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Brazil
said that the group has to start looking at environmental products where
developing countries could be competitive, such as biofuels. It maintained
that the Committee's negotiating mandate was not limited to industrial
products.
In its proposal, Brazil also urged a
“request-offer” instead of a “list” approach in the negotiations. It
also proposed that the CODEX Committees develop or harmonize
standards for organically produced food.
Peru said that treating organically or
biologically grown agricultural products as environmental goods
would help combat poverty and the drugs traffic in the Andean
region. It said its proposal should be seen as a complement to the
Brazilian paper.
A number of delegations welcomed Brazil's
proposal, including Chile, Colombia and Singapore. New Zealand
recalled that it had previously nominated biodiesel as an
environmental good.
Colombia, Chile and South Africa supported
Peru's proposal on organic food.
Some other delegations, including
Australia, the European Union, Japan and the United States,
maintained their reservations about including agricultural products
in the trade-and-environment negotiations.
A number of delegations welcomed Brazil's
proposal for a new approach in the negotiations as a way to
invigorate the negotiations. However, several questions were raised
regarding the practicability and timeframe of such an approach.
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