Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/312/REV.1 |
S-IV§61 |
Australia |
2015 |
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Although automotive manufacturing remains heavily, albeit less, assisted, this assistance has not secured the future of motor vehicle production as demonstrated by planned plant closures. In 2012/13, motor vehicles and parts accounted for $A 461.8 million ($A 629.4 million (2011/12), $ A 726.5 million (2009/10)) of budgetary assistance or 28.7% of the amount transferred to manufacturing. It was mainly delivered through the industry-specific components of the New Car Plan for a Greener Future (i.e. the Automotive Transformation Scheme, the Green Car Innovation Fund), and general export support from Tradex. (...) Since November 2008, the $A 5.8 billion New Car Plan for a Greener Future has assisted the industry to prepare for a low-carbon future and to further orientate itself to global markets and supply chains. During the review period, the plan consisted of: $A 1.6 billion in capped, and approximately $A 348 million in uncapped, assistance under the Automotive Transformation Scheme (ATS) from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2017 (previously scheduled until 2020/21) as a consequence of the decision by the domestic car makers to cease manufacturing by that date ; a $A 500 million Green Car Innovation Fund (GCIF) which was closed to new applications on 27 January 2011 [152]; (...) Although the production support provided by the ATS raised WTO-consistency concerns domestically in the past; the authorities consider that all programmes under the scheme A New Car Plan for a Greener Future are WTO compliant.
[152] The GCIF plan to produce more fuel-efficient cars was closed to new applications after two years of operation as part of Budget saving's measures required, inter alia, to help pay for the rebuilding of infrastructure damaged by the floods in Queensland and Victoria; it used just 38% of its budget. Before that decision, however, (...) Ford was awarded $A 42 million for its EcoBoost engine project.
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WT/TPR/S/318/REV.1 |
S-IV§61 |
Madagascar |
2015 |
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Forestry |
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Madagascar's forests harbour exceptional fauna and flora and are one of the main pillars of eco tourism, exploitation of timber and fauna, and the country's pharmacopeia. Forest cover decreased from 9.7 million hectares in 2000 to 9.2 million in 2010, partly because of unauthorized felling and illegal export of protected tropical woods such as rosewood and palisander. Despite reforestation efforts, total forest cover is shrinking. According to the FAO, forests still cover some 22% of Madagascar's territory. Around 24% of the forested area was classified as "primary" forest in 2015.
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WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-IV§61 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Income or price support |
Energy |
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Ukraine has had a feed-in ("green") tariff regime since 2008 for various types of alternative energy installations (wind, solar, biomass, biogas, small hydropower, and geothermal power). Feed-in tariffs are determined by the NEURC for each facility [79], and are guaranteed by law until 1 January 2030. [80] The wholesale market operator Energorynok is required to purchase the electricity generated from alternative/renewable sources at the green tariff established for the renewable energy producer (Chart 4.6). The cost of grid connection was split 50/50 between producer and the grid operator, but this incentive has been cancelled. [82] Since 2014, renewable electricity generators have the option to sell under direct power purchase agreements. The Electricity Market Law envisages the establishment of a Cost Imbalance Allocation Fund to compensate Energorynok for losses related to renewable energy purchases at feed-in tariffs, but this matter is still under discussion in the context of the elaboration of a new draft Electricity Market Law, aimed at aligning the legislation with the Third Energy Package of the Energy Community.
[79] NECR Regulation No. 1421 of 2 November 2012 "on the Procedure of Establishment, Reconsideration and Termination of Green Tariffs for Subjects of Commercial Activity".
[80] Article 22, Electricity Market Law; see also Law on Electricity, with relevant amendments (Law No. 5485-VI of 20 November 2012 "on Amendments to the Law of Ukraine No. 575/97-ВР on Electricity in terms of Stimulating Production of Electric Energy from Alternative Energy Sources").
[82] Law No. 514-VIII of 16 July 2015 "on Amendments to Several Laws on Ensuring Competitive Conditions for Electricity Production from Alternative Energy ".
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WT/TPR/S/336/REV.1 |
S-IV§61 |
Honduras |
2016 |
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Income or price support |
Energy |
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Incentives are also granted with regard to the sale of energy through concession of the right to sell to the ENEE (National Electricity Compapy) under a renewable energy supply contract (PPA), with a maximum duration of 20 years for projects up to 50 MW and 30 years for those that exceed that capacity. The Law stipulates that projects of less than 3 MW may be exempted from the need to sign an operating contract under a simplified procedure to be established by the SERNA (State Secretariat for Natural Resources and the Environment). The base price for the energy is established in the contracts in accordance with the short run marginal cost (CMCP) in effect at the time of signature. For the first ten years, there is an incentive of 10% above the base price for projects of up to 50 MW. The base price is indexed annually in accordance with the United States inflation index, up to an annual maximum of 1.5%.
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WT/TPR/S/328 |
S-IV§61 |
Georgia |
2015 |
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Energy |
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Over the last decade, the Government has transformed the energy sector, ensuring fast growth with improved efficiency. The Government is pursuing two strategic objectives: to ensure continued reliable domestic energy supply for firms and homes; and to facilitate and bolster electricity production from hydropower plants (HPPs) to expand regional electricity trade. (...)
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WT/TPR/S/287/REV.1 |
S-IV§61 |
Viet Nam |
2013 |
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Fisheries |
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The Decision also sets objectives to improve research into fisheries resources and to improve enforcement of laws as well as improving stocks and rehabilitating damaged areas. A committee was established for this programme under Decision No. 2322/QD-BNN-TCTS of 26 September 2012.
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WT/TPR/S/279/REV.1 |
S-IV§61 |
Mexico |
2013 |
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The Genetic Resourcescomponent supports up to 100% of the cost of projects to assess the impact of genetically modifiedorganisms ( GMO s) on agricultural genetic resources , and up to 50% in cases involving the evaluation, validation, improvement, handling, reproduction and sustainable use of genetic resources of biological or commercial importance, with a limit of Mex$5 million.
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WT/TPR/S/239 |
S-IV§61, 64 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
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Mining |
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The PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd was established in 2002 with the aim to support selected sustainable development programmes, especially in Western province
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WT/TPR/S/245/REV.1 |
S-IV§61, 81-82 |
Paraguay |
2011 |
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Law No. 2.748 on the Promotion of Biofuels, enacted on 7 October 2005, establishes tax incentives for promoting the production of biofuels provided that Paraguayan raw materials are used in their production, except in cases of scarcity proclaimed by the MAG or "pronounced economic advantage in the prices of the raw material"
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WT/TPR/S/292/REV.2 |
S-IV§62 |
Malaysia |
2014 |
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(…) In 2012, the Government commenced implementation of partial or complete lifting of foreign equity restrictions in 17 services subsectors under six sectors (professional services; communications services; distribution services; educational services; environmental services; and health related and social services), and formalized the market-access status quo in accountancy services where full foreign equity participation was already permitted (Box 4.1). (…)
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