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Examen de las políticas comerciales
Último Examen de las Políticas Comerciales (Informe de la Secretaría de la OMC) WT/TPR/S/318/Rev.1
A. Importación prohibiciones, restricciones y licencias de importación
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The main legislation on prohibition and other import restrictions dates from 1992, and has been notified to the WTO.[100] It sets out the items subject to prohibition, quantitative restrictions and other controls, for reasons of security, morals, etc. In particular, Madagascar applies prohibitions and licensing under multilateral agreements to which it is party, including those on the environment (e.g. plastic bags since February 2015). The Customs website contains the updated list of them. The few measures apparently in place to protect local industry from competition from imported products include restrictions on imports of diamonds, gemstones, gold and platinum jewellery, vanillin, as well as leaf tobacco (Section 4.1.2.5).
B. Exportación prohibiciones y restricciones
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Export prohibitions arise from the main legislation governing export controls, which dates back to 1992.[102] It is forbidden to export archaeological or historical objects or certain species of fauna and flora covered in Appendices I and II of the CITES Convention, including medicinal plants. Rice exports are "suspended".[103] Sugar exports were suspended between 2011 and 2012 (Section 4.6.2.1). Export quotas for crabs were introduced in 2014 (Section 4.3.2). According to the authorities, exports of scrap metal and of aluminium and copper waste and scrap have been prohibited in order to discourage the theft of cabling and rails. Madagascar has also prohibited all exports of rough and semi‑finished wood since July 2007.[104] Nevertheless, illegal exports of rosewood and palisander had still not been effectively stopped in October 2014. The customs computer system could include products subject to prohibition. There were in fact measures in place in 2015 (concerning rice, for example), of which the Customs had not been informed and which it was therefore not enforcing.
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