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UNCTAD XI, Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 7-8 June 2004
The workshop is jointly organized by UNCTAD and the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality of Brazil (INMETRO) and is intended to bring together experts from national governments, institutions active in standards issues, the private sector and intergovernmental organizations to examine the concept and explore the development of a Consultative Task Force (CTF) on Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries. The workshop is part of a project, funded by the Government of the Netherlands, aimed at exploring the creation of such a task force. With the exception of the morning session of the first day, the workshop will be predominantly technical and practical in nature. Activities will include a session with three break-out groups that will focus on the following issues:
Development and implementation of standards: involving developing countries in pre-standard setting consultations
Pro-active adjustment policies in developing countries
Concept, coverage and nature of an international clearinghouse mechanism for environmental and health requirements, in particular on voluntary standards, and its synergies with comparable existing public and private databases.
The eleventh session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will take place in São Paulo on 13-18 June 2004. The workshop on Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing countries is organised as a pre-UNCTAD XI event, and its outcome will be presented at the conference in São Paulo, at a high-level round table on "Promoting Trade for Sustainable Development", on 17 June 2004.
Further information on UNCTAD XI can be accessed at the official UNCTAD XI website.
Documents
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| Draft Agenda | Secretariat |  |
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| Briefing note on the workshop | Secretariat | |
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| Logistics | Secretariat | |
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| List of participants | Secretariat | |
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| Report | Secretariat | |
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| Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries - Note by the UNCTAD Secretariat | UNCTAD | |
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| Requisitos Ambientais e Acesso ao Mercado para Países em Desenvolvimento - Nota do secretariado da UNCTAD | UNCTAD | |
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| Feasibility study on a clearinghouse on environmental and health requirements and international trade | UNCTAD | |
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| Dimensions of Transparency in Pre-Standard Setting Policy and Practice - A Study of Public and Private Sector Consultative Practices | UNCTAD | |
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| Turning Ideas into Action - Sustainable Trade and Innovation Centre. 2004 - 2006 | STIC | |
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| Dimensions of Transparency Participation of developing countries in pre-regulation and pre-standard setting consultations in key export markets | Jane Earley, Promar International. | |
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| A Clearinghouse for Environmental requirements and International Trade | Maaike Schouten, CREM | |
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| The Global Partnership for Safe and Sustainable Agriculture” The Global Pre-Farm Gate Standard | Hugo Hays, EUREPGAP | |
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| New Global Environmental Concepts Thailand Case Study on Impact Towards the Environmental Requirements and Market Access | UNCTAD | |
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| Concept, Objectives and Main Activities of a Consultative Task Force on Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries | Thailand | |
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| Environmental Requirements and Market-Access: Lessons from the Case Studies | OECD | |
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| The Sustainable Trade and Innovation Centre | STIC | |
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| Champions and Leaders of the Global Value Chain | STIC | |
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| The Challenge of Standards in Food Markets | World Bank | |
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Contacts
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| Ulrich Hoffmann | Chief | tel: +41 (0)22 917 5780 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247 | |
| Sheila Addy | Secretary | tel: +41 (0)22 917 5831 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247 | |
| Rafe Dent | Webmaster | tel: +41 (0)22 917 5791 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247 | |