Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/251; WT/TPR/S/251/REV.1 |
G-IV§40-41; S-IV§1, 48-59, 61-62 |
Guinea |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
Relevant information
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Even though the 1985 Code already provided for "optimum exploitation to prevent over-exploitation", fisheries resources have not been the subject of any strictly applied rules and illegal fishing by foreign trawlers is rapidly leading to the depletion of stocks
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Keywords
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Conservation
Environment
Fish
Natural resources
Sustainable
Wildlife
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/251; WT/TPR/S/251/REV.1 |
G-IV§34; S-IV§69, 108 |
Guinea |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Mining |
Relevant information
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The policy goal in this sector is to attract investors while at the same time creating the largest possible number of jobs for Guineans and also protecting the environment, as most mining is in open-cast mines, generally leading to degradation of the soil, destruction of the plant cover and pollution of water by the discharge of industrial waste water, grease and chemicals
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Keywords
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Environment
Pollution
Sustainable
Waste
Hazardous
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/250; WT/TPR/S/250/REV.1 |
G-III§33-35; S-IV§21-26 |
Mauritania |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
Relevant information
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Although the Government has declared sustainability to be a concern since 1998, up until now Mauritania has opted in favour of income from fisheries by selling licences to foreign fleets, thereby contributing towards intensified exploitation of its resources rather than to developing better integrated fishing on a smaller scale, although Mauritania has also undertaken to implement international regulations against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
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Keywords
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/257/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/257/REV.1 |
G-IV§;45 S-III§36; Table III.5 |
Nepal |
2011 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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The Export and Import Control Act 1957 provides that the Government may impose import and export restrictions or prohibitions for the objectives of protecting national security, maintaining public morals, conserving exhaustible natural resources (in conjunction with restrictions on domestic production or consumption), and ensuring the availability of raw materials essential for domestic processing industries with potential for competitive capacity
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Keywords
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Conservation
Natural resources
Climate
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/247; WT/TPR/S/247/REV.1 |
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Nigeria |
2011 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
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Relevant information
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Nigeria has trade and trade-related legislation in the area of import prohibitions on endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act, Cap 108, LFN, 1990, as well as waste pharmaceuticals, hazardous chemicals and nuclear industrial waste and other toxic waste
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Keywords
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Endangered
Environment
Waste
Wildlife
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/239; WT/TPR/S/239 |
G-II§15-16, G-III§38, G-IV§92; S-II§42 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Relevant information
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One of the PNG Vision 2050's core development areas, Wealth Creation, will ensure that 70% of the country's income is derived from renewable resources areas in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Eco-Tourism as opposed to reliance on the non-renewable resources sector
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Keywords
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Environment
Fish
Forest
Sustainable
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/239; WT/TPR/S/239 |
G-III§29; S-III-Box III.2 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
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Relevant information
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Export tax on exports of unprocessed logs and restrictions on the export of high value species in round log form
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Keywords
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Forest
Sustainable
Wildlife
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/239; WT/TPR/S/239 |
G-IV§48, 53-54; S-IV§38, 41 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
Relevant information
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To achieve its objective of sustainable management, the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) drafted the National Forest Development Guidelines which gives direction to the National Forest Plan and the Forestry and Climate Change Policy Framework for Action (2009-2015)
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Keywords
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Climate
Environment
Forest
Sustainable
Conservation
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/239; WT/TPR/S/239 |
G-IV§119; S-IV§38 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
Relevant information
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Forest concessions (timber permits) are issued formally by the Minister of Forestry, based on the PNGFA's recommendations and input from the National Forestry Board in order to prevent illegal logging
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Keywords
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/239; WT/TPR/S/239 |
G-IV§55; S-IV§41 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
Relevant information
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Draft National Forest Development Guidelines, underpinning the National Forest Plan, were prepared in 2009, with efforts to preserve forests under carbon-trading schemes for environmental reasons representing a potential threat to the logging industry, with unclear implications for the PNG economy
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Keywords
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Clean
Climate
Environment
Forest
MEAs
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