Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/MYS/13 |
Malaysia |
2018 |
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Import licences, Risk assessment |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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To control the trans-boundary movements of scheduled waste destined for disposal as well as for recovery or recycling in order to protect the Malaysian environment from illegal/illicit trafficking
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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13. Control of Import of Scheduled Wastes (Toxic and Hazardous Wastes) – (Department of Environment)
Every application on import of scheduled wastes is subjected to a thorough evaluation of environmental impacts as well as country obligation to The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and Their Disposal.
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Scheduled wastes as defined in the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005 and the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2012
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Type of measure
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Import approval; Environmental impact assessment requirement
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Waste
Environment
Recycle
Hazardous
MEAs
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/NOR/9 |
Norway |
2018 |
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Import licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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To protect vulnerable and endangered species listed under CITEs
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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6. By virtue of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), of which Norway is a member, import of such species that are covered by the Convention are subject to licensing. CITES aims to ensure that no species are threatened with extinction as a result of non-sustainable international trade. Species covered by the Convention are listed in Appendices I, II or III, according to how threatened each species are by international trade. The CITES convention is implemented in the Norwegian legal system through administrative order of November 15th 2002 No. 1276, with statutory authority by Law of June 6th 1997 No. 32 §§1 and 3
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Species listed under CITES
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Type of measure
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CITES import permit
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/NZL/5 |
New Zealand |
2018 |
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Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Export licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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To ensure that harvesting for trade does not impact the long-term survival of endangered species in the wild
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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5. Endangered Species Act 1989 - Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), documentation is required for the import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species listed in its Appendices. The nature of permitting various depending on: the Appendix in which the species is listed; the age of the specimen; and the nature of the specimen (e.g. personal effects, scientific samples, etc.). All parts and derivatives of species are included. Permits are obtained by the CITES Management Authority in each country.
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Endangered & threatened species
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Type of measure
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Ban; Import licences; Export licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/NZL/5 |
New Zealand |
2018 |
Animal protection, Natural resources conservation |
Import licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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To protect, conserve and manage marine mammals in New Zealand and in New Zealand fisheries waters. The most effective way to manage and minimise human impact on marine mammals is through a permitting system. New Zealand has no specific quantity or value limits on the import / export of marine mammal material
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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12. MARINE ANIMALS - The import and export of marine mammals (including marine mammal products) is governed by both CITES and the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 (sections 4(2), (5), and (6)). A permit is required to hold any marine mammal (or marine mammal product) except in the circumstances set out in section 4(5) Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA), and any institution or individual wishing to export or import such material must apply for a permit from the Department of Conservation to do so. The Marine Mammals Protection Act specifies particular aspects that must be considered when assessing an application for such a permit, which include:
- The need to conserve, protect, or manage any marine mammal;
- Any international agreement to which New Zealand is a party;
- Any submissions received.
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MARINE ANIMALS
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Type of measure
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Import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4 |
Russian Federation |
2018 |
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Other |
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Environment related objective
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To implement Russian Federation’s commitments under the Basel Convention; To ensure that trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes is to be reduced to the minimum consistent with the environmentally sound and efficient management of such wastes and to be conducted in such a manner which will protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects which may result from such movement
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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3. HAZARDOUS WASTE - The Russian Federation manages its obligations for hazardous waste controlled by the Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (Basel Convention) through the List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 "About measures of non-tariff regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.3)
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Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of ferrous metals
Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of ferrous metals
Scalings containing copper oxide
Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of ferrous metals) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds, including:
hard zinc
lead output, lead dross
lead sludge, containing 30% of lead or more
aluminium slag
salt slag, containing magnesium
light metal outputs, containing magnesium
spent catalysts, suitable only for metal recovery or for the production of chemical reactants
Wastes, which composition includes as a component or contaminant any of the following substances:
metal carbonyls
hexavalent chromium compounds
Dust and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelteries
Wastes in the form of sludge, except for the anode sludge, from operations of electrolytic separation and purification of copper
Wastes containing copper chloride or copper cyanide
Slag, formed during the manufacture of iron and steel, used as raw material for titanium sponge and vanadium obtainment
Ashes from the printed circuit boards incineration, containing precious metal(s) or compounds of precious metal(s)
Ash from the film incineration, containing precious metal(s) or compounds of precious metal(s)
Film wastes, containing silver haloids and metallic silver
Photographic paper wastes, containing silver haloids and metallic silver
Gypsum wastes formed during the industrial chemical processes
Nitrocellulose wastes
Wastes of phenols and phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludges
Whether or not halogenated non-aqueous distillation residues formed during the operations of recovery (regeneration) of organic solvents
Wastes formed during the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (chloromethane, dichloroethane, allyl chloride, epichlorohydrin), consisting of a mixture of polychlorinated hydrocarbons by 80-90%
Wastes containing or contaminated with the following compounds:
inorganic cyanides, except for waste containing precious metal(s) or compounds of precious metal(s) in solid form with traces of inorganic cyanides
organic cyanides
Wastes of acid and alkaline solutions, the main compound of which is the following substances:
hydrochloric acid, pH <= 2
sulfuric acid, oleum
nitric acid, pH <= 2
hydrofluoric acid
hydrobromic acid
ammonia in aqueous solution
sodium hydroxide, pH> = 11.5
potassium hydroxide pH> = 11.5
Slag from copper production, excluding chemically stabilized, with a high iron content (above 20%) and processed in accordance with industry standards
Slag from zinc production, excluding chemically stabilized, with a high iron content (above 20%) and processed in accordance with industry standards
The slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp), including:
boiler slags
solid residues, salt-containing residues and residues from smoke filters of furnace aggregate with a conventional fuel (without reactive gypsum)
volatile ash and dust from firing installation plants (excluding the volatile ash and dust from waste incineration plants and pyrolysis plants)
neutralized red clay from alumina production
ash from coal-fired power plants, (including volatile)
Spent activated carbon, except for those formed during the processing of drinking water, in the food industry and vitamin production
Wastes containing inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges, excluding calcium fluoride sludge
Wastes, cuttings and scrap of rubber (excluding hard rubber)
Used pneumatic tires
Wine lees; argol
Wastes of leather industry in the form of dust, ash, sludge, powder, containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocides
Cuttings and other wastes of leather or composition leather, not suitable for the production of leather articles, containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocides
Wastes of skins and raw fur materials, containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides
Wastes in the form of spinning down
Wastes of pigments, dyes, paints and varnishes containing heavy metals and/or organic solvents
Wastes of metals and alloys (except for scrap and alloys in the form of finished products: sheets, plates, girders, rods, tubes, etc.) containing any of the following substances:
antimony
cadmium
selenium
tellurium
thallium
Wastes (except for metal waste in solid form) including as a component or contaminant any of the following substances:
antimony and antimony compounds
beryllium, beryllium compounds
cadmium, cadmium compounds
lead and lead compounds
selenium and selenium compounds
tellurium, tellurium compounds
thallium, thallium compounds
Leaching residues after zinc processing, in the form of dust, sludge (jarosite, hematite, etc.)
Waste lead-acid batteries, not assembled
Unsorted used batteries
Electrical equipment scrap or electrical junctions including galvanic piles, batteries, mercury switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other glass with an active coat, or contaminated with cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls at a concentration level of 50 mg/]kg and above
Waste oils, including:
oil products in the form of water emulsions or mixes with water
oil products in the form of slime from tanks storages
the oil products unsuitable for further use as primary products
the waste oils containing polychloride biphenyls, polychlorinated terphenyls or polybrominated biphenyls
the waste of substances and products containing or polluted: the polychlorinated diphenyl (PHD) polychlorinated by the terphenyl (PHT) polychlorinated by naphthalene (PHN) or polybrominated by a diphenyl (PBD) including any other polybrominated analogs of these connections at concentration level from 50 mg/kg and above
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Type of measure
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Export, import and transit licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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MEAs
Hazardous
Waste
Pollution
Environment
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4 |
Russian Federation |
2018 |
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Import licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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To implement the Russian Federation’s obligations under CITES, by regulating international trade in wildlife and wildlife products, to contribute to the protection and conservation of species that are endangered, or could become endangered
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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4. WILD LIVE ANIMALS AND CERTAIN WILD GROWING PLANTS - List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC № 30 "About measures of non-tariff regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.7) regulates international trade of species, live wildlife, and species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation № 337 of 04.05.2008 (as last amended on 28.01.2012) ensures fulfilment of obligations under CITES (except sturgeon fishes).
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The import of all live animals and plants listed under CITES; and the import of non-live animal and plant specimens, including parts and derivatives, of species listed under CITES
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Type of measure
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Import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Endangered
Wildlife
Conservation
MEAs
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/SGP/14 |
Singapore |
2018 |
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Import licences, Other environmental requirements |
Other |
Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act |
Environment related objective
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To protect endangered species
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act
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Endangered animals, species of wild fauna and flora (CITES live specimens, parts and products)
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Type of measure
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Non-automatic import licences and restriction to specific institutions (zoos, museums and research institutions)
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/SGP/14 |
Singapore |
2018 |
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Other |
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Environment related objective
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To protect the environment by regulating hazardous wastes
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act
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Hazardous Waste
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Type of measure
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Non-automatic import licences; Export licences; and Transit permit
The Basel Convention states that the import of Hazardous Waste can only be applied to countries that are signatories to the said Convention. Parties may, however, enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements on hazardous waste manag
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Keywords
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Hazardous
Waste
Environment
MEAs
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/14 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Animal protection |
Export licences, Import licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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To: identify commercial importers and exporters of wildlife, require records which fully and correctly disclose each importation or exportation of wildlife and the subsequent disposition of the wildlife by the importer or exporter, allow the Service to inspect records required to be kept and inventories of imported wildlife or wildlife to be exported, remove repeat wildlife law violators from commercial wildlife trade, improve communications between the Service and commercial wildlife importers and exporters, and assist the Service in its effort to conserve endangered and threatened species and identify species which may be threatened or endangered
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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4.1.1. Import and export licences for fish and wildlife (including endangered species)
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Fish and widlife (which mean any wild animal, whether alive or dead, including without limitation any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusc, crustacean, arthropod, coelenterate, or other invertebrate, whether or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and including any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof)
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Type of measure
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Export and import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2017
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Keywords
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Fish
Wildlife
Endangered
Conservation
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Import Licensing Procedures |
G/LIC/N/3/USA/15 |
United States of America |
2018 |
Animal protection |
Export licences, Import licences |
Other |
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Environment related objective
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To: identify commercial importers and exporters of wildlife, require records which fully and correctly disclose each importation or exportation of wildlife and the subsequent disposition of the wildlife by the importer or exporter, allow the Service to inspect records required to be kept and inventories of imported wildlife or wildlife to be exported, remove repeat wildlife law violators from commercial wildlife trade, improve communications between the Service and commercial wildlife importers and exporters, and assist the Service in its effort to conserve endangered and threatened species and identify species which may be threatened or endangered
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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4.1.1. Import and export licences for fish and wildlife (including endangered species)
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Fish and widlife (which mean any wild animal, whether alive or dead, including without limitation any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusc, crustacean, arthropod, coelenterate, or other invertebrate, whether or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and including any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof)
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Type of measure
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Export and import licences
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification for 2018
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Keywords
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Fish
Wildlife
Endangered
Conservation
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