Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/312/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
Australia |
2015 |
Measures |
Import licences, Import tariffs |
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(…) Used vehicles remain subject to a high/prohibitive compound tariff rate (whose AVE is as much as 215.4%) and Vehicle Import Approval requirements (section 3.2.2.2.1, Table A3.1). [144] (….)
[144] According to the Australian Parliament Hansard records, the rarely applied non-ad valorem component of the duty on imported used cars, introduced in 1991 as an industry protection measure, has benefits for environmental, safety and even consumer concerns. They also mentioned that Australia's balanced approach to used-vehicle imports is less restrictive than economies that prohibit imports of used cars.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/328 |
S-IV§60 |
Georgia |
2015 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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(...) Georgia has plentiful hydropower resources, which generate more than three-quarters of its electricity requirements. Hydropower represents 17% of total energy supply, having increased by 7% comparing 2012 to 2002 data. (...) Hydropower plants provide up to 100% of generation in the summer months, while gas-fired power stations and imports meet peak consumption during the winter months.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/318/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
Madagascar |
2015 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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Another of the Government's declared priorities is to improve operation of the institutions. Currently, around half a dozen institutions are responsible for defending the subsector's interests, although none of them has sufficient resources to achieve its objectives. These include the Malagasy Fisheries and Aquaculture Agency, created in June 2005, which is responsible for collecting fees and for financing, monitoring and evaluating the programmes of Malagasy public institutions, research institutions and organizations working towards sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture. Further support structures include the Fisheries Monitoring Centre, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Economic Observatory, the Aquaculture Development Centre, the Fisheries Research and Development Centre and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Unit. It would appear that there is considerable leeway for streamlining these entities.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
Sectors |
Income or price support, Tax concessions |
Energy, Manufacturing |
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Generally, incentives included a subsidized feed-in tariff, certain corporate tax preferences, and exemption from VAT and customs duties for imported technology for power generation from renewable energy sources (Article 282 of the Customs Code). VAT and customs duty incentives were provided if the goods in question were used by the taxpayer for its own production and no identical goods of equivalent quality were produced in Ukraine. The Cabinet of Ministers' Resolution No. 719 of 29 December 2014 cancelled the Decree with the list of eligible equipment, and therefore the incentive is no longer applied. The corporate income tax exemption for sales of electricity from renewable energy sources was also cancelled , as were provisions for a partial corporate income tax exemption for manufacturing of renewable energy equipment, and a preferential land tax.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/336/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
Honduras |
2016 |
Sectors |
Tax concessions |
Energy |
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The authorities have been promoting the implementation of renewable energy projects by means of a series of tax incentives. These include: exemption from sales tax on equipment, accessories and spare parts during the pre-investment and construction period; exemption from the payment of import taxes, charges, tariffs and levies, during the pre investment and construction period; for projects of up to 50 MW, exemption from the payment of income tax, the temporary solidarity contribution, the net assets tax, and all taxes related to income over a ten year period from the commencement of commercial operation; relief from taxes on temporary importation; exemption from income tax and withholdings on payments for services or fees agreed with foreign natural or legal persons, necessary for studies, development, installation, engineering, administration and construction, and monitoring of the renewable energy project.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/257/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
Nepal |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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The 2008 amended Securities Registration and Issue Regulation requires a corporate body using local natural resources and materials as its raw materials to set aside at least 10% of its issued capital for the people residing in the local area, in order to encourage public issues from companies in the infrastructure and manufacturing and processing sectors
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/262/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
United Arab Emirates |
2012 |
Sectors |
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Energy |
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The UAE is assessing the exploitation and use of alternative renewable sources of energy, in particular solar power, through the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (MASDAR), which is wholly owned by the state-owned Mubadala Development Company
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/287/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
Viet Nam |
2013 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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Prime Minister's Decision on the programme on protection and development of fisheries resources until 2020 (No. 188/QD–TTg of 13 February 2012) sets out several specific objectives related to resource protection, including (for completion by 2015):
-a database on aquatic resources, to make forecasting of resources, fishing grounds, and fishing seasons part of the fisheries management;
-10 marine conservation zones and 19 inland water area conservation zones and, by 2020, to complete the designation of conservation zones and include them in the marine and inland water conservation master plan; and
-to have designated no-fish zones and zones subject to seasonal fishing restrictions.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/251/REV.1 |
S-IV§60 |
Guinea |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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A decree of November 1989 on protection of the marine environment against all forms of pollution lists substances that may not be discharged, as well as those which may be discharged subject to authorization, and prohibits the transit of ships carrying hydrocarbons where there is a high risk of polluting the marine environment
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Environment
Fish
Pollution
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/239 |
S-IV§60 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
Sectors |
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Mining |
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A Chinese-owned 20-year nickel and cobalt mine, initially due to start in 2010, was recently delayed due to court action regarding environmental concerns
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