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(...) Focus in the services sector is in the areas of principal hubs , logistics, and the ecosystem surrounding e-commerce, green technology, renewable energy, and waste management.

Selected trade-related laws enacted or amended, 2012-17
Law Year
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Fisheries Management and Development Act (No. 35 of 2016) 2016
Forest Conservation and Management Act (No. 34 of 2016) 2016
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Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (No. 47 of 2013) 2013

Once a company is incorporated, investors must apply for a trading licence and/or manufacturing licence depending on the business activity they would like to undertake. An environment impact assessment (EIA) licence may also be required. The issuance of trading licences is governed by the Trading Enterprises Order of 1993, as amended in 1996, and the Trading Enterprises Regulations of 1999, as amended in 2011, while the issuance of manufacturing licences is governed by the Industrial Licensing Act 2014, which repeals the 1969 Act , the Industrial Licensing Regulations 2014 and the Pioneer Industries Encouragement Act 1969. EIA licences are regulated by the Environment Act 2008.

Import prohibitions are in place mainly for environmental and safety reasons.

With a view to reducing energy consumption and protecting the environment, the Government may not grant preferential treatment under processing trade to certain goods

The Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit (CCMAU) is charged with monitoring 36 Crown entities in the areas of energy, land and environment among others.

Legislation on SPS matters is covered in several laws, including Act No. 51/1981 on Plant Diseases and Pests; and Act No. 7/1998 on Control of Hygiene and Pollution and requires imports certificates for plants and plant parts while imports of certain types of trees and vegetables, soil, cut tree bark, and manure are prohibited

Macao SAR only applies import/export prohibitions and licensing for health, safety, security, or environmental -protection reasons, to comply with its international obligations.

The Country Vision and Nation Plan aims, among others, at increasing productivity and job creation combining the sustainable exploitation of resources with a reduction in environmental vulnerability

Georgia qualifies for the enhanced preferences for good governance and sustainable development and, in order to continue benefiting from the system after January 2009, it ratified the two outstanding conventions listed in GSP regulations, namely the UN Convention on Anti-Corruption, and the Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety.