Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§88 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
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Intellectual property measures |
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During the review period, Burundi signed several agreements on intellectual property rights (IPRs). (...)it signed the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (12 October 2014). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.5 |
East African Community (EAC): Rwanda |
2019 |
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Other support measures |
Not specified |
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Main changes to SEZ Policy, 2018
Issue 2010 Policy recommendation 2017 Policy recommendation
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Complementary policies and safeguard measures Maintain adequate safeguards on labour and environmental standards
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§48 |
East African Community (EAC): Rwanda |
2019 |
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(...)SEZ residents must have an investor certificate (costing USD 500) from the RDB as well as an SEZ user licence from the RDB. They must submit a business plan, architectural designs based on the relevant SEZ design, and an environmental impact assessment report. (...)
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/392 |
G-V§20 |
Costa Rica |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
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Costa Rica has continuously committed to strengthening the SEN, (...) within both the public and private sectors. (...) leading to a more efficient use of resources, improves the formulation and monitoring of public policy, and enhances the knowledge of national realities in various sectors (economic, social and environmental).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§54 |
East African Community (EAC): Tanzania |
2019 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
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The TBS maintains a database, or Standards Catalogue, that compiles the information on its standards. It has over 1,722 standards (voluntary) or technical regulations. (...)The standards/technical regulations cover areas such as (...)environment,(...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/396/REV.1 |
S-3§85 |
Australia |
2020 |
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Support under the notified non-agricultural schemes are mainly delivered by means of grants. Other forms of non-agricultural subsidies include funding agreements; concessional loans; tax waivers; duty concessions; payroll tax rebates; rental assistance; and vouchers. Support was provided to environmental protection; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/396/REV.1 |
S-3§102 |
Australia |
2020 |
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The main development in the area of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in Australia in the period under review was the entry into force of the Biosecurity Act, 2015, replacing the Quarantine Act, 1908, on 16 June 2016.[85] (...) The Act is flexible by design to respond to changes in technology, biosecurity challenges, and the need for more adaptability to increasing passenger traffic and trade. As at November 2019, 117 legal instruments related to biosecurity had been issued, in addition to the Act itself and the two basic regulations (the Biosecurity Regulations, 2016 and the Biosecurity (Human Health) Regulations, 2016). Most of these legal instruments were determinations of first point of entry, i.e. goods that may, or may not, enter a specific location in Australia.
[85] Australia notified its draft biosecurity legislation to the WTO in 2012. See WTO document G/SPS/N/AUS/298, 9 July 2012 and its addenda 1 to 3, supplemented by WTO document G/SPS/N/AUS/298/Add.4, 2 December 2014.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/387/REV.1 |
S-III§22 |
Papua New Guinea |
2019 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
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PNG has not submitted any notifications to the Committee on Import Licensing since 1998. At that time, it had affirmed the absence of procedures relevant to the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures. Nevertheless, prior authorization and/or licence requirements remain in place for certain imports, mainly for security, public health and environmental reasons. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/387/REV.1 |
S-III§31 |
Papua New Guinea |
2019 |
Measures |
Export licences |
Not specified |
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(...)a ban on exports of round logs is scheduled to come into effect in 2020. Export controls and restrictions are also in place, largely for the purposes of protecting wildlife, cultural heritage, and the environment. Controlled exports require a prior authorization or a permit issued by the respective competent authority.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/388/REV.1 |
S-III§40 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
2019 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
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Both automatic and non-automatic licences are granted on an MFN basis, except for oils and fats. Automatic licensing is used for statistical purposes, while non-automatic licensing is used to administer import restrictions in place due to bilateral/regional trade agreements, or for environmental, national security, or health and safety reasons, and to comply with commitments under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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