Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/337/REV.1 |
S-Summary§17 |
Albania |
2016 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
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(...) Import licensing is used mainly for (...) protection of the environment, and compliance with obligations under international conventions. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/337/REV.1 |
S-III§39 |
Albania |
2016 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
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Albania requires importers of certain products to be licensed, for reasons including (...) protection of the environment, and compliance with obligations under international conventions (Table 3.5). In addition, in some cases, the respective products to be imported are subject to further restrictions. Most import licences are granted by the National Licences Centre under the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Entrepreneurship.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/338/REV.1 |
S-III§30 |
United Arab Emirates |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
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The main domestic legislation on import prohibitions is Law No. 13 of 2007 regarding Commodities that are Subject to Import and Export Control Procedures, as amended. Under this law imports may be prohibited on grounds of public safety, public health, environment, natural resources, and national security or for reasons related to the UAE foreign policy. (...)
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Environment
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/338/REV.1 |
S-III§44 |
United Arab Emirates |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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As for imports, under the Common Customs Law of the GCC States certain categories of goods may be subject to export prohibitions or restrictions. In the UAE, export prohibitions or restrictions are applied: on the grounds of public safety, public health, public morals, environment, natural resources, national security, and UAE foreign policy; and to comply with international treaties and conventions. Law No. 13 of 2007, as amended, provides the legal basis for export prohibitions and restrictions.
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Environment
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/340/REV.1 |
S-III§25 |
Zambia |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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(...) Goods prohibited from importation into Zambia are:
(...)
g. Any goods the importation of which is prohibited by or under the authority of any law (such as the Food and Drugs Act, the Standards Act, the Mines and Minerals Act, and the Environmental and Pollution Control Act); (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/340/REV.1 |
S-III§49 |
Zambia |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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The procedure for formulating technical regulations is the same as that for standards. If there is a need to protect health, the environment or the safety of citizens, standards may be declared mandatory and become technical regulations. These standards must be submitted to the MCTI (Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry) for evaluation before being declared mandatory. During this process, these standards are advertised in the Government Gazette for 60 days, as well as notified to the WTO TBT Committee, for comments. If no substantial comments are received within the 60-day period, a statutory instrument is issued to declare them mandatory, i.e. technical regulations.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/340/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.21 |
Zambia |
2016 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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Table 3.21 Summary of the changes proposed in the bills
IP rights Changes proposed
(...)
Traditional knowledge Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Expression Draft Bill of 2015
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/339 |
S-III§75 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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Article 13 of Special Law No. 73 009 of 5 January 1973 on trade, as amended in 1974, stipulates that the Minister responsible for foreign trade is empowered to take restrictive measures and prohibit the import of certain products. Such measures may be imposed for reasons of security and morality, to protect public health and the environment, or because of their strategic nature. The exchange regulations define the list of products subject to prior declarations, the corresponding regime being administered by the Central Bank of the Congo. Frontier traffic is not affected.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/339 |
S-III§92 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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(...) an Interministerial Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Commission has been set up by Ministerial Order No. 013 of 13 August 2011 to ensure a better distribution of roles among these various departments. This Commission, which is chaired by the Secretary General for Trade and for which the OCC is acting as secretariat, consists of the Ministries responsible for trade, small and medium sized enterprises, the national economy, agriculture, fisheries and livestock, public health, and the environment, nature conservation and tourism; the OCC; the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGDA); and the Congolese National Police (Border Police).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/339 |
S-Table-III.7 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
2016 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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Table 3.7 List of State-owned enterprises and public institutions
State owned enterprise Sector
Institut congolais pour la conservation de la nature: ICCN Nature conservation
Institut des jardins zoologiques et botaniques du Congo: IJZBC Nature conservation
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