Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/347 |
S-III§56 |
Sri Lanka |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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There are currently 34 domestic laboratories and institutions accredited for chemical testing , 17 for mechanical testing , three for electrical testing , 11 for biological testing , and six for calibration. Additionally, 20 medical laboratories, three certification bodies and 2 GHG validation/verification bodies are also accredited.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/347 |
S-III§75 |
Sri Lanka |
2016 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
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With a view to ensuring the availability of raw materials, promoting further processing of local materials, financing export promotion activities, protecting national security, and protecting the environment, Sri Lanka applies both export duties and a cess on certain goods. Export duties are applied under the Customs Ordinance, while an export cess is applied under the Export Development Board (EDB) Act No. 40 of 1979. Customs export duties are currently levied on cashew nuts (fresh and in shells), raw vein quartz and semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel. Cesses are levied on a number of products including, inter alia: tea, rubber, coconuts, pepper, vanilla, cinnamon, rice, maize, granite, graphite, quartz, wood and metal scrap. The rates of cess vary according to the product.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/348 |
S-III§74 |
Guatemala |
2016 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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During the review period, 40 Central American technical regulations were approved. As of March 2016, 863 standards and technical regulations were in effect concerning areas such as: (...) the environment; (...) climate change and energy efficiency. (...)
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Environment
Energy
Climate
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/348 |
S-III§101 |
Guatemala |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
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Guatemala does not allow the export of certain goods for reasons of security, protection of the environment and conservation of the cultural heritage.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/349 |
S-Summary§11 |
Solomon Islands |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
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Solomon Islands maintains import prohibitions to protect public health, safety and morals, and the environment. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/349 |
S-III§62 |
Solomon Islands |
2016 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
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(...) The authorities consider export taxes a practical and cost-efficient means of raising revenue that could also encourage downstream domestic processing and help protect the environment. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/350 |
S-III§39 |
United States of America |
2016 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
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(...) Most MFN rates are identical to their bound levels and have remained virtually unchanged for 10 years or more. [31] (...)
[31] APEC leaders agreed to cut tariffs on certain environmental goods in 2012. In the United States, the general rate of duty was reduced to 5% on six tariff lines with effect from 31 December 2015 (Proclamation 9384 of 23 December 2015).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/350 |
S-III§106 |
United States of America |
2016 |
Measures |
Risk assessment |
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(...) Regulations deemed economically significant by OIRA (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs) or by the agency itself must be accompanied by a more detailed regulatory impact analysis, including in-depth cost benefit analysis of alternative regulatory approaches. [109] (...)
[109] Executive Order 12866 defines economically significant regulatory action as any regulatory action likely to result in a rule that may "have an annual effect on the economy of US$100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities." Federal Register online information. Viewed at: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/pdf/12866.pdf.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/350 |
S-III§129 |
United States of America |
2016 |
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EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) responsibilities cover, inter alia, the registration of pesticides, including herbicides and fungicides, and the establishment of tolerances (maximum residue limits – MRLs) for pesticides in food. EPA uses risk assessment to establish tolerances for each crop use of a pesticide. The list of tolerances (and exemptions) is revised annually in the Code of Federal Regulations (Chapter 40, Part 180) and daily in the electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR). As of August 2016, EPA had established approximately 277 new tolerances (permanent and temporary) since the last TPR in 2014. The tolerances are enforced by USDA for meat, poultry and certain egg products, and by the FDA for other foods.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/350 |
S-III§147 |
United States of America |
2016 |
Measures |
Other measures |
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The President's Export Council (PEC) brings together representatives of the private sector, Congress, the United States Conference of Mayors, the National Governor's Association, and officials from the Administration. The PEC presents advice and recommendations to the President (in the form of letters) on matters relating to export trade. The PEC has forwarded a total of 59 letters to the President since September 2010. At its meeting in December 2015, the Council adopted a letter outlining priorities for action in 2016. Among its recommendations, the PEC recommended the President's Administration: (...) advance the negotiations for a Trade in Services Agreement and, in the WTO, an Environmental Goods Agreement; (...)
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