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WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§124 |
China |
2012 |
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The the People's Bank of China (PBC) and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) issued circulars in 2010 to target financing operations for SMEs, calling for fast growth in credit provisions for SMEs, and guiding commercial banks, in line with national industrial- and environmental protection policies, to support small enterprises with solvency and good business opportunities
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§223 |
China |
2012 |
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In terms of the applied regime, for considerations of national security, navigation safety, and environmental protection, China applies compulsory pilotage for foreign vessels and grants equal treatment on pilotage fees
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§264 |
China |
2012 |
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China is one of the rare countries in the world where classic mixed passenger-freight normal-speed inter-urban railways lines are still being built alongside dedicated freight lines and high-speed dedicated passenger lines, given its relatively lower environmental impact, minimal land take, and ability to serve densely populated area
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§313-320; Table AIV.8 |
China |
2012 |
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China's environmental services commitments under the GATS include sewage services, refuse disposal services, cleaning services of exhaust gases, noise abatement services, sanitation services, nature and landscape protection services, and other environmental protection services but exclude, horizontally, environmental quality monitoring and pollution source inspection
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Conservation
Energy
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
Waste
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/264/REV.1 |
S-IV§358 |
China |
2012 |
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Logistics-related laws, regulations or rules are scattered in various sectors and include for instance the Administrative Measures on Road Transport of the Radioactive Substances (2011) and the Administrative Measures on Road Transport of Hazardous Goods (2011)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-I§2, 19; Box I.1 |
Colombia |
2012 |
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Four important fiscal policy changes occurred in 2011, impacting the economy as a whole as well as various individual sectors, including the reform of the system by which royalties generated by natural resources are distributed
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Environment
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-II§26 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In 2007 the Andean Community Presidents agreed to promote more balanced integration that would take account of the social, cultural, economic, political, environmental and trade dimensions
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-II§32; Table AII.1 |
Colombia |
2012 |
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The Trade Promotion Agreement between Colombia and Canada consists of three separate but interrelated agreements: the Free Trade Agreement, the Labour Cooperation Agreement, and the Agreement on the Environment, which lays out the obligations of both parties regarding environmental protection
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-II§42; Table II.4 |
Colombia |
2012 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Foreign investment is permitted in most sectors, except for some in which Colombia maintains limitations or prohibitions, including activities involved in the processing, disposal and elimination of toxic, hazardous or radioactive waste not produced in Colombia
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/265/REV.2 |
S-III§16 |
Colombia |
2012 |
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Goods under national customs transit-i.e. goods transported under customs control from one customs post to another in the same country - require a transit declaration. In principle, goods can be received under the transit regime in all Colombian ports, but the Directorate of Taxes and National Customs (DIAN) may prohibit or restrict access for reasons, inter alia, of zoo-sanitary, phytosanitary or environmental security, pursuant to a request made by the competent authorities, or else when for this is deemed appropriate control reasons
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