Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§60 |
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2017 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Mining |
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The Government's objective is the sustainable development of the mining potential and the products of small mines and quarries (for public works and construction) through the development of a phosphate and bauxite mine by 2025; the creation of a supportive framework for small-scale mining and quarrying; and the creation of 10,000 jobs in extraction – all within a framework of compliance with environmental standards. The aim is thus to triple the sector's value added (from CFAF 12 billion in 2013 to CFAF 36 billion in 2025).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/362 |
S-IV§60 |
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2017 |
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Other price and market based measures |
Energy |
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Development of the wood industry is also part of the country's energy diversification strategy. Accordingly, charcoal prices have been liberalized since 2007.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-IV§60 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Fisheries |
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The Government provides a number of supports to the fisheries sector including fuel subsidies, living allowances, and catch incentives (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/303/REV.2 |
S-IV§60 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
Energy |
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Energy supply is one of the major constraints to private sector development. Anticipating increased demand from the mining sector, the Government's objective is to boost installed capacity to 1,000 MW by 2018. The Government is planning to involve mining companies in the sector, through public-private partnerships. One such partnership is Addax Biotechnology's Makeni Project, consisting of a sugarcane plantation, an ethanol refinery, and a biomass power plant. Upon completion, the company is expected to provide up to 15 MW annually to the national grid. In June 2013, the Parliament approved a power purchase agreement with Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Africa Sierra Leone Ltd. The agreement involves the development and operation of a 128 MW thermal power plant.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/381 |
S-IV§60 |
Nepal |
2018 |
Sectors |
Risk assessment |
Energy |
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Under the Electricity Act 2049 (1992), no licence is required for hydropower projects of up to 1 MW. For hydropower projects with an installed capacity of more than 1 MW, the following licences are required :
• survey licence, issued by the DoED within 30 days of the receipt of an application. Depending on the capacity of the hydropower project, the survey licence fee per annum ranges from NR 1 million to NR 6 million. The maximum term of the licence is five years. After obtaining the licence, the licensee must carry out a detailed survey and design (as evidenced in a Detailed Project Report (DPR)), a financial and economic analysis, and an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) or, as applicable, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA);
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/375/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
China |
2018 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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The wider objectives set by the plan are that by 2020, the proportion of non-fossil energies in total primary energy consumption should be around 15%, the proportion of natural gas consumption should reach 10%, and the carbon dioxide emission per unit of GDP should decrease by 40%-45% as compared to 2005. [39]
[39] By 2030, the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption should be about 20%; the proportion of natural gas consumption should be around 15%; the carbon dioxide emission per unit of GDP should decrease by 60%-65% over 2005; carbon emission should reach its peak by around 2030, and best efforts will be made to realize the target earlier.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/377 |
S-IV§60 |
Chinese Taipei |
2018 |
Sectors |
Ban/Prohibition |
Fisheries |
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Imports of certain fish and fish products (whale shark, puffer fish and ball puffer fish) are prohibited for conservation purposes (Section 3.1.5). (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/370/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
Guinea |
2018 |
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General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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At the regional level, several bodies share the goal of conservation, development and rational exploitation of fisheries resources: the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean, established by the Dakar Convention of 1991; the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea; the Subregional Fisheries Commission; and the Regional Fisheries Committee for the Gulf of Guinea. These bodies were all active in 2017.
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Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/379 |
S-IV§60 |
Armenia |
2018 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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The energy section of the ADS for 2014-25 states that the main policy directions are:
• Maximum use of domestic energy sources, specially renewable sources of energy;
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• Replacement of run-down power plants with those employing new technologies;
• Diversification of energy supplies and regional integration;
• Promotion of energy efficiency in all sectors using energy resources; and
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/346 |
S-IV§60 |
Korea, Republic of |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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(...) In 2014, the main energy sources were petroleum (37%), coal (30%), LNG (17%), and nuclear energy (12%).
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