Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/407/REV.1 |
S-3§107 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
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3.107 (...) Technical committees make recommendations to the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) Board of Directors on whether a standard should be voluntary or mandatory. According to the authorities, the criteria for adopting a standard as mandatory are based on the fulfilment of legitimate objectives, such as protection of health, safety, national security, Islamic law, and the environment.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/403/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.6 |
India |
2021 |
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Import tariffs, Internal taxes |
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Table 3.6 Taxes replaced by the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Central level taxes
(...) Cess on Water Consumed by Certain Industries, Clean Energy Cess, Swachh Bharat Cess, (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/403/REV.1 |
S-3§117 |
India |
2021 |
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Export tariffs |
All products/economic activities |
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3.117. Under the MEIS, exporters receive a "duty credit scrip" when exporting eligible goods, some 7,500 tariff lines at the eight-digit level in 2020 (...) Higher rates are granted to: agricultural and village industry products, presently covered under Special Agriculture and Village Industry Scheme (Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana); value-added and packaged products; eco‐friendly and green products produced with waste from agricultural products; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/403/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.23 |
India |
2021 |
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Other support measures, Investment measures |
All products/economic activities |
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Table 3.23 Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme, 2020
(...)
Export obligation: (...) The export obligation for green technology products is 75% of the original, (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/403/REV.1 |
S-3§168 |
India |
2021 |
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Conformity assessment procedures |
All products/economic activities |
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3.168. Certified products may use the BIS Standard Mark (ISI symbol). (...) The BIS also manages the ECO Mark for environmentally friendly products; its use is voluntary.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/403/REV.1 |
S-3§228 |
India |
2021 |
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Public procurement |
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3.228. Government procurement is estimated at 30% of GDP. [242]
[242] CCI, Competition Act, 2002: Provisions Relating to Public Procurement, Advocacy Series 9. Viewed at: https://www.cci.gov.in/sites/default/files/advocacy_booklet_document/pp.pdf; and OECD (2014), Smart Procurement – Going green: best practices for green procurement – India. Viewed at: https://www.oecd.org/governance/procurement/toolbox/search/india-best-practices-green-public- procurement-gpp-market-capacity-cost-benefit-assessment.pdf.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/403/REV.1 |
S-3§231 |
India |
2021 |
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Public procurement |
All products/economic activities |
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3.231. Over the review period, the General Financial Rules (GFRs) were amended several times (including in 2017, 2019 and 2020). Some of these amendments include: (...) (ix) environmental considerations in procurement process were included; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/404/REV.1 |
S-3§7 |
Nicaragua |
2021 |
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Risk assessment |
All products/economic activities |
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3.7. The DGA may subject imported goods to physical or documentary inspections, depending on the level of risk. The risk assessment system is based on fixed rules and on probabilistic and random models. The main selection criteria are based on policies related to, inter alia, health and public safety (arms, precursors), the environment and facilitation, (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/404/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.12 |
Nicaragua |
2021 |
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Intellectual property measures |
All products/economic activities |
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Table 3.12 Outline of IPR protection, 2020
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Patents, utility models and industrial designs
Legislation: Law No. 354 of 25 September 2000; Decree No. 88 2001 of 28 September 2001; (...)
Coverage: Inventions, utility models and designs, and industrial designs. The following are excluded from patent protection for inventions or utility models: (...) inventions whose commercial exploitation must be prevented to protect public order, morality, or human, animal or plant health or life, or to preserve the environment; (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/406/REV.1 |
S-Summary§21 |
Mongolia |
2021 |
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Public procurement |
All products/economic activities |
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21. The Public Procurement Law of Mongolia, adopted in 2011 and subsequently amended, regulates all stages of the procurement process. The most recent amendments entered into force in 2019, and introduced significant changes to the public procurement process by: (i) implementing a preconditioned procurement procedure and a "green procurement" concept; (...).
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