Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-IV§80 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
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(...)In accordance with the Fishery (General) Regulations, for the proper management and control of fisheries and the conservation and protection of fish, the Minister may specify in a licence any condition that is not inconsistent with the Regulations, such as: (a) the species of fish and quantities thereof that are permitted to be taken or transported; (b) the age, sex, stage of development or size of fish that are permitted to be taken or transported; (c) the waters in which fishing is permitted to be carried out; (d) the location from which, and to which, fish is permitted to be transported; (e) the vessel from which, and to which, fish is permitted to be transhipped; (f) the period during which fishing or transporting fish is permitted to be carried out; (g) the vessel that is permitted to be used, and the persons who are permitted to operate it; and (h) the type, size and quantity of fishing gear and equipment that is permitted to be used, and the manner in which it is permitted to be used.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-I§12 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Burundi's National Development Plan 2018 2027 was officially launched on 22 August 2018. Its strategic objectives include(...)environmental protection; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-II§12 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Burundi is trying to integrate its trade and investment policy in its development strategies. These strategies are essentially guided by Vision Burundi 2025, which derives from the prospective national study: Burundi 2025, prepared in 2003. Its main aim is to introduce a diversified production sector that is competitive both internally and externally as a guarantee of the country's sustainable economic development. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-II§27 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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(...)in order to be eligible for the benefits granted under the Investment Code, enterprises must:
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•undertake to protect the environment and conduct an environmental impact study (where needed) to obtain an environmental compliance certificate provided by the Ministry in charge of environment protection;
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§17 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Manufacturing |
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In addition to other community duties and taxes, Burundi imposes levies such as administrative fees at a rate of 0.5% on the c.i.f. value of all imports, the security charge at a rate of 1.15% on the c.i.f. value, and a pollution tax of BIF 2 million per vehicle on all vehicles that are more than ten years old.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§34 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
Other |
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(...)as a party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), it bans the exportation of plants and animals listed as endangered species.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§46 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Chemicals, Other |
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(...)In 2018, there were six technical committees, covering the areas of (...)chemistry and the environment.(...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§49 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Other |
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(...)On the recommendation of the BBN Board of Directors, the Minister may make a standard wholly or partly mandatory in Burundi (technical regulation). The mandatory application of a standard must pursue one or more of the following aims: (...)to protect the health and life of wild flora or fauna; or to protect the environment.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§70 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
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Agriculture |
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On 1 August 2008, Burundi ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The country currently has a biosafety policy, a national biosafety committee, and a clearing house for information on the subject. A draft biotechnology safety law sets out basic rules to protect the population and the environment against the risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products derived therefrom through modern biotechnology. Once adopted, the law will apply to the import, export, transit, contained use, release or placing on the market of any GMO, whether intended for dissemination in the environment, or as a food, livestock feed, or processed product, or one derived from a GMO.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§88 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Measures |
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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