Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1 |
G-C-IV§93 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
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Under the Investment Code (1995) businesses can benefit from important tax and tariff concessions if they, among others, satisfy the requirements of preventing any deterioration in the ecological conditions, in particular the environment
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1 |
G-C-V§128 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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Côte d'Ivoire is engaged in implementing the EU's FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) Action Plan intended to improve governance, enforcement of the regulations and trade in forest products
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1 |
G-C-VI§172 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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An intensified effort through the National Development Programme (PND) 2012-2015 will have to be made to support the agricultural and rural community through the implementation of targeted programmes, in order among other to improve the management of fishery resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-III§99; Table III.4 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Côte d'Ivoire applies two regimes stipulating exceptions to the freedom of import, namely the approval regime and the limitation regime for products such as toxic waste and ozone depleting substances
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-III§105; Table III.5 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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The Ivorian Anti-pollution Centre coordinates the management of major natural risks and oversees the management of industrial, agricultural, toxic or hazardous waste, in conjunction with the Ministers concerned, while the Ivorian Parks and Reserves Office manages the fauna and flora and their biotope
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Bio
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
Sustainable
Waste
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/266/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
G-C-IV§79-80; S-C-III§118; Table III.8 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
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Exports of wood in log form are subject to a reforestation tax, while Ivorian logs exported or sold on the domestic market are subject to a felling tax and a special forest conservation and development tax in order to protect the fauna and flora
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Conservation
Forest
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-III§122; Table III.9 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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The exportation of certain goods such as ivory and some species of logs are prohibited, chiefly to protect the fauna and flora
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-III§70, 125 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
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Some concessions are accorded under the free-zone regime pertaining to biotechnology and information and communication technologies
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-IV§180-181 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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Logging reform was introduced under Decree No. 94-368 of 1 July 1994 with the aim of improving management of logging, developing timber resources through more intensive processing, rehabilitating the forest environment through reforestation and improving the logging profession
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Environment
Forest
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/266/REV.1 |
S-C-IV§182 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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Exports of logs from natural forests are prohibited in order to be respectful of ecosystems and encourage local added value, while certain rare timbers are prohibited from being exported under CITES
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