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To: 
 Delegates to the Committee on Trade and 
Environment  (CTE)  
  ICN/CTE/1 3 
From:  
 H.E. Mr José VALENCIA (Ecuador )  
Chairperson of the CTE   Date:  02/02/2024  
   
  
 
 
Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE)  
 
Communication from the Chairperson  
 
 
Following up on our productive meeting o f today , I would like to convene an informal open-
ended CTE meeting on 6 February 2024, starting at 10 am .  
 
The meeting will be a drafting session on the basis of the draft paragraph I circulated on 
1st February. For ease of reference, it is contained in the annex to this document.  
 
 
 
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Annex  
CHAIR 'S PROPOSAL  
OUTCOME DOCUMENT / TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT PARAGRAPH  
 
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We reaffirm the importance of the contribution that the multilateral trading 
system can make to addressing the global environmental challenges and 
promoting the UN 2030 Agenda  and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 
its three dimensions, insofar as they relate to WTO mandates and in a manner 
consistent with the Members’ respective needs and concerns at different levels of 
economic development. In this regard, we will pr omote cooperation on 
environmental aspects of trade, innovation, and technology transfer, particularly 
to developing members and Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Recalling the 1994 
Marrakesh Ministerial Decision and subsequent ministerial decisions on tra de and 
environment, the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) must continue to 
promote Member’s engagement on its agenda, including by fostering transparency 
and structured dialogue on trade -related aspects of environmental measures as 
well as their eff ects on market access, organizing the sharing of Members’ 
practices and experiences, identifying trade policy tools that facilitate trade while 
contributing to addressing global environmental challenges, revitalizing its 
procedures, and collaborating with other WTO bodies as appropriate. We recognize 
the ongoing efforts of the CTE, including hosting Thematic Sessions to allow 
Members to deepen discussions and explore new topics with inclusivity and 
transparency, reaching out to the secretariats of internati onal organizations, and 
learning views from external stakeholders. The CTE will provide a factual report 
on its activities to the General Council towards MC14, offering recommendations, 
if needed, that reflect the discussions among Members.  
 
 
 
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