CTE Addresses Domestically Prohibited Goods; CBD and TRIPS Agreements; Market Access Effects of Environmental Measures; Sectoral "Win-Win-Win" Outcomes from Trade Liberalization; Environmental Reviews; the [...]sm on the WTO-MEA Relationship
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Trade and Environment bulletin
PRESS/TE/035
20 February 2001
(01-0939)
CTE ADDRESSES DOMESTICALLY PROHIBITED GOODS; CBD AND TRIPS AGREEMENTS; MARKET ACCESS EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES; SECTORAL "WIN-WIN-WIN" OUTCOMES FROM TRADE LIBERALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS; THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; AND A CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM ON THE WTO–MEA RELATIONSHIP
At the meeting of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) on 13-14 February 2001, participation was particularly lively with several proposals and papers submitted by Members and the Secretariat on a broad range of issues. The focus was on market access issues, specifically market access implications of environmental measures and the "win-win-win" potential for trade, environment and development arising from trade liberalization in the fisheries, energy, agriculture, and non-ferrous metals sectors.
There was also constructive debate on domestically prohibited goods, protection of tradit