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UNCTAD-UNESCAP Workshop, Exchanging National Experiences among the Principal Exporting Developing Countries - Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Electrical and Electronic Goods, CTF

Bangkok, Thailand. 25-27May 2005

Objective: As a project activity under UNCTAD's Consultative Task Force on Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries (CTF), UNCTAD and UN ESCAP are jointly organizing a workshop on Exchanging National Experiences among the Key Exporting Developing Countries - Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Electrical and Electronic Goods. The meeting focuses on China, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand, the principal exporting countries of electrical and electronic goods, which account for two-thirds of world exports.

Target participants: The workshop targets officials of Commerce and Environment Ministries, experts of academia, NGOs and managers of public and private enterprises in the electrical and electronic industry from both exporting and importing countries.

Venue and timing:The meeting will take place at the UN complex in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25 to 27 May 2005.

Documents

Title	Author	File Versions
Final agenda	Secretariat
Note to Participants	Secretariat
List of Participants	Secretariat
Draft Report	Secretariat
Background paper: Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries: The Case of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE). (Unedited)
Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries: The Case of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE)
Commentary, Department of Chemical Engineering and Coordinator of Environmental Engineering Graduate Program, U	niversity of the Philippines - Genandrialine L. Peralta
Producer Responsability Unit, DEFRA, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,	UK - Daniel Kapadia
E-waste Recycling in Penang, Malaysia - “Protect our Environment, Don’t poison it",	Penang Environment Working Group (PEWOG) - Ong Hean Tee
Sustainable Trade and the Electronics Industry -	Martin Charter and Ritu Kumar

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Ulrich Hoffmann	Chief	tel: +41 (0)22 917 5780 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247
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