Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-III§46 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Technical regulations are prepared and issued by ministries, government departments, and regulators within their respective areas of responsibility. According to the authorities, the entities most active in this area are those responsible for commerce, industry, health, agri-industry, energy, and the environment. (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-Table-III.9 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Export licences |
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Table 3.9 Export permit requirements, 2014
H.S. Code: 01.01-01.06
Description of goods: Live animals (all species, including birds)
Controlling agencies/documents required: (1) Approval from the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security; (2) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for monkey and for other endangered species.
Rationale: Conservation of endangered species
H.S. Code: 67.01
Description of goods: Birds' feathers
Controlling agencies/documents required: Authorization from the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security
Rationale: Conservation of endangered species
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Endangered
Conservation
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-Table-III.9 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Export licences |
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Relevant information
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Table 3.9 Export permit requirements, 2014
H.S. Code: 25.05
Description of goods: Sand
Controlling agencies/documents required: Authorization from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Rationale: Ecology and environmental protection
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Environment
Sustainable
Eco
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-IV§47 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Not specified |
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(…) Incentives offered to promote the use of green energy include subsidies for the purchase of solar water heaters (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-IV§47 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
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(…) Incentives offered to promote the use of green energy include (…) a 50% reduction of the registration duty for electric cars (introduced in the 2009 Budget).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-IV§47 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Income or price support |
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(…) Additionally, to encourage renewable energy and to offset the high cost of production without passing the cost onto the consumer, the Government has, since 2010, subsidized the difference between the price of renewable energy (solar, wind and hydro) produced by private companies and the marginal cost of producing electricity by the CEB. A Renewable Energy Development Plan is being finalized.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-Table-A3.3 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Table A3. 3 Import prohibitions, 2014
Product: Ivory and Tortoise
Rationale for prohibition: Shell Conservation of endangered species
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Conservation
Endangered
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/306 |
S-III§50 |
Hong Kong, China |
2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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HKC notified 8 regular SPS measures to the WTO between January 2010 and April 2014; no notifications of emergency measures were submitted. The regular notifications covered, inter alia, foodstuffs, dairy products, sweeteners, genetically modified organisms, and horses from certain countries.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/306 |
S-III§53 |
Hong Kong, China |
2014 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Relevant information
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Since the last TPR, new laws and amendments to SPS legislation were passed and became effective. The Food Safety Ordinance entered into force on 1 February 2012; the Genetically Modified Organism Ordinance on 1 March 2011; (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/306 |
S-III§66 |
Hong Kong, China |
2014 |
Measures |
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HKC notified 11 technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures to the WTO in the period January 2010 to April 2014. The notifications cover as foodstuffs, dairy products, genetically modified organisms, (…)
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