PC/AIR/18 21JULY1994
SUBJECT: WORLDTRADEORGANIZATION -PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
-SUB-COMMITTEE ONTRADEANDENVIRONMENT
1.THESUB-COMMITTEE ONTRADEANDENVIRONMENT WILLHOLDITSNEXT
MEETING ON15AND16SEPTEMBER 1994BEGINNING AT10A.M.INTHECOUNCIL
ROOMATTHECENTREWILLIAM RAPPARD.
2.THESUB-COMMITTEE WILLTAKEUPTHEFOLLOWING THIRDITEMFROMITS
WORKPROGRAMME:
-THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEPROVISIONS OFTHEMULTILATERAL
TRADING SYSTEMAND:
(A)CHARGES ANDTAXESFORENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES
(B)REQUIREMENTSFORENVIRONMENTALPURPOSESRELATINGTOPRODUCTS,
INCLUDING STANDARDS ANDTECHNICAL REGULATIONS, PACKAGING,
LABELLING ANDRECYCLING.
3.ATTHEPREVIOUSMEETINGSOMEDELEGATIONSINDICATEDTHEIRINTENTION
TOADDRESSMEASURESSUCHASPACKAGINGANDLABELLINGREQUIREMENTS;REUSE,
RECYCLING ANDRECYCLED CONTENT REQUIREMENTS; DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS;
DEPOSIT REFUNDSYSTEMS; ENERGYTAXESANDOTHERINTERNAL TAXESFOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES; EMISSION CHARGES; TRADEABLE PERMITS; WASTE
MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS; ANDREQUIREMENTS FORLIFECYCLEANALYSIS.
4.WITHRESPECT TOTHEFIRSTINDENT "CHARGES ANDTAXESFOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES" DELEGATIONS AREINVITED TOINITIATE DISCUSSION
ONTHEBASISOFDOCUMENT TRE/W/20. ASUMMARY OFRELATED DISCUSSIONS
FROMTHEGROUPONENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES ANDINTERNATIONAL TRADEIS
CONTAINED INL/7402. OTHERRELEVANT DOCUMENTATION ISCONTAINED IN
TRE/W/3, ANDADD.1ANDADD.2,TRE/W/4, TRE/W/6, TRE/W/9, TRE/W/11,
TRE/W/12, TRE/W/13, TRE/W/15, TRE/W/16/REV.1, ANDTRE/W/21.
5.FOLLOWINGDISCUSSIONATTHEPREVIOUSMEETINGOFTHESUB-COMMITTEE,
THECHAIRMANINVITESDELEGATIONSINDIVIDUALLY,ANDONAVOLUNTARYBASIS,
TOSUBMITTOTHESECRETARIAT FORCOMPILATION, INFORMATION THATREFLECTS
THEIROWNNATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITHMEASURES THATARECOVERED UNDERTHIS
THIRDITEMOFTHEWORKPROGRAMME.
6.DELEGATIONS WISHING TOADDRESS OTHERITEMSOFTHEWORKPROGRAMME
ATTHISMEETING WILLBEINVITED TODOSOAFTERDISCUSSION OFTHISITEM.
7.GOVERNMENTS ANDINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHOBSERVER STATUS
WHICHWISHTOBEREPRESENTED ATTHISMEETING AREINVITED TOINFORMME
OFTHENAMESOFTHEIRREPRESENTATIVES.
PETERD.SUTHERLAND
94-1501