Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
Belize |
2017 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Agriculture |
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To help achieve the objectives of the draft National Agricultural Policy, one of the priorities identified is to improve domestic and export credit policies to address the relatively high interest rates charged on loans and the difficulties exporters face in obtaining export credits, insurance, and guarantees. At end-2015, 10% of loans by domestic banks (BZ$203 million) and 6% of loans by credit unions (BZ$226 million) were to the agriculture sector. Concessional credit is available from several financial institutions including the Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology (BEST), Help for Progress, Belize Livestock Producers Association (BLPA), and the Small Farmers Bank/National Bank of Belize.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/355/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
2017 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Under the previous agriculture policy framework (AP 2011), the DP (direct payment) budget was allocated to "general" DPs (80%) and "ecological" DPs (20%), which were tied to compliance with environmental criteria and animal welfare objectives. The DP scheme comprised a set of 13 measures, which were notified in terms of Green Box decoupled income support, regional assistance, or environmental programmes, as explained in detail in the last TPR. The new direct payment system is more complex. The new DP regime comprises seven categories of payments, each targeted to a specific policy objective, with a total of 21 measures (Table 4.1).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§18 |
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2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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(...) The National Livestock Development Plan (PNDE) is the main government policy instrument, and is based on four specific programmes: improvement of productivity and output; ensuring a secure animal population; improvement of product marketing; and improvement of animal health. The PNDE is currently being revised so as to take account of the context of the PSE as well as climate change issues.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/374/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
Uruguay |
2018 |
Sectors |
Tax concessions |
Forestry |
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(...) Uruguay also grants tax exemptions for certain specific activities. Thus, the exploitation of forests classed as protective (aimed at protecting the soil, water and other renewable natural resources) under the Forestry Law may be eligible for exemptions from national taxes such as the IRAE and departmental taxes such as the rural housing contribution. In the case of production woodlands (plantations for wood pulp or sawn wood), exemption from the IRAE is available only for the production of quality wood.
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Forest
Natural resources
Renewable
Soil
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/378 |
S-IV§18 |
Vanuatu |
2018 |
Sectors |
Ban/Prohibition |
Agriculture |
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Import prohibitions are maintained on the grounds of protecting public health, safety, morals and the environment. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/367/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
Egypt |
2018 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Agriculture |
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The second type of land expansion mode, vertical expansion, consists in increasing the per unit productivity of the land. This includes:
• The development of salt-tolerant and drought-resistant crop varieties to face the problems associated with climate change (rise in temperature in the Middle East and North Africa region). The authorities consider that the development of highly salt tolerant varieties is necessary for the reuse of wastewater, as well as for the expansion of the use of marginal land with high salinity, as is the case of the horizontal expansion lands in North Sinai;
The production of short-life varieties, to reduce water consumption on the one hand, and increase crop intensification rates on the other hand. In this respect, the authorities consider that where more than two crops can be grown per year water is saved for horizontal expansion;
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Climate
Waste
Natural resources
Water
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Fisheries |
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(...) The Fund for the Development of Competitiveness in the Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors (FODECAP) is intended to finance operations relating to agricultural and fishing activities, either directly or through interbranch groups or specialized bodies, with a view to developing competitiveness in these sectors. (...) The Fund intervenes directly to provide financial support for the management of biological recovery and within the context of the upgrading of the fisheries and aquaculture sector and agricultural holdings, including materials and equipment and diagnostic studies and training.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/344/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
El Salvador |
2016 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Fisheries |
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(…) Between 2009 and 2014, the BFA (Agricultural Development Bank) disbursed US$367.4 million in agricultural loans, of which 43.9% was for basic foods, 20.9% for aquaculture and fishing, and 12.7% for coffee. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/349 |
S-IV§18 |
Solomon Islands |
2016 |
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Fisheries |
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Solomon Islands is a member of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) , which controls about 50% of the global supply of skipjack tuna, the most commonly canned tuna. Since 2010, members of the PNA have been using a Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) to manage their tuna stock. [11] Its purpose is to constrain and reduce catches of target tuna species, and increase the rate of return from fishing activities through access fees paid by distant water fishing nations (DWFNs). Under the VDS, members agree on a limited number of fishing days for the year based on the status of tuna stocks. Days are allocated to countries which then sell them to the highest bidder. When apportioning fishing days, provisions are made for regional fishing arrangements to which the PNA members are a party. Since 2015, the minimum benchmark fee for foreign fishing vessels is US$8,000 per fishing day (up from US$6,000 in 2014).
[11] The Vessel Day Scheme replaces the purse seine vessel number limit of 205 set under the Palau Arrangement for the Management of the Western Pacific Purse Seine Fishery (Palau Arrangement).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/312/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
Australia |
2015 |
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Fisheries |
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(…) The Fuel Tax Credits Scheme removes the incidence of excise and excise-equivalent customs duties from the costs of some fuels (including diesel) used in business activities, including specified activities in agriculture, fishing, and forestry (sections 3.4.2 and 4.3.2.3).
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