Committee on Trade and Environment - Report (2011) of the Committee on Trade and Environment

World Trade Organization WT/CTE/18 21 November 2011 (11-6059) Report (2011) of the committee on Trade and Environment The Committee on Trade and Environment in Regular Session (CTE) met three times in 2011 under the Chairmanship of Ambassador Hiswani Harun (Malaysia) on 27 June 2011 (informal meeting), 6 July 2011 (formal meeting) and 14 November 2011 (formal and informal meetings). The work of the CTE was organized in accordance with the mandate established in the Doha Ministerial Declaration, Paragraphs 32, 33 and 51. Under Paragraph 32, discussions took place on environmental requirements and market access issues (Paragraph 32(i)) and on labelling requirements for environmental purposes (Paragraph 32(iii)). Other items on the CTE Agenda discussed were item 1 and item 3(a). In addition, at its July 2011 meeting, the Secretary-General of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) briefed the CTE on the current developments