Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/334/REV.1 |
S-IV§62 |
Ukraine |
2016 |
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Income or price support |
Energy |
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The benefit of the green tariff was tied to local content requirements (section 3.4.4). The local content requirement was first linked to the value of a construction project, and then from April 2013 as fixed proportions of local component elements for each type of facility producing renewable energy. [83] Law No. 514-VIII of 16 July 2015 "on Amendments to Several Laws on Ensuring Competitive conditions for electricity production from Alternative Energy Sources" cancelled the mandatory local content requirement and replaced it with a premium payment (in addition to the green tariff) for the use of equipment of Ukrainian origin. [84] The premium is set at 5% of the green tariff for a local content level of at least 30% or 10% for at least 50% local content. Services and works provided by Ukrainian companies in the construction of facilities that generate electricity from renewable energy sources are excluded. Premiums are not available to household projects. The new scheme applies to facilities commissioned from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2024 that produce electricity from alternative energy sources (except blast furnace and coking gases, and small and micro hydro-power projects). The NEURC will determine the level of locally-produced equipment based on certificates from the Chamber of Commerce and other confirming documents. The regulator is expected to approve an order concerning the implementation of the new scheme. The procedure for local content determination of 27 June 2013 remains applicable, until a new regulation is approved by the NEURC.
[83] Law No. 5485-VI of 20 November 2012 "on Amendments to the Law of Ukraine No. 575/97-ВР on Electricity in terms of Stimulating Production of Electric Energy from Alternative Energy Sources".
[84] The law also provides for a rebalancing (decrease) of tariffs for solar power, amongst other changes.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/287/REV.1 |
S-IV§62 |
Viet Nam |
2013 |
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According to a 2009 report, the Government of Viet Nam had not implemented measures to cope with overfishing and destructive fishing in the country, and overfishing remained a serious problem particularly excessive catches of crustaceans, cutter- fish, and octopus. However, the authorities pointed out that under Prime Minister's Directive No. 01/1998/CT-TTg the use of explosives, electrocution, and toxins to exploit aquatic resources was strictly banned and the Ministry of Fisheries (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), in coordination with other ministries, established a Central Steering Committee to implement the ban. Since then the Committee has issued a number of documents on the implementation of Directive No. 01/1998/CT-TTg, including Document No. 481CV/BVNL of 18 February 1998, which requested the provincial and city peoples' committees to implement the Directive and establish local committees for this purpose. These committees include representatives of the fisheries sector, public security, military, culture, and information agencies. As of May 2013, 43 of the 63 provinces and cities with seas and rivers had established steering committees. The Department of Fisheries Resources Surveillance was established in January 2013 by Decree No. 102/2012/ND-CP under the Directorate of Fisheries.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/279/REV.1 |
S-IV§62 |
Mexico |
2013 |
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Support is linked to productivity, namely, Mex$160 per quintal, up to 10 quintals per hectare and up to 20 hectares per producer, for conventional coffee, and Mex$410/hectare for producers with recorded marketing in one of the two previous cycles and the current cycle, up to 20 hectares per producer, for sustainable coffee.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/391/REV.1 |
S-IV§62 |
Suriname |
2019 |
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General environmental reference |
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While informal mining provides direct employment and indirectly contributes to the economy in rural areas, it is also blamed for causing pollution and deforestation, and contributes little to government revenue in the way of taxes or royalties. According to the 2017-21 Policy Development Plan, the gold sector needs to move "from an opaque, disorganized and environmentally polluting informal sector into a formal sector, which is transparent and where the contribution can be clearly identified in the national economy.The operators will have to develop into full-fledged small business owners, who understand that enterprising entails risks.
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Environment
Pollution
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/262/REV.1 |
S-IV§62-69 |
United Arab Emirates |
2012 |
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The supply of both electricity and water are highly subsidized in the different emirates given that water resources are scarce
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WT/TPR/S/246/REV.1 |
S-IV§62, 64, 67; Table AIV.4 |
Canada |
2011 |
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The Federal Government's policy objectives for the minerals and metals sectors (excluding uranium) remain as set out in the 1996 Minerals and Metals Policy, which is aimed at sustainable development and other policy objectives such as encouragement of energy efficiency, cleaner energy, and health and safety
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Clean
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Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/297/REV.1 |
S-IV§63 |
Mongolia |
2014 |
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Energy |
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In response the authorities noted that the main priorities for the Government are to create the institutional framework for private sector participation, to improve the efficiency of the energy sector, to facilitate the development of renewable energy, to improve economic and financial performance of state-owned energy companies, and to promote competition in the sector. (…)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/358/REV.1 |
S-IV§63 |
Brazil |
2017 |
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Tax concessions |
Energy |
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Since April 2010, Brazil has reduced its import tariff on ethanol (HS 2207) from 20% to zero by including it in its national basic "list of exceptions" to the MERCOSUR CET; as of 24 September 2015, this and other exceptions were extended until 31 December 2021 (Sections 2.5.2.1.1, 3.1.3.1 and 3.1.3.2).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/324 |
S-IV§63 |
Southern African Customs Union (SACU): Namibia |
2015 |
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The MAWF (Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry) has developed a Forest Research Strategy for Namibia (2011–15) to address issues associated with sustainable forest management (SFM), chiefly the key drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, and core SFM issues such as natural and artificial regeneration (tree planting) of commercially exploited species. Linked to these is also the issue of value addition to forest products, which are currently performing below their potential. The strategy document has identified seven strategic forest research areas: a vegetation (forest and rangeland) monitoring programme; forest products (value added) research; ecological studies; growth and yield studies; silvicultural research; economic, policy and sociological research; and management of information.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/311/REV.1 |
S-IV§63 |
Pakistan |
2015 |
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Against the background of the numerous severe problems in Pakistan's energy sector, the Government has formulated a National Power Policy. Its main objectives are to increase energy supply and reduce reliance on fossil fuels for electricity production. Projects to increase energy supply include: the construction of two major hydro-electric power stations (Diamer-Basher and Dasu), the construction of ten coal-fired power plants in Gadani with an installed capacity of 6,600 MW, the completion of two additional nuclear power plants, the construction of new LNG import terminals, and an increased use of alternative energy. The new Policy also tackles price distortions and poorly targeted subsidies, while insufficient collection and non-payment of dues are to be addressed through changes in the penal law.
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