New Zealand #4494 (v.4)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/NZL/5 18/03/2021
- Version validity
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01/10/2020 -
22/12/2022
Old version v.4
- Reporting member
- New Zealand
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Conditional prohibition on the exportation and importation of persistent organic pollutants
- National legal basis
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Imports: Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996. Exports: Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004.
- Administrative mechanism
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Specific exemptions exist when imports or exports are in conformity with the Stockholm Convention, and a permit must be obtained. Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Responsible entities
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Environmental Protection Agency
- HS version
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HS 2017
- Referenced WTO document symbol
Meta data
- WTO justifications
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XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Article XX (b) of the GATT – necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health. - Non-WTO commitments
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Stockholm Convention
Reported as: Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. - Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- CP , CP-X
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CP
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CP-X
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Tariff lines
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29
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Various from Chapter 29
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Persistent organic pollutants as covered by the Stockholm Convention http://chm.pops.int/Convention/...
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