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COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT (CTE)
LIST OF DOCUMENTS

Note by the Secretariat[1]

Revision

        This list contains all documents that have been circulated in the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) until 25 February 2016, with the most recent document listed first.[2] 

 

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CONTENTS

1   List of Working Documents Categorized by Item of the Work Programme.................. 3

1.1   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............................................................................................................. 3

1.2   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........................................................................................................................................ 3

1.3   Item 3(a):  The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and charges and taxes for environmental purposes.............................................................................................. 4

1.4   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...................................... 4

1.5   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............................................................................................................... 5

1.6   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....................................... 6

-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.6.1   General.................................................................................................................................................... 6

-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.6.2   Agriculture.................................................................................................................................................... 7

-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.6.3   Energy.................................................................................................................................................... 8

-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.6.4   Fisheries.................................................................................................................................................... 8

-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.6.5   Forestry.................................................................................................................................................... 9

1.7   Item 7:  The issue of exports of domestically prohibited goods (DPGs)............................ 9

1.8   Item 8 (Paragraph 32(ii) of the Doha Declaration):  The relevant provisions of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)................................................... 10

1.9   Item 9:  The work programme envisaged in the Decision on Trade in Services and the Environment  11

1.10   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.... 11

2   Background Documents on MEAs and Intergovernmental Organizations' Activities  11

2.1   The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.................................................................................................................................................. 11

2.2   The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Biosafety Protocol.......................... 11

2.3   The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)...... 12

2.4   The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)     12

2.5   The Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF)............................................................... 12

2.6   The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).................. 12

2.7   The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)....................................................... 13

2.8   The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer................................ 13

2.9   The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)............................ 13

2.10   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

2.11   The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)........................ 14

2.12   The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)........................... 14

2.13   The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)..................................................... 14

2.14   The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).......................................... 15

2.15   The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...................... 16

2.16   The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)....................................................... 16

2.17   Others............................................................................................................................. 16

3   Other CTE Documents...................................................................................................... 16

3.1   General............................................................................................................................. 16

3.2   Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building Activities (paragraph 33 of the Doha Declaration)        17

3.3   Observer Status of Intergovernmental Organizations....................................................... 17

3.4   Bibliographies................................................................................................................... 18

3.5   Reports of the CTE............................................................................................................ 18

3.6   Summary Reports of the CTE Meetings and other Events................................................ 18

3.7   Meeting Room Documents............................................................................................... 20

 

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Symbol

Date issued

Topic

Author

1  List of Working Documents Categorized by Item of the Work Programme

1.1  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.7

TN/TE/S/5/Rev.5

 4 September 2015

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

WT/CTE/W/4
  and Corr.1

10 March 1995

30 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

1.2  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 Secretariat

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 Secretariat

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

1.3  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

1.4  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

  and Corr.1

6 March 2003

9 May 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

  and Corr.1

9 March 1998

12 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

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

1.5  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/12

WT/CTE/EDB/12/Add.1

5 March 2014

The 2012 Environmental Database

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/EDB/11

WT/CTE/EDB/11/Add.1

21 August 2013

21 August 2013

The 2011 Environmental Database

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/EDB/10

WT/CTE/EDB/10/Add.1

15 April 2013

15 April 2003

The 2010 Environmental Database

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/EDB/9

WT/CTE/EDB/9/Add.1

  and Corr.1

6 November 2012

6 November 2012

14 January 2013

The 2009 Environmental Database

 

WTO Secretariat

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

  and Corr.1

24 April 2007

13 June 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

  and Corr.1

31 May 2002

13 June 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

  and Corr.1

22 January 1999

28 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

  and Corr.1

9 March 1998

10 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

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

1.6  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

1.6.1  General

JOB/TE/26/Rev.3

7 November 2012

Workshop on Environmental Technology Dissemination – Final Programme

CTE Chairman

JOB/TE/26/Rev.2

19 October 2012

Draft Outline of a Workshop on Environmental Technology Dissemination - Chair's Proposal

CTE Chairman

JOB/TE/26/Rev.1

27 July 2012

JOB/TE/26

4 May 2012

JOB/TE/25

11 January 2012

Proposed Outline of a Workshop on Technology Dissemination:  Carbon Capture and Storage Technology to be held in Spring 2012

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

WT/CTE/W/247

29 October 2010

Technology Dissemination

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

JOB(06)/263

  and Corr.1

12 December 2006

15 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

  and Corr.1

2 March 2005

29 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

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

1.6.2  Agriculture

WT/CTE/GEN/8/Suppl.1

WT/CTE/GEN/8

5 October 2005

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

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

1.6.3  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

1.6.4  Fisheries

JOB/TE/27

29 October 2012

Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing:  Establishment of a European Union System to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing – a Global Problem and a Key Challenge for Europe

European Union

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/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/Suppl.1

WT/CTE/GEN/10

5 October 2005

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

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

  and Corr.1

25 January 1999

27 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

1.6.5  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

1.7  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

1.8  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

WT/CTE/W/156

IP/C/W/198

  and Corr.1

14 July 2000

 

27 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

  and Corr.1

8 June 1995

20 June 1995

Environment and TRIPS

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/COM/1

30 January 1996

Liaison with the CBD

CTE

1.9  Item 9:  The work programme envisaged in the Decision on Trade in Services and the Environment

WT/CTE/GEN/11/Suppl.1

WT/CTE/GEN/11

11 October 2005

16 April 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

1.10  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

2  Background Documents on MEAs and Intergovernmental Organizations' Activities

2.1  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

  and Corr.1

12 October 2000

24 October 2000

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

Basel Convention

WT/CTE/W/130

  and Corr.1

9 February 2000

1 March 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

2.2  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

WT/CTE/W/18

12 January 1996

Recent Developments in the Convention on Biological Diversity

WTO Secretariat

2.3  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

  and Corr.1

28 May 1999

17 June 1999

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

CCAMLR

2.4  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

2.5  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

2.6  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

2.7  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

2.8  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

  and Corr.1

9 February 2000

1 March 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

2.9  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

2.10  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/15

11 November 2011

Communication from the Basel Convention and the Rotterdam Convention on Observer Status

Basel and Rotterdam Conventions

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

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

2.11  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
  and Corr.1

22 May 1996

12 June 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

2.12  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
  and Corr.1

31 October 2005

8 December 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
  and Corr.1

2 March 2005

29 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

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

2.13  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/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/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/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/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/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

2.14  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

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

31 January 1996

Recent Developments in the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

WTO Secretariat

2.15  The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

WT/CTE/GEN/22

11 November 2011

Briefing by UNFCCC ahead of the Regular Session of the CTE of 14 November 2011

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

2.16  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

2.17  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

3  Other CTE Documents

3.1  General

WT/CTE/W/243

27 November 2006

Environmental Aspects of the 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

WT/CTE/GEN/10

5 October 2005

11 April 2005

Environment-related Issues in the Negotiations on WTO Rules  – 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/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/9

TN/MA/7

21 February 2003

Environmental Aspects of the Negotiations on Market Access – Paragraph 51

WTO Secretariat

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

3.2  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

  and Corr.1

31 October 2005

8 December 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

3.3  Observer Status of Intergovernmental Organizations

WT/CTE/COM/16

6 February 2013

Communication from the Secretariat of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on Observer Status

ECCAS

WT/CTE/COM/15

11 November 2011

Communication from the Basel Convention and the Rotterdam Convention on Observer Status

Basel Convention

Rotterdam Convention

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

24 October 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

3.4  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

3.5  Reports of the CTE

WT/CTE/22

18 November 2015

Report (2015) of the CTE

WT/CTE/21

3 December 2014

Report (2014) of the CTE

WT/CTE/20

11 November 2013

Report (2013) of the CTE

WT/CTE/19

5 December 2012

Report (2012) of the CTE

WT/CTE/18

21 November 2011

Report (2011) of the CTE

WT/CTE/17

30 November 2010

Report (2010) of the CTE

WT/CTE/16

30 October 2009

Report (2009) of the CTE

WT/CTE/15

10 December 2008

Report (2008) of the CTE

WT/CTE/14

4 December 2007

Report (2007) of the CTE

WT/CTE/13

11 December 2006

Report (2006) of the CTE

WT/CTE/12

14 October 2005

Report (2005) of the CTE

WT/CTE/11

30 November 2004

Report (2004) of the CTE

WT/CTE/10

29 October 2003

Report (2003) of the CTE

WT/CTE/9

11 July 2003

Report of the CTE to the General Council

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

WT/CTE/7

16 October 2002

Report (2002) of the CTE

WT/CTE/6

5 October 2001

Report (2001) of the CTE

WT/CTE/5

30 October 2000

Report (2000) of the CTE

WT/CTE/4

14 October 1999

Report (1999) of the CTE

WT/CTE/3

30 October 1998

Report (1998) of the CTE

WT/CTE/2

26 November 1997

Report (1997) of the CTE

WT/CTE/1

12 November 1996

1996 CTE Report "Singapore Report"

WT/CTE/W/40

12 November 1996

Report (1996) of the CTE

WT/CTE/W/33

4 June 1996

Results of the Stocktaking Exercise Adopted at the 28-29 May 1996 CTE Meeting

WT/CTE/W/17

12 December 1995

Summary of Activities of the CTE (1995) Presented by the CTE Chairman

WT/CTE/W/13/Rev.1

19 February 1997

Draft Rules of Procedure for CTE Meetings

3.6  Summary Reports of the CTE Meetings and other Events

WT/CTE/M/59

3 September 2015

Report of the Meeting held on 22 June 2015

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/58

23 March 2015

Report of the Meeting held on 23 October 2014

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/57

30 September 2014

Report of the Meeting held on 30 June 2014

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/56

31 January 2014

Report of the Meeting held on 16 October 2013

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/55

  and Corr.1

16 August 2013

16 September 213

Report of the Meeting held on 5 June 2013

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/54/Add.1

  and Corr.1

10 April 2013

3 May 2013

Summary Report of the Workshop on Environmental Technology Dissemination of 12 November 2012

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/54

15 March 2013

Report of the Meeting held on 13 November 2012

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/53

27 January 2012

Report of the Meeting held on 14 November 2011

WTO Secretariat

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/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/49

7 April 2010

Report of the Meeting held on 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

  and Corr.1

  and Corr.2

13 June 2007

9 July 2007

10 January 2008

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

WT/CTE/M/24

19 September 2000

Report of the Meeting held on 5-6 July 2000

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/23

  and Corr.1

5 April 2000

11 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

  and Corr.1

19 March 1999

30 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

  and Corr.1

22 August 1996

10 September 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

  and Corr.1

11 April 1996

17 June 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

  and Corr.1

17 January 1996

13 February 1996

Report of the Meeting held on 14 December 1995

WTO Secretariat

WT/CTE/M/5

  and Corr.1

30 November 1995

13 December 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

  and Corr.1

18 July 1995

3 August 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

3.7  Meeting Room Documents

RD/CTE/77

23 October 2015

Initiatives from Ecuador against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing – In Spanish only

Ecuador

RD/CTE/76

23 October 2015

Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

UNEP

RD/CTE/75

20 October 2015

Statement by Mexico on IUU fishing - Meeting of 6 October 2015 – In Spanish only

Mexico

RD/CTE/74

2 October 2015

Presentation by UNCTAD on Organic Agriculture - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

UNCTAD

RD/CTE/73

1 October 2015

Presentation by the European Commission - EU contribution to the international fight against IUU fishing - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

European Union

RD/CTE/72

1 October 2015

Presentation by the International Hydropower Association (Canada) - Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Tool - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

International Hydropower Association (Canada)

RD/CTE/71

1 October 2015

Presentation by the International Trade Centre - Trade and Climate Change, an Aid for Trade perspective - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

International Trade Centre

RD/CTE/70

1 October 2015

Document circulated on behalf of the US delegation - Action Plan for Implementing the Recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Combating IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

United States

RD/CTE/69

30 September 2015

Draft presentation by the UNFCCC Secretariat - The Status of Climate Change Negotiations - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

UNFCCC

RD/CTE/68

30 September 2015

Draft outcome document of the United Nations summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

United Nations

RD/CTE/67

30 September 2015

Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Addis Ababa Action Agenda) - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

United Nations

RD/CTE/66

26 June 2015

Presentation by Chile - Energy efficiency: Challenges 2014–2018 - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

Chile

RD/CTE/65

25 June 2015

Presentation by China - Introduction on China Environmental Labelling Programme - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

China

RD/CTE/64

25 June 2015

Presentation by New Zealand and Norway - Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

New Zealand and Norway

RD/CTE/63

25 June 2015

Information Provided by ISO - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

ISO

RD/CTE/62

and Rev.1

19 June 2015

25 June 2015

Presentation by Pakistan - Pakistan renewable energy initiatives - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

Pakistan

RD/CTE/61

19 June 2015

Presentation by Malaysia - Combating Illegal Logging and its Associated Trade - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

Malaysia

RD/CTE/60

19 June 2015

Submission by China - Brief Introduction on Environmental Provisions in FTAs of China - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

China

RD/CTE/59

19 June 2015

Presentation by UNFCCC Secretariat - The Status of Climate Change Negotiations - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

UNFCCC

RD/CTE/58

and Rev.1

19 June 2015

25 June 2015

Presentation by the WTO Secretariat - Update on the Discussions to Finalize the Post-2015 Development Agenda including the Sustainable Development Goals - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

WTO Secretariat

RD/CTE/57

19 June 2015

Presentation by OECD - Incentive Measures for Energy Efficiency with Possible Trade Implications - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

OECD

RD/CTE/56

19 June 2015

Submission by Singapore - Mitigation Measures - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

Singapore

RD/CTE/55

16 June 2015

Presentation by the European Union - Energy Efficient Product Policy in the European Union - Meeting of 22 June 2015- In English only

European Union

RD/CTE/54

16 June 2015

Submission by New Zealand and Norway - Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform Communiqué - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

New Zealand and Norway

RD/CTE/53

16 June 2015

Presentation by the OECD - Aligning policies for the transition to a low-carbon economy - Meeting of 22 June 2015 – In English only

OECD

RD/CTE/52

11 June 2015

Presentation by ISO Central Secretariat - Update on ISO work - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

ISO

RD/CTE/51

5 June 2015

Presentation by Thailand - Thailand's Energy Efficiency Policy and Implementation - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only

Thailand

RD/CTE/50

4 November 2014

Presentation by the European Union - Product Environmental Footprint, Pilot Phase - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

European Union

RD/CTE/49

29 October 2014

Note by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - Issues of interest to the WTO resulting from the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

Convention on Biological Diversity

RD/CTE/48

28 October 2014

Document by the FAO - The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2014 - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

FAO

RD/CTE/47

22 October 2014

Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

UNEP

RD/CTE/46

22 October 2014

Presentation by FAO - The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2014 - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

FAO

RD/CTE/45

and Rev.1

20 October 2014

22 October 2014

Presentation by Qatar - Environmental Benefits of Free & Fair Trade - The case of Natural Gas Sector - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

Qatar

RD/CTE/44

20 October 2014

Presentation by the UN Forum on Forests - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

UN Forum on Forests

RD/CTE/43

and Rev.1

20 October 2014

4 November 2014

Presentation by China - China's Progress on Combating Illegal Logging and Associated Trade - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

China

RD/CTE/42

16 October 2014

Presentation by the UNFCCC Secretariat - The Status of Climate Change Negotiations - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

UNFCCC

RD/CTE/41

15 October 2014

Presentation by the WTO Secretariat -  Selected GATT Article XX(b) and (g) Cases - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only

WTO Secretariat

RD/CTE/40

14 October 2014

Presentation by the OECD - Recent OECD activity on Regional Trade Agreements and the environment - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

OECD

RD/CTE/39

13 October 2014

Presentation by the WTO Secretariat - Recent Developments on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

WTO Secretariat

RD/CTE/38

13 October 2014

Presentation by the WTO Secretariat - Environmental Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements – Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only

WTO Secretariat

RD/CTE/37

17 July 2014

Presentation by the European Union - FLEGT Action Plan - EU Timber Regulation - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

European Union

RD/CTE/36

7 July 2014

New Zealand report on key points from a recent roundtable on fossil fuel subsidy reform - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

New Zealand

RD/CTE/35

1 July 2014

Intervention by the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

CITES

RD/CTE/34

1 July 2014

Presentation by UNFSS (UNCTAD Secretariat) - Environmental Requirements and their Impact on Market Access: Update on Developments in the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

UNCTAD

RD/CTE/33

1 July 2014

Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

UNEP

RD/CTE/32

27 June 2014

Presentation by OECD - OECD Work on Environmental Labelling and Information Schemes - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

OECD

RD/CTE/31

27 June 2014

Presentation by Indonesia - Commitment to Sustainable Forests for Sustainable Trade - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

Indonesia

RD/CTE/30

and Rev.1

27 June 2014

1 July 2014

Presentation by ISO - Update on water and carbon footprint standards - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

ISO

RD/CTE/29

27 June 2014

Presentation by Cameroon – Cameroon's efforts to promote trade in legal timber and timber products – Meeting of 30 June 2014 – In English and French

Cameroon

RD/CTE/28

and Rev.1

26 June 2014

27 June 2014

Presentation by the WTO Secretariat - EnvironmentRelated Case Law under GATT Article XX - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

WTO Secretariat

RD/CTE/27

26 June 2014

Presentation by the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (UNEP) - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

Green Growth Knowledge Platform (UNEP)

RD/CTE/26

26 June 2015

Presentation by Ghana - Ghana's experience in FLEGT-VPA, Forest Governance and Sustainable Management of Forests - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only

Ghana

RD/CTE/25

22 October 2013

Presentation by UNEP - Minamata Convention on Mercury - Protecting human health and the environment - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only

UNEP

RD/CTE/24

21 October 2013

Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only

UNEP

RD/CTE/23

17 October 2013

Presentation by France - Environmental Information on Consumer Products : French Experiment (2011-2012) - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only

France

RD/CTE/22

17 October 2013

Statement by the WTO Secretariat - The MEA Matrix - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only

WTO Secretariat

RD/CTE/21

17 October 2013

Presentation by ISO -  ISO 14046: towards an international standard for water footprinting - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only

ISO

RD/CTE/20

17 October 2013

Presentation by OECD - A Characterisation of Environmental Labelling and Information Schemes - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only

OECD

RD/CTE/19

17 October 2013

Statement by OECD - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only

OECD

RD/CTE/18

17 October 2013

Presentation by the Swiss Confederation – Switzerland's Green Economy Action Plan - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only

Switzerland

RD/CTE/17

12 June 2013

Statement by Costa Rica: Actions for the transition to a low-carbon economy - Meeting of 5 June 2013 – In Spanish only

Costa Rica

RD/CTE/16

10 June 2013

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 996 - Meeting of 5 June 2013 – In English, French and Spanish

FAO

RD/CTE/15

11 June 2013

Statement by FAO - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

FAO

RD/CTE/14

11 June 2013

Presentation by the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization - Carbon Labelling in Thailand: Experience and Lessons Learned - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

Thailand

RD/CTE/13

11 June 2013

Statement by China - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

China

RD/CTE/12

10 June 2013

Talking Points by the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

Chinese Taipei

RD/CTE/11

10 June 2013

Statement by Argentina - Meeting of 5 June 2013 – In Spanish only

Argentina

RD/CTE/10

10 June 2013

Ordinary and Extraordinary Meetings of the 2013 Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions' (BRS) Conferences of the Parties (28 April-10 May, Geneva, Switzerland) - Summary of the outcomes - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (UNEP)

RD/CTE/9

10 June 2013

Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

UNEP

RD/CTE/8

10 June 2013

Statement by CITES - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

CITES

RD/CTE/7

10 June 2013

Presentation by the WTO Secretariat - Environmental Database 2009/2010 - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

WTO Secretariat

RD/CTE/6

10 June 2013

Presentation by the OECD - Product Carbon Footprint - Labels & International Trade - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

OECD

RD/CTE/5

10 June 2013

Presentation by the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute - Carbon Footprint Labelling Scheme and Current Status in Korea - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

Republic of Korea

RD/CTE/4

10 June 2013

Presentation by the British Standards Institution (BSI) - Product Sustainability - The PAS 2050 Journey - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

British Standards Institution

RD/CTE/3

10 June 2013

Presentation by the European Union - Building the Single Market for Green Products - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only

European Union

RD/CTE/2

10 June 2013

Presentation by ISO - Background on ISO and ISO/TS 14067 Carbon footprint - Meeting of 5 June 2013 – In English only

ISO

RD/CTE/1

10 June 2013

Comments on Saudi Arabia's Proposal for a Workshop on Environmental Technologies from the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, the European Union, Turkey and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. - In English and Spanish

Plurinational State of Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, European Union, Republic of Turkey and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

 

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[1] This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of Members or 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.16.