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What next ?What next ?

• Trade and Environment

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CTE: Introduction (1)CTE: Introduction (1)

• Trade and environment in the WTO

• The Uruguay Round negotiations; environment-related

aspects of the WTO Agreements

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CTE: Introduction (2)CTE: Introduction (2)

• Roots of the discussions on trade and environment

• The UN Conference on Environment and Development

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CTE: The parametersCTE: The parameters

• The WTO's role

• The developing-country perspective

• Broad scope for domestic environmental legislation

• Importance of multilateral cooperation

• Multilateral Environmental Agreements

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CTE: The WTO CommitteeCTE: The WTO Committee

• The Marrakesh Ministerial Decision on Trade and Environment

• The Committee's work programme

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CTE: Trade measures in MEAs (1)CTE: Trade measures in MEAs (1)

• Trade measures applied pursuant to MEAs

• Multilateral cooperation

• MEAs containing trade provisions

• Points of concern

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CTE: Trade measures in MEAs (2)CTE: Trade measures in MEAs (2)

• Common but differentiated responsibility

• The use of trade as an enforcement tool

• Address the source of the problem

• Unilateralism

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CTE: Dispute settlementCTE: Dispute settlement

• Introduction

• Policy coordination

• Environmental expertise

• Environmental-related trade disputes

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CTE: The export of DPGsCTE: The export of DPGs

• The issue of the export of domestically prohibited goods

• Relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements

• Technical cooperation

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CTE: TransparencyCTE: Transparency

• WTO transparency provisions

• Importance of transparency

• Requirements of the TBT Agreement

• Eco-labelling

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CTE: Production pollutionCTE: Production pollution

• Measures to address production pollution

• Competitiveness concerns

• Differences in environmental standards are not an excuse for

introducing trade restrictions

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CTE: Trade liberalization and sustainable developmentCTE: Trade liberalization and sustainable development

• Trade liberalization and sustainable development

• Improving market access

• The environmental benefits of removing trade restrictions

and distortions

• Further work

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CTE: Trade in services/TRIPs and the environmentCTE: Trade in services/TRIPs and the environment

• Trade in Services/TRIPs and the environment

• Trade in Services

• Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)