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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/388/Rev.1
A. Importación prohibiciones, restricciones y licencias de importación
3.36.
Under the Customs Act, the President may impose import prohibitions by executive order. Section 45 of the Act lists specific import prohibitions and restrictions; these have remained unchanged since the previous review (Box 3.2).[94] As indicated by the authorities then, the reasons for these prohibitions include moral issues, security, prevention of diseases, and curbing smuggling.[95] Additionally, imports of certain fish have been prohibited in accordance with international fisheries management regulations (Section 4.2.3).
3.37.
Additionally, imports of methyl bromide are prohibited since the completion of a full phase‑out in 2015.[96]
3.38.
Trinidad and Tobago's import licensing regime is largely regulated by the Imports and Exports Control Regulations 1941 (scheduled as part of the Trade Ordinance No. 19 of 1958). The licensing system is a statutory requirement as published in Legal Notice No. 69 of 1999. This was last updated by Legal Notice 290 of 2014, which amends the Import Negative List to include ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and mixtures containing ODS excluding asthma inhalers.[97] Table 3.7 reflects import licensing requirements up to 2014. Legal Notice No. 290 of 2014 can be found online.[98] No fees are levied for these licences. Import licensing requirements for fish and fish products are detailed in Section 4.2.3.
3.39.
All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for a licence. Licences must be applied for on-line through TTBizLink (Section 3.1.1) in advance of importation, and must have been picked up by the importer before the goods arrive in Trinidad and Tobago.
3.40.
Both automatic and non-automatic licences are granted on an MFN basis, except for oils and fats. Automatic licensing is used for statistical purposes, while non-automatic licensing is used to administer import restrictions in place due to bilateral/regional trade agreements, or for environmental, national security, or health and safety reasons, and to comply with commitments under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
3.41.
A phase-out of hydrochloroflurocarbons (HCFCs) commenced in 2013, and is being implemented through an import-quota and licensing system.[99]
3.42.
Import licences continue to be required for used motor vehicles (for personal use). Conditions include that they must: be right-hand-drive vehicles; be less than four years old; have a petrol engine; and have ozone-friendly refrigerants in the air-conditioning system. For used vehicles for commercial purposes, a licence is issued after the need for such a vehicle has been verified.[100]
B. Exportación prohibiciones y restricciones
3.52.
Under the Customs Act (Section 44), the President may prohibit the export of any goods through the issuance of an order. The following goods have been prohibited: (a) arms, ammunition and military and naval stores, except with the written permission of the Commissioner of Police; and (b) rum, other spirits, wines, tobacco, cigars, cigarillos and cigarettes, unless they meet the same conditions that are applied to imports of these items (Box 3.2). Export prohibitions also apply to certain fish and forestry products (Sections 4.1.3.2 and 4.2.3).
3.53.
Exports requiring a licence remain largely the same as at the time of the previous Review; the only changes have been to add waste and scrap of lead-acid batteries to the list in 2012, and various ODSs in 2014 (Table 3.8). Export licences may be obtained online through the TTBizLink online platform. Export licensing requirements on live fish, including export quotas, are detailed in Section 4.2.3.
Base de Datos sobre Medio Ambiente (BDMA) de la OMC
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