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        • Hungary

        • 2010

        Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions - power generation installations limits

        The Industrial Emissions Directive aims to achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment taken as a whole by reducing harmful industrial emissions across the EU. The Directive regulates over 50,000 of the EU's largest industrial installations, including energy industries, production and processing of metals, minerals and chemicals and waste management (Annex I). These installations must operate in accordance with a permit with conditions that are aligned with the principles and provisions of the Directive.Emission limit values for combustion plants for which permit was granted before January 2013 range from: Coal, lignite and…

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        • Chile

        • 2011

        Decree 13 establishing emission standards for thermoelectric plants

        …500 mg/Nm3 // PM to 50 mg/Nm3. Liquid fuels: SO2 to 30 mg/Nm3 // NOx to 200 mg/Nm3 // PM to 30 mg/Nm3.Gas: NOx to 50 mg/Nm3. The maximum emission limits for new installations are: Solid fuels: SO2 to 200 mg/Nm3 // NOx to 200 mg/Nm3 // PM to 30 mg/Nm3. Liquid fuels: SO2 to 10 mg/Nm3 // NOx to 120 mg/Nm3 // PM to 30 mg/Nm3.Gas: NOx to 50 mg/Nm3. Emissions for mercury for existing and new emission sources that use coal or petcoke are limited to 0.1 mg/Nm3. 

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        • Australia

        • 2003

        Singapore – Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)

        …and ashMineral fuels, oils and other productsMetals and their articles e.g. iron and steelSemiconductors devices and photovoltaic cellsRule of origin apply to qualify for preferential tariff treatment. Conditions include: for some specific mineral fuels such as coal and petroleum oils, materials are required to undergo change in tariff classification in one of the signatory countries,For most of the products listed above, materials must either undergo change in tariff classification in one of the signatory countries or satisfy a 40% minimum local value content requirement.The Agreement also forbids investment requirements tied to export quotas obligations, domestic content requirements…

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        • People's Republic of China

        • 2022

        Catalogue for Encouraged Foreign Investment (2022)

        …with the 2022 Government Work Report, this expanded catalogue encourages foreign investments in advanced manufacturing and modern services industries, as well as central-western and northeastern regions. The investment areas in the catalogue enjoy three benefits: exemptions from customs duties on self-use equipment imports, priority land supply, and extra tax reductions in western regions and Hainan Province.The mining industry section of the catalogue highlights five investment areas: exploration of oil and natural gas (including shale gas and coal bed methane) and mine gas utilisation; development and application of new crude oil recovery technologies; physical exploration, drilling, logging, recording…

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        • Indonesia

        • 2023

        [UNDER NEGOTIATIONS] Indonesia-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreements

        …and Belarus.The first round of negotiations on concluding a free trade agreement took place on April 3-5, 2023 in Jakarta.The second and the third rounds of negotiations were held on August and December, 2023 in Moscow (Russian Federation) and Denpasar (Republic of Indonesia) respectively. In 2022, Indonesian exports to the EAEU were dominated by palm oil. Meanwhile, Indonesia's main import commodities from the EAEU are fertilizer, non-alloy steel semi-finished products, coal, and metal alloys. This agreement takes place in stages from 2023 to 2024, discussing 11 issues, one of which concerns the fertilizers sector.

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        • Japan

        • 2005

        Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership Agreement

        The Mexico-Japan Agreement for the Strengthening of the Economic Partnership was signed on 17 September 2004 and entered into force on 01 April 2005. This EPA with Japan was its first Free Trade Agreement with a country from Asia For Mexico. Major products in this FTA are in the mining and manufacturing industry, including:1- Commitment by the Mexican side to liberalize the steel sector: custom duties would be eliminated on all steel products within ten years. 2- Commitment by the Mexican side to liberalize the automobile sector: with the entry into force of the Agreement, a new non…

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        • United States

        • 2014

        Russia-related sanctions

        …2022. Among the sanctions and economic restrictions on products related to the energy sector are the following:Oil and other energy-related import restrictionsBan on imports of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal. Ban on imports of aluminium, copper, and nickel produced by Russia. Financial and business services measuresRestrictions on new US investment in Russia’s energy sector. Ban select Russian banks from the Swift financial messaging system and impose restrictive measures on the Central Bank of Russia.Prohibition from financing or enabling foreign companies invest to produce energy in Russia.Further sanctions on nearly 300 entities and individuals…

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        • Indonesia

        • 2023

        Indonesia Carbon Trading Scheme (ETS)

        …target in the energy sector in accordance with the enhanced National Contribution (NDC) document. This carbon trading is still in the mandatory stage and is predicted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 36 million CO2e in 2030. This carbon trading was first implemented in Indonesia on coal-fired power plant generating units connected to the PT PLN (Persero) electrical energy network with a larger capacity. or equal to 100 MW. The hope is that this policy will gradually encourage carbon trading in other power generation subsectors besides coal PLTUs and not only those connected to the PT PLN (Persero) network.

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        • European Union

        • 2014

        Restrictive measures against Russia

        …machine tools processed steel, lasers and batteries  (18 December 2023)Oil price cap (18 December 2023) Import ban on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (18 December 2023)Extension of ban on the export of luxury cars above 1900cm3 and all electric and hybrid vehicles (23 June 2023)End of possibility to import Russian oil by pipeline for Germany and Poland (23 June 2023)Export restrictions on coal (5 October 2022) and import ban on all forms of Russian coal ( 8 Apr 2022)Import ban on Russian finished and semi-finished steel products, machinery and appliances (5 October 2022)Implementation of G7…

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        • Colombia

        • 2017

        Law 1819/2016 on Structural Tax Reform

        …a structural tax reform and launched in 2017. It is a tax on the carbon content of liquid and gaseous fossil fuels, including all petroleum derivatives, used as propellant, in stationary combustion, or for heating. It does not apply to solid fuels including coal and applies to natural gas only when used in refineries or the petrochemical industry. The tax applies in any of three moments associated with the fossil fuel distribution chain:• When it is sold in the national territory. The tax is recalculated annually (on February 1st) to take inflation into account.Source: World Bank, Carbon Pricing Dashboard

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