accordance with Paragraph 35 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration.. (…)
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WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-Table-II.1 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
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Table 2.1 RTAs in force, 2014
RTAs
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Free Trade Area
Coverage (selected features): Common external tariff (yet to be implemented); competition; government procurement; intellectual property rights; investment; cooperation on environment; harmonization of standards, SPS measures and customs procedures; regional payment and settlement system; and monetary union (yet to be implemented).
Protocol on the Free Movement of Persons, Labour, Services, Right of Establishment and Residence adopted in 2001 but only ratified by Burundi. Regulations on trade in services adopted by COMESA Council of Ministers and request-offer exercise for market access liberalization is ongoing. COMESA Common Investment Areas (CCIA) adopted by the COMESA Council. However, no member state has yet ratified it.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-Table-II.1 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
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Table 2.1 RTAs in force, 2014
RTAs
European Union - Eastern and Southern African States Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA)
Selected features: Bilateral safeguard; fisheries; economic development cooperation; private-sector development; infrastructure; natural resources and environment. Services are not covered
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WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-Table-A2.1 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
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Table A2. 1 Summary of the institutional framework of Mauritius
Non-judicial complaint- handling bodies:
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Environment Appeal Tribunal: addresses appeals relating to environmental maters
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/297/REV.1 |
G-III§28 |
Mongolia |
2014 |
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Some of the Mongolian export items enjoy preferential tariffs under the GSP schemes of
the U.S., the EU, Canada, Japan and the Russian Federation. From 2014, Mongolia is eligible to "GSP Plus" of the European Commission on sustainable development and good governance, and around 7,200 products may be exported to the European Union member countries duty-free for 10 years and it enhance possibilities that our export products to have access to the EU market.
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WT/TPR/G/297/REV.1 |
G-VI§1 |
Mongolia |
2014 |
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As a result of Parliamentary election in 2012, the Government set key economic policy objectives to reduce dependency on the mining sector, achieve a long term sustainable development and create a competitive and diversified economy. In order to enhance economic development, promote sustainable growth, actions regarding infrastructure, urban development are included in the Government programs. (…)
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WT/TPR/G/297/REV.1 |
G-V§5 |
Mongolia |
2014 |
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Mongolia, as a developing country, has been supporting the non-trade related issues as food safety, agricultural development and environment protection and Mongolian delegation attended the Ministerial meetings, meeting of "G-33" group and the landlocked countries to express the position in recent changes in the negotiations of Doha, approach to continue the negotiations, which took place in 2009, 2011, and 2013.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/293 |
G-I§6 |
Myanmar |
2014 |
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In order to ensure continued strong, sustainable and inclusive growth, Myanmar faces a number of economic policy challenges, many of which are inter-related. These include: (…) ensuring that growth is not detrimental to the environment. (…)
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WT/TPR/G/293 |
G-IV§1 |
Myanmar |
2014 |
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(…) At the same time, however, ensuring that the fruits of economic growth are fairly shared, thereby contributing to social harmony, and that growth is not detrimental to the environment are major challenges. (…)
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