WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/CTE/INF/4
19 September 2001
(01-4448)
Committee on Trade and Environment
LIST OF WORKING DOCUMENTS
This list contains all documents that have been circulated in the Committee on Trade and
Environment (CTE) from January 1995 to September 2001, with the most recent document listed first.
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I. LIST OF WORKING DOCUMENTS CATEGORIZED BY ITEM OF THE WORK
PROGRAMME
Items 1 & 5: The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and trade
measures for environmental purposes, including those pursuant to multilateral
environmental agreements (MEAs);  and the relationship between the dispute
settlement mechanisms in the multilateral trading system and those found in MEAs
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/193 19 June 2001 Recent Developments in Multilateral Agreements
(MEAs) – Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants (POPs) – Note by theSecretariat
WT/CTE/W/191 6 June 2001 Compliance and Dispute Settlement in the WTO
and in Multilateral Environmental Agreements –
Note by the WTO and UNEP Secretariats
WT/CTE/W/190 1 May 2001 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/180 10 January 2001 Item 1:  The Relationship Between the Provisions
of the Multilateral Trading System and TradeMeasures for Environmental Purposes, Including
those Pursuant to Multilateral Environmental
Agreements - Communication from New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/170 19 October 2000 Resolving the Relationship between WTO Rules
and MEAs – Submission by the
European Community
WT/CTE/W/168 19 October 2000 Clarification of the Relationship between the WTO
and MEAs – Submission by Switzerland
WT/CTE/W/162 10 October 2000 The Relationship between the Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures
for Environmental Purposes, including those
Pursuant to MEAs – Communication from
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Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/160 19 September 2000 Matrix on Trade Measures Pursuant to Selected
MEAs – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/158 28 July 2000 Recent Developments in the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/151 29 June 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/144 19 June 2000 Matrix on Trade Measures Pursuant to Selected
MEAs – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/142 19 June 2000 Trade-Related Developments in the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer – Communication from the
Secretariat of the Vienna Convention and theMontreal Protocol, UNEP
WT/CTE/W/140 20 June 2000 Recent Developments in the International Forum
on Forests – Full Text of the Programme Element
of the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests – Note
by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/139 8 June 2000 The Relationship between the Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System and MEAs –
Submission by Switzerland
WT/CTE/W/136 30 March 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention
on Biological Diversity:  Text of the Protocol –
Communication from the CBD Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/130 +Corr.19 February 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs
(Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention) –
Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/128 29 November 1999 Recent Developments in MEAs (PIC and POPs
Conventions) – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/124 9 August 1999 Convention on  Biological Diversity:  Draft
Protocol on Biosafety – No te by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/117 28 June 1999 Convention on Biological Diversity – Draft
Protocol on Biosafety: – Recent Developments –
Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/112 10 May 1999 Draft International Legally Binding Instrument for
Implementing International Action on Certain
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – Recent
Developments – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/104 28 January 1999 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol –
Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/53/Rev.1 26 October 1998 GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Practice Relating
to Article XX, Paragraphs (b), (d) And (g) of
GATT:  Note by the Secretariat:  RevisionWT/CTE/INF/4
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WT/CTE/W/95 31 July 1998 The International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) –
Communication from Brazil
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the
PIC Convention, and the Convention on Biological
Diversity – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/74 3 March 1998 Recent Developments in the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change:  The
Kyoto Protocol – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/71 21 November 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (CITES) – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/68 14 November 1997 The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete
the Ozone Layer:  Recent Developments – Note bythe Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/53 30 July 1997 GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Practice Relating
to Article XX, Paragraphs (b), (d) and (g) of
GATT – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/48 14 May 1997 Results of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Panel on
Forests – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/44 20 March 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on
Biological Diversity and the Montreal Protocol –
Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/39 24 July 1996 The Relationship between the Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures
for Environmental Purposes, Including thosePursuant to MEAs – Proposal by ASEAN
WT/CTE/W/31 30 May 1996 The Relationship between Trade Measures
Pursuant to MEAs and the WTO Agreement –
Proposal by Japan
WT/CTE/W/20 15 February 1996 The Relationship between the Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measuresfor Environmental Purposes, including those
Pursuant to MEAs – Submission by New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/19 23 January 1996 Recent Developments at the Seventh Meeting of
the Parties to the Montreal Protocol – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/18 12 January 1996 Recent Developments in the Convention on
Biological Diversity – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/15 +Corr.11 December 1995 Recent Developments in the FAO Code of
Conduct for Responsible Fisheries – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/12 10 October 1995 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol and
the Basel Convention – Note by the SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/4
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WT/CTE/W/4 + Corr.1 10 March 1995 Approa ches to the Relationship between the
Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and
Trade Measures Pursuant to MEAs – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/2 16 February 1995 Communication from Chile on Item 5
Non-paper 11 September 1996 Submission by the United States on MEAs
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by Hong Kong on Item 1
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by India on Items 1 and 5
Non-paper 18 June 1996 Submission by the Arab Republic of Egypt on
Item 1
Non-paper 12 June 1996 Submission by Korea on Item 1
Non-paper 20 May 1996 Submission by Switzerland on Item 1
Non-paper 19 February 1996 Submission by the European Community on
Item 1
Item 2: The relationship between environmental policies relevant to trade and environmental
measures with significant trade effects and the provisions of the multilateral trading
system
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/183 23 February 2001 Framework for Conducting Environmental
Assessments of Trade Negotiations –
Communication from Canada
WT/CTE/W/181/
G/SPS/GEN/225/G/TBT/W/15431 January 2001 European Council Resolution on the Precautionary
Principle – Submission by the EuropeanCommunities
WT/CTE/W/171 20 October 2000 Environmental (Sustainability) Assessments of
Trade Liberalization Agreements – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/157 13 July 2000 Integrated Assessment of Trade-Related Policies –
Submission by UNEP
WT/CTE/W/147/G/TBT/W/13727 June 2000 Communication from the European Commission
on the Precautionary Principle – Submission by the
European Communities
WT/CTE/W/146 23 June 2000 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic
Resources – Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/133 29 February 2000 Ra pporteur's Report on the OECD Workshop on
Methodologies for Environmental Assessment of
Trade Liberalization Agreements –
Communication from the OECD Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/37 23 July 1996 Environmental Review of Trade Agreements at the
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Non-paper 11 September 1996 Draft Decision on Environmental Reviews of
Trade Agreements at the National Level –
Submission by the United States
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by India on Item 2
Item 3(a): The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and charges
and taxes for environmental purposes
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/47 2 May 1997 Taxes and Charges for Environmental Purposes –
Border Tax Adjustment – Note by the Secretariat
Item 3(b): The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and
requirements for environmental purposes relating to products, including standards and
technical regulations, packaging, labelling and recycling
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/192/
G/TBT/W/16219 June 2001 Marking and Labelling Requirements –
Submission by Switzerland
WT/CTE/W/150 29 June 2000 Information Relevant to the Consideration of the
Market Access Effects of Eco-Labelling Schemes
– Note by the Secretariat
W/CTE/W/114 31 May 1999 Internationally Agreed Definitions of
Environmental Labelling within the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) and
Related Work – Communication from the ISO
WT/CTE/W/108 16 February 1999 Environmental Certification for Leather and
Forestry Products – Submission by Brazil
WT/CTE/W/101–G/TBT/W/10325 January 1999 Technical Barriers to the Market Access of
Developing Countries – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/79 +
Corr.19 March 1998 Market Access Impact of Eco-Labelling
Requirements – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/76–G/TBT/W/609 March 1998 Environmental Labels and Market Access:  Case
Study in the Colombian Flower Industry –
Submission from Colombia
WT/CTE/W/75 5 March 1998 Eco-Packaging:  Overview of Recent Work in
Other International Fora – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/45 15 April 1997 Eco-Labelling:  Overview of Current Work in
Various International Fora – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/38–G/TBT/W/3024 July 1996 Draft Decision on Eco-Labelling Programmes –
Communication from CanadaWT/CTE/INF/4
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WT/CTE/W/27 25 March 1996 US Proposal Regarding Further Work on
Transparency of Eco-Labelling – Submission by
the United States
WT/CTE/W/23–G/TBT/W/2319 March 1996 Eco-Labelling Programmes:  Information provided
by Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic,
European Communities, Norway and US to theCTE and the TBT Committees
WT/CTE/W/21–G/TBT/W/2121 February 1996 Elements of a Possible Understanding to the
TBT Agreement on Eco-Labelling – Submission
by Canada
WT/CTE/W/10–G/TBT/W/1129 August 1995 Negotiating History of the Coverage of the
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade with
Regard to Labelling Requirements, Voluntary
Standards, and Processes and Production Methods
Unrelated to Product Characteristics – Note by theSecretariat
Non-paper 11 September 1996 Submission by the United States:  Draft Decision
on Transparency in Eco-Labelling Programmes
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by the European Community on
Eco-Labelling Programmes
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by India on Item 3
Non-paper 18 June 1996 Submission by the Arab Republic of Egypt on
Item 3
Item 4: The provisions of the multilateral tradin g system with respect to the transparency of
trade measures used for environmental purposes and environmental measures and
requirements which have significant trade effects
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/195 20 June 2001 The 2000 Environmental Database – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/143 23 June 2000 The 1999 Environmental Database – Note by the
Secretariat.
WT/CTE/W/118 28 June 1999 The 1998 Environmental Database – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/102 +Corr.122 January 1999 The Environmental Database:  Interim Review of
the Glossary of Search Words – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/78 9 March 1998 Pr oposal for the Environmental Database – Note
by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/77 +Corr.19 March 1998 The 1997 Environmental Database – Note by the
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WT/CTE/W/46 29 April 1997 The 1996 Environmental Database – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/34 5 July 1996 The WTO Central Registry of Notifications – Note
by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/28 19 April 1996 The Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System
with Respect to the Transparency of Trade
Measures used For Environmental Purposes and
Environmental Measures and Requirements whichhave Significant Trade Effects – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/5 23 March 1995 The Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System
with Respect to the Transparency of Trade
Measures Used for Environmental Purposes and
Environmental Measures and Requirements which
have Significant Trade Effects – Note by theSecretariat
Non-paper 28 May 1996 A Proposal on an Environmental Database –
Submission by Hong Kong on Transparency
Item 6: The effect of environmental measures on market access, especially in relation to
developing countries, in particular to  the least-developed among them, and
environmental benefits of removing trade restrictions and distortions
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/200 17 September 2001 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distorti ons:  the Energy Sector –
Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/189 18 June 2001 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries:
Report of the Expert Consultation on EconomicIncentives and Responsible Fisheries, 28
November – 1 December 2000 – Communication
from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/188 24 April 2001 Legitimate Non-Trade Concerns – Item 6 of the
Work Programme – Submission by Argentina
WT/CTE/W/187 12 March 2001 UNEP Fisheries Subsidies Workshop – Chairman's
Summary – Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/185 13 February 2001 Environmentally Harmful and Trade Distorting
Measures and Policies in Energy Markets -
Communication from the European Communities
WT/CTE/W/177 27 October 2000 The Study of the Effects of Environmental
Measures on Market Access – Communication
from India
WT/CTE/W/175 24 October 2000 Utilization of Subsidies and their Positive Role in
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/173 23 October 2000 Japan's Basic Position on the Fishery Subsidy
Issue – Submission by Japan
WT/CTE/W/172 20 October 2000 Environmental Goods and Services:  An
Assessment of the Environmental, Economic and
Development Benefits of Further Global Trade
Liberalization – Information Note by the
OECD Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/167 16 October 2000 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions:  The Fisheries Sector
– Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/154 4 July 2000 Environmentally-Harmful and Trade-Distorting
Subsidies in Fisheries – Communication from theUnited States
WT/CTE/W/135 29 February 2000 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries –
Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/134 24 February 2000 Subsidies in the Fisheries Sector:  Update on
Recent Work Conducted by New Zealand –
Communication from New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/132 21 February 2000 Fisheries Subsidies and the Environment –
Communication from Iceland
WT/CTE/W/127 27 October 1999 Chairman's Report on the FAO/Netherlands
Conference on the Multifunctional Character of
Agriculture and Land – Submission by Argentina
WT/CTE/W/126 12 October 1999 The FAO International Plan of Action for the
Management of Fishing Capacity and Related
Initiatives for Sustainable Fisheries –
Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/121 28 June 1999 Benefits of Eliminating Trade Distorting and
Environmentally Damaging Subsidies in theFisheries Sector – Subm ission by New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/111 11 March 1999 On the Environmental Impact of Fisheries
Subsidies – Report by the Icelandic Ministry of
Fisheries – Submission by Iceland
WT/CTE/W/109 16 February 1999 The Agriculture Sector:  Environmental Benefits
of Trade Liberalization – Submission by Brazil
WT/CTE/W/107 15 February 1999 Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization on
Agriculture – Submission by Japan
WT/CTE/W/106 11 February 1999 Agriculture and the Environment:  The Case of
Export Subsidies – Submission by Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,
Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Paraguay,
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WT/CTE/W/105 2 February 1999 Trade Liberalization and the Environment:  A
Positive Agenda for Trade Reform – Submission
by Australia
WT/CTE/W/103 +Corr.125 January 1999 The Icelandic Fisheries Management System:  A
Market-Driven Sustainable Fisheries Regime –
Submission by Iceland
WT/CTE/W/100 8 January 1999 Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization in
the Agricultural Sector  – Submission by Norway
WT/CTE/W/99 6 November 1998 Comments by the EC on the Secretariat's
Document WT/CTE/W/80 on Subsidies & AidsGranted in the Fishing Industry – Note by the
European Community
WT/CTE/W/98 30 September 1998 The Energy Sector:  The Case of Alcohol Fuel
(Ethanol) – Submission by Brazil
WT/CTE/W/97 10 August 1998 Non-Trade Concerns in the Next Agricultural
Negotiations – Submission by Argentina
WT/CTE/W/83 10 June 1998 Comments by the EC on the Secretariat's
document WT/CTE/W/67 – Contribution by the
European Community
WT/CTE/W/82 7 April 1998 Cluster on Market Access – Statement by India
WT/CTE/W/81–
G/TBT/W/6111 March 1998 Forests:  A National Experience – Contribution by
Canada
WT/CTE/W/80/Add.2 1 June 2001 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted
in the Fishing Industry:  Update of Fisheries-
Related Notifications under Article 25 of the
SCM Agreement – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/80/Add.1 21 September 1999 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted
in the Fishing Industry:  Update of Fisheries-
Related Notifications under Article 25 of theSCM Agreement – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/80 9 March 1998 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted
in the Fishing Industry – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/70 21 November 1997 Liberalization of Trade in Environmental Services
and the Environment – Contribution by the
United States
WT/CTE/W/67/Add.1 13 March 1998 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions in the Environmental
Services Sector – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/67 7 November 1997 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/52 21 May 1997 The Fisheries Sector:  Submission by New ZealandWT/CTE/INF/4
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WT/CTE/W/51 19 May 1997 Environmental and Trade Benefits of Removing
Subsidies in the Fisheries Sector – Submission by
the United States
WT/CTE/W/36 23 July 1996 Trade Liberalization, the Environment and
Sustainable Development – Submission by
Australia
WT/CTE/W/35 23 July 1996 Trade Liberalization and the Environment –
Contribution by the United States
WT/CTE/W/26 26 March 1996 The Effects of Environmental Measures on Market
Access, Especially in Relation to DevelopingCountries, in Particular to the Least-Developed
Among Them – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/25 22 March 1996 The Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions:  Tariff Escalation –
Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/24 20 March 1996 The Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distor tions, Including Tariff
Escalation, Subsidies, State Trading, and
Excessively High Tariffs – Communication fromArgentina
WT/CTE/W/16 1 December 1995 Negotiating History of Footnote 61 of the
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/1 16 February 1995 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions – Note by the
Secretariat
Non-paper 24 July 1996 Submission by Korea on Item 6
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by the European Community on
Item 6
Non-paper 28 June 1996 Preliminary Views of Japan on Item 6
Non-paper 20 June 1996 Submission by India on Item 6
Non-paper 20 June 1996 Submission by Norway on Market Access and
Environmental Effects of Removing TradeRestrictions and Distortions
Non-paper 21 May 1996 Contribution by Australia on Trade Liberalization,
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Item 7: The issue of exports of domestically prohibited goods (DPGs)
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/194 26 June 2001 United Nations Consolidated List of Products
Whose Consumption and/or Sale have been
Banned, Withdrawn, Severely Restricted or not
Approved by Governments – Submission by theUN Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/161 2 October 2000 Domestically Prohibited Goods – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/141 15 June 2000 Trade in Domestically Prohibited Goods –
Submission by Bangladesh
WT/CTE/W/73 14 January 1998 The Product Coverage of Different International
Instruments Dealing with Trade in DPGs and other
Hazardous Substances – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/43 22 April 1997 A Review of the Information Available in the
WTO on the Export of DPGs – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/32 30 May 1996 Domestically Prohibited Goods – Proposal by
Nigeria
WT/CTE/W/29 14 May 1996 Domestically Prohibited Goods:  Assessment of
the Product Coverage in Specific International
Instruments – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/14 27 November 1995 Domestically Prohibited Goods – Proposal by
Nigeria
WT/CTE/W/11 14 September 1995 Communication from the Delegations of Nigeria
and Senegal on DPGs
WT/CTE/W/6 31 March 1995 A Description of International Agreements and
Instruments Dealing with Trade in DPGs and other
Hazardous Substances – Note by the Secretariat
Item 8: The relevant provisions of the Agr eement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights (TRIPS)
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/196/
IP/C/W/29721 June 2001 The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on
Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources,
Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, First Session,
Geneva, 30 April – 3 May 2001 – Submission by
the World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO)
WT/CTE/W/186 12 February 2001 Review of Article 27.3(b) – Communication from
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WT/CTE/W/182/
IP/C/W/2425 February 2001 Statement by the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) on Intellectual Property,
Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
WT/CTE/W/176 27 October 2000 Peru's Experience with the Protection of
Traditional Knowledge and Access to Genetic
Resources – Submission by Peru
WT/CTE/W/156/
IP/C/W/19814 July 2000 Protection of Biodiversity and Traditional
Knowledge:  – The Indian Experience –Submission by India
WT/CTE/W/146 23 June 2000 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic
Resources – Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/125 5 October 1999 The Relationship between the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) and the
TRIPS Agreement:  With a Focus on
Article 27.3 (b) – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/85 7 July 1998 Response of India to Comments by the US on
WT/CTE/W/65
WT/CTE/W/66 29 September 1997 The Relationship of the TRIPS Agreement to the
Development, Access and Transfer of
Environmentally Sound Technologies and
Products – Input from India
WT/CTE/W/65 29 September 1997 The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement
and the CBD – Communication from India
WT/CTE/W/50 20 May 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and the
TRIPS Agreement – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/22 21 February 1996 Factors Affecting Transfer of Environmentally
Sound Technology – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/8 + Corr.1 8 June 1995 Environment and TRIPS – Note by the Secretariat
Non-paper 11 September 1996 Submission by Australia on the TRIPS Agreement
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by India on the Relationship between
the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by Korea on the Consideration of the
Relevant Provisions of the Agreement on TRIPS
Non-paper 20 June 1996 Submission by India on the Relationship of the
TRIPS Agreement to the Development, Accessand Transfer of Environmentally Sound
Technologies and Products (revises India's
2 April 1996 non-paper)
WT/CTE/COM/1 30 January 1996 Liaison with the CBD – Communication from the
Chairman of the CTEWT/CTE/INF/4
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Item 9: The work programme envisaged in the Decision on Trade in Services and the
Environment
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/96 3 August 1998 UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Strengthening
Capacities in Developing Countries to Developtheir Environmental Services Sector, Geneva,
20-22 July 1998 – Communication from UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/9 8 June 1995 Environment and Services – Note by the
Secretariat
Non-paper 23 July 1996 Submission by India on Services and the
Environment
Item 10: Input to the relevant bodies in respect of appropriate arrangements for relations with
intergovernmental and non-governmental organi zations referred to in Article V of the
WTO
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/131 2 February 2000 Improving the Trade and Environment Pages of
the WTO Website – Note by the Secretariat
MEA Information Sessions
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/199 20 July 2001 UNEP Meeting on Compliance, Enforcement and
Dispute Settlement in Multilateral Environmental
Agreements and the WTO, Geneva, 26 June 2001 -
Chairman 's Summary - Communication from
UNEP
WT/CTE/W/184 12 February 2001 Chairman's Summary:  United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) Meeting on
Enhancing Synergies and Mutual Supportivenessof Multilateral Environmental Agreements and the
World Trade Organization – Communication from
UNEP
WT/CTE/W/179 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000 –
Statement by the Executive Director of UNEP
WT/CTE/W/178 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000 –
Statement by the Director-General of the WTO
WT/CTE/W/174 23 October 2000 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change – Communication from the UNFCCC
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/169 17 October 2000 The International Tropical Timber Agreement –
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/166 16 October 2000 Draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Convention and the Rotterdam Convention on the
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for
Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International Trade – Communication from UNEP
Chemicals
WT/CTE/W/165 13 October 2000 The Relationship between the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of WildFauna and Flora (CITES) and the WTO –
Communication from the CITES Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/164 12 October 2000 Intergovernmental Policy Deliberations on Forests:
Trade and Environment – Communication from
the IFF Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/163 +Corr.112 October 2000 The Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
and their Disposal – Communication from the
Basel Convention Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/155 7 July 2000 UNEP Statement at the Information Session with
MEAs – Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/153 29 June 2000 Developments in the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change – Communicationfrom the UNFCCC Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/152 29 June 2000 Conservation Measures Taken by the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic
Tunas – Communication from the ICCAT
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/149 28 June 2000 Response of the Executive Secretary of the CBD to
the Chair of the CTE – Communication from the
CBD Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/148 30 June 2000 The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources – Communication from
the CCAMLAR Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/142 19 June 2000 Trade-Related Developments in the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the OzoneLayer – Communication from the Secretariat of the
Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol,
UNEP
WT/CTE/W/123 8 July 1999 Communication from the Secretariat of the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC)
WT/CTE/W/122 29 June 1999 Communication from the Secretariat of the
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF)
WT/CTE/W/120 29 June 1999 Communication from the Secretariat of the
International Tropical Timber Organization
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/119 25 June 1999 Communication from the Secretariat of the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
WT/CTE/W/116 28 June 1999 Communication from the Secretariat of the CBD
WT/CTE/W/115 25 June 1999 Communication from the Secretariat for the
Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol,
UNEP
WT/CTE/W/113 +Corr.128 May 1999 Communication from the Commission for the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine LivingResources (CCAMLR)
WT/CTE/W/94 22 July 1998 Communication from UNEP at the 1998 MEA
Information Session
WT/CTE/W/92 22 July 1998 Communication from the Secretariat of the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
WT/CTE/W/91 20 July 1998 Communication from the Secretariat of UNEP
Chemicals (IRPTC)
WT/CTE/W/90 20 July 1998 Communication from the Secretariat of the
Basel Convention
WT/CTE/W/89 20 July 1998 Communication from the Secretariat of the
International Tropical Timber Organization
(ITTO)
WT/CTE/W/88 20 July 1998 Communication from the Secretariat of the
UN/ECE Convention on Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution
WT/CTE/W/87 16 July 1998 Communication from the Secretariat of the
International Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
WT/CTE/W/84 1 July 1998 Communication from the Secretariat of the
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF)
WT/CTE/W/64 29 September 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and its
Relation to Trade – Communication from the
Executive Secretary of the CBD
WT/CTE/W/63 17 September 1997 The Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora –
Communication from the CITES Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/62 16 September 1997 The 1994 Agreement Relating to the
Implementation of Part XI of the 1982
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea –
Communication from the UN Division for OceanAffairs and the Law of the Sea
WT/CTE/W/61 16 September 1997 The United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change – Communication from the
UNFCCC SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/4
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/60 8 September 1997 Nature and Extent of Projects Supported by the
Multilateral Fund – Communication from the
Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the
Implementation of the Montreal Protocol
WT/CTE/W/59 3 September 1997 The Proposed Prior Informed Consent (PIC) and
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Conventions
– Communication from UNEP Chemicals
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/58 2 September 1997 Nature and Extent of GEF Projects in Assisting in
the Implementation of MEAs – Communication
from the Secretariat  of the Global Environment
Facility (GEF)
WT/CTE/W/57 28 August 1997 The Montreal Protocol and Trade Measures –
Communication from the Secretariat for theVienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol
WT/CTE/W/55 25 August 1997 Recent Trade-Related Developments in the
Basel Convention – Communication from the
Basel Convention Secretariat
II. GENERAL
General Statements
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/198 25 June 2001 UNEP High-Level Meeting on "Developing
Mutually Supportive Trade and Environment
Policies", Berlin, 20-22 March 2001 – Chairmen's
Summary – Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/159 +Corr.121 September 2000 WTO Regional Seminar on Trade and
Environment, Libreville, Gabon, 11-13 July 2000
– Submission by Burkina Faso
WT/CTE/W/110 17 February 1999 Statement by the Minister of Mines, Environment
and Tourism of Zimbabwe to the WTO RegionalSeminar on Trade and Environment for Sub-
Saharan Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe,
8-10 February 1999 – Submission by Zimbabwe
WT/CTE/W/93 22 July 1998 Industrial Principles for Sustainable Development
– Communication from Brazil
WT/CTE/W/54–WT/COMTD/W/304 August 1997 Statement by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of
the Republic of Singapore at the 19
th Special
Session of the UN General Assembly,
24 June 1997 – Communication from SingaporeWT/CTE/INF/4
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Non-paper 22 July 1996 Statement by Ambassador Luis-Felipe Lampreia,
Minister of External Relations of Brazil to the
Lausanne Informal Ministerial Meeting on Trade
and Environment, 1-2 July 1996 – Communicationfrom Brazil
Bibliographies
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/197 25 June 2001 Annotated Bibliography of Selected Literature
Concerning Compliance and Dispute Settlement in
the WTO and in Multilateral Environmental
Agreements –Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/129 2 February 2000 Annotated Bibliography of Selected Literature
Concerning the Use of Trade Measures in
Multilateral Environmental Agreements – Note bythe Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/72 26 November 1997 Methodologies for Environmental Valuation:  A
Selected Bibliography – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/49 16 May 1997 Selected Bibliography on Trade and Environment
– Note by the Secretariat
Reports of the Committee on Trade and Environment
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/5 30 October 2000 2000 CTE Report
WT/CTE/4 14 October 1999 1999 CTE Report
WT/CTE/3 30 October 1998 1998 CTE Report
WT/CTE/W/69 21 November 1997 Draft Report (1997) of the CTE
WT/CTE/2 26 November 1997 1997 CTE Report
WT/CTE/1 12 November 1996 1996 CTE Report
WT/CTE/W/40 12 November 1996 Report (1996) of the CTE
Non-paper 11 September 1996 Preliminary Comments on the Draft of Sections I
and II of the CTE Report to the Singapore
Ministerial Conference – Submission by Nigeria
WT/CTE/W/33 4 June 1996 Results of the Stocktaking Exercise Adopted at the
28-29 May 1996 CTE meeting
WT/CTE/W/17 12 December 1995 Summary of Activities of the CTE (1995)
Presented by the Chairman of the Committee
WT/CTE/W/13 + Rev.1 6 November 1995 Draft Rules of Procedure for CTE MeetingsWT/CTE/INF/4
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Observer Status of Intergovernmental Organizations
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/COM/9 9 July 2001 Request for Observer Status by the International
Tropical Timber Organization
WT/CTE/COM/8 1 May 20 Request for Observer Status by the World Health
Organization
WT/CTE/COM/7 18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the Gulf
Organization for Industrial Consulting
WT/CTE/COM/6 +Add.118 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the Organization of
the Petroleum Exporting Countries
WT/CTE/COM/5 18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the League of Arab
States
WT/CTE/W/41/Rev.6 14 October 1999 International Intergovernmental Organizations
with Observer Status in the CTE
WT/CTE/COM/4 27 February 1998 Observer Status of the World Intellectual Property
Organization
WT/CTE/COM/3 23 February 1996 Observer Status of the World Customs
Organization
WT/CTE/COM/2 23 February 1996 Observer Status of the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization
Work in other intergovernmental organizations
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force
on Trade, Environment and Development –
Communication from UNEP and UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/137 30 March 2000 UNEP Activities on Environment and Trade –
Communication from UNEP
UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/145 21 June 2000 UNCED Follow-Up:  Results of the Eighth
Session of the Commission on Sustainable
Development, 24 April–5 May 2000 – Note by theSecretariat
WT/CTE/W/56 28 August 1997 Results of the UN General Assembly Special
Session to Review the Implementation of
Agenda 21  – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/42 4 February 1997 UNCED Follow-Up Work in GATT/WTO – NoteWT/CTE/INF/4
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Symbol Date issued Topic
Prepared by the WTO Secretariat for Submission
to the Fifth Session of the CSD
WT/CTE/W/30 +Corr.122 May 1996 UNCED Follow-Up:  Results of the Fourth
Session of the CSD, 18 April-3 May 1996 – Note
by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/7 18 May 1995 UNCED Follow-Up:  Results of the Third Session
of the CSD, 11-28 April 1995 – Note by the
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/3 10 March 1995 Report Submitted by the Secretariat to the CSD at
its Third Session, 11-28 April 1995 – Note by the
Secretariat
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