WT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.12  
 
29 February 2016  
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Committee on Trade and Environment    
 
  
COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT (CTE) 
LIST OF DOCUMENTS 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision 
 This list contains all documents that have been circulated in the Committee on Trade and 
Environment (CTE) until 25 February 2016, with the most recent document listed first.2   
 
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CONTENTS 
1   List of Working Documents Catego rized by Item of the Work Programme .................. 3  
1.1   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 tr ading system and thos e found in MEAs ................... 3
 
1.2   Item 2 (Paragraph 33 of the Doha Declaration):  The relationship between 
environmental policies relevant to trade and environmental measures with significant trade effects and the provisions of the multilateral tr ading system ........................................... 3
 
1.3   Item 3(a):  The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading 
system and charges and taxes fo r environmental purposes ..................................................... 4  
1.4   Item 3(b) (Paragraph 32(iii) of the Doha Declaration):  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 .......................................................................................................  4
 
1.5   Item 4:  The provisions of the mult ilateral trading system with respect to the 
transparency of trade measures used for environmental purposes and environmental measures and requirements which have significant trade effects .............................................. 5
 
1.6   Item 6 (Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Declaration):  The effect of environmental 
measures on market access, especially in relation to developing countries, in particular to 
the least-developed among them, and envi ronmental benefits of removing trade 
restrictions an d distor tions ................................................................................................. 6 
1.6.1   Genera l ............................................................................................................... .. 6 
1.6.2   Agriculture ............................................................................................................. 7  
1.6.3   Energy ................................................................................................................ .. 8 
1.6.4   Fisheries ................................................................................................................ 8  
                                               
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to thei r rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 A list of documents circulated in the CTE Special Session is contained in document 
TN/TE/INF/4/Rev.16. WT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.12 
 
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  1.6.5   Fo restry  .............................................................................................................. .. 9 
1.7   Item 7:  The issue of exports of domestically prohibit ed goods (DPGs) .............................. 9  
1.8   Item 8 (Paragraph 32(ii) of the Doha Declaration):  The relevant provisions of the 
Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) ............................. 10 
1.9   Item 9:  The work programme envisage d in the Decision on Trade in Services and 
the Enviro nment .............................................................................................................. 11 
1.10   Item 10:  Input to the relevant bodies in respect of appropriate arrangements for 
relations with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations referred to in 
Article V of the WTO ......................................................................................................... 11 
2   Background Documents on MEAs and In tergovernmental Organizations' Activities .. 11 
2.1   The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous 
Wastes and thei r Dispos al ................................................................................................. 11 
2.2   The Convention on Biological Dive rsity (CBD) and the Bi osafety Protocol .......................... 11 
2.3   The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) ......... 12 
2.4   The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 
Flora (C ITES) ................................................................................................................. . 12 
2.5   The Intergovernmenta l Forum on Fo rests (I FF) ............................................................. 12 
2.6   The International Commission for the Conservation of Atla ntic Tunas (ICCAT) ................... 12 
2.7   The International Tropical  Timber Organi zation (ITTO) ................................................... 13 
2.8   The Montreal Protocol on Subs tances that Deplet e the Ozone Layer ................................. 13 
2.9   The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Deve lopment (OECD) ............................. 13 
2.10   The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain 
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention) and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Or ganic Pollutants (Sto ckholm Convention) ................. 13
 
2.11   The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Deve lopment (UNCSD) .......................... 14 
2.12   The United Nations Conference on Trade and Develo pment (UNCTAD) ............................ 14 
2.13   The United Nations En vironment Progra mme (UNEP) ................................................... 14 
2.14   The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ......................................... 15 
2.15   The United Nations Framework Co nvention on Climat e Change (UNFCCC) ....................... 16 
2.16   The World Intellectual Pr operty Organiza tion (W IPO) ................................................... 16 
2.17   Ot hers ................................................................................................................. . 16 
3   Other CTE Documents ............................................................................................... 16  
3.1   General ................................................................................................................... 16 
3.2   Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building Activities (paragraph 33 of the Doha 
Declarat ion) .................................................................................................................. .. 17 
3.3   Observer Status of In tergovernmental Organizations ..................................................... 17 
3.4   Bibliographies ..........................................................................................................  18 
3.5   Reports of the CTE .................................................................................................... 18 
3.6   Summary Reports of the CTE Meetings and other Events ................................................ 18 
3.7   Meeting R oom Docu ments ......................................................................................... 20 
 
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1  LIST OF WORKING DOCUMENTS CATEGORI ZED BY ITEM OF THE WORK PROGRAMME 
1.1  Items 1 & 5:  The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and trade measures for environmen tal 
purposes, including those pursuant to multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs);  and the relationship between the dispute s ettlement 
mechanisms in the multilateral tradin g system and those found in MEAs 
WT/CTE/W/160/Rev.7 
TN/TE/S/5/Rev.5  4 September 2015 Matrix on Trade-related Measures Pursuant to Selected Multilateral Environmental 
Agreements  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/GEN/7 11 February 2003 Decision on Economic Incentives and Trade Policy  CITES  
WT/CTE/GEN/6 20 November 2002 Economic Incentives and Trade Policy  CITES  
WT/CTE/GEN/4 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/213 12 June 2002 Enhancing Synergies and Mutual  Supportiveness of MEAs and the WTO – A Synthesis 
Report  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Te chnical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing 
Information Exchange  WTO, UNEP, MEAs 
WT/CTE/W/203 8 March 2002 GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Practi ce Relating to GATT Article XX, Paragraphs (b), (d) 
and (g) WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/199 20 July 2001 UNEP Meeting on Compliance, Enforcement and Dispute Settlement in MEAs and the 
WTO, Geneva, 26 June 2001 – Chairman's Summary UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/191 6 June 2001 Compliance and Dispute Settlement Pr ovisions in the WTO and in MEAs WTO Secretariat, UNEP  
WT/CTE/W/184 12 February 2001 Chairman's Summary: UNEP Me eting on Enhancing Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness 
of MEAs and the WTO UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/180 9 January 2001 Item 1 – The Relationship Between the Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and 
Trade Measures for Environmental Purpos es, Including those Pursuant to MEAs  New Zealand 
WT/CTE/W/170 19 October 2000 Resolving the Relationsh ip between WTO Rules and MEAs  European Union 
WT/CTE/W/168 19 October 2000 Clarification of the Relationship between the WTO and MEAs  Switzerland 
WT/CTE/W/162 10 October 2000 The Relationship between the Pr ovisions of the Multilateral Trading System and Trade 
Measures for Environmenta l Purposes, including those Pursuant to MEAs  New Zealand 
WT/CTE/W/139 8 June 2000 The Relationship between the Provisions  of the Multilateral Trading System and MEAs  Switzerland 
WT/CTE/W/53/Rev.1 26 October 1998 GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Practi ce Relating to Article XX, Paragraphs (b), (d) and (g) 
of GATT – Revision  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/39 24 July 1996 The Relationship between the Prov isions of the Multilateral Trading System and Trade 
Measures for Environmenta l Purposes, Including those Pursuant to MEAs  ASEAN 
WT/CTE/W/31 30 May 1996 The Relationship between Trade Meas ures Pursuant to MEAs and the WTO Agreement  Japan 
WT/CTE/W/20 15 February 1996 The Relationship between the Pr ovisions of the Multilateral Trading System and Trade 
Measures for Environmenta l Purposes, including those Pursuant to MEAs  New Zealand 
WT/CTE/W/4 
  and Corr.1 10 March 1995 
30 March 1995 Approaches to the Relationship between the Pr ovisions of the Multil ateral Trading System 
and Trade Measures Pursuant to MEAs  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/2 16 February 1995 Item 5  Chile 
1.2  Item 2 (Paragraph 33 of the Doha Declaration):  The relati onship between environmental polic ies relevant to trade and envi ronmental 
measures with significant trade effects and the provisions of the multilateral trading system 
WT/CTE/W/245/Add.1 28 October 2008 List of Environmental Reviews  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/245 4 June 2007 List of Environmental Reviews  WTO Secretariat  
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JOB(06)/220 4 July 2006 Trade Sustainability Impact Assess ment (SIA) of WTO DDA Negotiations European Union 
WT/CTE/W/227 29 April 2003 Paragraph 33 of the Doha Declaration  United States 
WT/CTE/W/224 21 February 2003 Sustainability Impact Assessme nt of Trade Agreements: Making Trade Sustainable? - DG 
Trade Seminar in Brussels, 6-7 February 2003  European Union 
WT/CTE/W/221 24 January 2003 Initial Environmental Assessment: Trade Negotiations in the WTO  Canada 
WT/COMTD/W/99 
WT/CTE/W/208 TN/TE/W/3 3 June 2002 
 Sustainability Impact Asse ssment  European Union 
WT/CTE/W/183 15 March 2001 Framework for Conducting Envi ronmental Assessments of Trade Negotiations Canada 
WT/CTE/W/181 
G/SPS/GEN/225 G/TBT/W/154  2 February 2001 European Council Resolution on the Precautionary Principle  European Union 
WT/CTE/W/171 20 October 2000 Environmental (Sustainability) Assessments of Trade Liberalization Agreements at the 
National Level  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/157 13 July 2000 Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Policies  UNEP Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/147 
G/TBT/W/137 27 June 2000 Communication from the European Commission on the Precautionary Principle European Union 
WT/CTE/W/133 29 February 2000 Rapporteur's Report on th e OECD Workshop on Methodologies for Environmental 
Assessment of Trade Liberalization Agreements  OECD Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/93 22 July 1998 Industrial Principles for Sustainable Development  Brazil 
WT/CTE/W/37 23 July 1996 Environmental Review of Trade Agreements at the National Level  United States 
1.3  Item 3(a):  The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and charges and taxes for environme ntal 
purposes 
WT/CTE/W/248 30 March 2011 Promoting Mutual Supportiveness Between Trade and Climate Change Mitigation Actions:  
Carbon-related Border Tax Adjustments Singapore 
WT/CTE/W/47 2 May 1997 Taxes and Charges for Environmenta l Purposes – Border Tax Adjustment WTO Secretariat 
1.4  Item 3(b) (Paragraph 32(iii) of the Do ha Declaration):  The relationship betwee n the provisions of the multilateral tradin g system and 
requirements for environmental purposes rela ting to products, including standards and technical regulations, packaging, labelli ng and 
recycling 
JOB/TE/9 29 September 2010 Eco-labelling:  Overview of Current Work in Various International Fora  WTO Secretariat 
JOB/TE/7 17 September 2010 Environmental Labelling-related Specific Trade Concerns and Notifications in the TBT 
Committee  WTO Secretariat 
JOB(03)/158 15 August 2003 Decision on Further Work on La belling Requirements for Environmental Purposes under 
DDA paragraph 32(iii)  European Union 
WT/CTE/W/229 
G/TBT/W/174/Rev.1 23 June 2003 Labelling and Requirements of the Ag reement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT): 
Framework for informal, structured discussions  Canada 
WT/CTE/W/225  
  and Corr.1 6 March 2003 
9 May 2003 Labelling for Environmental Purposes  European Union 
WT/CTE/GEN/1 19 November 2002 Progress in Environmen tal Management Systems (EMS) Standardization  ISO 
WT/CTE/W/219 14 October 2002 Labelling fo r Environment Purposes  Switzerland 
JOB(02)/140 7 October 2002 Labelling for Environment Purposes  Switzerland 
WT/CTE/W/212 
G/TBT/W/175 12 June 2002 Labelling  European Union  
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WT/CTE/W/192 
G/TBT/W/162 19 June 2001 Marking and Labelling Requirements  Switzerland 
JOB(01)/1 9 January 2001 Nordic Technical Working Grou p on Fisheries - Eco-labelling Criteria  Iceland 
WT/CTE/W/150 29 June 2000 Information Relevant to the Consid eration of the Market Access Effects of Eco-labelling 
Schemes  WTO Secretariat 
W/CTE/W/114 31 May 1999 Internationally Agreed Definitions of Environmental Labelling within the International 
Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Related Work  ISO 
WT/CTE/W/108 16 February 1999 Environmental Certification for Leather and Forestry Products  Brazil 
WT/CTE/W/101 
G/TBT/W/103 25 January 1999 Technical Barriers to the Market Access of Developing Countries  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/79  
  and Corr.1 9 March 1998 
12 March 1998 Market Access Impact of Eco-labelling Requirements  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/76/ 
G/TBT/W/60 9 March 1998 Environmental Labels and Market Access : Case Study on the Colombian Flower-growing 
Industry  Colombia 
WT/CTE/W/75 5 March 1998 Eco-Packaging – Overview of Recent Work in Other International Fora  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/45 15 April 1997 Eco-labelling – Overview of Current  Work in Various International Fora  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/38 
G/TBT/W/30 24 July 1996 Draft Decision on Eco-labelling Programmes  Canada 
WT/CTE/W/27 25 March 1996 Proposal Regarding Further Work on Transparency of Eco-labelling  United States 
WT/CTE/W/23 
G/TBT/W/23 19 March 1996 Eco-labelling Programmes  Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, 
European Union, Norway, United States 
WT/CTE/W/21 
G/TBT/W/21 21 February 1996 Elements of a Possible Understandin g to the TBT Agreement on  Eco-labelling  Canada 
WT/CTE/W/10 
G/TBT/W/11 29 August 1995 Negotiating History of the Coverage of the TBT Agre ement with Regard  to Labelling 
Requirements, Voluntary Standards, and Processes and Production Methods Unrelated to Product Characteristics  WTO Secretariat 
1.5  Item 4:  The provisions of the multilateral trading system with respect to the transparency of trade measures used for env ironmental 
purposes and environmental measures and requir ements which have significant trade effects 
WT/CTE/EDB/12 
WT/CTE/EDB/12/Add.1 5 March 2014 The 2012 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/11 
WT/CTE/EDB/11/Add.1 21 August 2013 
21 August 2013 The 2011 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/10 
WT/CTE/EDB/10/Add.1 15 April 2013 
15 April 2003 The 2010 Environmental Database WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/9 
WT/CTE/EDB/9/Add.1   and Corr.1 6 November 2012 
6 November 2012 
14 January 2013 The 2009 Environmental Database 
 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/8 4 October 2010 The 2008 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/7 17 May 2010 The 2007 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/6 26 June 2009 The 2006 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/5 28 October 2008 The 2005 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat  
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WT/CTE/EDB/4  
  and Corr.1 24 April 2007 
13 June 2007 The 2004 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/3 9 June 2006 The 2003 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/2 28 June 2005 The 2002 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/237 31 August 2004 Environmenta l Database and the New WTO Central Registry of Notifications (CRN) Facility  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/EDB/1  
  and Corr.1 31 May 2002 
13 June 2002 The 2001 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/195 20 June 2001 The 2000 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/143 23 June 2000 The 1999 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/118 28 June 1999 The 1998 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/102  
  and Corr.1 22 January 1999 
28 January 1999 The Environmental Database – Interim Review of the Glossary of Search Words  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/78 9 March 1998 Proposal for the Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/77  
  and Corr.1 9 March 1998 
10 March 1998 The 1997 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/46 29 April 1997 The 1996 Environmental Database  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/34 5 July 1996 The WTO Central Registry of Notifications  WTO 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 Pu rposes and Environmental Measures and 
Requirements which have Significant Trade Effects  WTO 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 Pu rposes and Environmental Measures and 
Requirements which have Significant Trade Effects  WTO Secretariat 
1.6  Item 6 (Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha De claration):  The effect of environmental me asures on market access, especially in re lation to 
developing countries, in particular to the least-developed among them, and environmenta l benefits of removing trade restriction s and 
distortions 
1.6.1  General 
JOB/TE/26/Rev.3 7 November 2012 Workshop on Environmental Technology Dissemination – Final Programme CTE Chairman 
JOB/TE/26/Rev.2 19 October 2012 Draft Outline of a Workshop on Environmental Technology Dissemination - Chair's 
Proposal  CTE Chairman 
JOB/TE/26/Rev.1 27 July 2012 
JOB/TE/26 4 May 2012 
JOB/TE/25 11 January 2012 Proposed Outline of a Workshop on Technology Dissemination:  Carbon Capture and 
Storage Technology to be held in Spring 2012 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
WT/CTE/W/247 29 October 2010 Technology Dissemination  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
JOB(06)/263  
  and Corr.1 12 December 2006 
15 December 2006 Environmental Requirements and Ma rket Access Work in the TBT an d SPS Committees WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/244 8 December 2006 Environmental Requirements and Mark et Access - Recent Work in OECD and UNCTAD WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/GEN/9/Add.1 
TN/MA/7/Add.1 10 October 2005 Environmental Aspects in  the Negotiat ing Group on Market Access for Non-Agricultural 
Products – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/GEN/18  
  and Corr.1 2 March 2005 
29 March 2005 Recent Activities by UNCTAD on the Interface of Environmen tal Requirements and Market 
Access  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/240 21 October 2004 Market Access via Organic Commodity Chains – The Case of Organic Cotton   Switzerland  
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WT/CTE/W/239 12 October 2004 Addressing the Concerns of Developing Countries on the Effects of Environmental 
Measures on Market Access  European Union 
WT/CTE/GEN/15 22 April 2004 Statement by UNCTAD at the Regular Session of the CTE of 20 April 2004 UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/14 30 October 2003 Activities related to Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/228 
TN/TE/W/33 21 May 2003 OECD Joint Working Party on Trad e and Environment: Environmental Goods:  
A Comparison of the APEC and OECD Lists  OECD 
WT/CTE/GEN/12 9 May 2003 Expert Meeting on Definitions an d Dimensions of Environmental Goods and Services in 
Trade and Development UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/9 
TN/MA/7 21 February 2003 Environmental Aspects of the Negotiatio ns on Market Access – Paragraph 51 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/GEN/3 20 November 2002 Global Forum on Trade: th e Development Dimensions of Trade and Environment (New 
Delhi, India, 27-28 November 2002)  OECD 
WT/CTE/GEN/2 20 November 2002 Expert Meeting on Enviro nmental Requirements and International Trade  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/218 3 October 2002 Discussion Paper on the Environmenta l Effects of Services Trade Liberalization WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/207 21 May 2002 The Effects of Environmental Meas ures on Market Access, especially in relation to 
Developing Countries, in particular the Leas t-Developed among them – Paragraph 32(i) of 
the Doha Minister ial Declaration India 
WT/CTE/W/188 25 April 2001 Legitimate Non-Trade Concerns – Item 6 of the Work Programme  Argentina 
WT/CTE/W/177 27 October 2000 The Study of the Effects of  Environmental Measures on Market Access  India 
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  OECD 
WT/CTE/W/105 2 February 1999 Trade Liberali zation and the Envi ronment – A Positive Agenda for Trade Reform  Australia 
WT/CTE/W/101 
G/TBT/W/103 25 January 1999 Technical Barriers to the Market Access of Developing Countries  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/83 10 June 1998 Comments by the European Communities on the Secretariat's document WT/CTE/W/67 European Union 
WT/CTE/W/82 7 April 1998 Cluster on Market Access  India 
WT/CTE/W/70 21 November 1997 Liberalization of Trade in Envi ronmental Services and the Environment  United States 
WT/CTE/W/67/Add.1 13 March 1998 Environmental Benefits of  Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions in the 
Environmental Services Sector  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/67 7 November 1997 Environmental Benefits of Remo ving Trade Restrictions and Distortions  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/36 23 July 1996 Trade Liberalization, the En vironment and Sustainable Development  Australia 
WT/CTE/W/35 23 July 1996 Trade Liberalization  and the Environment  United States 
WT/CTE/W/26 26 March 1996 The Effects of Environmental Meas ures on Market Access, especially in relation to 
Developing Countries, in particular to the Least-Developed among them  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/25 22 March 1996 The Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions – Tariff 
Escalation  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/24 20 March 1996 The Environmental Benefits of Re moving Trade Restrictions and Distortions, including 
Tariff Escalation, Subsidies, State Tr ading, and Excessively High Tariffs Argentina 
WT/CTE/W/16 1 December 1995 Negotiating History of Footnote 61 of the SCM Agreement  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/1 16 February 1995 Environmental Benefits of Remo ving Trade Restrictions and Distortions WTO Secretariat 
1.6.2  Agriculture 
WT/CTE/GEN/8/Suppl.1 
WT/CTE/GEN/8 5 October 2005 
18 February 2003 Environmental Issues raised in the Agriculture Negotiations – Paragraph 51  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/202 8 October 2001 Organic Farming  Costa Rica  
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WT/CTE/W/127 27 October 1999 Chairman's Report on the FAO/ Netherlands Conference on the Multifunctional Character 
of Agriculture and Land  Argentina 
WT/CTE/W/109 16 February 1999 The Agriculture Sector:  Environmental Benefits of Trade Liberalization  Brazil 
WT/CTE/W/107 15 February 1999 Environmental Effect s of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture  Japan 
WT/CTE/W/106 11 February 1999 Agriculture and the Environment – Th e Case of Export Subsidies  Argentina, Australia, Brazil, 
Canada, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Paraguay, Philippines, Thailand, United States and Uruguay 
WT/CTE/W/100 8 January 1999 Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization in the Agricultural Sector  Norway 
WT/CTE/W/97 10 August 1998 Non-Trade Concerns in the Next Agricultural Negotiations  Argentina 
1.6.3  Energy 
JOB/TE/10 1 November 2010 Discussions concerning the Energy Sector in the CTE  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/215 
TN/TE/W/9 23 September 2002 Energy Taxation, Subsidies and Ince ntives in OECD Countries and their Economic and 
Trade Implications on Developing Countries, in particular Developing Oil Producing and Exporting Countries  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
WT/CTE/W/200 18 September 2001 Environmental Benefits of Re moving Trade Restrictions and Distortions: The Energy 
Sector  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/185 13 February 2001 Environmentally Harmful and Trade Distorting Measures and Policies in Energy Markets European Uni on 
WT/CTE/W/98 30 September 1998 The Energy Sector – The Case of Alcohol Fuel (Ethanol)  Brazil 
1.6.4  Fisheries 
JOB/TE/27 29 October 2012 Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing:  Establishment of a 
European Union System to Prevent, Deter an d Eliminate IUU Fishing – a Global Problem 
and a Key Challenge for Europe European Union 
WT/CTE/W/242 7 July 2006 Informal Dialogue on Developm ent and Sustainability in the WTO Fishery Subsidies 
Negotiations:  Issues and Alternatives  UNEP 
WT/CTE/GEN/20 13 July 2005 Recent Roundtable on Promoting Development and Sustainability in Fisheries Subsidies 
Disciplines UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/236 17 June 2004 UNEP Workshop on Fisheries Subsidies and Sustainable Fisheries Management, 26-
27 April 2004 UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/226 24 April 2003 Analysis on the Relationship between Fisheries Subsidies and Over-exploitation of 
Fisheries Resources Japan 
WT/CTE/GEN/10/Suppl.1 
WT/CTE/GEN/10  5 October 2005 
11 April 2003 Environment-related Issues in the Negotiations on WTO Rules  – Paragraph 51  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/222 
TN/MA/W/15/Add.1 6 February 2003 Sustainable Development and the Trade of Forest and Fishery Products Japan 
WT/CTE/W/205 8 May 2002 UNEP Workshop on the Impacts of Trade-related Policies on Fisheries and Measures 
required for their Sustainable Management – 15 March 2002, Geneva – Chairman's Summary UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/204 19 March 2002 Fisheries Subsidies – Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration New Zealand 
WT/CTE/W/189 18 June 2001 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries:  Report of the Expert Consultation on 
Economic Incentives and Responsible Fisheries, 28 November-1 December 2000 – FAO  
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WT/CTE/W/80/Add.2 1 June 2001 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies an d Aids Granted in the Fishing Industry – Update of 
Fisheries-related Notifications under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/187 15 March 2001 UNEP Fisheries Subs idies Workshop – Chairman's Summary  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/175 24 October 2000 Utilization of Subsidies and their positive role in the Fisheries Sector  Korea 
WT/CTE/W/173 23 October 2000 Japan's basic position on the Fishery Subsidy Issue  Japan 
WT/CTE/W/167 16 October 2000 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions: The Fisheries 
Sector WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/154 4 July 2000 Environmentally-harmful and Trad e-distorting Subsidies in Fisheries United States 
WT/CTE/W/135 29 February 2000 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries FAO 
WT/CTE/W/134 24 February 2000 Subsidies in the Fisheries Sector:  Update on Recent Work Conducted by New Zealand  New Zealand 
WT/CTE/W/132 21 February 2000 Fisheries Subsidies and the En vironment  Iceland 
WT/CTE/W/126 12 October 1999 The FAO International Plan of Ac tion for the Management of Fishing Capacity and Related 
Initiatives for Sustainable Fisheries  FAO 
WT/CTE/W/80/Add.1 21 September 1999 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidie s and Aids Granted in the Fishing Industry - Update of 
Fisheries -Related Notifications under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/121 28 June 1999 Benefits of Eliminating Trade Di storting and Environmentally Damaging Subsidies in the 
Fisheries Sector  New Zealand 
WT/CTE/W/111 11 March 1999 On the Environmental Impact of Fi sheries Subsidies – Report by the Icelandic Ministry of 
Fisheries  Iceland 
WT/CTE/W/103  
  and Corr.1 25 January 1999 
27 January 1999 The Icelandic Fisheries Management System – A Market-driven Sustainable Fisheries 
Regime Iceland 
WT/CTE/W/99 6 November 1998 Comments by the European Communities on the Secretariat's Document WT/CTE/W/80 
on Subsidies and Aids Granted in the Fishing Industry  European Union 
WT/CTE/W/80 9 March 1998 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Ai ds Granted in the Fishing Industry  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/52 21 May 1997 The Fisheries Sector  New Zealand 
WT/CTE/W/51 19 May 1997 Environmental and Trade Benefits of Re moving Subsidies in the Fisheries Sector  United States 
1.6.5  Forestry 
WT/CTE/W/233 22 October 2003 Bilateral Cooperation between Ja pan and Indonesia in Combating Illegal Logging  Japan 
WT/CTE/W/222 
TN/MA/W/15/Add.1 6 February 2003 Sustainable Development and the Trade of Forest and Fishery Products  Japan 
WT/CTE/W/211 11 June 2002 Issues on Forestry  Products Trade and Environment  Japan 
WT/CTE/W/81 
G/TBT/W/61 11 March 1998 Forests – A National Experience  Canada 
1.7  Item 7:  The issue of exports of  domestically prohibited goods (DPGs) 
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  United Nations 
WT/CTE/W/161 2 October 2000 Domestically Prohibited Goods  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/141 15 June 2000 Trade in Domestically Prohibited Goods  Bangladesh 
WT/CTE/W/73 14 January 1998 The Product Coverage of Different  International Instruments Dealing with Trade in DPGs 
and other Hazardous Substances  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/43 22 April 1997 A Review of the Information Available in the WTO on the Export of DPGs  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/32 30 May 1996 Domestically Prohibited Goods  Nigeria  
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WT/CTE/W/29 14 May 1996 Domestically Prohibited Goods:  Assessment of the Product Coverage in Specific 
International Instruments  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/14 27 November 1995 Domestically Prohibited Goods  Nigeria 
WT/CTE/W/11 14 September 1995 Domestically Prohibited Goods  Nigeria, Senegal 
WT/CTE/W/6 31 March 1995 A Description of International Ag reements and Instruments Dealing with Trade in DPGs 
and other Hazardous Substances  WTO Secretariat 
1.8  Item 8 (Paragraph 32(ii) of the Doha Declaration):  The re levant provisions of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of I ntellectual 
Property Rights (TRIPS) 
WT/CTE/W/235 8 June 2004 Decisions of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on 
Biological Diversity and the first meeting of  the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on 
Biosafety of relevance to the WTO  CBD 
WT/CTE/W/223 
IP/C/W/383 14 February 2003 Review of 27.3(b) of the TRIPS Agreement, and the relationship between the TRIPS 
Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore – A Concept Paper – Paragraph 32(ii)  European Union 
WT/CTE/W/214 
IP/C/W/350 26 June 2002 Seminar on Systems for the Protection and Commercialization of Traditional Knowledge – 
Communiqué – New Delhi, 3-5 April 2002  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/210 
IP/C/W/347/Add.1 10 June 2002 Review of the Provisions of Article 27.3(b), Relationship Between the TRIPS Agreement 
and the Convention on Biological Diversity and Protection of Traditional Knowledge and 
Folklore CBD 
WT/CTE/W/196 
IP/C/W/297 21 June 2001 The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, 
Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, First Session, Geneva, 30 April – 3 May 2001  WIPO 
WT/CTE/W/186 12 February 2001 Review of Article 27.3(b)  Brazil 
WT/CTE/W/182 
IP/C/W/242 6 February 2001 Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge  WIPO 
WT/CTE/W/176 27 October 2000 Peru's Experience of the Prot ection of Traditional Knowledge and Access to Genetic 
Resources Peru 
WT/CTE/W/156 
IP/C/W/198    and Corr.1 14 July 2000 
 
27 July 2000 Protection of Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge – The Indian Experience  India 
WT/CTE/W/146 23 June 2000 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources  FAO 
WT/CTE/W/125 5 October 1999 The Relationship between th e Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the 
TRIPS Agreement:  with a Focus on Article 27.3 (b)  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/85 7 July 1998 Cluster on MEAs: Response  to Comments by the United States on WT/CTE/W/65  India 
WT/CTE/W/66 29 September 1997 Cluster on Market Access: The Relationship of the TRIPS Agreement to the Development, 
Access and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies and Products  India 
WT/CTE/W/65 29 September 1997 The Relationship be tween the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD  India 
WT/CTE/W/50 20 May 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and the TRIPS Agreement  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/22 21 February 1996 Factors Affecting Transfer of Environmentally-sound Technology  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/8  
  and Corr.1 8 June 1995 
20 June 1995 Environment and TRIPS  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/COM/1 30 January 1996 Liaison with the CBD  CTE  
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WT/CTE/GEN/11/Suppl.1 
WT/CTE/GEN/11 11 October 2005 
16 April 2005 Environmental Issues Raised in  the Services Negotiations – Paragraph 51  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/GEN/11 16 April 2003 Environmental I ssues Raised in the Services Negotiations – Paragraph 51  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/218 3 October 2002 Discussion Paper on the Environmenta l Effects of Services Trade Liberalization  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/96 3 August 1998 UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Strengthening Capacities in Developing Countries to Develop 
their Environmental Services Sector, Geneva, 20-22 July 1998  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/67/Add.1 13 March 1998 Environmental Benefits of  Removing Trade Restrictions and Distortions in the 
Environmental Services Sector  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/9 8 June 1995 Environment and Services  WTO Secretariat 
1.10  Item 10:  Input to the relevant bodies in respect of a ppropriate arrangements for relations with intergovernmental and no n-
governmental organizations referr ed to in Article V of the WTO 
WT/CTE/W/216 30 September 2002 Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Activities in 2002  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Te chnical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing 
Information Exchange  WTO, UNEP, MEAs  
WT/CTE/W/131 2 February 2000 Improving the Trade and En vironment pages of the WTO Website WTO Secretariat 
2  BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS ON MEAS AND INTE RGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS' ACTIVITIES  
2.1  The Basel Convention on the Control of Transbo undary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 
WT/CTE/COM/13 1 February 2007 Request for Observer Status by the Basel Convention Basel Convention 
WT/CTE/W/163  
  and Corr.1 12 October 2000 
24 October 2000 The Basel Convention on the Control of Tr ansboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes 
and their Disposal  Basel Convention 
WT/CTE/W/130  
  and Corr.1 9 February 2000 
1 March 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – Montreal Protoc ol and the Basel Convention WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/90 20 July 1998 The Basel Convention – Recent Developments  Basel Convention 
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the PIC Convention, and the Convention 
on Biological Diversity  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/55 25 August 1997 Recent Trade-related Developments in the Basel Convention  Basel Convention 
WT/CTE/W/12 10 October 1995 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention  WTO Secretariat 
2.2  The Convention on Biological Dive rsity (CBD) and the Biosafety Protocol 
WT/CTE/W/235 8 June 2004 Decisions of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on 
Biological Diversity and the first meeting of  the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on 
Biosafety of relevance to the WTO  CBD 
WT/CTE/W/210 
IP/C/W/347/Add.1 10 June 2002 Review of the Provisions of Article 27.3(b), Relationship Between the TRIPS Agreement 
and the Convention on Biological Diversity and Protection of Traditional Knowledge and 
Folklore  CBD 
WT/CTE/W/190 8 May 2001 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/158 28 July 2000 Recent Developments in the CBD  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/149 28 June 2000 Response of the Executive Secretary of the CBD to the Chair of the CTE  CBD 
WT/CTE/W/136 30 March 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to  the Convention on Biological Diversity – Text of the 
Protocol CBD  
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WT/CTE/W/125 5 October 1999 The Relationship between th e CBD and the TRIPS Agreem ent:  with a Focus on 
Article 27.3 (b) WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/124 9 August 1999 Convention on Biological Diversity – Draft Protocol on Biosafety  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/117 28 June 1999 Convention on Biological Diversity – Draft Protocol on Biosafety – Recent Developments  WTO Secretari at 
WT/CTE/W/116 28 June 1999 Response of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the 
Request of the Chair of the CTE  CBD 
WT/CTE/W/92 22 July 1998 The Convention on Biological Diversity  CBD 
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the PIC Convention, and the Convention 
on Biological Diversity  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/65 29 September 1997 The Relationship be tween the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD  India 
WT/CTE/W/64 29 September 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and its Relation to Trade  CBD 
WT/CTE/W/50 20 May 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and the TRIPS Agreement  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/44 20 March 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Montreal Protocol  WTO Secretar iat 
WT/CTE/COM/1 30 January 1996 Liaison with the CBD  CTE Chairman 
WT/CTE/W/18 12 January 1996 Recent Developments in the Convention on Biological Diversity WTO Secretariat 
2.3  The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) 
WT/CTE/W/148 30 June 2000 The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources  CCAMLR 
WT/CTE/W/113  
  and Corr.1 28 May 1999 
17 June 1999 The Commission for the Conservation of An tarctic Marine Living Resources  CCAMLR 
2.4  The Convention on International Trade in En dangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 
WT/CTE/GEN/7 11 February 2003 Decision on Economic Incentives and Trade Policy  CITES 
WT/CTE/GEN/6 20 November 2002 Economic Incentives and Trade Policy  CITES 
WT/CTE/GEN/5 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002  CITES 
WT/CTE/W/165 13 October 2000 The Relationsh ip between CITES and the WTO  CITES 
WT/CTE/W/151 29 June 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – CITES and POPs Convention  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/119 25 June 1999 Background note on CITES and WTO   CITES 
WT/CTE/W/71 21 November 1997 Recent Developments in CITES  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/63 17 September 1997 The Convention on International Tr ade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora  CITES 
2.5  The Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) 
WT/CTE/W/164 12 October 2000 Intergovernmental Policy Deliberations on Forests: Trade and Environment  IFF 
WT/CTE/W/140 20 June 2000 Recent Developments in the IFF – full text of the "Programme Elements of the 
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests"  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/122 29 June 1999 The Intergovernmental Poli cy Dialogue on Forests: The Intergovernmental  Forum on 
Forests of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development  IFF 
WT/CTE/W/84 1 July 1998 Trade and Environment in relation to Forest Products and Services: An Overview of the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Forests and the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests 
Deliberations  IFF 
WT/CTE/W/48 14 May 1997 Results of the Ad Hoc Inte rgovernmental Panel on Forests  WTO Secretariat 
2.6  The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
WT/CTE/W/152 29 June 2000 Conservation Measures Taken by the ICCAT ICCAT 
WT/CTE/W/95 31 July 1998 The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas  Brazil  
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WT/CTE/W/87 16 July 1998 Stock Management Measures take n by ICCAT in relation to Trade Measures  ICCAT 
2.7  The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) 
WT/CTE/W/169 17 October 2000 The International Tropical Timber Agreement  ITTO 
WT/CTE/W/120 29 June 1999 Background Note on the In ternational Tropical Timb er Organization  ITTO 
WT/CTE/W/89 20 July 1998 Recent Trade-related Developments in the International Tropical Timber Agreement  ITTO 
2.8  The Montreal Protocol on Subs tances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 
WT/CTE/W/142 19 June 2000 Trade-related Developments in the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the 
Ozone Layer  Vienna Convention and 
Montreal Protocol, UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/130    and Corr.1 9 February 2000 
1 March 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – Montreal Protoc ol and the Basel Convention  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/115 25 June 1999 Trade-related Developments in the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the 
Ozone Layer  Vienna Convention and 
Montreal Protocol, UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/104 28 January 1999 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/68 14 November 1997 The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer:  Recent 
Developments  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/60 8 September 1997 Nature and Ex tent of Projects Supported by the Multilateral Fund  Multilateral Fund for the 
Implementation of the Montreal Protocol 
WT/CTE/W/57 28 August 1997 The Montreal Protocol and Trade Measures  Vienna Convention and 
Montreal Protocol 
WT/CTE/W/44 20 March 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Montreal Protocol  WTO Secretar iat 
WT/CTE/W/19 23 January 1996 Recent Developments at the Seventh Meet ing of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol  WTO Secretariat  
WT/CTE/W/12 10 October 1995 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol and the Basel Convention  WTO Secretariat 
2.9  The Organisation for Economic  Cooperation and Development (OECD) 
WT/CTE/W/244 8 December 2006 Environmental Requirements and Market  Access - Recent Work in OECD and UNCTAD  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/228 
TN/TE/W/33 21 May 2003 OECD Joint Working Party on Trad e and Environment: Environmental Goods:  
A Comparison of the APEC and OECD Lists OECD 
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  OECD 
WT/CTE/W/133 29 February 2000 Rapporteur's Report on th e OECD Workshop on Methodologies for Environmental 
Assessment of Trade Liberalization Agreements  OECD 
2.10  The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Pr ocedure for Certain Hazardous Chem icals and Pesticides in Intern ational 
Trade (Rotterdam Convention) and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Polluta nts (Stockholm Convention) 
WT/CTE/COM/15 11 November 2011 Communication from the Basel Convention and the Rotterdam Convention on Observer 
Status Basel and Rotterdam 
Conventions 
WT/CTE/COM/14 29 April 2009 Request for Observer Status by the Rotterdam Convention Rotterdam Convention 
WT/CTE/W/193 19 June 2001 Recent Developments in MEAs – Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/166 16 October 2000 Draft Persistent Organic Pollutan ts Convention and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior 
Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in 
International Trade  UNEP Chemicals Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/151 29 June 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – CITES and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention  WTO Secretariat   
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WT/CTE/W/128 29 November 1999 Recent Developments in MEAs – Prior Informed Consent and Persistent Organic Pollutants 
Conventions  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/112 10 May 1999 Draft International Legally Bindin g Instrument for Implementing International Action on 
Certain Persistent Organic Pollutants – Recent Developments  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/91 20 July 1998 Background Paper on the Draft Prior Informed Consent Convention and the Ongoing 
Negotiations for a Global Persiste nt Organic Pollutants Treaty  UNEP Chemicals  
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the Prior Informed Consent Convention, 
and the Convention on Biological Diversity  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/59 3 September 1997 The Proposed Pr ior Informed Consent and Pers istent Organic Pollutants Co nventions  UNEP Chemicals  
2.11  The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) 
WT/CTE/W/220/Rev.1 
WT/COMTD/W/106/Rev.1 20 December 2002 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development – Revision  WTO Secretariat 
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  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/56 28 August 1997 Results of the UN General Asse mbly Special Session to Review the Implementation of 
Agenda 21  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/42 4 February 1997 UNCED Follow-Up Work in GATT/WTO  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/30  
  and Corr.1 22 May 1996 
12 June 1996 UNCED Follow-Up – Results of the Fourth Session of the CSD, 18 April - 3 May 1996  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/7 18 May 1995 UNCED Follow-Up – Results of the Th ird Session of the CSD, April 1995  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/3 10 March 1995 Report Submitted by the Secretariat to the CSD at its Third Session, 11-28 April 1995  WTO Secretariat  
2.12  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 
WT/CTE/W/244 8 December 2006 Environmental Requirements and Market  Access - Recent work in OECD and UNCTAD  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/GEN/21  
  and Corr.1  31 October 2005 
8 December 2005 Statement by UNCTAD at the Regular Session of the CTE of 11 October 2005  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/19 2 March 2005 Statement by UNCTAD on behalf of the UNEP/UNCTAD CBTF at the Regular Session of the 
CTE of 22 February 2005  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/18  
  and Corr.1 2 March 2005 
29 March 2005 Recent Activities by UNCTAD on the Interface of Environmen tal Requirements and Market 
Access  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/15 22 April 2004 Statement by UNCTAD at the Re gular Session of the CTE of 20 April 2004  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/14 30 October 2003 Activities related to Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/12 9 May 2003 Expert Meeting on Definitions an d Dimensions of Environmental Goods and Services in 
Trade and Development  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/214 
IP/C/W/350 26 June 2002 Seminar on Systems for the Protection and Commercialization of Traditional Knowledge – 
Communiqué – New Delhi, 3-5 April 2002 – Paragraph 32(ii)   UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capaci ty Building Task Force on Trade, Envi ronment and Development  UNEP, UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/96 3 August 1998 UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Strengthening Capacities in Developing Countries to Develop 
their Environmental Services Sector, Geneva, 20-22 July 1998  UNCTAD 
2.13  The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 
WT/CTE/W/242 7 July 2006 Informal Dialogue on Developm ent and Sustainability in the WTO Fishery Subsidies 
Negotiations:  Issues and alternatives  UNEP 
WT/CTE/GEN/20 13 July 2005 Recent Roundtable on Promoting Development and Sustainability in Fisheries Subsidies 
Disciplines  UNEP  
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WT/CTE/GEN/17 2 March 2005 UNEP's National Le vel Integrated Assessment Work  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/236 17 June 2004 UNEP Workshop on Fisheries Subsidies and Sustainable Fisheries Management, 26-
27 April 2004 - Summary of the Chairs  UNEP 
WT/CTE/GEN/16 29 April 2004 Statement by UNEP at the Regular Session of the CTE of 20 April 2004  UNEP 
WT/CTE/GEN/4 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/213 12 June 2002 Enhancing Synergies and Mutual  Supportiveness of MEAs and the WTO – A Synthesis 
Report  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Te chnical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing 
Information Exchange  WTO, UNEP, MEAs 
WT/CTE/W/206 8 May 2002 UNEP Workshop on Capacity Bu ilding on Environment, Trade and Development – 19-
20 March 2002, Geneva – Chairman's Summary  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/205 8 May 2002 UNEP Workshop on the Impacts of Trade-related Policies on Fisheries and Measures 
Required for their Sustainable Management – 15 March 2002, Geneva – Chairman's Summary  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/199 20 July 2001 UNEP Meeting on Compliance, Enforcement and Dispute Settlement in MEAs and the 
WTO, Geneva, 26 June 2001 – Chairman's Summary  UNEP 
WT/CTEW/198 25 June 2001 UNEP High-Level Meeting on "D eveloping Mutually Supportive Trade and Environment 
Policies", Berlin, 20-22 March 2001 – Chairmen's Summary  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/198 25 June 2001 UNEP High-Level Meeting on "Developing Mutually Supportive Trade and Environment 
Policies", 20-22 March 2001, Berlin – Chairmen's Summary  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/191 6 June 2001 Compliance and Dispute Settlement Provisions in the WTO and in MEAs WTO, UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/187 12 March 2001 UNEP Fisheries Subs idies Workshop – Chairman's Summary  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/184 12 February 2001 Chairman's Summary – UNEP Meeting on Enhancing Synergies and Mutual 
Supportiveness of MEAs and the WTO  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/179 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/179 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/157 13 July 2000 Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Policies  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/155 7 July 2000 UNEP Statement at the Information Session with MEAs  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capaci ty Building Task Force on Trade, Envi ronment and Development  UNEP, UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/W/137 30 March 2000 UNEP Activiti es on Environment and Trade  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/94 22 July 1998 MEA Information Session   UNEP 
2.14  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 
WT/CTE/W/189 18 June 2001 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries:  Report of the Expert Consultation on 
Economic Incentives and Responsible Fisheries, 28 November-1 December 2000  FAO 
WT/CTE/W/146 23 June 2000 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources  FAO 
WT/CTE/W/135 29 February 2000 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries  FAO 
WT/CTE/W/127 27 October 1999 Chairman's Report on the FAO/ Netherlands Conference on the Multifunctional Character 
of Agriculture and Land  Argentina 
WT/CTE/W/126 12 October 1999 The FAO International Plan of Ac tion for the Management of Fishing Capacity and Related 
Initiatives for Sustainable Fisheries  FAO 
WT/CTE/W/15  
  and Corr.1 1 December 1995 
31 January 1996 Recent Developments in the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries WTO Secretariat  
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2.15  The United Nations Framework Conv ention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 
WT/CTE/GEN/22 11 November 2011 Briefing by UNFCCC ahead of th e Regular Session of the CTE of 14 November 2011 UNFCCC 
WT/CTE/W/201 2 October 2001 The UNFCCC – Re cent developments  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/174 23 October 2000 The UNFCCC  UNFCCC 
WT/CTE/W/153 29 June 2000 Developments in the UNFCCC  UNFCCC 
WT/CTE/W/123 8 July 1999 The UNFCCC   UNFCCC 
WT/CTE/W/74 3 March 1998 Recent Deve lopments in the UNFCCC – The Kyoto Protocol  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/61 16 September 1997 The UNFCCC  UNFCCC 
2.16  The World Intellectual Pr operty Organization (WIPO) 
WT/CTE/W/196 
IP/C/W/297 21 June 2001 The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, 
Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, First Session, Geneva, 30 April – 3 May 2001 WIPO 
WT/CTE/W/182 
IP/C/W/242 6 February 2001 Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge  WIPO 
2.17  Others 
WT/CTE/W/246 12 May 2009 5th World Water Forum  Turkey 
WT/CTE/W/88 20 July 1998 The Protocol to the 1979 UN/ECE  Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air on 
Pollution Persistent Organic Pollutants  UN/ECE Convention on Long-
Range Transboundary Air Pollution 
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  UN Division for Ocean Affairs 
and the Law of the Sea 
WT/CTE/W/58 2 September 1997 Nature and Extent of Global Environmental Facility  (GEF) Projects in Assisting in the 
Implementation of MEAs GEF Secretariat 
3  OTHER CTE DOCUMENTS 
3.1  General  
WT/CTE/W/243 27 November 2006 Environmental Aspects of the Negotiations – Paragraph 51  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/GEN/9/Add.1 
TN/MA/7/Add.1 10 October 2005 Environmental Aspects in  the Negotiat ing Group on Market Access for Non-Agricultural 
Products – Paragraph 51  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/GEN/10/Suppl.1 
WT/CTE/GEN/10  5 October 2005 
11 April 2005 Environment-related Issues in the Negotiations on WTO Rules  – Paragraph 51  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/241 12 July 2005 Trade in Used and Retreaded Tyres  Brazil 
WT/CTE/W/234 19 March 2004 The Work Programme of the CTE  Canada 
WT/CTE/GEN/12 9 May 2003 Expert Meeting on Definitions an d Dimensions of Environmental Goods and Services in 
Trade and Development – Paragraph 51  UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/9 
TN/MA/7 21 February 2003 Environmental Aspects of the Negotiations  on Market Access – Paragraph 51  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/178 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/159 21 September 2000 WTO Regional Seminar on Trade and Environment, Libreville, Gabon, 11-13 July 2000 Burkina Faso 
WT/CTE/W/110 17 February 1999 Statement by the Minister of  Mines, Environment and Tourism of Zimbabwe to the WTO 
Regional Seminar on Trade and Environment for Sub-Saharan Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe, 
8-10 February 1999  Zimbabwe  
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WT/CTE/W/54 
WT/COMTD/W/30 4 August 1997 Statement by Prime Minister Goh Chok  Tong of the Republic of Singapore at the 19th 
Special Session of the UN General Assembly, 24 June 1997  Singapore 
3.2  Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building Ac tivities (paragraph 33 of the Doha Declaration) 
JOB(07)/67 16 May 2007 Norwegian Action Plan for Environment in Development Cooperation – Technical 
Assistance and Capacity Bu ilding – Agenda item 3A Norway 
WT/CTE/GEN/21  
  and Corr.1 31 October 2005 
8 December 2005 Statement by UNCTAD at the Regular Session of the CTE of 11 October 2005 UNCTAD 
WT/CTE/GEN/16 29 April 2004 Statement by UNEP at the Regular Session of the CTE of 20 April 2004  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/231 5 September 2003 Trade-related Technical Assistan ce (TRTA) and Capacity Building in the Field of Trade and 
Environment – Paragraph 33  European Union 
WT/CTE/GEN/13 15 May 2003 Statement by UNEP at the Regular Session of the CTE of 29 April 2003 - Paragraph 33  UNEP 
WT/CTE/W/227 29 April 2003 Paragraph 33 of the Doha Declaration  United States 
WT/CTE/W/216 30 September 2002 Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Activities in 2002  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Te chnical Assistance, Capacity Building and Enhancing 
Information Exchange  WTO, UNEP, MEAs 
WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capaci ty Building Task Force on Trade, Envi ronment and Development  UNEP, UNCTAD 
3.3  Observer Status of In tergovernmental Organizations 
WT/CTE/COM/16 6 February 2013 Communication from the Secretaria t of the Economic Community of Central African States 
(ECCAS) on Observer Status ECCAS 
WT/CTE/COM/15 11 November 2011 Communication from the Basel Convention and the Rotterdam Convention on Observer 
Status Basel Convention 
Rotterdam Convention 
WT/CTE/INF/6/Rev.5 29 April 2009 International Intergovernmental Organisations – Observer Status in the CTE WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/COM/14 29 April 2009 Request for Observer Status by the Rotterdam Convention  Rotterdam Convention 
WT/CTE/COM/13 1 February 2007 Request for Observer Status by the Basel Convention  Basel Convention 
WT/CTE/COM/12 11 April  2006 Request for Observer Status by the Energy Charter Conference Energy Charter Conference 
WT/CTE/COM/11 3 October 2005 Request for Observer Status by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries 
(OAPEC) OAPEC 
WT/CTE/COM/10 4 September 2002 Request for Observer Status  by the Ozone Secretariat of the Montreal Protocol on 
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Montreal Protocol 
WT/CTE/COM/9 9 July 2001 Request for Observer Status by th e International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) ITTO 
WT/CTE/COM/8 1 May 2001 Request for Observer Status by the World Health Organization (WHO) WHO 
WT/CTE/COM/7 18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting Gulf Organization  for 
Industrial Consulting 
WT/CTE/COM/6  WT/CTE/COM/6/Add.1 18 September 2000 
24 October 2000 Request for Observer Status by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries 
(OPEC) OPEC 
WT/CTE/COM/5 18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the League of Arab States League of Arab States 
WT/CTE/COM/4 27 February 1998 Observer Status of the Wo rld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) WIPO 
WT/CTE/COM/3 23 February 1996 Observer Status of the World Customs Organization (WCO) WCO 
WT/CTE/COM/2 23 February 1996 Observer Status of the United  Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) UNIDO  
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3.4  Bibliographies 
WT/CTE/W/49/Add.1 7 October 2002 Selected Bibliograp hy on Trade and Environment 1995-2002 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/197 25 June 2001 Annotated Bibliography of Selected Literature Concerning Compliance and Dispute 
Settlement in the WTO and in MEAs  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/129 2 February 2000 Annotated Bibliography of Selected Literature Concerning the Use of Trade Measures in 
MEAs  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/72 26 November 1997 Methodologies for Environmental Valuation:  A Selected Bibliography  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/W/49 16 May 1997 Selected Bibliography on Trade and Environment  WTO Secretariat 
3.5  Reports of the CTE 
WT/CTE/22 18 November 2015 Report (2015) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/21 3 December 2014 Report (2014) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/20 11 November 2013 Report (2013) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/19 5 December 2012 Report (2012) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/18 21 November 2011 Report (2011) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/17 30 November 2010 Report (2010) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/16 30 October 2009 Report (2009) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/15 10 December 2008 Report (2008) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/14 4 December 2007 Report (2007) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/13 11 December 2006 Report (2006) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/12 14 October 2005 Report (2005) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/11 30 November 2004 Report (2004) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/10 29 October 2003 Report (2003) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/9 11 July 2003 Report of the CTE to the General Council 
WT/CTE/8  11 July 2003 Report to the 5th Session of the Ministeria l Conference in Cancún – Paragraphs 32 and 33 of the Doha Min isterial 
Declaration 
WT/CTE/7 16 October 2002 Report (2002) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/6 5 October 2001 Report (2001) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/5 30 October 2000 Report (2000) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/4 14 October 1999 Report (1999) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/3 30 October 1998 Report (1998) of the CTE  
WT/CTE/2 26 November 1997 Report (1997) of the CTE 
WT/CTE/1 12 November 1996 1996 CTE Report "Singapore Report" 
WT/CTE/W/40 12 November 1996 Report (1996) of the CTE 
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 CTE Chairman 
WT/CTE/W/13/Rev.1 19 February 1997 Draft Rules of Procedure for CTE Meetings  
3.6  Summary Reports of the CTE Meetings and other Events 
WT/CTE/M/59 3 September 2015 Report of the Meeting held on 22 June 2015 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/58 23 March 2015 Report of the Meeting held on 23 October 2014 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/57 30 September 2014 Report of the Meeting held on 30 June 2014 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/56 31 January 2014 Report of the Meeting held on 16 October 2013 WTO Secretariat  
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WT/CTE/M/55  
  and Corr.1 16 August 2013 
16 September 213 Report of the Meeting held on 5 June 2013 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/54/Add.1 
  and Corr.1 10 April 2013 
3 May 2013 Summary Report of the Workshop on Envi ronmental Technology Dissemination of 
12 November 2012 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/54 15 March 2013 Report of the Meeting held on 13 November 2012 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/53 27 January 2012 Report of the Meeting held on 14 November 2011 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/52 6 September 2011 Report of the Meeting held on 6 July 2011 WTO Secretariat 
JOB/TE/21 21 June 2011 Summary Report of the Workshop of the Linkages between Trade, Transport and the 
Environment WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/51  31 May 2011 Report of the Meeting held on 9 November 2011 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/50   2 November 2010 Report of the Meeting held on 29 September 2010  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/49/Add.1 28 May 2010 Summary Report of the Inform ation Session on Product Carbon Footprint and Labelling 
Schemes of 17 February 2010  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/49   7 April 2010 Report of the Meeting held on 17 February 2010  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/48   12 January 2010 Report of the Meeting held on 20 November 2009  WTO Secretariat 
JOB(09)/136/Rev.1 29 October 2009 Report on the Workshop on Environment-related Private Standards, Certification and 
Labelling Requirements  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/47  31 August 2009 Report of the Meeting held on 10 July 2009  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/46   12 January 2009  Report of the Meeting held on 3 November 2008  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/45   9 January 2008  Report of the Meeting held on 30 November 2007  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/44  
  and Corr.1    and Corr.2 13 June 2007  
9 July 2007 
10 January 2008 Report of the Meeting held on 2 May 2007  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/43 12 February 2007  Report of the Meeting held on 18 December 2006  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/42 1 September 2006 Report of the Meeting held on 5 July 2006 WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/41 30 November 2005 Report of the Meeting held on 11 October 2005  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/40 2 September 2005 Report of the Meeting held on 6 July 2005  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/39 2 May 2005 Report of the Meeting held on 22 February 2005  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/38 20 December 2004 Report of the Meeting held on 14 October 2004  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/37 13 July 2004 Report of the Meeting held on 21 June 2004  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/36 19 May 2004 Report of the Meeting held on 20 April 2004  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/35 19 November 2003 Report of the Meeting held on 28 October 2003  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/34 29 July 2003 Report of the Meeting held on 7 July 2003  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/33 21 May 2003 Report of the Meeting held on 29 April 2003  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/32 4 March 2003 Report of the Meeting held on 14 February 2003  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/31 2 December 2002 Report of the Meeting held on 8 October 2002  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/30 11 September 2002 Report of the Meeting held on 13-14 June 2002  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/29 7 May 2002 Report of the Meeting held on 21 March 2002  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/28 31 October 2001 Report of the Meeting held on 4 October 2001  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/27 8 August 2001 Report of the Meeting held on 27-28 June 2001  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/26 30 March 2001 Report of the Meeting held on 13-14 February 2001  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/25 12 December 2000 Report of the Meeting held on 24-25 October 2000  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/24 19 September 2000 Report of the Meeting held on 5-6 July 2000  WTO Secretariat  
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WT/CTE/M/23  
  and Corr.1 5 April 2000 
11 April 2000 Report of the Meeting held on 29 February-1 March 2000  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/22 29 October 1999 Report of the Meeting held on 12 October 1999  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/21 26 July 1999 Report of the Meeting held on 29-30 June 1999  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/20  
  and Corr.1 19 March 1999 
30 March 1999 Report of the Meeting held on 18-19 February 1999  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/19 30 November 1998 Report of the Meeting held on 26-27 October 1998  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/18 10 August 1998 Report of the Meeting held on 23-24 July 1998  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/17 9 April 1998 Report of the Meeting held on 19-20 March 1998  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/16 19 December 1997 Report of the Meeting held on 24-25 November 1997  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/15 20 November 1997 Report of the Meeting held on 22-24 September 1997  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/14 25 June 1997 Report of the Meeting held on 21-22 May 1997  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/13 22 November 1996 Report of the Meetings he ld on 30 October and 6-8 November 1996  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/12 21 October 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 11-13 September 1996  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/11  
  and Corr.1 22 August 1996 
10 September 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 24-25 July 1996  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/10 12 July 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 20-21 June 1996  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/9 11 June 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 28-29 May 1996  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/8  
  and Corr.1 11 April 1996 
17 June 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 25-26 March 1996  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/7 22 March 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 26-29 February 1996  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/6  
  and Corr.1 17 January 1996 
13 February 1996 Report of the Meeting held on 14 December 1995  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/5 
  and Corr.1 30 November 1995 
13 December 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 26-27 October 1995  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/4 10 October 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 12 September 1995  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/3  
  and Corr.1 18 July 1995 
3 August 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 21-22 June 1995  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/2 8 May 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 6 April 1995  WTO Secretariat 
WT/CTE/M/1 6 March 1995 Report of the Meeting held on 16 February 1995  WTO Secretariat 
3.7  Meeting Room Documents 
RD/CTE/77 23 October 2015 Initiatives from Ecuador against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing – In 
Spanish only  Ecuador 
RD/CTE/76 23 October 2015 Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only  UNEP 
RD/CTE/75 20 October 2015 Statement by Mexico on IUU fishing - Meeting of 6 October 2015 – In Spanish only  Mexico 
RD/CTE/74 2 October 2015 Presentation by UNCTAD on Organic Agriculture - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English 
only UNCTAD  
RD/CTE/73 1 October 2015 Presentation by the European Commission - EU contribution to the international fight 
against IUU fishing - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only  European Union 
RD/CTE/72 1 October 2015 Presentation by the International Hydropower Association (Canada) - Hydropower 
Sustainability Assessment Tool - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only  International Hydropower 
Association (Canada) 
RD/CTE/71 1 October 2015 Presentation by the Internationa l Trade Centre - Trade and Climate Change, an Aid for 
Trade perspective - Meeting of 6 October 2015 -  In English only  International Trade Centre  
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RD/CTE/70 1 October 2015 Document circulated on behalf of the US delegation  ‐ Action Plan for Implementing the 
Recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Combating IUU Fishing and Seafood 
Fraud - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only  United States 
RD/CTE/69 30 September 2015 Draft presentation by the UNFCCC Secretariat - The St atus of Climate Change 
Negotiations - Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only  UNFCCC 
RD/CTE/68 30 September 2015 Draft outcome document of the United Nations summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 
Development Agenda - Meeting of 6 October 2015 -  In English only  United Nations 
RD/CTE/67 30 September 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda of  the Third International Conference on Financing for 
Development (Addis Ababa Action Agenda) - Meeting of 6 October 2015 -  In English only  United Nations  
RD/CTE/66 26 June 2015 Presentation by Chile - Energy efficiency: Challenges 2014–2018 - Meeting of 22 June 
2015 -  In English only  Chile 
RD/CTE/65  25 June 2015 Presentation by China - Introd uction on China Environmental Labelling Programme - 
Meeting of 22 June 2015 -  In English only  China  
RD/CTE/64 25 June 2015 Presentation by New Zealand and Norway - Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform - Meeting of 
22 June 2015 - In English only  New Zealand and Norway 
RD/CTE/63 25 June 2015 Information Provided by ISO - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only  ISO 
RD/CTE/62 
and Rev.1 19 June 2015 
25 June 2015 Presentation by Pakistan - Pakistan renewable energy initiatives - Meeting of 22 June 
2015 -  In English only  Pakistan  
RD/CTE/61 19 June 2015 Presentation by Malaysia - Combating Illegal Logging and its Associated Trade - Meeting 
of 22 June 2015 -  In English only  Malaysia  
RD/CTE/60 19 June 2015 Submission by China - Brief Introduction on Environmental Provisions in FTAs of China  - 
Meeting of 22 June 2015 -  In English only  China 
RD/CTE/59 19 June 2015 Presentation by UNFCCC Secretaria t - The Status of Climate Change Negotiations - 
Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only  UNFCCC 
RD/CTE/58  
and Rev.1 19 June 2015 
25 June 2015 Presentation by the WTO Secretariat - Update on the Discussions to Finalize the Post-
2015 Development Agenda including the Sustai nable Development Goals - Meeting of 22 
June 2015 -  In English only  WTO Secretariat  
RD/CTE/57 19 June 2015 Presentation by OECD - Incentive Measures for Energy Efficiency with Possible Trade 
Implications - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only  OECD 
RD/CTE/56 19 June 2015 Submission by Singapore - Mitigation Measures - Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English 
only Singapore 
RD/CTE/55 16 June 2015 Presentation by the European Union - Energy Efficient Product Policy in the European 
Union - Meeting of 22 June 2015- In English only  European Union 
RD/CTE/54 16 June 2015 Submission by New Zealand and Norway - Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Reform Communiqué - 
Meeting of 22 June 2015 - In English only  New Zealand and Norway 
RD/CTE/53 16 June 2015 Presentation by the OECD - Aligning policies for the transition to a low-carbon economy - 
Meeting of 22 June 2015 –  In English only  OECD 
RD/CTE/52 11 June 2015 Presentation by ISO Central Secretariat - Update on ISO work - Meeting of 22 June 2015 
- In English only  ISO 
RD/CTE/51 5 June 2015 Presentation by Thailand - Thaila nd's Energy Efficiency Policy and Implementation - 
Meeting of 22 June 2015 -  In English only  Thailand 
RD/CTE/50 4 November 2014 Presentation by the European Union - Product Environmental Footprint, Pilot Phase - 
Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  European Union  
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RD/CTE/49 29 October 2014 Note by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - Issues 
of interest to the WTO resulting from the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  Convention on Biological 
Diversity 
RD/CTE/48 28 October 2014 Document by the FAO - The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2014 - Meeting of 
23 October 2014 -  In English only  FAO 
RD/CTE/47 22 October 2014 Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 23 October 2014 -  In English only  UNEP 
RD/CTE/46 22 October 2014 Presentation by FAO - The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2014 - Meeting of 23 
October 2014 - In English only  FAO 
RD/CTE/45 
and Rev.1 20 October 2014 
22 October 2014 Presentation by Qatar - Environmental Benefits  of Free & Fair Trade - The case of Natural 
Gas Sector - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  Qatar 
RD/CTE/44 20 October 2014 Presentation by the UN Forum on Forests - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  UN Forum on Forests 
RD/CTE/43 
and Rev.1 20 October 2014 
4 November 2014 Presentation by China - China's Progress on  Combating Illegal Logging and Associated 
Trade - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  China 
RD/CTE/42 16 October 2014 Presentation by the UNFCCC Secret ariat - The Status of Climate Change Negotiations - 
Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  UNFCCC 
RD/CTE/41 15 October 2014 Presentation by the WTO Secretariat -  Selected GATT Article XX(b) and (g) Cases - 
Meeting of 6 October 2015 - In English only  WTO Secretariat  
RD/CTE/40 14 October 2014 Presentation by the OECD - Recent OECD activity on Regional Trade Agreements and the 
environment - Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  OECD 
RD/CTE/39 13 October 2014 Presentation by the WTO Secretar iat - Recent Developments on Sustainable Development 
Goals (SDGs) -  Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  WTO Secretariat 
RD/CTE/38 13 October 2014 Presentation by the WTO Secret ariat - Environmental Provisions in Regional Trade 
Agreements – Meeting of 23 October 2014 - In English only  WTO Secretariat 
RD/CTE/37 17 July 2014 Presentation by the European Union - FLEGT Action Plan - EU Timber Regulation - Meeting 
of 30 June 2014 - In English only  European Union 
RD/CTE/36 7 July 2014 New Zealand report on key points from a recent roundtable on fossil fuel subsidy reform - 
Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only  New Zealand 
RD/CTE/35 1 July 2014 Intervention by the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only  CITES 
RD/CTE/34 1 July 2014 Presentation by UNFSS (UNCTAD Se cretariat) - Environmenta l Requirements and their 
Impact on Market Access: Update on Developments in the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only  UNCTAD 
RD/CTE/33 1 July 2014 Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only  UNEP 
RD/CTE/32 27 June 2014 Presentation by OECD - OECD Work  on Environmental Labelling and Information Schemes 
- Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only  OECD 
RD/CTE/31 27 June 2014 Presentation by Indonesia - Commit ment to Sustainable Forests for Sustainable Trade - 
Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only  Indonesia 
RD/CTE/30 
and Rev.1 27 June 2014 
1 July 2014 Presentation by ISO - Update on water and carbon footprint standards - Meeting of 30 
June 2014 - In English only  ISO 
RD/CTE/29 27 June 2014 Presentation by Cameroon – Cameroon's efforts to promote trade in legal timber and 
timber products – Meeting of 30 June 2014 – In English and French  Cameroon 
RD/CTE/28 
and Rev.1 26 June 2014 
27 June 2014 Presentation by the WTO Secretariat - Environment ‐Related Case Law under GATT 
Article XX - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only  WTO Secretariat  
RD/CTE/27 26 June 2014 Presentation by the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (UNEP) - Meeting of 30 June 2014 
- In English only  Green Growth Knowledge 
Platform (UNEP)  
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RD/CTE/26 26 June 2015 Presentation by Ghana - Ghana's experience in FLEGT-VPA, Forest Governance and 
Sustainable Management of Forests - Meeting of 30 June 2014 - In English only  Ghana 
RD/CTE/25 22 October 2013  Presentation by UNEP - Minamata Convention on Mercury - Protecting human health and 
the environment - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only  UNEP 
RD/CTE/24 21 October 2013 Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only  UNEP 
RD/CTE/23 17 October 2013 Presentation by France - Enviro nmental Information on Consumer Products : French 
Experiment (2011-2012) - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only  France 
RD/CTE/22 17 October 2013 Statement by the WTO Secretariat - The MEA Matrix - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In 
English only  WTO Secretariat 
RD/CTE/21 17 October 2013 Presentation by ISO -  ISO 14046: towards an international standard for water 
footprinting - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only  ISO 
RD/CTE/20 17 October 2013 Presentation by OECD - A Charac terisation of Environmental Labelling and Information 
Schemes - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only  OECD 
RD/CTE/19 17 October 2013 Statement by OECD - Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only  OECD 
RD/CTE/18 17 October 2013 Presentation by the Swiss Confed eration – Switzerland's Green Economy Action Plan - 
Meeting of 16 October 2013 - In English only  Switzerland 
RD/CTE/17 12 June 2013 Statement by Costa Rica: Actions for the transition to a low-carbon economy - Meeting of 
5 June 2013 – In Spanish only  Costa Rica  
RD/CTE/16 10 June 2013 FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 996 - Meeting of 5 June 2013 – In English, 
French and Spanish  FAO 
RD/CTE/15 11 June 2013 Statement by FAO - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  FAO 
RD/CTE/14 11 June 2013 Presentation by the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization - Carbon 
Labelling in Thailand: Experience and Lessons Learned - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In 
English only  Thailand 
RD/CTE/13 11 June 2013 Statement by China - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  China 
RD/CTE/12 10 June 2013 Talking Points by the Separate Cu stoms Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu - 
Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  Chinese Taipei 
RD/CTE/11 10 June 2013 Statement by Argentina - Meeting of 5 June 2013 – In Spanish only  Argentina 
RD/CTE/10 10 June 2013 Ordinary and Extraordinary Meetings of the 2013 Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm 
Conventions' (BRS) Conferences of the Partie s (28 April-10 May, Geneva, Switzerland) - 
Summary of the outcomes - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  Basel, Rotterdam and 
Stockholm Conventions 
(UNEP) 
RD/CTE/9 10 June 2013 Statement by UNEP - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  UNEP 
RD/CTE/8 10 June 2013 Statement by CITES - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  CITES 
RD/CTE/7 10 June 2013 Presentation by the WTO Secretar iat - Environmental Database 2009/2010 - Meeting of 5 
June 2013 - In English only  WTO Secretariat 
RD/CTE/6 10 June 2013 Presentation by the OECD - Product Carbon Footprint - Labels & International Trade - 
Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  OECD 
RD/CTE/5 10 June 2013 Presentation by the Korea Enviro nmental Industry and Technology Institute - Carbon 
Footprint Labelling Scheme an d Current Status in Korea - Meeting of 5 June 2013 -  In 
English only  Republic of Korea 
RD/CTE/4 10 June 2013 Presentation by the British Standards Institution (BSI)  - Product Sustainability - The PAS 
2050 Journey - Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  British Standards Institution 
RD/CTE/3 10 June 2013 Presentation by the European Union - Building the Single Market for Green Products - 
Meeting of 5 June 2013 - In English only  European Union  
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RD/CTE/2 10 June 2013 Presentation by ISO - Backgr ound on ISO and ISO/TS 14067 Carbon footprint - Meeting 
of 5 June 2013 – In English only  ISO 
RD/CTE/1 10 June 2013 Comments on Saudi Arabia's Prop osal for a Workshop on Environmental Technologies 
from the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, the European Union, Turkey and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. - In English and Spanish  Plurinational State of Bolivia, 
Cuba, El Salvador, European Union, Republic of Turkey and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
 
 
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