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Companies producing biodiesel and ethanol are eligible for exemption from the wealth tax (IP) on fixed assets and for 100 per cent exemption from the tax on income from economic activities (IRAE) for a period of ten years, while Decree No. 354/009 promotes several activities, including generation of electricity from non-traditional renewable sources; production of energy from renewable sources; transformation of solar power into thermal power; and conversion of equipment and/or incorporation of processes designed for efficient use of energy

Government is investing in maximising the capacity of hydro-power schemes.

Export tax on exports of unprocessed logs and restrictions on the export of high value species in round log form

EU-Georgia relations are based on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), which entered into force in 1999 and aims to foster cooperation, not only in trade issues, but also in political, environmental and cultural areas.

Draft National Forest Development Guidelines, underpinning the National Forest Plan, were prepared in 2009, with efforts to preserve forests under carbon-trading schemes for environmental reasons representing a potential threat to the logging industry, with unclear implications for the PNG economy

With its 2010-2014 Multi-Year Investment Plan, the Ministry of Mining and Energy (MME) hopes to raise the level of royalties collected from US$7 billion in 2010 to US$14 billion in 2020, in order among other things to protect the environment and boost social development

The Government has developed the National Energy Policy to encourage exploitation of the renewable and other sources of energy among others, with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), an independent sector regulatory agency established under the Energy Act, 2006, is responsible for economic and technical regulation of, inter alia, electrical power and renewable energy, such hydropower, while protecting the environment

Togo's foreign trade is subject to the rules laid down by WAEMU, in particular with respect to prohibitions and controls on importation and transit for reasons, among others, of environmental protection, while where circumstances warrant, provisional bans may also be applied in order to safeguard human and animal safety and health and protect the environment

Despite huge hydro potentiality, Nepal being one of the richest countries in water resources with the Himalayan, Nepal is facing severe energy crisis at present and aims to pursue development of its hydro resources in a cost efficient manner in order to be able to completely transform the economy

The salient features of the strategy energy strategy for 2020 includes replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy; following an environmentally protective and precautionary approach in hydroelectric and geothermal energy production; diversified industry with an emphasis on ecologically beneficial high-tech industry; sustainable utilization of all energy sources; and encouraging better energy utilization