market access for goods
Information session on quantitative restrictions and their relation to multilateral environmental agreements
Programme
15:00 - 15:10
Welcome and introduction
Speaker
- Mr. Chakarin Komolsiri, Chairperson, Committee on Market Access
Session 1 — 15:10 – 15:45
Introduction to Quantitative Restrictions (QRs)
- Definition of QRs in Article XI of the GATT 1994
- Carve-outs and exceptions
- The 2012 Decision on notification procedures
- Overview of QRs notified by WTO Members
Q&A session
Speakers
- Roberta Lascari/Simon Neumueller, Market Access Division, WTO
Presentation
Session 2 — 15:45– 16:15
Trade-related measures in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
- Overview of Membership to MEAs
- The WTO's Environmental Database (EDB)
- Trade-related environmental measures that fall within the scope of the QR Decision
Q&A session
Speakers
- Sajal Mathur/Marisol Dar Ali Rothschuh, Trade and Environment Division, WTO
Presentation
Session 3 — 16:15-17:00
Case study: the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions
- Overview of the BRS Conventions
- Product coverage
- Latest amendments
- What are the trade-related measures? How do these agreements operate?
- National contact points
Q&A session
Speakers
- Malika Amélie Sonia Taoufiq-Cailliau, Legal Officer, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions, UN Environment Programme
Presentation
Session 4 — 17:00-17:30
Classification of products covered by MEAs in the Harmonized System (HS): the WCO “Interconnection tables”
Q&A session
Speaker
- Sujin Yuk, Technical Officer HS Nomenclature, World Customs Organization
Presentation
Session 5 — 17:30-18:00
Experience sharing: lessons learnt by delegations that have notified QR related environmental measures
Q&A session
Speakers
- WTO delegates
18:00
Closing remarks
Speaker
- Mr. Chakarin Komolsiri Chairperson, Committee on Market Access
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