GATT/AIR/3264 19 NOVEMBER 1991
SUBJECT: GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
1. FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE COUNCIL AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR HIDETOSHI UKAWA (JAPAN) AS CHAIRMAN, THE GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER STARTING AT 11 A.M. THE MEETING WILL LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR.
2. AS REPORTED BY MR. CARLISLE AT THE 8 OCTOBER COUNCIL MEETING, THE GROUP WILL BE INVITED TO ADOPT, FOR THE PRESENT, THE FOLLOWING AGENDA. IT WILL THEN DISCUSS THE ORGANIZATION OF ITS FUTURE WORK.
(1) TRADE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN EXISTING MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS (E.G. THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER, THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THE BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL) VIS-A-VIS GATT PRINCIPLES AND PROVISIONS;
(2) MULTILATERAL TRANSPARENCY OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS LIKELY TO HAVE TRADE EFFECTS;
(3) TRADE EFFECTS OF NEW PACKAGING AND LABELLING REQUIREMENTS AIMED AT PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.
3. THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES. GOVERNMENTS WHICH WISH TO BE REPRESENTED AT THIS MEETING ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
A. DUNKEL