Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/407/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Agriculture, Other |
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4.14. Access to renewable water remains the biggest constraint to agricultural production. Agriculture accounted for 82% of the nearly 26 billion m3 of water consumption in 2018. Of the water consumed by agriculture, most (also 82%) comes from non-renewable groundwater. While no disaggregated data for the sector are available, agriculture is primarily under irrigation with water from deep wells tapping non-renewable aquifers, as surface and renewable groundwater is limited. Vision 2030 aims to prioritize the use of water in agriculture to those areas with natural and renewable water sources, adjust the crop mix towards crops with lower water use, and rebalance the mix of imports and domestic production for food security. With these policies, the Government aims to reduce agriculture's consumption of non-renewable groundwater from 19 billion m3/year in 2016 to 6.5 billion m3/year in 2030. According to the authorities, demand for non-renewable groundwater in agriculture declined to 10.5 billion m3 in 2019.
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Natural resources
Renewable
Water
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/426/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
New Zealand |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
Agriculture |
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4.14. (...) New Zealand submitted its most recent domestic support notifications in 2021, covering financial year 2019/2020, and are provided for pest and disease control, investments in the country's agricultural knowledge and innovation system, environmental programmes, relief payments, and infrastructural services.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/425/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Agriculture |
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4.14. A Soil Strategy was adopted by the Federal Council on 8 May 2020. It aims to preserve the fertility of the soil and to enable it to continue to perform its other services for society and the economy. The Strategy and a series of measures pursue the objective to halt any net loss of soil in Switzerland by 2050. On 6 September 2017, the Federal Council adopted the Action Plan for Risk Reduction and the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/430/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
Djibouti |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements, Other measures |
Fisheries |
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4.14. (...) new Fisheries Code will give the Republic of Djibouti a binding legal instrument for the sustainable management of the fisheries resources within its waters as well as for the conservation of marine ecosystems and biodiversity, whilst also enabling it to effectively combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to meet its international obligations as a coastal State, flag State and port State.
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Bio
Conservation
Eco
Fish
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/420/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
Georgia |
2022 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture, Other |
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4.14. In December 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with other relevant Ministries, produced the Rural Development Strategy of Georgia (2017-20). This long-term strategy ensures constant improvement in the quality of life and the social conditions of the rural population, based on a combination of increased economic opportunities, more accessible social benefits, a rich cultural life, environmental protections, and the sustainable management of natural resources. The vision extends beyond the strategy period of 2017-20 and identifies nine strategic objectives in three priority areas: (...) Economy and competitiveness objectives: (...) diversification of the rural economy through strengthening the agricultural-related value chain and promoting various sustainable non-agricultural activities (...) Environmental protection and sustainable management of natural resources objectives: improvement of the management of water, forest, and other resources in targeted rural areas; promotion of sustainable systems of waste management in rural areas; and activities used to mitigate the negative impact of climate change.
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Environment
Forest
Natural resources
Sustainable
Waste
Water
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/423/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
United Arab Emirates |
2022 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support, Other support measures |
Agriculture |
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4.14 (…) Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) does not provide production subsidies to farmers; instead, it encourages farmers to use modern technology and adopt efficient approaches for water and environmental protection.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/410/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Sectors |
Ban/Prohibition |
Agriculture |
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4.14. Export prohibitions/restrictions are applied, inter alia, to certain precious and rare, endangered, or wild animals and plants in accordance with the international agreements to which Viet Nam is party (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-4§14 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
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Energy |
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4.14. In order to further promote the application of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, the Macao, China Government set four levels of feed-in electricity tariffs, according to installed PV capacities (Table 4.2). (...) The authorities noted that the Government does not currently provide other incentives for solar PVs or other power generation from renewable energy.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/411/REV.1 |
S-4§139 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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4.139.(...) At the national level, a government programme has been established for the development of the tourism sector during 2019-23. Sustainable tourism is also identified as a priority area of development in the National Development Strategy for 2018-2040. Moreover, the 2018 Concept of a green economy emphasizes the promotion of sustainable forms of tourism as a way to protect biological diversity.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-4§139 |
European Union |
2020 |
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Other price and market based measures |
Energy |
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4.139. A key driver of energy security is the completion of the EU internal energy market, which is crucial to providing EU citizens with a supply of secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy. The third energy package is one of the main legislative instruments in this regard, further liberalizing the gas and electricity markets. The package entered into force on 3 September 2009 and refers to measures in five main areas: unbundling (separation of the operation of electricity and gas transmission networks from the supply and generation activities); facilitating cross-border energy trade, and assisting National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) through the establishment of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER); promoting cross-border collaboration and investment through the establishment of the European Networks of Transmission System Operators for Electricity and Gas (ENTSO-E/G); greater transparency and improved record keeping; and access to storage and LNG facilities.
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