PC/AIR/8 27JUNE1994
SUBJECT: WORLDTRADEORGANIZATION -PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
-SUB-COMMITTEE ONTRADEANDENVIRONMENT
1.THESUB-COMMITTEE ONTRADEANDENVIRONMENT WILLHOLDITSNEXT
MEETING ON12JULY1994BEGINNING AT10A.M.INTHECOUNCIL ROOMAT
THECENTREWILLIAM RAPPARD.
2.THESUB-COMMITTEE WILLTAKEUPTHEFOLLOWING ITEMS:
A.(i)REVIEWOFTHEWORKPROGRAMME CONTAINED INTHE
DECISION ONTRADEANDENVIRONMENT (MTN.TNC/45(MIN),
ANNEXII)INORDER,INTERALIA,TOIDENTIFY MORE
CLEARLY NEEDSINSPECIFIC AREASFORADDITIONAL
FACTUAL, BACKGROUND MATERIAL ANDINFORMATION THAT
WILLBEOFUSEANDWILLNEEDTOBEPROVIDED INA
TIMELYWAYASWORKINTHESUB-COMMITTEE PROCEEDS;
(ii)REVIEWOFTHEWORKACCOMPLISHED BYTHEGROUPON
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES ANDINTERNATIONAL TRADE
(L/7402) ANDBYTHECOMMITTEE ONTRADEAND
DEVELOPMENT (COM.TD/W/509) INTHEAREASLISTEDBELOW,
WITHAVIEWTOIDENTIFYING SPECIFIC ISSUESAND
QUESTIONS ONWHICHTHESUB-COMMITTEE SHOULDPROCEED
TOEXPANDANDDEEPENITSUNDERSTANDING DURINGITS
NEXTFEWMEETINGS INORDERTOALLOWITTOPROGRESS
WITHTHEMANDATE GIVENTOITINTHEDECISION ONTRADE
ANDENVIRONMENT:
-THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEPROVISIONS OFTHE
MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEMANDTRADEMEASURES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING THOSEPURSUANT TO
MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS;
-THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEPROVISIONS OFTHE
MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEMAND:
(a)CHARGES ANDTAXESFORENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES;
(b)REQUIREMENTS FORENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES
RELATING TOPRODUCTS, INCLUDING STANDARDS AND
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, PACKAGING, LABELLING AND
RECYCLING;
-THEEFFECTOFENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES ONMARKET
ACCESS, ESPECIALLY INRELATION TODEVELOPING
COUNTRIES, INPARTICULAR TOTHELEASTDEVELOPED
AMONGTHEM,ANDENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OFREMOVING
TRADERESTRICTIONS ANDDISTORTIONS.
B.OBSERVERS.
C.FORTHCOMING SCHEDULE OFMEETINGS FORTHESUB-COMMITTEE.
3.MEMBERS OFTHESUB-COMMITTEE WHICHWISHTOBEREPRESENTED AT
THISMEETING AREINVITED TOINFORMMEOFTHENAMESOFTHEIR
REPRESENTATIVES.
PETERD.SUTHERLAND
94-1350