Environment and Regional Trade Agreements [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
SourceOECD (Online service)
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2007.
Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have increased significantly in number over the past few years. The number of RTAs which include environmental provisions is also increasing. However, these provisions, and the experience related to their negotiation and implementation, have not been examined in depth yet. This study contributes to filling this gap. It provides an overview of approaches to environmental issues in RTAs and summarises country experiences in their negotiation and practical application. Regional and bilateral trade arrangements are surveyed, including customs unions and free trade agreements. The study is based on the analysis of RTA texts, and on literature examining their actual implementation, as well as on first-hand comments and input from experts from both OECD and non-OECD countries.
Foreword; Table of Contents; List of Acronyms and RTA Memberships; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Environment in Regional Trade Agreements; Chapter 3. Negotiating Environmental Commitments in Regional Trade Agreements: Some Key Questions; Chapter 4. Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Regional Trade Agreements; Chapter 5. Environmental Co-operation; Chapter 6. Environmental Standards and Enforcement of Environmental Laws; Chapter 7. Procedural Guarantees, Enforcement Mechanisms and Dispute Settlement
Chapter 8. Parties' Right to Adopt or Maintain Environmental RegulationsChapter 9. Public Participation and Consultation in RTAs; Chapter 10. Conclusions and Overview of Key Experiences; Annex A. Selected RTAs; Annex B. Environmental Side Agreements and Chapters on Environment in RTAs; Annex C. Overview of Environmental Impact Assessments of Selected RTAs*; Annex D. Provisions on Environmental Co-operation in Selected RTAs; Bibliography
Published in French under the title: L'environnement et les accords commerciaux régionaux.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-230).
Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have increased significantly in number over the past few years. The number of RTAs which include environmental provisions is also increasing. However, these provisions, and the experience related to their negotiation and implementation, have not been examined in depth yet. This study contributes to filling this gap. It provides an overview of approaches to environmental issues in RTAs and summarises country experiences in their negotiation and practical application. Regional and bilateral trade arrangements are surveyed, including customs unions and free trade agreements. The study is based on the analysis of RTA texts, and on literature examining their actual implementation, as well as on first-hand comments and input from experts from both OECD and non-OECD countries.
International trade
Commercial treaties.
Trade blocs.