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Sub-Regional Workshop on Environmental Requirements, Market Access/Entry and Export Competitiveness in the Horticultural Sector

Dhaka, Bangledesh. 4-5 Oct 2004

Supported by a country case study, along with UNCTAD training modules and presentations by national industry experts, the workshop will focus on the interface between environmental requirements, market access and export competitiveness in the Horticultural sector in Bangladesh.The meeting will center on the following key issues: information gathering and dissemination; current adjustment approaches and capacity building needs, and pro-active policies for effective participation in international standard setting.

The main target audience is the private sector, along with government officials and representatives of academia and NGOs.

The workshop is organized by UNCTAD in co-operation with the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) and the Bangladeshi Hortex Foundation in the context of the project "Building Capacity for Improved Policy Making and Negotiations on Key Trade and Environment Issues" (INT/0T/2AQ).

Documents

Title Author File Versions
Tentative agenda Secretariat
National Case Study on Environmental Requirement Market Access/Entry & Export Competitiveness in Horticulture in Bangladesh Secretariat
Outcomes and recommendations of the sub-regional workshop on environmental requirements, market access/entry and export competitiveness in the horticultural sector. UNCTAD
Introduction on environmental requirements and international trade. FIELD
Multilateral trade rules governing environmental and health requirements: relevant WTO disciplines. FIELD
World Trade Organization: WTO rules applied to health and environment requirements (flow chart). FIELD
National case study on environmental requirement, market access/ entry and export competitiveness in horticulture in Bangladesh. Hortex
Implementation of EUREP-GAP standards: challenges and lessons learnt. BRAC
Practical Excercise: Environmental requirements and Bangladesh horticulture sector

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