Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/343/REV.1 |
S-III§31 |
Singapore |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
Not specified |
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The Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations is the main piece of legislation governing export controls in Singapore. Export controls are maintained mainly for security, health, and environmental concerns, or under international agreements. Requirements can take the form of an advance notification, a licence or a permit. Table 3.6 provides a list of products subject to export prohibitions or non-automatic licensing in Singapore.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/343/REV.1 |
S-III§45 |
Singapore |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
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(...) Other agencies involved in the development of technical regulations include: Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, National Environment Agency, and the Public Utilities Board.
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Natural resources
Environment
Water
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/343/REV.1 |
S-III§52 |
Singapore |
2016 |
Measures |
Conformity assessment procedures |
Not specified |
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The Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) of SPRING (Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board) is responsible for accrediting conformity assessment bodies. (...) The SAC operates accreditation programmes in: (...) environmental, medical, medical imaging, electrical, non-destructive testing, (...) quality management systems certification bodies such as for quality (ISO 9001), environmental (ISO 14001), (...) ISO 22000 and water efficiency (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/344/REV.1 |
S-Summary§11 |
El Salvador |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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El Salvador prohibits the import of certain goods, and restricts the import of a considerable number of products for reasons of national security, public health, animal or plant health, or environmental protection. Permits, authorizations, certificates and/or approval must be obtained for their import. In April 2016, El Salvador submitted a notification to the WTO relating to the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/344/REV.1 |
S-Summary§14 |
El Salvador |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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El Salvador prohibits or restricts the export of some products, mainly for environmental or public health reasons or to comply with international commitments. Exports of sugar, natural gas and certain agrochemical inputs are restricted in order to ensure an adequate domestic supply. No taxes or other levies are imposed on exports.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/344/REV.1 |
S-III§47 |
El Salvador |
2016 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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The import of a number of products is restricted for reasons of public safety, public health, animal or plant health or environmental protection. Permits, authorizations, certificates and/or approval must be obtained for their import. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/344/REV.1 |
S-III§66 |
El Salvador |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Not specified |
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(...) Between 2013 and 2015, the OSN (Salvadoran Standardization Agency) approved 727 Salvadoran technical standards relating to the environment, tourism, the food industry, suppliers of medical inputs, coffee growers and manufacturers of medicines, inter alia.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/344/REV.1 |
S-III§68 |
El Salvador |
2016 |
Measures |
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Not specified |
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The OSN (Salvadoran Standardization Agency) is responsible for conformity assessment through the certification service for products, systems, services and competence of persons, taking into account national and international criteria and standards. So far, certification has been given for products (dairy produce), quality management systems on the basis of standard NTS ISO 9001:2008 and for NSO (Salvadoran mandatory standards) compliant energy efficiency.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/344/REV.1 |
S-III§90 |
El Salvador |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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El Salvador prohibits or restricts the export of some products, mainly for environmental protection or public health reasons or in order to comply with its commitments under international conventions such as CITES.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/344/REV.1 |
S-III§92 |
El Salvador |
2016 |
Measures |
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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The export of several products is controlled either by means of authorizations, permits, inspection, registration, certificates or other documents issued by various public and private institutions. The relevant procedures must be completed before an export application is submitted to the CIEX. Products subject to control include: cane sugar, coffee, agricultural chemicals, staple grains, dairy produce, meat, processed food products, arms and explosives and cultural assets (Table 3.9). In general, the controls are for environmental, health, safety or quality control reasons. (...)
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