WORLD TRADE S/L/4
4April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0801)
Trade inServices
DECISION ONTRADE INSERVICES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Adopted bytheCouncil forTrade inServices on1March 1995
TheCouncil forTrade inServices,
Acknowledging thatmeasures necessary toprotect theenvironment mayconflict withthe
provisions oftheAgreement; and
Noting thatsincemeasures necessary toprotect theenvironment typically haveastheirobjective
theprotection ofhuman, animal orplant lifeorhealth, itisnotclear thatthere isaneedtoprovide
formore thaniscontained inparagraph (b)ofArticle XIV;
Decides asfollows:
1. Inorder todetermine whether anymodification ofArticle XIVoftheAgreement isrequired
totakeaccount ofsuchmeasures, torequest theCommittee onTrade andEnvironment toexamine
andreport, withrecommendations ifany,ontherelationship between services tradeandtheenvironment
including theissue ofsustainable development. TheCommittee shallalsoexamine therelevance of
inter-governmental agreements ontheenvironment andtheirrelationship totheAgreement.
2. TheCommittee shallreport theresults ofitsworktothefirstbiennial meeting oftheMinisterial
Conference aftertheentry intoforce oftheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization.