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Timestamp: 2020-03-29 00:49:47
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§49', '§1', '§15', '§16', '§84', '§31', '§23', '§54', '§18', '§75']

Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/262/Rev.1 S-III§49; Table III.5 United Arab Emirates 2012 Measures Ban/Prohibition
Imports of various goods, such as ivory, hazardous waste and organic fertilizers, are prohibited in the UAE based on inter alia environmental considerations, and to implement international conventions
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/338 G-I§1 United Arab Emirates 2016 Trade Policy Framework
UAE enjoys a sustainable and diversified economy, flexible in adopting new economic models, and capitalizing on global economic partnerships to guarantee long-term prosperity for current and future generations. Thus, to sustain its drive toward economic diversification, as this is the nation’s surest path to sustainable development in a future that is less reliant on oil. This means expanding new strategic sectors to channel energies into industries and services to build a long-term competitive advantage. Balanced growth must be fuelled by a sustainable range of energy sources, within which UAE will ensure an important role for alternative and renewable options such as nuclear power and solar energy.
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/338/Rev.1 S-II§15 United Arab Emirates 2016 Trade Policy Framework
Individual emirates create their own strategy within the framework of the overall federal plan, for example, Abu Dhabi developed its long-term plan – Economic Vision 2030. Strategies at the emirates level are expected to work towards guaranteeing and enhancing the position of the UAE; for example, extensive investment in air and sea transport infrastructure (for both passengers and freight) at the emirates level would contribute to achieving the sustainable development goal of the UAE as a whole.
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/338/Rev.1 S-IV§16 United Arab Emirates 2016 Sectors Other measures Fisheries
At the federal level, the Ministry of Environment and Water is responsible for developing policies and preparing legislation and the authorities in each emirate implement the policy and may have regulations applicable locally. The main focus of policy is sustainability through effort (restricted fishing seasons and reserve areas) and gear restrictions, and promoting aquaculture for both direct production and restocking. The UAE is a member of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) which seeks to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilization of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture within its area of agreement. The UAE has signed but not ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and it has neither signed nor ratified the UN Fish Stock Agreement, or the FAO Compliance Agreement.
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/262/Rev.1 S-III§84, 88 United Arab Emirates 2012 Measures Export licences
Licenses are required for controlled substances and precursor chemicals and endangered fish and wildlife species (Ministry of Environment and Water) among other products
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/338/Rev.1 S-III§31 United Arab Emirates 2016 Measures Other measures Chemicals, Other
The UAE is a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes, the Rotterdam Convention on Trade in Hazardous Chemicals, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. Goods prohibited from entering the UAE are listed in Table 3.4.
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/338/Rev.1 S-IV§23 United Arab Emirates 2016 Sectors Grants and direct payments Fisheries
(...) In 2010, it was reported that 581 registered fishermen were entitled to a fuel allowance of between Dh 500 and Dh 800 per month with a total cost of Dh 3.8 million per year from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Foundation and the Dubai Islamic Bank. The authorities noted that this subsidy was only provided for one year (2010). The Government of the UAE provides extension support to traditional fishermen and a limited amount of subsidies in the form of boat engines, which does not exceed Dh 4.5 million annually, in order to preserve traditional fishing.
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/262/Rev.1 S-IV§54; Box IV.1 United Arab Emirates 2012 Sectors Energy
Given the increasing demand for natural gas, the UAE addresses the shortfall in domestic gas supply by importing around 30% of its domestic gas demand from Qatar through the Dolphin Energy Project, which is also helping to support the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 by being a reliable supplier of clean energy
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/338 G-VIII§18 United Arab Emirates 2016 Trade Policy Framework
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/338/Rev.1 S-III§75 United Arab Emirates 2016 Measures General environmental reference Energy, Manufacturing
Some GREs (Government-related entities), such as Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), are strategically important companies and important sources of fiscal revenue. In 2006, Mubadala Development Company established Masdar to develop renewable energy and sustainable technology industries. (...)