Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-Summary§8 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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(...) Phosphate products under public monopoly, which are also important to exports, are currently encountering significant environmental problems: waste disposal at sea needs to be upgraded to comply with domestic and international standards. Meanwhile, in the fisheries sector, Tunisia has imposed biological recovery requirements.
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Environment
Waste
Fish
Bio
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-Table-II.1 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Table 2.1 Trade related laws and regulations published since 2005
Area (Section of the report): Electricity (4.3.3)
Instrument/text: Law No. 12 2015 of 11 May 2015 on electricity generation using renewable energy
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-II§10 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Many old laws are still in force despite numerous amendments or partial repeals. For example, Law No. 94 41 excludes from the free foreign trade regime all products which affect security, public order, hygiene, health, morality, protection of fauna and flora and the country's cultural heritage (Section 3.1.4).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§20 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
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Four new taxes have been introduced since 2005: the environmental protection tax, the tax to promote the creation of literature and the arts, the tax on second hand engines and spare parts, and the tax on lamps and tubes.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§40 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Manufacturing |
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The 2016 Finance Law broadens the scope of VAT, which now extends to purchases by some government bodies, private educational institutions, driving schools, the manufacture and sale of solar water heaters, the import of absorbers for solar collectors for household use, and wholesale and retail sale of medicines and pharmaceuticals. These and other categories will be defined in decrees. Agricultural and fishery products are not included.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.5 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Internal taxes, Tax concessions |
Manufacturing, Services |
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Table 3.5 Value added tax, 2016
- Selective description of activities: (...) waste related services and equipment, (...) solar water heaters, inputs for renewable energy equipment, (...)
- Rate applicable (%): Exempt
- Selective description of activities: plastic waste collection activities (...)
- Rate applicable (%): 12
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.6 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
Chemicals, Fisheries, Manufacturing |
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Table 3.6 Other internal duties and taxes, 2005 and 2016
(% of the c.i.f. customs value)
Description Range 2005 Range 2016
Environmental protection tax (chemicals, cells, batteries) 5% 5%
Tax for the benefit of the financing fund for biological recovery periods in the fisheries sector 1%
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§48 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
Fisheries |
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(…) VAT on certain inputs needed for agriculture and fishing fell to 12%.(…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-III§60 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other |
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According to the authorities, the goods currently excluded from the free import regime have been listed for reasons of security, public order, health, morality, or to protect fauna and flora and the country's cultural heritage. There are more than 800 lines (at 9 digit HS level) in the list, corresponding to some 7.2% of all tariff lines (Table 3.10).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/341/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.10 |
Tunisia |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other |
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Table 3.10 Products excluded from the free import regime, 2005 and 2016
HS2 Description 2005 2016
Lines affected (11-digit level) % of total number of lines Lines affected (9-digit level) % of total number of lines
39 Plastics and articles thereof (waste) 9 2.5 5 2.0
40 Retreaded tyres 10 5.7 6 4.5
41 Hides and leather (waste) 1 0.7 1 1.0
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72 Iron and steel (waste) 14 2.6 12 2.8
73 Articles of iron and steel (waste) 1 0.2 1 0.3
74 Copper and articles thereof (waste) 3 3.1 3 3.8
75 Nickle and articles thereof (waste) 2 10.5 2 10.5
76 Aluminium and articles thereof (waste) 3 2.4 3 3.6
78 Lead and articles thereof (waste) 1 5.3 1 7.1
79 Zinc and articles thereof (waste) 1 6.7 1 7.7
80 Tin and articles thereof (waste) 1 8.3 1 10.0
81 Other base metals (waste) 24 28.6 19 27.1
82 Tools and implements, of ivory 7 4.3 7 6.4
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96 Articles, miscellaneous (waste) 50 30.9 17 16.2
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