WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/CTE/W/245/Add.1 
28 October 2008 
 (08-5237) 
Committee on Trade and Environment  
  
 
LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS  
 
Note by the Secretariat  
 
 
Addendum  
 
 
This document has been prepa red under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members 
and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  
 
 
1. Under Paragraph 33 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration (DMD), Members are encouraged 
"that expertise and experience be shared with Memb ers wishing to perform environmental reviews at 
the national level."  A list of environmental Re views (document WT/CTE/W/ 245, dated 4 June 2007) 
was prepared by the Secretariat with a view  to facilitate this experience sharing.   
2. Following a brief description of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE)'s 
discussions on  environmental reviews (ERs) since 1996 in the context of Item 2 of its work 
programme, and subsequently of Paragraph 33 of the Doha Mini sterial Declaration, document 
WT/CTE/W/245  provides a list of the various trade related ERs or impact assessments (IAs) which 
have been or are being carried out.  These projec ts have been grouped under the heading of (i) 
multilateral trade liberalization initiatives;  (ii) regi onal and bilateral trade liberalization initiatives;  
and (iii) national projects.   
3. This note provides information on any devel opment related to reviews referred to in 
document WT/CTE/W/245 as well as additional environmental reviews carried out since then.   
  WT/CTE/W/245/Add.1 
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Concerned 
Party  Programme Sector Leading Agency 
/Party Status Link to Study 
Canada-
Andean 
Community Initial Environmental 
Assessment of the Canada-
Andean Community Free 
Trade Negotiations (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and 
Bolivia) Environmental 
impacts in 
Canada Canada Initial 
January 2008  http://www.international.gc.ca /trade-agreements-accords-
commerciaux/agr-acc/andean-andin/ea-andean-
andine.aspx?lang=en#exec  
Canada -  
Dominican 
Republic, 
Andean 
Community 
Countries and 
Caribbean Community Notice of Intent to Conduct 
Strategic Environmental Assessments of Free Trade 
Agreements between Canada 
and the Dominican Republic, 
the Andean Community 
Countries and the Caribbean Community Environmental 
impacts in Canada Canada Notice of Intent 
November 2007 http://canadagazette.gc.ca/part I/2007/20071013/html/notice-
e.html#i12  
Canada-
Jordan    Initial Environmental 
Assessment of the Canada-
Jordan Free Trade Negotiations Environmental 
impacts in 
Canada Canada Initial 
June 2008 http://www.international.gc.ca /trade-agreements-accords-
commerciaux/agr-acc/jordan-jordanie-initial-
initiale.aspx?lang=en#exec  
Canada-Korea Initial Environmental 
Assessment of the Canada-
Korea Free Trade Negotiations Environmental 
impacts in 
Canada Canada Initial 
October 2007 http://www.international.gc.ca/consultations/closed-
anterieures2.aspx?lang=eng  
Canada-Chile Final Environmental 
Assessment of the 
Government Procurement 
Chapter to be added to the Canada-Chile Free Trade 
Agreement 
 Environmental 
impacts in 
Canada Canada Final 
 http://www.international.gc.ca /trade-agreements-accords-
commerciaux/agr-acc/chile-chili/rep ort-chile-final.aspx?lang=en  
EU-ACP Sustainability Impact 
Assessment of 
EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements: 
Position Paper 
 Environmental 
Impacts in EU 
and ACP EC Position Paper 
16 November, 
2007 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/february/tradoc_137769.
pdf  
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Party  Programme Sector Leading Agency 
/Party Status Link to Study 
EU-ASEAN Trade Sustainability Impact 
Assessment (SIA) for the Free 
Trade Agreement between the 
EU and ASEAN: Global Analysis Report Environmental 
impacts in the 
EU and in 
countries of the Association of 
South East 
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ecorys and IIDE 
in cooperation 
with IT IS, 
CATIF and MEKONG Draft Global 
Analysis Report 
September 2008 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140299
.5.pdf  
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement between the EU and China: 
Machinery Sector Study Machinery Emerging Market 
Groups Final mid-term 
report 
August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140580
.pdf 
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 
between the EU and China: 
Environmental Goods and Services Sector Study Environmental 
Goods and Services Emerging Market 
Groups (Final mid-term 
report) August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140581
.pdf 
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement 
between the EU and China: 
Financial Services Sector Study Financial 
Services  Emerging Market 
Groups (Final mid-term 
report) 
August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140582
.pdf 
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement between the EU and China: 
Chemicals  Sector Study Chemicals Emerging Group 
Market (Final mid-term 
report) 
August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140583
.pdf EU-China 
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 
between the EU and China: 
Agriculture Sector Study 
 Agriculture Emerging Group 
Market (Final mid-term 
report) August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140584
.pdf  
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Party  Programme Sector Leading Agency 
/Party Status Link to Study 
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement 
between the EU and China: Government Procurement 
Horizontal  Study Government 
Procurement Emerging Group 
Market Final mid-term 
report 
August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140585
.pdf 
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 
between the EU and China: 
Intellectual Property Rights  Horizontal  Study Intellectual 
Property Rights Emerging Market 
Groups  Final mid-term 
report   August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140586
.pdf 
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement between the EU and China: 
Global Analysis Report Environmental 
Impacts in EU 
and in China Emerging Market 
Groups and 
Development Solutions Global Analysis 
Report 
August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140589
.pdf  
Trade SIA for the Negotiations 
of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 
between the EU and China Environmental 
Impacts in EU and in China Emerging Market 
Groups, Development 
Solutions Final Report 
August 2008  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140579
.pdf 
EU-India  Trade SIA of the EU Free 
Trade Agreement with India: 
Global Analysis Report Environmental 
Impacts in EU 
and in India Ecorys, CTUS 
International, 
Centad Global Analysis 
Report 
August 2008 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/september/tradoc_140302
.pdf 
EU-Korea Trade SIA of the EU-Korea 
Free Trade Agreement Environmental 
Impacts in both regions IBM Belgium in 
association with DMI, Ticon and 
TAC Draft Final 
Report March 2008 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/march/tradoc_138117.pdf
  
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Party  Programme Sector Leading Agency 
/Party Status Link to Study 
Trade SIA of the Association 
Agreement under Negotiation 
between the EU and the 
Mercosur: Financial Services Sector Study Financial 
Services The University of 
Manchester Mid-term 
Report 
June 2008 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/july/tradoc_139539.pdf
 
Trade SIA of the Association 
Agreement under Negotiation 
between the EU and the Mercosur: Trade Facilitation 
Sector Study Trade 
Facilitation The University of 
Manchester Mid-term 
Report 
June 2008 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doc lib/docs/2008/july/tradoc_139540
.pdf 
Trade SIA of the Association 
Agreement under Negotiation between the EU and the 
Mercosur: Agriculture Sector 
Study Agriculture The University of 
Manchester Final Report – 
revised November 2007 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib /docs/2008/february/tradoc_13
7836.pdf  
Trade SIA of the Association 
Agreement under Negotiation 
between the EU and the 
Mercosur: Automobile Sector Study Automobile The University of 
Manchester Final Report – 
revised 
November 2007  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib /docs/2008/february/tradoc_13
7839.pdf  
Trade SIA of the Association 
Agreement under Negotiation between the EU and the 
Mercosur: Forestry Sector 
Study Forestry The University of 
Manchester Final Report – 
revised November 2007  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib /docs/2008/february/tradoc_13
7845.pdf  EU-Mercosur 
Trade SIA of the Association 
Agreement under Negotiation 
between the EU and the 
Mercosur: Final Overview Environmental 
Impacts in both 
regions The University of 
Manchester Draft Mid-term 
Report 
June 2008 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doc lib/docs/2008/july/tradoc_139541
.pdf  
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Party  Programme Sector Leading Agency 
/Party Status Link to Study 
Trade Sustainability Impact 
Assessment study of the Free 
Trade Agreement within the 
Enhanced Agreement between the EU and Ukraine Environmental 
Impacts in EU 
and Ukraine ECORYS 
Netherlands and 
CASE Ukraine Final Report 
December 2007 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib /docs/2008/january/tradoc_137
597.pdf  
Trade Sustainability Impact 
Assessment study of the Free 
Trade Agreement within the Enhanced Agreement between 
the EU and Ukraine: 
ANNEXES Annexes ECORYS 
Netherlands and 
CASE Ukraine (Final Report) 
December 2007  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib /docs/2008/january/tradoc_137
598.pdf  EU-Ukraine 
Trade SIA for the EU-Ukraine 
FTA: In-depth sector and 
horizontal 
issue studies Agriculture, 
Metallurgy, 
Machinery & 
Electronics, Energy, Trade 
in Services, 
Competition Policies, 
Government 
Procurement, 
Technical 
Standards ECORYS 
Netherlands and 
CASE Ukraine Final  
October 2007 
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doc lib/docs/2007/november/tradoc_1
36859.pdf   
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Party  Programme Sector Leading Agency 
/Party Status Link to Study 
EU- 
Mediterranean  Sustainability Impact 
Assessment of the 
Euro-Mediterranean Free 
Trade Area Environmental 
Impacts in EU 
and in 
Mediterranean Partner 
countries  Impact 
Assessment 
Research Centre  
Institute for Development 
Policy and 
Management  University of 
Manchester Final Report – 
revised 
November 2007 
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib /docs/2008/february/tradoc_13
7777.pdf  
US-Bahrain Final Environmental Review 
of the United States – Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Environmental 
impacts in home country and 
transboundary 
or global effects US Final 
Environmental Review  
September 2004 http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Agreements/Bilateral/Bahra
in_FTA/asset_upload_file60_8759.pdf  
 
3.  National Projects 
Concerned 
party Programme Sector Leading agency Status Link to Study 
Uganda Integrated Assessment of 
Organic Agriculture Production and Trade   Agriculture Advocate 
Coalition for Development and 
Environment 
UNEP-
UNCTAD/ 
CBTF Completed 
Report 2008 
http://www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf  
Tanzania Integrated Assessment of 
Organic Agriculture 
Production and Trade Agriculture Envirocare 
UNEP-
UNCTAD/ CBTF Completed  
Report 2008 http://www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf   
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party Programme Sector Leading agency Status Link to Study 
Viet Nam Wildlife Trade Policies 
Review  Wildlife National Centre 
for National 
Resources and 
Environment Studies UNEP-
UNCTAD/ 
CBTF, CITES Secretariat and 
IUED Completed  
Report 2008 
http://www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf  
Uganda Wildlife Trade Policies 
Review  Wildlife Advocate 
Coalition for Development and 
Environment 
UNEP-UNCTAD/ 
CBTF, CITES 
Secretariat and IUED Completed 
Report 2008 
http://www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf  
Madagascar Wildlife Trade Policies 
Review  Wildlife University of 
Antananarivo 
UNEP-
UNCTAD/ 
CBTF, CITES Secretariat and 
IUED Completed 
Report 2008 http://www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf  
Nicaragua Wildlife Trade Policies 
Review  Wildlife Central American 
University UNEP-
UNCTAD/ 
CBTF, CITES Secretariat and 
IUED Completed  
Report 2008 
http://www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf  
 
 
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