Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/339 |
S-Table-A3.3 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
2016 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Not specified |
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Table A3. 3 OCC invoicing and levies
OCC invoicing and levies
(1) ad valorem invoicing
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vii. For technical controls
(a) 2% of cost of environmental component, as fee for approving environmental and social management plans (ESMP) for projects
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§20 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Not specified |
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Four new taxes have been introduced since 2005: the environmental protection tax, the tax to promote the creation of literature and the arts, the tax on second hand engines and spare parts, and the tax on lamps and tubes.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§76 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Not specified |
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Tunisia has signed the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. It is also one of the seven pilot countries of the Marrakesh Process Task Force on sustainable procurement, aimed at accelerating the transition to sustainable forms of consumption and production.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§84 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
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The strategy among enterprises is now to take as a basis standards on: (...) environmental management (ISO 14001 and the EU's Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)); (...) ecodesign (ISO/TR 14062), as well as the ISO 26000 standard, which is a tool for regulating social responsibility. Since 2004 "environmental assessment" has become mandatory and must be included when evaluating a business. The introduction of an environmental management system, quality certification or ISO 14001 certification is eligible for a subsidy of up to 70% of the cost of the intangible investment. An environmental upgrading programme targeted at firms in the private sector was also launched in 2001. The main beneficiaries are SMEs, and 100 of these joined the project between 2003 and 2006.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§86 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
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TUNAC (National Accreditation Council) has signed mutual recognition agreements with European Accreditation (EA) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) on the accreditation of laboratories, and with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) on the accreditation of management system and environmental quality certification. These agreements have enabled TUNAC to extend its services to the international sphere. Indeed, 12 analytical laboratories have been accredited in line with ISO/IEC standard 17025 in five African countries and five testing laboratories in line with ISO/IEC standard 17025 have been accredited in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§127 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
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(...) The Joint Order of 16 October 2009 establishes the procedures for the preparation, validation, dissemination and review of the criteria relating to eco labelling and the practical conditions for granting the Tunisian eco label and controlling its use. [97]
[97] Joint Order of the Ministers of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Industry, Energy and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, and Tourism of 16 October 2009. Viewed at: http://faolex.fao.
org/docs/pdf/tun92820.pdf.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§191 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Investment measures, Tax concessions |
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The "specific benefits" provided by the CII (Investment Incentives Code) can be broken down according to a number of parameters. Those conditional upon export are described in Section 3.2.4. The other parameters include regional and agricultural development (Section 4.1), combating pollution and protecting the environment, promotion of technology and business support, new promoters and small enterprises and small trades. The regional development related fiscal benefits include full exemption from income tax or corporation tax for the first ten years as of the effective start up date; and 50% exemption from income and profits tax for the subsequent ten years. For investments declared as of 1 January 2011, Law No. 2011 28 of 18 April 2011 provides that the State should assume the employer's contribution to the social security scheme with respect to wages paid to Tunisian employees for the first five or ten years (depending on the site of the project) as of the effective start up date.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§217 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
Not specified |
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The new Decree establishes the principle according to which bids are evaluated on the basis of "the lowest bid that meets the specifications". Nevertheless, for the procurement of important goods and equipment with technical specifications, the bids may be evaluated by weighing quality against cost (Article 63). Likewise, design contracts are governed by special procedures which give priority to quality (Article 126). The new regulations take into account sustainable development aspects, placing them at the level of fundamental principles (Article 6) and using them as criteria when evaluating bids (Article 64). With its 194 Articles, the new Decree aims to be as exhaustive as possible.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/236 |
G-III§52 |
Burkina Faso |
2010 |
Sectors |
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The Government's policy for the management of natural resources and the environment forms part of the National Environment Policy (PNE), whose main objective is to limit the trend towards environmental degradation
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Environment
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/383/REV.1 |
S-III§38 |
Ecuador |
2019 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
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(...)Most import prohibitions are imposed for health, phytosanitary and environmental reasons, as well as to comply with international agreements.
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