GATT/AIR/3418 19 APRIL 1993
SUBJECT: GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
1. THE GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE WILL MEET ON THE AFTERNOONS OF 6 AND 7 MAY 1993. THE MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 3 P.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD.
2. THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING REMAINS THE SAME AS THAT ADOPTED BY THE GROUP AT ITS FIRST MEETING (TRE/1). IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE AGENDA ITEMS BE TAKEN UP IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER AND WITH THE FOLLOWING FOCUS:
AGENDA ITEM 3: THE GROUP COULD CONTINUE ITS EXAMINATION OF THE TRADE EFFECTS OF NEW PACKAGING AND LABELLING REQUIREMENTS AIMED AT PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, FOCUSING ON PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS, ALTHOUGH PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY WISH TO DISCUSS LABELLING ARE NOT EXCLUDED FROM DOING SO. THE GENERIC TYPOLOGY OF PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN TRE/W/3 AND ADD.1 MAY BE USED AS THE BASIS ON WHICH TO IDENTIFY THE TRADE EFFECTS OF PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS AIMED AT PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.
AGENDA ITEM 2: THE GROUP COULD CONTINUE ITS EXAMINATION OF THE MULTILATERAL TRANSPARENCY OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS LIKELY TO HAVE TRADE EFFECTS. THE CHECKLIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTRUMENTS CONTAINED IN TRE/W/4 MAY BE USED AS A BASIS ON WHICH TO IDENTIFY MORE CLEARLY THE TRADE EFFECTS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, WITH A VIEW TO IDENTIFYING GAPS THAT MAY EXIST IN TRANSPARENCY. IN THIS CONTEXT PARTICIPANTS MAY ALSO WISH TO CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXISTING GATT PROVISIONS.
AGENDA ITEM 1: THE GROUP COULD CONTINUE ITS EXAMINATION OF TRADE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN EXISTING MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS VIS-A-VIS GATT PRINCIPLES AND PROVISIONS, FOCUSING ON THE TWO ISSUES OF NON-PARTIES TO MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS AND EXTRATERRITORIALITY.
3. GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS WHICH WISH TO BE REPRESENTED AT THIS MEETING ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
A. DUNKEL
93-0555