Committee on Trade and Environment - Special Session - Compilation of Submissions under Paragraph 31(i) of the Doha Declaration - Note by the Secretariat
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World Trade
Organization TN/TE/S/3
31 January 2003 (03-0688) Committee on Trade and Environment Special Session
COMPILATION OF SUBMISSIONS UNDER PARAGRAPH 31(i)
OF THE DOHA DECLARATION
Note by the Secretariat
This document has been prepared by the Secretariat at the request of Members in the CTE Special Session. It provides a compilation of proposals submitted to date to the CTE Special Session under paragraph 31(i) of the Doha Declaration. This paragraph reads as follows:
"With a view to enhancing the mutual supportiveness of trade and environment, we agree to negotiations, without prejudging their outcome, on: (i) the relationship between existing WTO rules and specific trade obligations set out in multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). The negotiations shall be limited in scope to the applicability of such existing WTO rules as among parties to the MEA in question. The negotiations shall not prejudice the WTO rights of any Member that is