Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/385/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
Bangladesh |
2019 |
Sectors |
Import tariffs |
Agriculture |
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During the review period, average MFN tariff protection for agriculture increased from 17.8% in 2011/12 to 18.1% in 2018/19, and remains higher than the overall applied MFN average (14.8% in 2018/19) and the average for manufacturing (Table A3.1). According to the authorities, this increase was due to the characteristics of the sector (strongly linked with food security and vulnerability to climate change) and the need to maintain food security during adverse environmental emergencies. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
East African Community (EAC) |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
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The Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) is responsible for the management of the lake's fisheries resources. (...)Its objectives are to foster cooperation among the EAC countries, to harmonize national measures for the sustainable utilization of the resources, and to develop and adopt conservation and management measures. Fisheries management is undertaken through rounds of five-year fisheries management plans.
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Fish
Sustainable
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
East African Community (EAC): Uganda |
2019 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Agriculture |
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(...)According to the ASSP, activities to boost the coffee subsector include: (...)training farmers on soil and water conservation, (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 |
S-IV§18; Table IV.2; Table AIV.2 |
Canada |
2011 |
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Agriculture |
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Federal and provincial government support in the agriculture and agri-food sector for environment, including environmentally responsible agriculture
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/236/REV.1 |
S-IV§180 |
Mali |
2010 |
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Forestry |
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A forest information system (SIFOR) has been introduced in the Ministry of the Environment and Sanitation in order to improve the management and monitoring of Mali's forest resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/236/REV.1 |
S-IV§181 |
Mali |
2010 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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The goal of Mali's forestry policy is, inter alia, to combat all forms of pollution or harmful effects; and to combat the degradation of natural resources and desertification
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Desertification
Forest
Natural resources
Pollution
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/370/REV.1 |
S-IV§180 |
Guinea |
2018 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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(…) Together with nine other countries in the region, it takes part in the project to develop sustainable tourism in cross-border parks and protected areas in West Africa.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-IV§181 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other price and market based measures |
Services |
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Malaysia's GATS commitments include limitations on market access through commercial presence such that services may only be provided through a representative office, regional office or locally incorporated joint-venture corporation (JVC) with Malaysian individuals or Malaysian controlled corporations. JVCs are generally either subject to maximum thresholds for foreign equity participation or minimum bumiputera shareholding requirements. However, additional commitments in the GATS Schedule state that: "The following services at the port are made available to international maritime transport suppliers on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions: 1) Pilotage; 2) Towing and tug assistance; 3) Provisioning, fuelling and Watering; 4) Garbage collection and ballast waste disposal; 5) Port Captain's services; 6) Navigation aids; 7) Shore-based operational services essential to ship operations, including communications, water and electrical supplies; 8) Emergency repair facilities; and 9) Anchorage, berth and berthing Services".
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/236/REV.1 |
S-IV§183 |
Benin |
2010 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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The Government wants to encourage energy substitution so as to obtain greater energy efficiency (replacing heavy fuel by natural gas and charcoal by LPG)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/236/REV.1 |
S-IV§185 |
Burkina Faso |
2010 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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The Government has entered into partnerships with the private sector in order to install generating stations of solar energy
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