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Imports of GM food, feed, and organisms, and living modified organisms for R&D, food, feed, processing in bulk are governed by the Environment Protection Act 1986 and Rules 1989, unchanged since India's previous Review.

(...) Foreign investment restrictions apply in the following cases: where it threatens the maintenance of national safety and public order; where it has harmful effects on public hygiene or environmental preservation or is against Korean morals and customs; and where it violates the Acts and subordinate statutes of the Republic of Korea. (...)

Table A2. 1 The Trade Advisory Committee System
Type and name Maximum or approximate number of membersa Appointments by Subject
Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (TEPAC) 35 USTR Trade and environmental policy issues
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The Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (CJFTA) is a goods-only trade agreement that entered into force on 1 October 2012 along with parallel agreements on labour and the environment. In 2014, Canada's merchandise exports to Jordan valued at Can$78.46 million and imports were valued at Can$62.52 million. Canada has also signed a FIPA with Jordan which entered into force in December 2009.

In the context of the approximation and pre-accession processes, the EU is closely monitoring not only political and macro-economic developments in Albania but also the future ability of the country to take on the obligations of membership in the following areas: (...) environment; (...)

At the Sixth ACMECS (Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy) Summit in Myanmar in June 2015, the leaders of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam, agreed in promoting different matters, such as to promote foreign direct investment, to expedite the implementation of ACMECS rice cooperation mechanism to promote rice sector development among ACMECS countries, to encourage the establishment of industrial zones, Special and Specific Economic Zones along the ACMECS countries borders and other potential areas, to promote cross border travel with the ACMECS countries under the concept of "Five Countries, One Destination", and to enhance cooperation between ACMECS countries on environmental conservation and sustainable use of natural resources of the Ayeyawaddy, Chao Phraya and Mekong Rivers.

Table A2.3 Industries in which FDI was/is restricted, 2015 and/or 2017
2015 2017
(…)
Manufacturing industries
(…)
Production of biological liquid fuels (fuel ethanol and biodiesel) (with Chinese parties as the controlling shareholders)

Situated at the heart of Europe, Switzerland has naturally over the years developed close economic relations with the members of the European Union (EU). In addition to the 1972 Free Trade Agreement, Switzerland has signed Bilateral Agreements I and II with the EU 3 , which cover a large number of areas, namely, free movement of persons, air and land transport, agriculture and processed agricultural products, training and research, technical barriers to trade, government procurement, cooperation in matters relating to justice, the police, asylum and migration (Schengen/Dublin), taxation of savings, action to combat fraud, the environment , statistics, participation in the MEDIA programme and pensions.

Turning to intellectual property, in accordance with the Constitution, Bolivia does not support any proposal in the multilateral arena that moves toward the patentability of life; Bolivia is also of the view that international agreements related to that topic should be in harmony with nature, safeguard biodiversity and prohibit forms of private appropriation for the exclusive use and exploitation of plants, animals, micro organisms and any living matter. To that end, in the period under review Bolivia submitted two communications to revise Article 27.3(b) of the Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

The purpose of Lao PDR's policy response to this challenge is to ensure that the graduation is not hampering its sustainable development by (i) identifying possible risks associated with the graduation and (ii) implementing the appropriate measures to respond to this new challenge.