W ORLD T RADE
O RGANIZATION
WT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.10 4 November 2011
(11-5638)
Committee on Trade and Environment
LIST OF DOCUMENTS
Note by the Secretariat1
Revision
This list contains all documents that have been circulated in the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) until 2 November 2011, with the most recent document listed first.2
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.
2 A list of documents circulated in the CTE Special Session is contained in document TN/TE/INF/4/Rev.15.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. LIST OF WORKING DOCUMENTS CATEGORIZED BY ITEM OF THE
WORK PROGRAMME ... 1
A. ITEMS 1&5 ... 1
B. ITEM 2(PARAGRAPH 33 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION) ... 2
C. ITEM 3(A) ... 2
D. ITEM 3(B)(PARAGRAPH 32(III) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION) ... 3
E. ITEM 4 ... 4
F. ITEM 6(PARAGRAPH 32(I) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION) ... 5
1. General ... 5
2. Sectoral Analysis ... 6
(a) Agriculture ... 6
(b) Energy ... 7
(c) Fisheries ... 7
(d) Forestry ... 8
G. ITEM 7 ... 9
H. ITEM 8(PARAGRAPH 32(II) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION) ... 9
I. ITEM 9 ... 10
J. ITEM 10 ... 10
II. BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS ON MEAS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS' ACTIVITIES ... 11
A. THE BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL ... 11
B. THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD) AND THE BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL ... 11
C. THE CONVENTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES (CCAMLR) ... 12
D. THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES) ... 12
E. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON FORESTS (IFF) ... 12
F. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (ICCAT) ... 12
G. THE INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION (ITTO) ... 12
H. THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER ... 13
I. THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) ... 13
J. THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ON THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE (ROTTERDAM CONVENTION) AND THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (STOCKHOLM CONVENTION) ... 13
K. THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (UNCSD) ... 14
L. THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) ... 14
M. THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) ... 15
N. THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) ... 15
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O. THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC) ... 16
P. THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) ... 16
Q. OTHERS ... 16
III. OTHER CTE DOCUMENTS ... 17
A. GENERAL STATEMENTS ... 17
B. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES (PARAGRAPH 33 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION) ... 18
C. OBSERVER STATUS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS... 18
D. BIBLIOGRAPHIES ... 19
E. REPORTS OF THE CTE ... 19
F. SUMMARY REPORTS OF THE CTEMEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS ... 20
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Symbol Date issued Topic Author
I. LIST OF WORKING DOCUMENTS CATEGORIZED BY ITEM OF THE WORK PROGRAMME
A. ITEMS 1&5
The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and trade measures for environmental purposes, including those pursuant to multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs); and the relationship between the dispute settlement mechanisms in the multilateral trading system and those found in MEAs.
WT/CTE/W/160/Rev.5 TN/TE/S/5/Rev.3
15 June 2011 Matrix on Trade-related Measures Pursuant to Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/GEN/7 11 February 2003 Decision on Economic Incentives and Trade Policy CITES
WT/CTE/GEN/6 20 November 2002 Economic Incentives and Trade Policy CITES
WT/CTE/GEN/4 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002 UNEP
WT/CTE/W/213 12 June 2002 Enhancing Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness of MEAs and the WTO – A Synthesis Report UNEP WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing
Information Exchange
WTO, UNEP, MEAs WT/CTE/W/203 8 March 2002 GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Practice Relating to GATT Article XX, Paragraphs (b), (d) and
(g)
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/199 20 July 2001 UNEP Meeting on Compliance, Enforcement and Dispute Settlement in MEAs and the WTO,
Geneva, 26 June 2001 – Chairman's Summary
UNEP
WT/CTE/W/191 6 June 2001 Compliance and Dispute Settlement Provisions in the WTO and in MEAs WTO Secretariat, UNEP WT/CTE/W/184 12 February 2001 Chairman's Summary: UNEP Meeting on Enhancing Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness of
MEAs and the WTO
UNEP WT/CTE/W/180 9 January 2001 Item 1 – The Relationship Between the Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and Trade
Measures for Environmental Purposes, Including those Pursuant to MEAs
New Zealand WT/CTE/W/170 19 October 2000 Resolving the Relationship between WTO Rules and MEAs European Union WT/CTE/W/168 19 October 2000 Clarification of the Relationship between the WTO and MEAs Switzerland WT/CTE/W/162 10 October 2000 The Relationship between the Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures
for Environmental Purposes, including those Pursuant to MEAs
New Zealand WT/CTE/W/139 8 June 2000 The Relationship between the Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and MEAs Switzerland WT/CTE/W/53/Rev.1 26 October 1998 GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Practice Relating to Article XX, Paragraphs (b), (d) and (g) of
GATT – Revision
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/39 24 July 1996 The Relationship between the Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures
for Environmental Purposes, Including those Pursuant to MEAs
ASEAN WT/CTE/W/31 30 May 1996 The Relationship between Trade Measures Pursuant to MEAs and the WTO Agreement Japan WT/CTE/W/20 15 February 1996 The Relationship between the Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures
for Environmental Purposes, including those Pursuant to MEAs
New Zealand
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Symbol Date issued Topic Author
WT/CTE/W/4 WT/CTE/W/4/Corr.1
10 March 1995 Approaches to the Relationship between the Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures Pursuant to MEAs
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/2 16 February 1995 Item 5 Chile
B. ITEM 2(PARAGRAPH 33 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION)
The relationship between environmental policies relevant to trade and environmental measures with significant trade effects and the provisions of the multilateral trading system.
WT/CTE/W/245/Add.1 28 October 2008 List of Environmental Reviews WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/245 4 June 2007 List of Environmental Reviews WTO Secretariat
JOB(06)/220 4 July 2006 Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) of WTO DDA Negotiations European Union
WT/CTE/W/227 29 April 2003 Paragraph 33 of the Doha Declaration United States
WT/CTE/W/224 21 February 2003 Sustainability Impact Assessment of Trade Agreements: Making Trade Sustainable? - DG Trade Seminar in Brussels, 6-7 February 2003
European Union WT/CTE/W/221 24 January 2003 Initial Environmental Assessment: Trade Negotiations in the WTO Canada
WT/COMTD/W/99 WT/CTE/W/208 TN/TE/W/3
3 June 2002 Sustainability Impact Assessment European Union
WT/CTE/W/183 15 March 2001 Framework for Conducting Environmental Assessments of Trade Negotiations Canada WT/CTE/W/181
G/SPS/GEN/225 G/TBT/W/154
2 February 2001 European Council Resolution on the Precautionary Principle European Union
WT/CTE/W/171 20 October 2000 Environmental (Sustainability) Assessments of Trade Liberalization Agreements at the National Level
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/157 13 July 2000 Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Policies UNEP
WT/CTE/W/147 G/TBT/W/137
27 June 2000 Communication from the European Commission on the Precautionary Principle European Union WT/CTE/W/133 29 February 2000 Rapporteur's Report on the OECD Workshop on Methodologies for Environmental Assessment
of Trade Liberalization Agreements
OECD
WT/CTE/W/93 22 July 1998 Industrial Principles for Sustainable Development Brazil
WT/CTE/W/37 23 July 1996 Environmental Review of Trade Agreements at the National Level United States C. ITEM 3(A)
The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and charges and taxes for environmental purposes.
WT/CTE/W/248 30 March 2011 Promoting Mutual Supportiveness Between Trade and Climate Change Mitigation Actions:
Carbon-related Border Tax Adjustments
Singapore WT/CTE/W/47 2 May 1997 Taxes and Charges for Environmental Purposes – Border Tax Adjustment WTO Secretariat
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D. ITEM 3(B)(PARAGRAPH 32(III) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION)
The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and requirements for environmental purposes relating to products, including standards and technical regulations, packaging, labelling and recycling.
JOB/TE/9 29 September 2010 Eco-labelling: Overview of Current Work in Various International Fora WTO Secretariat JOB/TE/7 17 September 2010 Environmental Labelling-related Specific Trade Concerns and Notifications in the TBT
Committee
WTO Secretariat JOB(03)/158 15 August 2003 Decision on Further Work on Labelling Requirements for Environmental Purposes under DDA
paragraph 32(iii)
European Union WT/CTE/W/229
G/TBT/W/174/Rev.1
23 June 2003 Labelling and Requirements of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT): Framework for informal, structured discussions
Canada WT/CTE/W/225
WT/CTE/W/225/Corr.1
6 March 2003 Labelling for Environmental Purposes European Union
WT/CTE/GEN/1 19 November 2002 Progress in Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Standardization ISO
WT/CTE/W/219 14 October 2002 Labelling for Environment Purposes Switzerland
JOB(02)/140 7 October 2002 Labelling for Environment Purposes Switzerland
WT/CTE/W/212 G/TBT/W/175
12 June 2002 Labelling European Union
WT/CTE/W/192 G/TBT/W/162
19 June 2001 Marking and Labelling Requirements Switzerland
JOB(01)/1 9 January 2001 Nordic Technical Working Group on Fisheries - Eco-labelling Criteria Iceland
WT/CTE/W/150 29 June 2000 Information Relevant to the Consideration of the Market Access Effects of Eco-labelling Schemes WTO Secretariat W/CTE/W/114 31 May 1999 Internationally Agreed Definitions of Environmental Labelling within the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Related Work
ISO WT/CTE/W/108 16 February 1999 Environmental Certification for Leather and Forestry Products Brazil WT/CTE/W/101
G/TBT/W/103
25 January 1999 Technical Barriers to the Market Access of Developing Countries WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/79
WT/CTE/W/79/Corr.1
9 March 1998 Market Access Impact of Eco-labelling Requirements WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/76/
G/TBT/W/60
9 March 1998 Environmental Labels and Market Access: Case Study on the Colombian Flower-growing Industry
Colombia WT/CTE/W/75 5 March 1998 Eco-Packaging – Overview of Recent Work in Other International Fora WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/45 15 April 1997 Eco-labelling – Overview of Current Work in Various International Fora WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/38
G/TBT/W/30
24 July 1996 Draft Decision on Eco-labelling Programmes Canada
WT/CTE/W/27 25 March 1996 Proposal Regarding Further Work on Transparency of Eco-labelling United States
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WT/CTE/W/23 G/TBT/W/23
19 March 1996 Eco-labelling Programmes Canada, Chile, Czech
Republic, European Union, Norway, United States WT/CTE/W/21
G/TBT/W/21
21 February 1996 Elements of a Possible Understanding to the TBT Agreement on Eco-labelling Canada WT/CTE/W/10
G/TBT/W/11
29 August 1995 Negotiating History of the Coverage of the TBT Agreement with Regard to Labelling
Requirements, Voluntary Standards, and Processes and Production Methods Unrelated to Product Characteristics
WTO Secretariat
E. ITEM 4
The provisions of the multilateral trading system with respect to the transparency of trade measures used for environmental purposes and environmental measures and requirements which have significant trade effects.
WT/CTE/EDB/8 4 October 2010 The 2008 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/EDB/7 17 May 2010 The 2007 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/EDB/6 26 June 2009 The 2006 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/EDB/5 28 October 2008 The 2005 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/EDB/4 WT/CTE/EDB/4/Corr.1
24 April 2007 The 2004 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/EDB/3 9 June 2006 The 2003 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/EDB/2 28 June 2005 The 2002 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/237 31 August 2004 Environmental Database and the New WTO Central Registry of Notifications (CRN) Facility WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/EDB/1
WT/CTE/EDB/1/Corr.1
31 May 2002 The 2001 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/195 20 June 2001 The 2000 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/143 23 June 2000 The 1999 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/118 28 June 1999 The 1998 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/102 WT/CTE/W/102/Corr.1
22 January 1999 The Environmental Database – Interim Review of the Glossary of Search Words WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/78 9 March 1998 Proposal for the Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/77 WT/CTE/W/77/Corr.1
9 March 1998 The 1997 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/46 29 April 1997 The 1996 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/34 5 July 1996 The WTO Central Registry of Notifications WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/28 19 April 1996 The Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System with Respect to the Transparency of Trade Measures used for Environmental Purposes and Environmental Measures and Requirements which have Significant Trade Effects
WTO Secretariat
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Symbol Date issued Topic Author
WT/CTE/W/5 23 March 1995 The Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System with Respect to the Transparency of Trade Measures used for Environmental Purposes and Environmental Measures and Requirements which have Significant Trade Effects
WTO Secretariat
F. ITEM 6(PARAGRAPH 32(I) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION)
The effect of environmental measures on market access, especially in relation to developing countries, in particular to the least-developed among them, and environmental benefits of removing trade restrictions and distortions.
1. General
WT/CTE/W/247 29 October 2010 Technology Dissemination Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
JOB(06)/263 JOB(06)/263/Corr.1
12 December 2006 Environmental Requirements and Market Access Work in the TBT and SPS Committees WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/244 8 December 2006 Environmental Requirements and Market Access - Recent Work in OECD and UNCTAD WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/9/Add.1
TN/MA/7/Add.1
10 October 2005 Environmental Aspects in the Negotiating Group on Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products – Paragraph 51
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/18
WT/CTE/GEN/18/Corr.1
2 March 2005 Recent Activities by UNCTAD on the Interface of Environmental Requirements and Market Access
UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/240 21 October 2004 Market Access via Organic Commodity Chains – The Case of Organic Cotton Switzerland WT/CTE/W/239 12 October 2004 Addressing the Concerns of Developing Countries on the Effects of Environmental Measures on
Market Access
European Union WT/CTE/GEN/15 22 April 2004 Statement by UNCTAD at the Regular Session of the CTE of 20 April 2004 UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/14 30 October 2003 Activities related to Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration UNCTAD WT/CTE/W/228
TN/TE/W/33
21 May 2003 OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment: Environmental Goods: A Comparison of the APEC and OECD Lists
OECD WT/CTE/GEN/12 9 May 2003 Expert Meeting on Definitions and Dimensions of Environmental Goods and Services in Trade
and Development
UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/9
TN/MA/7
21 February 2003 Environmental Aspects of the Negotiations on Market Access – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/3 20 November 2002 Global Forum on Trade: the Development Dimensions of Trade and Environment (New Delhi,
India, 27-28 November 2002)
OECD WT/CTE/GEN/2 20 November 2002 Expert Meeting on Environmental Requirements and International Trade UNCTAD WT/CTE/W/218 3 October 2002 Discussion Paper on the Environmental Effects of Services Trade Liberalization WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/207 21 May 2002 The Effects of Environmental Measures on Market Access, especially in relation to Developing
Countries, in particular the Least-Developed among them – Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration
India
WT/CTE/W/188 25 April 2001 Legitimate Non-Trade Concerns – Item 6 of the Work Programme Argentina WT/CTE/W/177 27 October 2000 The Study of the Effects of Environmental Measures on Market Access India
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WT/CTE/W/172 20 October 2000 Environmental Goods and Services: An Assessment of the Environmental, Economic and Development Benefits of Further Global Trade Liberalization
OECD WT/CTE/W/105 2 February 1999 Trade Liberalization and the Environment – A Positive Agenda for Trade Reform Australia WT/CTE/W/101
G/TBT/W/103
25 January 1999 Technical Barriers to the Market Access of Developing Countries WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/83 10 June 1998 Comments by the European Communities on the Secretariat's document WT/CTE/W/67 European Union
WT/CTE/W/82 7 April 1998 Cluster on Market Access India
WT/CTE/W/70 21 November 1997 Liberalization of Trade in Environmental Services and the Environment United States WT/CTE/W/67/Add.1 13 March 1998 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions in the Environmental
Services Sector
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/67 7 November 1997 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/36 23 July 1996 Trade Liberalization, the Environment and Sustainable Development Australia
WT/CTE/W/35 23 July 1996 Trade Liberalization and the Environment United States
WT/CTE/W/26 26 March 1996 The Effects of Environmental Measures on Market Access, especially in relation to Developing Countries, in particular to the Least-Developed among them
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/25 22 March 1996 The Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions – Tariff Escalation WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/24 20 March 1996 The Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions, including Tariff
Escalation, Subsidies, State Trading, and Excessively High Tariffs
Argentina WT/CTE/W/16 1 December 1995 Negotiating History of Footnote 61 of the SCM Agreement WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/1 16 February 1995 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions WTO Secretariat 2. Sectoral Analysis
(a) Agriculture WT/CTE/GEN/8/
Suppl.1
5 October 2005 Environmental Issues raised in the Agriculture Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/8 18 February 2003 Environmental Issues raised in the Agriculture Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/202 8 October 2001 Organic Farming Costa Rica
WT/CTE/W/127 27 October 1999 Chairman's Report on the FAO/Netherlands Conference on the Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land
Argentina WT/CTE/W/109 16 February 1999 The Agriculture Sector: Environmental Benefits of Trade Liberalization Brazil WT/CTE/W/107 15 February 1999 Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture Japan
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WT/CTE/W/106 11 February 1999 Agriculture and the Environment – The Case of Export Subsidies Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Paraguay, Philippines, Thailand, United States and Uruguay
WT/CTE/W/100 8 January 1999 Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization in the Agricultural Sector Norway WT/CTE/W/97 10 August 1998 Non-Trade Concerns in the Next Agricultural Negotiations Argentina (b) Energy
JOB/TE/10 1 November 2010 Discussions concerning the Energy Sector in the CTE WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/215
TN/TE/W/9
23 September 2002 Energy Taxation, Subsidies and Incentives in OECD Countries and their Economic and Trade Implications on Developing Countries, in particular Developing Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
WT/CTE/W/200 18 September 2001 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions: The Energy Sector WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/185 13 February 2001 Environmentally Harmful and Trade Distorting Measures and Policies in Energy Markets European Union WT/CTE/W/98 30 September 1998 The Energy Sector – The Case of Alcohol Fuel (Ethanol) Brazil
(c) Fisheries
WT/CTE/W/242 7 July 2006 Informal Dialogue on Development and Sustainability in the WTO Fishery Subsidies Negotiations: Issues and Alternatives
UNEP WT/CTE/GEN/10/
Suppl.1
5 October 2005 Environment-related Issues in the Negotiations on WTO Rules – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/20 13 July 2005 Recent Roundtable on Promoting Development and Sustainability in Fisheries Subsidies
Disciplines
UNEP WT/CTE/W/236 17 June 2004 UNEP Workshop on Fisheries Subsidies and Sustainable Fisheries Management,
26-27 April 2004
UNEP WT/CTE/W/226 24 April 2003 Analysis on the Relationship between Fisheries Subsidies and Over-exploitation of Fisheries
Resources
Japan
WT/CTE/GEN/10 11 April 2003 Environment-related Issues in the Negotiations on WTO Rules – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/222
TN/MA/W/15/Add.1
6 February 2003 Sustainable Development and the Trade of Forest and Fishery Products Japan WT/CTE/W/205 8 May 2002 UNEP Workshop on the Impacts of Trade-related Policies on Fisheries and Measures required for
their Sustainable Management – 15 March 2002, Geneva – Chairman's Summary
UNEP WT/CTE/W/204 19 March 2002 Fisheries Subsidies – Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration New Zealand WT/CTE/W/189 18 June 2001 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries: Report of the Expert Consultation on Economic
Incentives and Responsible Fisheries, 28 November-1 December 2000 –
FAO
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Symbol Date issued Topic Author
WT/CTE/W/80/Add.2 1 June 2001 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted in the Fishing Industry – Update of Fisheries- related Notifications under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/187 15 March 2001 UNEP Fisheries Subsidies Workshop – Chairman's Summary UNEP
WT/CTE/W/175 24 October 2000 Utilization of Subsidies and their positive role in the Fisheries Sector Korea WT/CTE/W/173 23 October 2000 Japan's basic position on the Fishery Subsidy Issue Japan
WT/CTE/W/167 16 October 2000 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions: The Fisheries Sector WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/154 4 July 2000 Environmentally-harmful and Trade-distorting Subsidies in Fisheries United States
WT/CTE/W/135 29 February 2000 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries FAO
WT/CTE/W/134 24 February 2000 Subsidies in the Fisheries Sector: Update on Recent Work Conducted by New Zealand New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/132 21 February 2000 Fisheries Subsidies and the Environment Iceland
WT/CTE/W/126 12 October 1999 The FAO International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity and Related Initiatives for Sustainable Fisheries
FAO WT/CTE/W/80/Add.1 21 September 1999 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted in the Fishing Industry - Update of Fisheries -
Related Notifications under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/121 28 June 1999 Benefits of Eliminating Trade Distorting and Environmentally Damaging Subsidies in the
Fisheries Sector
New Zealand WT/CTE/W/111 11 March 1999 On the Environmental Impact of Fisheries Subsidies – Report by the Icelandic Ministry of
Fisheries
Iceland WT/CTE/W/103
WT/CTE/W/103/Corr.1
25 January 1999 The Icelandic Fisheries Management System – A Market-driven Sustainable Fisheries Regime Iceland WT/CTE/W/99 6 November 1998 Comments by the European Communities on the Secretariat's Document WT/CTE/W/80 on
Subsidies and Aids Granted in the Fishing Industry
European Union WT/CTE/W/80 9 March 1998 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted in the Fishing Industry WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/52 21 May 1997 The Fisheries Sector New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/51 19 May 1997 Environmental and Trade Benefits of Removing Subsidies in the Fisheries Sector United States (d) Forestry
WT/CTE/W/233 22 October 2003 Bilateral Cooperation between Japan and Indonesia in Combating Illegal Logging Japan WT/CTE/W/222
TN/MA/W/15/Add.1
6 February 2003 Sustainable Development and the Trade of Forest and Fishery Products Japan
WT/CTE/W/211 11 June 2002 Issues on Forestry Products Trade and Environment Japan
WT/CTE/W/81 G/TBT/W/61
11 March 1998 Forests – A National Experience Canada
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G. ITEM 7
The issue of exports of domestically prohibited goods (DPGs).
WT/CTE/W/194 26 June 2001 United Nations Consolidated List of Products whose consumption and/or sale have been banned, withdrawn, severely restricted or not approved by governments
United Nations
WT/CTE/W/161 2 October 2000 Domestically Prohibited Goods WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/141 15 June 2000 Trade in Domestically Prohibited Goods Bangladesh
WT/CTE/W/73 14 January 1998 The Product Coverage of Different International Instruments Dealing with Trade in DPGs and other Hazardous Substances
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/43 22 April 1997 A Review of the Information Available in the WTO on the Export of DPGs WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/32 30 May 1996 Domestically Prohibited Goods Nigeria
WT/CTE/W/29 14 May 1996 Domestically Prohibited Goods: Assessment of the Product Coverage in Specific International Instruments
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/14 27 November 1995 Domestically Prohibited Goods Nigeria
WT/CTE/W/11 14 September 1995 Domestically Prohibited Goods Nigeria, Senegal
WT/CTE/W/6 31 March 1995 A Description of International Agreements and Instruments Dealing with Trade in DPGs and other Hazardous Substances
WTO Secretariat H. ITEM 8(PARAGRAPH 32(II) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION)
The relevant provisions of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
WT/CTE/W/235 8 June 2004 Decisions of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity and the first meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of relevance to the WTO
CBD
WT/CTE/W/223 IP/C/W/383
14 February 2003 Review of 27.3(b) of the TRIPS Agreement, and the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore – A Concept Paper – Paragraph 32(ii)
European Union
WT/CTE/W/214 IP/C/W/350
26 June 2002 Seminar on Systems for the Protection and Commercialization of Traditional Knowledge – Communiqué – New Delhi, 3-5 April 2002
UNCTAD WT/CTE/W/210
IP/C/W/347/Add.1
10 June 2002 Review of the Provisions of Article 27.3(b), Relationship Between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity and Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
CBD WT/CTE/W/196
IP/C/W/297
21 June 2001 The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, First Session, Geneva, 30 April – 3 May 2001
WIPO
WT/CTE/W/186 12 February 2001 Review of Article 27.3(b) Brazil
WT/CTE/W/182 IP/C/W/242
6 February 2001 Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge WIPO WT/CTE/W/176 27 October 2000 Peru's Experience of the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Access to Genetic Resources Peru
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WT/CTE/W/156 IP/C/W/198 IP/C/W/198/Corr.1
14 July 2000 Protection of Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge – The Indian Experience India
WT/CTE/W/146 23 June 2000 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources FAO WT/CTE/W/125 5 October 1999 The Relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the
TRIPS Agreement: with a Focus on Article 27.3 (b)
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/85 7 July 1998 Cluster on MEAs: Response to Comments by the United States on WT/CTE/W/65 India
WT/CTE/W/66 29 September 1997 Cluster on Market Access: The Relationship of the TRIPS Agreement to the Development, Access and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies and Products
India WT/CTE/W/65 29 September 1997 The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD India
WT/CTE/W/50 20 May 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and the TRIPS Agreement WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/22 21 February 1996 Factors Affecting Transfer of Environmentally-sound Technology WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/8
WT/CTE/W/8/Corr.1
8 June 1995 Environment and TRIPS WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/COM/1 30 January 1996 Liaison with the CBD CTE
I. ITEM 9
The work programme envisaged in the Decision on Trade in Services and the Environment.
WT/CTE/GEN/11/
Suppl.1
11 October 2005 Environmental Issues Raised in the Services Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/11 16 April 2003 Environmental Issues Raised in the Services Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/218 3 October 2002 Discussion Paper on the Environmental Effects of Services Trade Liberalization WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/96 3 August 1998 UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Strengthening Capacities in Developing Countries to Develop their
Environmental Services Sector, Geneva, 20-22 July 1998
UNCTAD WT/CTE/W/67/Add.1 13 March 1998 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions in the Environmental
Services Sector
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/9 8 June 1995 Environment and Services WTO Secretariat
J. ITEM 10
Input to the relevant bodies in respect of appropriate arrangements for relations with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations referred to in Article V of the WTO.
WT/CTE/W/216 30 September 2002 Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Activities in 2002 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing
Information Exchange
WTO, UNEP, MEAs WT/CTE/W/131 2 February 2000 Improving the Trade and Environment pages of the WTO Website WTO Secretariat
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II. BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS ON MEAS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS' ACTIVITIES
A. THE BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL
WT/CTE/COM/13 1 February 2007 Request for Observer Status by the Basel Convention Basel Convention WT/CTE/W/163
WT/CTE/W/163/Corr.1
12 October 2000 The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Basel Convention WT/CTE/W/130
WT/CTE/W/130/Corr.1
9 February 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/90 20 July 1998 The Basel Convention – Recent Developments Basel Convention
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the PIC Convention, and the Convention on Biological Diversity
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/55 25 August 1997 Recent Trade-related Developments in the Basel Convention Basel Convention WT/CTE/W/12 10 October 1995 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention WTO Secretariat B. THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD) AND THE BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL
WT/CTE/W/235 8 June 2004 Decisions of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity and the first meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of relevance to the WTO
CBD
WT/CTE/W/210 IP/C/W/347/Add.1
10 June 2002 Review of the Provisions of Article 27.3(b), Relationship Between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity and Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
CBD
WT/CTE/W/190 8 May 2001 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/158 28 July 2000 Recent Developments in the CBD WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/149 28 June 2000 Response of the Executive Secretary of the CBD to the Chair of the CTE CBD WT/CTE/W/136 30 March 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity – Text of the Protocol CBD
WT/CTE/W/125 5 October 1999 The Relationship between the CBD and the TRIPS Agreement: with a Focus on Article 27.3 (b) WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/124 9 August 1999 Convention on Biological Diversity – Draft Protocol on Biosafety WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/117 28 June 1999 Convention on Biological Diversity – Draft Protocol on Biosafety – Recent Developments WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/116 28 June 1999 Response of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Request of
the Chair of the CTE
CBD
WT/CTE/W/92 22 July 1998 The Convention on Biological Diversity CBD
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the PIC Convention, and the Convention on Biological Diversity
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/65 29 September 1997 The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD India
WT/CTE/W/64 29 September 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and its Relation to Trade CBD
WT/CTE/W/50 20 May 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and the TRIPS Agreement WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/44 20 March 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Montreal Protocol WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/COM/1 30 January 1996 Liaison with the CBD CTE Chairman
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WT/CTE/W/18 12 January 1996 Recent Developments in the Convention on Biological Diversity WTO Secretariat
C. THE CONVENTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES (CCAMLR)
WT/CTE/W/148 30 June 2000 The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources CCAMLR WT/CTE/W/113
WT/CTE/W/113/Corr.1
28 May 1999 The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources CCAMLR
D. THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES)
WT/CTE/GEN/7 11 February 2003 Decision on Economic Incentives and Trade Policy CITES
WT/CTE/GEN/6 20 November 2002 Economic Incentives and Trade Policy CITES
WT/CTE/GEN/5 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002 CITES
WT/CTE/W/165 13 October 2000 The Relationship between CITES and the WTO CITES
WT/CTE/W/151 29 June 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – CITES and POPs Convention WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/119 25 June 1999 Background note on CITES and WTO CITES
WT/CTE/W/71 21 November 1997 Recent Developments in CITES WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/63 17 September 1997 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES E. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON FORESTS (IFF)
WT/CTE/W/164 12 October 2000 Intergovernmental Policy Deliberations on Forests: Trade and Environment IFF WT/CTE/W/140 20 June 2000 Recent Developments in the IFF – full text of the "Programme Elements of the
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests"
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/122 29 June 1999 The Intergovernmental Policy Dialogue on Forests: The Intergovernmental Forum on Forests of the
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
IFF WT/CTE/W/84 1 July 1998 Trade and Environment in relation to Forest Products and Services: An Overview of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Forests and the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests Deliberations
IFF
WT/CTE/W/48 14 May 1997 Results of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Panel on Forests WTO Secretariat F. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (ICCAT)
WT/CTE/W/152 29 June 2000 Conservation Measures Taken by the ICCAT ICCAT
WT/CTE/W/95 31 July 1998 The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Brazil WT/CTE/W/87 16 July 1998 Stock Management Measures taken by ICCAT in relation to Trade Measures ICCAT G. THE INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION (ITTO)
WT/CTE/W/169 17 October 2000 The International Tropical Timber Agreement ITTO
WT/CTE/W/120 29 June 1999 Background Note on the International Tropical Timber Organization ITTO WT/CTE/W/89 20 July 1998 Recent Trade-related Developments in the International Tropical Timber Agreement ITTO
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H. THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER
WT/CTE/W/142 19 June 2000 Trade-related Developments in the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, UNEP WT/CTE/W/130
WT/CTE/W/130/Corr.1
9 February 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/115 25 June 1999 Trade-related Developments in the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer
Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, UNEP
WT/CTE/W/104 28 January 1999 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/68 14 November 1997 The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: Recent Developments WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/60 8 September 1997 Nature and Extent of Projects Supported by the Multilateral Fund Multilateral Fund for the
Implementation of the Montreal Protocol
WT/CTE/W/57 28 August 1997 The Montreal Protocol and Trade Measures Vienna Convention and
Montreal Protocol WT/CTE/W/44 20 March 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Montreal Protocol WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/19 23 January 1996 Recent Developments at the Seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/12 10 October 1995 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention WTO Secretariat I. THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)
WT/CTE/W/244 8 December 2006 Environmental Requirements and Market Access - Recent Work in OECD and UNCTAD WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/228
TN/TE/W/33
21 May 2003 OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment: Environmental Goods: A Comparison of the APEC and OECD Lists
OECD WT/CTE/W/172 20 October 2000 Environmental Goods and Services: An Assessment of the Environmental, Economic and
Development Benefits of Further Global Trade Liberalization
OECD WT/CTE/W/133 29 February 2000 Rapporteur's Report on the OECD Workshop on Methodologies for Environmental Assessment
of Trade Liberalization Agreements
OECD
J. THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ON THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES IN
INTERNATIONAL TRADE (ROTTERDAM CONVENTION) AND THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (STOCKHOLM CONVENTION) WT/CTE/COM/14 29 April 2009 Request for Observer Status by the Rotterdam Convention Rotterdam Convention WT/CTE/W/193 19 June 2001 Recent Developments in MEAs – Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/166 16 October 2000 Draft Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior
Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
UNEP Chemicals Secretariat WT/CTE/W/151 29 June 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – CITES and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/128 29 November 1999 Recent Developments in MEAs – Prior Informed Consent and Persistent Organic Pollutants
Conventions
WTO Secretariat
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WT/CTE/W/112 10 May 1999 Draft International Legally Binding Instrument for Implementing International Action on Certain Persistent Organic Pollutants – Recent Developments
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/91 20 July 1998 Background Paper on the Draft Prior Informed Consent Convention and the Ongoing
Negotiations for a Global Persistent Organic Pollutants Treaty
UNEP Chemicals WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the Prior Informed Consent Convention, and the
Convention on Biological Diversity
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/59 3 September 1997 The Proposed Prior Informed Consent and Persistent Organic Pollutants Conventions UNEP Chemicals K. THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (UNCSD)
WT/CTE/W/220/Rev.1 WT/COMTD/W/106/
Rev.1
20 December 2002 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development – Revision WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/145 21 June 2000 UNCED Follow-Up: Results of the Eighth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, 24 April - 5 May 2000
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/56 28 August 1997 Results of the UN General Assembly Special Session to Review the Implementation of
Agenda 21
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/42 4 February 1997 UNCED Follow-Up Work in GATT/WTO WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/30 WT/CTE/W/30/Corr.1
22 May 1996 UNCED Follow-Up – Results of the Fourth Session of the CSD, 18 April - 3 May 1996 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/7 18 May 1995 UNCED Follow-Up – Results of the Third Session of the CSD, April 1995 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/3 10 March 1995 Report Submitted by the Secretariat to the CSD at its Third Session, 11-28 April 1995 WTO Secretariat L. THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD)
WT/CTE/W/244 8 December 2006 Environmental Requirements and Market Access - Recent work in OECD and UNCTAD WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/21
WT/CTE/GEN/21/Corr.1
31 October 2005 Statement by UNCTAD at the Regular Session of the CTE of 11 October 2005 UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/19 2 March 2005 Statement by UNCTAD on behalf of the UNEP/UNCTAD CBTF at the Regular Session of the
CTE of 22 February 2005
UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/18
WT/CTE/GEN/18/Corr.1
2 March 2005 Recent Activities by UNCTAD on the Interface of Environmental Requirements and Market Access
UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/15 22 April 2004 Statement by UNCTAD at the Regular Session of the CTE of 20 April 2004 UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/14 30 October 2003 Activities related to Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/12 9 May 2003 Expert Meeting on Definitions and Dimensions of Environmental Goods and Services in Trade
and Development
UNCTAD WT/CTE/W/214
IP/C/W/350
26 June 2002 Seminar on Systems for the Protection and Commercialization of Traditional Knowledge – Communiqué – New Delhi, 3-5 April 2002 – Paragraph 32(ii)
UNCTAD WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development UNEP, UNCTAD
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WT/CTE/W/96 3 August 1998 UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Strengthening Capacities in Developing Countries to Develop their Environmental Services Sector, Geneva, 20-22 July 1998
UNCTAD
M. THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)
WT/CTE/W/242 7 July 2006 Informal Dialogue on Development and Sustainability in the WTO Fishery Subsidies Negotiations: Issues and alternatives
UNEP WT/CTE/GEN/20 13 July 2005 Recent Roundtable on Promoting Development and Sustainability in Fisheries Subsidies
Disciplines
UNEP
WT/CTE/GEN/17 2 March 2005 UNEP's National Level Integrated Assessment Work UNEP
WT/CTE/W/236 17 June 2004 UNEP Workshop on Fisheries Subsidies and Sustainable Fisheries Management, 26-27 April 2004 - Summary of the Chairs
UNEP WT/CTE/GEN/16 29 April 2004 Statement by UNEP at the Regular Session of the CTE of 20 April 2004 UNEP WT/CTE/W/213 12 June 2002 Enhancing Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness of MEAs and the WTO – A Synthesis Report UNEP WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing
Information Exchange
WTO, UNEP, MEAs WT/CTE/W/206 8 May 2002 UNEP Workshop on Capacity Building on Environment, Trade and Development –
19-20 March 2002, Geneva – Chairman's Summary
UNEP WT/CTE/W/205 8 May 2002 UNEP Workshop on the Impacts of Trade-related Policies on Fisheries and Measures Required
for their Sustainable Management – 15 March 2002, Geneva – Chairman's Summary
UNEP WT/CTE/W/199 20 July 2001 UNEP Meeting on Compliance, Enforcement and Dispute Settlement in MEAs and the WTO,
Geneva, 26 June 2001 – Chairman's Summary
UNEP WT/CTE/W/198 25 June 2001 UNEP High-Level Meeting on "Developing Mutually Supportive Trade and Environment
Policies", 20-22 March 2001, Berlin – Chairmen's Summary
UNEP WT/CTE/W/191 6 June 2001 Compliance and Dispute Settlement Provisions in the WTO and in MEAs WTO, UNEP
WT/CTE/W/187 12 March 2001 UNEP Fisheries Subsidies Workshop – Chairman's Summary UNEP
WT/CTE/W/184 12 February 2001 Chairman's Summary – UNEP Meeting on Enhancing Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness of MEAs and the WTO
UNEP
WT/CTE/W/179 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000 UNEP
WT/CTE/W/157 13 July 2000 Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Policies UNEP
WT/CTE/W/155 7 July 2000 UNEP Statement at the Information Session with MEAs UNEP
WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development UNEP, UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/137 30 March 2000 UNEP Activities on Environment and Trade UNEP
WT/CTE/W/94 22 July 1998 MEA Information Session UNEP
N. THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)
WT/CTE/W/189 18 June 2001 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries: Report of the Expert Consultation on Economic Incentives and Responsible Fisheries, 28 November-1 December 2000
FAO WT/CTE/W/146 23 June 2000 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources FAO
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WT/CTE/W/135 29 February 2000 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries FAO
WT/CTE/W/127 27 October 1999 Chairman's Report on the FAO/Netherlands Conference on the Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land
Argentina WT/CTE/W/126 12 October 1999 The FAO International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity and Related
Initiatives for Sustainable Fisheries
FAO WT/CTE/W/15
and Corr.1
1 December 1995 Recent Developments in the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries WTO Secretariat
O. THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)
WT/CTE/W/201 2 October 2001 The UNFCCC – Recent developments WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/174 23 October 2000 The UNFCCC UNFCCC
WT/CTE/W/153 29 June 2000 Developments in the UNFCCC UNFCCC
WT/CTE/W/123 8 July 1999 The UNFCCC UNFCCC
WT/CTE/W/74 3 March 1998 Recent Developments in the UNFCCC – The Kyoto Protocol WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/61 16 September 1997 The UNFCCC UNFCCC
P. THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) WT/CTE/W/196
IP/C/W/297
21 June 2001 The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, First Session, Geneva, 30 April – 3 May 2001
WIPO WT/CTE/W/182
IP/C/W/242
6 February 2001 Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge WIPO
Q. OTHERS
WT/CTE/W/246 12 May 2009 5th World Water Forum Turkey
WT/CTE/W/88 20 July 1998 The Protocol to the 1979 UN/ECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air on Pollution Persistent Organic Pollutants
UN/ECE Convention on Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution
WT/CTE/W/62 16 September 1997 The 1994 Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
WT/CTE/W/58 2 September 1997 Nature and Extent of Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Projects in Assisting in the Implementation of MEAs
GEF Secretariat
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III. OTHER CTE DOCUMENTS A. GENERAL STATEMENTS
WT/CTE/W/243 27 November 2006 Environmental Aspects of the Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/11/
Suppl.1
11 October 2005 Environmental Issues Raised in the Services Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/9/Add.1
TN/MA/7/Add.1
10 October 2005 Environmental Aspects in the Negotiating Group on Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products – Paragraph 51
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/10/
Suppl.1
5 October 2005 Environment-related Issues in the Negotiations on WTO Rules – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/8/
Suppl.1
5 October 2005 Environmental Issues Raised in the Agriculture Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/241 12 July 2005 Trade in Used and Retreaded Tyres Brazil
WT/CTE/W/234 19 March 2004 The Work Programme of the CTE Canada
WT/CTE/GEN/13 15 May 2003 Statement by UNEP at the Regular Session of the CTE of 29 April 2003 - Paragraph 33 UNEP WT/CTE/GEN/12 9 May 2003 Expert Meeting on Definitions and Dimensions of Environmental Goods and Services in Trade
and Development – Paragraph 51
UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/11 16 April 2003 Environmental Issues Raised in the Services Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/10 4 April 2003 Environment-related Issues in the Negotiations on WTO Rules – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/9
TN/MA/7
21 February 2003 Environmental Aspects of the Negotiations on Market Access – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/GEN/8 18 February 2003 Environmental Issues Raised in the Agriculture Negotiations – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/GEN/5 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002 CITES
WT/CTE/GEN/4 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002 UNEP
WT/CTEW/198 25 June 2001 UNEP High-Level Meeting on "Developing Mutually Supportive Trade and Environment Policies", Berlin, 20-22 March 2001 – Chairmen's Summary
UNEP
WT/CTE/W/179 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000 UNEP
WT/CTE/W/178 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/159 21 September 2000 WTO Regional Seminar on Trade and Environment, Libreville, Gabon, 11-13 July 2000 Burkina Faso WT/CTE/W/110 17 February 1999 Statement by the Minister of Mines, Environment and Tourism of Zimbabwe to the WTO
Regional Seminar on Trade and Environment for Sub-Saharan Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe, 8-10 February 1999
Zimbabwe
WT/CTE/W/54 WT/COMTD/W/30
4 August 1997 Statement by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of the Republic of Singapore at the 19th Special Session of the UN General Assembly, 24 June 1997
Singapore
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B. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES (PARAGRAPH 33 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION)
JOB(07)/67 16 May 2007 Norwegian Action Plan for Environment in Development Cooperation – Technical Assistance and Capacity Building – Agenda item 3A
Norway WT/CTE/GEN/21
WT/CTE/GEN/21/Corr.1
31 October 2005 Statement by UNCTAD at the Regular Session of the CTE of 11 October 2005 UNCTAD WT/CTE/GEN/16 29 April 2004 Statement by UNEP at the Regular Session of the CTE of 20 April 2004 UNEP WT/CTE/W/231 5 September 2003 Trade-related Technical Assistance (TRTA) and Capacity Building in the Field of Trade and
Environment – Paragraph 33
European Union WT/CTE/GEN/13 15 May 2003 Statement by UNEP at the Regular Session of the CTE of 29 April 2003 - Paragraph 33 UNEP
WT/CTE/W/227 29 April 2003 Paragraph 33 of the Doha Declaration United States
WT/CTE/W/216 30 September 2002 Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Activities in 2002 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing
Information Exchange
WTO, UNEP, MEAs WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development UNEP, UNCTAD C. OBSERVER STATUS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
WT/CTE/INF/6/Rev.5 29 April 2009 International Intergovernmental Organisations – Observer Status in the CTE WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/COM/14 29 April 2009 Request for Observer Status by the Rotterdam Convention Rotterdam Convention WT/CTE/COM/13 1 February 2007 Request for Observer Status by the Basel Convention Basel Convention WT/CTE/COM/12 11 April 2006 Request for Observer Status by the Energy Charter Conference Energy Charter
Conference WT/CTE/COM/11 3 October 2005 Request for Observer Status by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OAPEC)
OAPEC WT/CTE/COM/10 4 September 2002 Request for Observer Status by the Ozone Secretariat of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer
Montreal Protocol WT/CTE/COM/9 9 July 2001 Request for Observer Status by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) ITTO
WT/CTE/COM/8 1 May 2001 Request for Observer Status by the World Health Organization (WHO) WHO
WT/CTE/COM/7 18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting WT/CTE/COM/6
WT/CTE/COM/6/Add.1
18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) OPEC
WT/CTE/COM/5 18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the League of Arab States League of Arab States WT/CTE/COM/4 27 February 1998 Observer Status of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) WIPO
WT/CTE/COM/3 23 February 1996 Observer Status of the World Customs Organization (WCO) WCO WT/CTE/COM/2 23 February 1996 Observer Status of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) UNIDO
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D. BIBLIOGRAPHIES
WT/CTE/W/49/Add.1 7 October 2002 Selected Bibliography on Trade and Environment 1995-2002 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/197 25 June 2001 Annotated Bibliography of Selected Literature Concerning Compliance and Dispute Settlement in
the WTO and in MEAs
WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/129 2 February 2000 Annotated Bibliography of Selected Literature Concerning the Use of Trade Measures in MEAs WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/W/72 26 November 1997 Methodologies for Environmental Valuation: A Selected Bibliography WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/49 16 May 1997 Selected Bibliography on Trade and Environment WTO Secretariat
E. REPORTS OF THE CTE
WT/CTE/17 30 November 2010 Report (2010) of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/16 30 October 2009 Report (2009) of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/15 10 December 2008 2008 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/14 4 December 2007 2007 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/13 11 December 2006 2006 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/12 14 October 2005 2005 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/11 30 November 2004 2004 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/10 29 October 2003 2003 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/9 11 July 2003 Report of the CTE to the General Council WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/8 11 July 2003 Report to the 5th Session of the Ministerial Conference in Cancún – Paragraphs 32 and 33 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/7 16 October 2002 2002 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/6 5 October 2001 2001 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/5 30 October 2000 2000 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/4 14 October 1999 1999 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/3 30 October 1998 1998 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/2 26 November 1997 1997 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/1 12 November 1996 1996 CTE Report "Singapore Report" WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/40 12 November 1996 1996 Report of the CTE WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/33 4 June 1996 Results of the Stocktaking Exercise Adopted at the 28-29 May 1996 CTE Meeting WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/17 12 December 1995 Summary of Activities of the CTE (1995) CTE Chairman
WT/CTE/W/13/Rev.1 19 February 1997 Draft Rules of Procedure for CTE Meetings WTO Secretariat
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F. SUMMARY REPORTS OF THE CTEMEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS
WT/CTE/M/52 6 September 2011 Report of the Meeting held on 6 July 2011 WTO Secretariat
JOB/TE/21 21 June 2011 Summary Report of the Workshop of the Linkages between Trade, Transport and the Environment
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/51 31 May 2011 Report of the Meeting held on 9 November 2011 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/50 2 November 2010 Report of the Meeting held on 29 September 2010 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/49 7 April 2010 Report of the Meeting held on 17 February 2010 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/49/Add.1 28 May 2010 Summary Report of the Information Session on Product Carbon Footprint and Labelling Schemes of 17 February 2010
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/48 12 January 2010 Report of the Meeting held on 20 November 2009 WTO Secretariat
JOB(09)/136/Rev.1 29 October 2009 Report on the Workshop on Environment-related Private Standards, Certification and Labelling Requirements
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/47 31 August 2009 Report of the Meeting held on 10 July 2009 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/46 12 January 2009 Report of the Meeting held on 3 November 2008 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/45 9 January 2008 Report of the Meeting held on 30 November 2007 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/44 WT/CTE/M/44/Corr.1 WT/CTE/M/44/Corr.2
13 June 2007 Report of the Meeting held on 2 May 2007 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/43 12 February 2007 Report of the Meeting held on 18 December 2006 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/42 1 September 2006 Report of the Meeting held on 5 July 2006 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/41 30 November 2005 Report of the Meeting held on 11 October 2005 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/40 2 September 2005 Report of the Meeting held on 6 July 2005 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/39 2 May 2005 Report of the Meeting held on 22 February 2005 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/38 20 December 2004 Report of the Meeting held on 14 October 2004 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/37 13 July 2004 Report of the Meeting held on 21 June 2004 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/36 19 May 2004 Report of the Meeting held on 20 April 2004 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/35 19 November 2003 Report of the Meeting held on 28 October 2003 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/34 29 July 2003 Report of the Meeting held on 7 July 2003 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/33 21 May 2003 Report of the Meeting held on 29 April 2003 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/32 4 March 2003 Report of the Meeting held on 14 February 2003 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/31 2 December 2002 Report of the Meeting held on 8 October 2002 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/30 11 September 2002 Report of the Meeting held on 13-14 June 2002 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/29 7 May 2002 Report of the Meeting held on 21 March 2002 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/28 31 October 2001 Report of the Meeting held on 4 October 2001 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/27 8 August 2001 Report of the Meeting held on 27-28 June 2001 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/26 30 March 2001 Report of the Meeting held on 13-14 February 2001 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/25 12 December 2000 Report of the Meeting held on 24-25 October 2000 WTO Secretariat
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WT/CTE/M/24 19 September 2000 Report of the Meeting held on 5-6 July 2000 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/23 WT/CTE/M/23/Corr.1
5 April 2000 Report of the Meeting held on 29 February-1 March 2000 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/22 29 October 1999 Report of the Meeting held on 12 October 1999 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/21 26 July 1999 Report of the Meeting held on 29-30 June 1999 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/20 WT/CTE/M/20/Corr.1
19 March 1999 Report of the Meeting held on 18-19 February 1999 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/M/19 30 November 1998 Report of the Meeting held on 26-27 October 1998 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/18 10 August 1998 Report of the Meeting held on 23-24 July 1998 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/17 9 April 1998 Report of the Meeting held on 19-20 March 1998 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/16 19 December 1997 Report of the Meeting held on 24-25 November 1997 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/M/15 20 November 1997 Report of the Meeting held on 22-24 September 1997 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/14 25 June 1997 Report of the Meeting held on 21-22 May 1997 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/13 22 November 1996 Report of the Meetings held on 30 October and 6-8 November 1996 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/M/12 21 October 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 11-13 September 1996 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/M/11
WT/CTE/M/11/Corr.1
22 August 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 24-25 July 1996 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/10 12 July 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 20-21 June 1996 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/9 11 June 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 28-29 May 1996 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/8 WT/CTE/M/8/Corr.1
11 April 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 25-26 March 1996 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/7 22 March 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 26-29 February 1996 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/6 WT/CTE/M/6/Corr.1
17 January 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 14 December 1995 WTO Secretariat WT/CTE/M/5
WT/CTE/M/5/Corr.1
30 November 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 26-27 October 1995 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/4 10 October 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 12 September 1995 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/3 WT/CTE/M/3/Corr.1
18 July 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 21-22 June 1995 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/2 8 May 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 6 April 1995 WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/1 6 March 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 16 February 1995 WTO Secretariat
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