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Comments on the Checklist on Environment for Trade Negotiators

Comments on the Checklist on Environment for Trade Negotiators. 20 Jun 2007 Dr. K.HAYASHI Nagoya University Eco Topia Science Institute. Environmental Consideration for RTAs. Two stages of taking into consideration environment into RTAs Ex ante Environmental Assessment

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Comments on the Checklist on Environment for Trade Negotiators

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  1. Comments on the Checklist on Environment for Trade Negotiators 20 Jun 2007 Dr. K.HAYASHI Nagoya University Eco Topia Science Institute K.HAYASHI Nagoya Univ.

  2. Environmental Consideration for RTAs • Two stages of taking into consideration environment into RTAs • Ex ante • Environmental Assessment • Environmental related text in RTAs (including side agreements) • Ex post • Check and feed back to the next phase K.HAYASHI Nagoya Univ.

  3. Trade Partner • Environmental issues are different depending on partner countries. And the following information will be useful. • Trade partner situation (economic, social and environment) • Main trade goods and services related to environment K.HAYASHI Nagoya Univ.

  4. Social issues • Environment as well as social issues should be consider especially for developing partner countries K.HAYASHI Nagoya Univ.

  5. Environmental Assessment • Who will be responsible for the assessment and who will be involved in what stages? • How will findings on likely environmental effects be fed into the negotiation on the RTAs? (It is important) K.HAYASHI Nagoya Univ.

  6. Environmental Co-operation • The followings are Important. • How can areas of co-operation best be identified and dealt with? • How to review, assess and update co-operation efforts? K.HAYASHI Nagoya Univ.

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