WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
5 February 2003
(03-0747)
Committee on Trade and Environment
LIST OF DOCUMENTS
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
This list contains all documents that have been circulated in the Committee on Trade and
Environment (CTE) and in the CTE Special Sessions until January 2003, with the most recent
document listed first.
_______________This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members
and to their rights and obligations under the WTOWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. DOCUMENTS CIRCULATED IN THE CTE..........................................................................................3
A. L IST OF WORKING DOCUMENTS CATEGORIZED BY ITEM OF THE WORK PROGRAMME ..............................3
1. Items 1 & 5.................................................................................................................. ..........................3
2. Item 2 ....................................................................................................................... .............................4
3. Item 3(a).................................................................................................................... ............................5
4. Item 3(b) (Paragraph 32(iii) of the Doha Declaration)........................................................................ 5
5. Item 4 ....................................................................................................................... .............................7
6. Item 6 (Paragraph 32(i) of  the Doha Declaration)............................................................................. ..8
(a) General ..................................................................................................................... .........................................8
(b) Sectoral Analysis ........................................................................................................... ....................................9
(i) Agriculture................................................................................................................. ...................................9
(ii) Energy..................................................................................................................... ....................................10
(iii) Fisheries................................................................................................................. .....................................10
(iv) Forestry................................................................................................................... ....................................12
7. Item 7 ....................................................................................................................... ...........................12
8. Item 8 (Paragraph 32(ii) of  the Doha Declaration)............................................................................ 13
9. Item 9 ....................................................................................................................... ...........................14
10. Item 10 ..................................................................................................................... ...........................14
B. B ACKGROUND DOCUMENTS ON MEA S AND ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS ' ACTIVITIES ...15
1. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their
Disposal ....................................................................................................................... .......................15
2. The Convention on Biological Divers ity (CBD) and the Bios afety Protocol ......................................15
3. The Convention for the Conservation of Anta rtic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)...................16
4. The Convention on International Trade  in Endangered Sp ecies (CITES) ..........................................17
5. The Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF)................................................................................. 17
6. The International Commission for the Cons ervation of Atlantic  Tunas (ICCAT)...............................18
7. The International Tropical Timber Organiza tion (ITTO) ...................................................................18
8. The Montreal Protocol on Substances  that Deplete the Ozone layer..................................................18
9. The Organisation for Economic C ooperation and Development (OECD)..........................................19
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 Organic Po llutants (Stockhol m Convention) .............................................19
11. The United Nations Commission on Sus tainable Development (UNCSD)..........................................20
12. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...........................................21
13. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)......................................................................21
14. The United Nations Food and Ag riculture Organization (FAO) ........................................................22
15. The United Nations Framework Con vention on Climate C hange (UNF CCC) ...................................23
16. The World Intellectual Pr operty Organizati on (WIPO)......................................................................23
17. Others...................................................................................................................... ............................23
C. O THER CTE D OCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................24
1. General Statements ........................................................................................................... ..................24
2. Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building Activities ......................................................................24
3. Observer Status of Inte rgovernmental Organizati ons.........................................................................25
4. Bibli ographi es............................................................................................................... ......................25
5. Annual Reports including th e 1996 Singapor e Report........................................................................26
6. Reports of the CTE Meetings .................................................................................................. ............26
II. DOCUMENTS CIRCULATED IN THE CTE SPECIAL SESSIONS..................................................28
A. P ARAGRAPH 31(i) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION ......................................................................................28
B. P ARAGRAPH 31(ii) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION .....................................................................................29
C. P ARAGRAPH 31(iii) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION ....................................................................................29
D. R EPORTS OF CTE S PECIAL SESSION MEETINGS .......................................................................................29
E. O THERS ............................................................................................................................... .....................30WT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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I. DOCUMENTS CIRCULATED IN THE CTE
A. LIST OF WORKING DOCUMENTS CATEGORIZED BY ITEM OF THE WORK PROGRAMME
1. Items 1 & 5
The relationship between the provisions of  the multilateral trading system and trade
measures for environmental purposes, including those pursuant to multilateralenvironmental agreements (MEAs);  and the relationship between the dispute
settlement mechanisms in the multilateral trading system and those found in MEAs
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/GEN/6 20 November 2002 Economic Incentives and Trade Policy –
Communication from the Secretariat of the CITES
WT/CTE/GEN/4 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002 –
Statement from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/213 12 June 2002 Enhancing Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness of
MEAs and the WTO – A Synthesis Report –
Contribution by UNEP
WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance,
Capacity Building and Enhancing Information
Exchange – Input from the WTO, UNEP and MEA
Secretariats
WT/CTE/W/203 8 March 2002 GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Practice Relating to
GATT Article XX, Paragraphs (b), (d) and (g) –
Note by the 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 –
Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/160/Rev.1 14 June 2001 Matrix on Trade Measures Pursuant to Selected
MEAs – Revision – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/191 6 June 2001 Compliance and Dispute Settlement in the WTO and
in MEAs – Note by the WTO and UNEP Secretariats
WT/CTE/W/184 12 February 2001 Chairman's Summary – UNEP Meeting on Enhancing
Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness of MEAs andthe WTO – Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/180 10 January 2001 Item 1 – The Relationship Between the Provisions of
the Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures
for Environmental Purposes, Including those Pursuantto MEAs – Communication from New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/170 19 October 2000 Resolving the Relationship between WTO Rules and
MEAs – Submission by the European Communities
WT/CTE/W/168 19 October 2000 Clarification of the Relationship between the WTO
and MEAs – Submission by SwitzerlandWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/162 10 October 2000 The Relationship between the Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures for
Environmental Purposes, including those Pursuant to
MEAs – Communication from New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/144 19 June 2000 Matrix on Trade Measures Pursuant to Selected
MEAs – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/139 8 June 2000 The Relationship between the Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System and MEAs – Submission
by Switzerland
WT/CTE/W/53/Rev.1 26 October 1998 GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Practice Relating to
Article XX, Paragraphs (b), (d) and (g) of GATT –
Revision – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/39 24 July 1996 The Relationship between the Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures for
Environmental Purposes, Including those Pursuant to
MEAs – Proposal by ASEAN
WT/CTE/W/31 30 May 1996 The Relationship between Trade Measures Pursuant
to MEAs and the WTO Agreement – Proposal by
Japan
WT/CTE/W/20 15 February 1996 The Relationship between the Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System and Trade Measures for
Environmental Purposes, including those Pursuant toMEAs – Submission by New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/4 + Corr.1 10 March 1995 Approa ches to the Relationship between the
Provisions of the Multilateral Trading System and
Trade Measures Pursuant to MEAs – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/2 16 February 1995 Item 5 – Communication from Chile
2. Item 2
The relationship between environmental poli cies relevant to trade and environmental
measures with significant trade effects and the provisions of the multilateral tradingsystem
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/221 24 January 2003 Initial Environmental Assessment: Trade
Negotiations in the WTO – Submission by Canada
WT/COMTD/W/99-
WT/CTE/W/208-
TN/TE/W/33 June 2002 Sustainability Impact Assessment – Communication
from the European Communities
WT/CTE/W/183 23 February 2001 Framework for Conducting Environmental
Assessments of Trade Negotiations – Communication
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/181-
G/SPS/GEN/225-
G/TBT/W/15431 January 2001 European Council Resolution on the Precautionary
Principle – Submission by the European Communities
WT/CTE/W/171 20 October 2000 Environmental (Sustainability) Assessments of Trade
Liberalization Agreements at the National Level –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/157 13 July 2000 Integrated Assessment of Trade-Related Policies –
Submission by UNEP
WT/CTE/W/147-
G/TBT/W/13727 June 2000 Communication from the European Commission on
the Precautionary Principle – Submission by the
European Communities
WT/CTE/W/133 29 February 2000 Ra pporteur's Report on the OECD Workshop on
Methodologies for Environmental Assessment of
Trade Liberalization Agreements – Communication
from the OECD Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/93 22 July 1998 Industrial Principles for Sustainable Development –
Communication from Brazil
WT/CTE/W/37 23 July 1996 Environmental Review of Trade Agreements at the
National Level – Submission by the United States
3. Item 3(a)
The relationship between the provisions of the multilateral trading system and
charges and taxes for environmental purposes
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/47 2 May 1997 Taxes and Charges for Environmental Purposes –
Border Tax Adjustment – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
4. Item 3(b) (Paragraph 32(iii) of the Doha Declaration)
The relationship between the provisions of th e multilateral trading system and requirements
for environmental purposes relating to products, including standards and technical
regulations, packaging, labelling and recycling
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/GEN/1 19 November 2002 Progress in Environmental Management Systems
(EMS) Standardization – Statement by the ISOWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/219 14 October 2002 Labelling for Environment Purposes – Submission by
Switzerland
WT/CTE/W/212-
G/TBT/W/17512 June 2002 Labelling – Submission by the European
Communities
WT/CTE/W/192-
G/TBT/W/16219 June 2001 Marking and Labelling Requirements – Submission
by Switzerland
WT/CTE/W/150 29 June 2000 Information Relevant to the Consideration of the
Market Access Effects of Eco-Labelling Schemes –
Note by the 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 –
Communication from the ISO
WT/CTE/W/108 16 February 1999 Environmental Certification for Leather and Forestry
Products – Submission by Brazil
WT/CTE/W/101-
G/TBT/W/10325 January 1999 Technical Barriers to the Market Access of
Developing Countries – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/79 +
Corr.19 March 1998 Market Access Impact of Eco-Labelling
Requirements – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/76/
G/TBT/W/609 March 1998 Environmental Labels and Market Access – Case
Study in the Colombian Flower Industry –
Submission from Colombia
WT/CTE/W/75 5 March 1998 Eco-Packaging – Overview of Recent Work in Other
International Fora – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/45 15 April 1997 Eco-Labelling – Overview of Current Work in
Various International Fora – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/38-
G/TBT/W/3024 July 1996 Draft Decision on Eco-Labelling Programmes –
Communication from Canada
WT/CTE/W/27 25 March 1996 US Proposal Regarding Further Work on
Transparency of Eco-Labelling – Submission by the
United States
WT/CTE/W/23
G/TBT/W/2319 March 1996 Eco-Labelling Programmes – Information provided
by Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, the European
Communities, Norway and the United States
WT/CTE/W/21-
G/TBT/W/2121 February 1996 Elements of a Possible Understanding to the
TBT Agreement on Eco-Labelling – Submission by
Canada
WT/CTE/W/10-
G/TBT/W/1129 August 1995 Negotiating History of the Coverage of the TBT
Agreement with Regard to Labelling Requirements,
Voluntary Standards, and Processes and Production
Methods Unrelated to Product Characteristics – Note
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5. Item 4
The provisions of the multilateral trading system with respect to the transparency of trade measures
used for environmental purposes and environm ental measures and requirements which have
significant trade effects
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/EDB/1 +
Corr.131 May 2002 The 2001 Environmental Database – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/195 20 June 2001 The 2000 Environmental Database – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/143 23 June 2000 The 1999 Environmental Database – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/118 28 June 1999 The 1998 Environmental Database – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/102 +
Corr.122 January 1999 The Environmental Database – Interim Review of the
Glossary of Search Words – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/78 9 March 1998 Pr oposal for the Environmental Database – Note by
the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/77 +
Corr.19 March 1998 The 1997 Environmental Database – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/46 29 April 1997 The 1996 Environmental Database – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/34 5 July 1996 The WTO Central Registry of Notifications – Note by
the 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 Purposes and Environmental
Measures and Requirements which have Significant
Trade Effects – Note by the 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 Purposes and EnvironmentalMeasures and Requirements which have Significant
Trade Effects – Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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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
environmental benefits of removing trade restrictions and distortions
(a) General
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/GEN/3 20 November 2002 Global Forum on Trade: the Development
Dimensions of Trade and Environment (New Delhi,
India, 27-28 November 2002) – Statement by the
OECD
WT/CTE/GEN/2 20 November 2002 Expert Meeting on Environmental Requirements and
International Trade – Statement by UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/218 3 October 2002 Discussion Paper on the Environmental Effects of
Services Trade Liberalization – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/207 21 May 2002 The Effects of Environmental Measures on Market
Access, Especially in Relation to Developing
Countries, in Particular the Least-Developed among
them – Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha Ministerial
Declaration – Submission by India
WT/CTE/W/188 24 April 2001 Legitimate Non-Trade Concerns – Item 6 of the Work
Programme – Submission by Argentina
WT/CTE/W/177 27 October 2000 The Study of the Effects of Environmental Measures
on Market Access – Communication from 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 –Information Note by the OECD Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/105 2 February 1999 Trade Liberalization and the Environment – A
Positive Agenda for Trade Reform – Submission by
Australia
WT/CTE/W/101-
G/TBT/W/10325 January 1999 Technical Barriers to the Market Access of
Developing Countries – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/83 10 June 1998 Comments by the European Communities on the
Secretariat's document WT/CTE/W/67 – Contribution
by the European Communities
WT/CTE/W/82 7 April 1998 Cluster on Market Access – Statement by India
WT/CTE/W/70 21 November 1997 Liberalization of Trade in Environmental Services
and the Environment – Contribution by the
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/67/Add.1 13 March 1998 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions in the Environmental
Services Sector – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/67 7 November 1997 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions – Note by the Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/36 23 July 1996 Trade Liberalization, the Environment and
Sustainable Development – Submission by Australia
WT/CTE/W/35 23 July 1996 Trade Liberalization and the Environment –
Contribution by the United States
WT/CTE/W/26 26 March 1996 The Effects of Environmental Measures on Market
Access, Especially in Relation to Developing
Countries, in Particular to the Least-Developed
among them – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/25 22 March 1996 The Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions – Tariff Escalation –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/24 20 March 1996 The Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distor tions, Including Tariff
Escalation, Subsidies, State Trading, and Excessively
High Tariffs – Communication from Argentina
WT/CTE/W/16 1 December 1995 Negotiating History of Footnote 61 of the
SCM Agreement – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/1 16 February 1995 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
(b) Sectoral Analysis
(i) Agriculture
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/202 8 October 2001 Organic Farming – Position of Costa Rica
WT/CTE/W/127 27 October 1999 Chairman's Report on the FAO/Netherlands
Conference on the Multifunctional Character of
Agriculture and Land – Submission by Argentina
WT/CTE/W/109 16 February 1999 The Agriculture Sector:  Environmental Benefits of
Trade Liberalization – Submission by Brazil
WT/CTE/W/107 15 February 1999 Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization on
Agriculture – Submission by Japan
WT/CTE/W/106 11 February 1999 Agriculture and the Environment – The Case of
Export Subsidies – Submission by Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/100 8 January 1999 Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization in the
Agricultural Sector – Submission by Norway
WT/CTE/W/97 10 August 1998 Non-Trade Concerns in the Next Agricultural
Negotiations – Submission by Argentina
(ii) Energy
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/215-
TN/TE/W/923 September 2002 Energy Taxation, Subsidies and Incentives in OECD
Countries and their Economic and Trade Implicationson Developing Countries, in Particular Developing
Oil Producing and Exporting Countries – Submission
by Saudi Arabia
WT/CTE/W/200 17 September 2001 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distorti ons – The Energy Sector –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/185 13 February 2001 Environmentally Harmful and Trade Distorting
Measures and Policies in Energy Markets -
Communication from the European Communities
WT/CTE/W/98 30 September 1998 The Energy Sector – The Case of Alcohol Fuel
(Ethanol) – Submission by Brazil
(iii) Fisheries
Symbol Date issued Topic
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 – Contribution by UNEP
WT/CTE/W/204 19 March 2002 Fisheries Subsidies – Paragraph 32(i) of the Doha
Ministerial Declaration  – Submission by 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 – Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/80/Add.2 1 June 2001 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted in
the Fishing Industry – Update of Fisheries-Related
Notifications under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/187 12 March 2001 UNEP Fisheries Subsidies Workshop – Chairman's
Summary – Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/175 24 October 2000 Utilization of Subsidies and their Positive Role in the
Fisheries Sector – Communication from KoreaWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/173 23 October 2000 Japan's Basic Position on the Fishery Subsidy Issue –
Submission by Japan
WT/CTE/W/167 16 October 2000 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions – The Fisheries Sector –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/154 4 July 2000 Environmentally-Harmful and Trade-Distorting
Subsidies in Fisheries – Communication from the
United States
WT/CTE/W/135 29 February 2000 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries –
Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/134 24 February 2000 Subsidies in the Fisheries Sector:  Update on Recent
Work Conducted by New Zealand – Communication
from New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/132 21 February 2000 Fisheries Subsidies and the Environment –
Communication from Iceland
WT/CTE/W/126 12 October 1999 The FAO International Plan of Action for the
Management of Fishing Capacity and Related
Initiatives for Sustainable Fisheries – Communication
from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/80/Add.1 21 September 1999 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted in
the Fishing Industry – Update of Fisheries-Related
Notifications under Article 25 of the SCM Agreement
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/121 28 June 1999 Benefits of Eliminating Trade Distorting and
Environmentally Damaging Subsidies in the Fisheries
Sector – Submission by New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/111 11 March 1999 On the Environmental Impact of Fisheries Subsidies –
Report by the Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries –
Submission by Iceland
WT/CTE/W/103 +
Corr.125 January 1999 The Icelandic Fisheries Management System – A
Market-Driven Sustainable Fisheries Regime –Submission by Iceland
WT/CTE/W/99 6 November 1998 Comments by the European Communities on the
Secretariat's Document WT/CTE/W/80 on Subsidies
& Aids Granted in the Fishing Industry – Note by the
European Communities
WT/CTE/W/80 9 March 1998 GATT/WTO Rules on Subsidies and Aids Granted in
the Fishing Industry – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/52 21 May 1997 The Fisheries Sector – Submission by New Zealand
WT/CTE/W/51 19 May 1997 Environmental and Trade Benefits of Removing
Subsidies in the Fisheries Sector – Submission by the
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(iv) Forestry
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/211 11 June 2002 Issues on Forestry Products Trade and Environment –
Submission by Japan
WT/CTE/W/81-
G/TBT/W/6111 March 1998 Forests – A National Experience – Contribution by
Canada
7. Item 7
The issue of exports of domestically prohibited goods (DPGs)
Symbol Date issued Topic
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 byGovernments – Submission by the UN Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/161 2 October 2000 Domestically Prohibited Goods – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/141 15 June 2000 Trade in Domestically Prohibited Goods –
Submission by Bangladesh
WT/CTE/W/73 14 January 1998 The Product Coverage of Different International
Instruments Dealing with Trade in DPGs and other
Hazardous Substances – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/43 22 April 1997 A Review of the Information Available in the WTO
on the Export of DPGs – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/32 30 May 1996 Domestically Prohibited Goods – Proposal by
Nigeria
WT/CTE/W/29 14 May 1996 Domestically Prohibited Goods:  Assessment of the
Product Coverage in Specific International
Instruments – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/14 27 November 1995 Domestically Prohibited Goods – Proposal by
Nigeria
WT/CTE/W/11 14 September 1995 Domestically Prohibited Goods – Communication
from Nigeria and Senegal
WT/CTE/W/6 31 March 1995 A Description of International Agreements and
Instruments Dealing with Trade in DPGs and other
Hazardous Substances – Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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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)
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/214-
IP/C/W/35026 June 2002 Seminar on Systems for the Protection and
Commercialization of Traditional Knowledge –
Communiqué – New Delhi, 3-5 April 2002 –
Paragraph 32(ii)  – Communication from UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/210-
IP/C/W/347/Add.110 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 – Information
from the CBD
WT/CTE/W/196-
IP/C/W/29721 June 2001 The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on
Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources,
Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, First Session,
Geneva, 30 April – 3 May 2001 – Submission by the
WIPO
WT/CTE/W/186 12 February 2001 Review of Article 27.3(b) – Communication from
Brazil
WT/CTE/W/182-
IP/C/W/2425 February 2001 Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Traditional
Knowledge – Statement by the WIPO
WT/CTE/W/176 27 October 2000 Peru's Experience with the Protection of Traditional
Knowledge and Access to Genetic Resources –
Submission by Peru
WT/CTE/W/156-
IP/C/W/198 (+Corr.1)14 July 2000 Protection of Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
– The Indian Experience – Submission by India
WT/CTE/W/146 23 June 2000 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic
Resources – Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/125 5 October 1999 The Relationship between the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) and theTRIPS Agreement:  With a Focus on Article 27.3 (b)
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/85 7 July 1998 Response  to Comments by the United States on
WT/CTE/W/65 –  Response by India
WT/CTE/W/66 29 September 1997 The Relationship of the TRIPS Agreement to the
Development, Access and Transfer of
Environmentally Sound Technologies and Products –
Input from India
WT/CTE/W/65 29 September 1997 The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and
the CBD – Communication from India
WT/CTE/W/50 20 May 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and the
TRIPS Agreement – Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/22 21 February 1996 Factors Affecting Transfer of Environmentally Sound
Technology – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/8 + Corr.1 8 June 1995 Environment and TRIPS – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/COM/1 30 January 1996 Liaison with the CBD – Communication from the
Chairman of the CTE
9. Item 9
The work programme envisaged in the Decision on Trade in Services and the
Environment
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/218 3 October 2002 Discussion Paper on the Environmental Effects of
Services Trade Liberalization – Note by the 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 – Communication from UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/67/Add.1 13 March 1998 Environmental Benefits of Removing Trade
Restrictions and Distortions in the Environmental
Services Sector – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/9 8 June 1995 Environment and Services – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
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
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/216 30 September 2002 Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Activities in 2002 – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance,
Capacity Building and Enhancing Information
Exchange – Input from the WTO, UNEP and MEA
Secretariats
WT/CTE/W/131 2 February 2000 Improving the Trade and Environment Pages of the
WTO Website – Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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B. BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS ON MEAS AND ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS '
ACTIVITIES
1. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and their Disposal
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/163 +
Corr.112 October 2000 The Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and
their Disposal – Communication from the Secretariat
of the Basel Convention
WT/CTE/W/130 +
Corr.19 February 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – Montreal Protocol
and the Basel Convention – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/90 20 July 1998 The Basel Convention – Recent Developments –
Communication from the Secretariat of the
Basel Convention
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the
PIC Convention, and the Convention on Biological
Diversity – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/65 29 September 1997 The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and
the CBD – Communication from India
WT/CTE/W/55 25 August 1997 Recent Trade-Related Developments in the
Basel Convention – Communication from the
Secretariat of the Basel Convention
WT/CTE/W/12 10 October 1995 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol and
the Basel Convention – Note by the WTO Secretariat
2. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Biosafety Protocol
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/210-
IP/C/W/347/Add.110 June 2002 Review of the Provisions of Article 27.3(b),
Relationship Between the TRIPS Agreement and theConvention on Biological Diversity and Protection of
Traditional Knowledge and Folklore – Information
from the Secretariat of the CBD
WT/CTE/W/190 1 May 2001 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/158 28 July 2000 Recent Developments in the CBD – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/149 28 June 2000 Response of the Executive Secretary of the CBD to
the Chair of the CTE – Communication from the
Secretariat of the CBDWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/136 30 March 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on
Biological Diversity – Te xt of the Protocol –
Communication from the Secretariat of the CBD
WT/CTE/W/125 5 October 1999 The Relationship between the CBD and the
TRIPS Agreement:  With a Focus on Article 27.3 (b)
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/124 9 August 1999 Convention on Biological Diversity – Draft Protocol
on Biosafety – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/117 28 June 1999 Convention on Biological Diversity – Draft Protocol
on Biosafety – Recent Developments – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
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 –  Communication from the
Secretariat of the CBD
WT/CTE/W/92 22 July 1998 The Convention on Biological Diversity –
Communication from the Secretariat of the CBD
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the
PIC Convention, and the Convention on Biological
Diversity – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/64 29 September 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and its
Relation to Trade – Communication from the
Executive Secretary of the CBD
WT/CTE/W/50 20 May 1997 The Convention on Biological Diversity and the
TRIPS Agreement – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/44 20 March 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on
Biological Diversity and the Montreal Protocol –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/COM/1 30 January 1996 Liaison with the CBD – Communication from the
Chairman of the CTE
WT/CTE/W/18 12 January 1996 Recent Developments in the Convention on
Biological Diversity – Note by the WTO Secretariat
3. The Convention for the Conservation of An tartic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/148 30 June 2000 The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources – Communication from the
Secretariat of the CCAMLR
WT/CTE/W/113 +
Corr.128 May 1999 The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources – Communication from the
Secretariat of the CCAMLRWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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4. The Convention on International Tr ade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/GEN/5 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002 –
Statement from the Secretariat of the CITES
WT/CTE/W/165 13 October 2000 The Relationship between the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora and the WTO – Communication
from the Secretariat of the CITES
WT/CTE/W/151 29 June 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – CITES and POPs
Convention – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/119 25 June 1999 Background note on the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora and WTO  – Communication from the
Secretariat of the CITES
WT/CTE/W/71 21 November 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/63 17 September 1997 The Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora –
Communication from the Secretariat of the CITES
5. The Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF)
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/164 12 October 2000 Intergovernmental Policy Deliberations on Forests –
Trade and Environment – Communication from the
Secretariat of the IFF
WT/CTE/W/140 20 June 2000 Recent Developments in the International Forum on
Forests – Full Text of the Programme Element of the
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/122 29 June 1999 The Intergovernmental Policy Dialogue on Forests –
The Intergovernmental  Forum on Forests of the
United Nations Commission on Sustainable
Development – Communication from the Secretariat
of the 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 onForests deliberations – Communication from the
Secretariat of the IFF
WT/CTE/W/48 14 May 1997 Results of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Panel on
Forests – Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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6. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/152 29 June 2000 Conservation Measures Taken by the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas –Communication from the Secretariat of the ICCAT
WT/CTE/W/95 31 July 1998 The International Commission for the Conservation
of Atlantic Tunas – Communication from Brazil
WT/CTE/W/87 16 July 1998 Stock Management Measures taken by the
International Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas in relation to trade measures –
Communication from the Secretariat of the ICCAT
7. The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/169 17 October 2000 The International Tropical Timber Agreement –
Communication from the Secretariat of the ITTO
WT/CTE/W/120 29 June 1999 Background Note on the International Tropical
Timber Organization – Communication from the
Secretariat of the ITTO
WT/CTE/W/89 20 July 1998 Recent Trade-Related Developments in the
International Tropical Timber Agreement –
Communication from the Secretariat of the ITTO
8. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/142 19 June 2000 Trade-Related Developments in the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer– Communication from the Secretariat of the
Montreal Protocol, UNEP
WT/CTE/W/130 +
Corr.19 February 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – Montreal Protocol
and the Basel Convention – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/115 25 June 1999 Trade Related Developments in the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
– Communication from the Secretariat of the Vienna
Convention and the Montreal Protocol, UNEP
WT/CTE/W/104 28 January 1999 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/68 14 November 1997 The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer:  Recent Developments – Note by the
WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/60 8 September 1997 Nature and Extent of Projects Supported by the
Multilateral Fund – Communication from the
Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for theImplementation of the Montreal Protocol
WT/CTE/W/57 28 August 1997 The Montreal Protocol and Trade Measures –
Communication from the Secretariat of the Vienna
Convention and the Montreal Protocol
WT/CTE/W/44 20 March 1997 Recent Developments in the Convention on
Biological Diversity and the Montreal Protocol –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/19 23 January 1996 Recent Developments at the Seventh Meeting of the
Parties to the Montreal Protocol – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/12 10 October 1995 Recent Developments in the Montreal Protocol and
the Basel Convention – Note by the WTO Secretariat
9. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Symbol Date Issued Topic
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 –Information Note by the OECD Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/133 29 February 2000 Ra pporteur's Report on the OECD Workshop on
Methodologies for Environmental Assessment of
Trade Liberalization Agreements – Communication
from the OECD Secretariat
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 Organic Pollutants (Stockholm
Convention)
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/193 19 June 2001 Recent Developments in MEAs – Stockholm
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants – Note
by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/166 16 October 2000 Draft Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention and
the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed
Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals
and Pesticides in International Trade –
Communication from UNEP ChemicalsWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/151 29 June 2000 Recent Developments in MEAs – CITES and the
Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention – Note by
the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/128 29 November 1999 Recent Developments in MEAs – Prior Informed
Consent and Persistent Organic Pollutants
Conventions – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/112 10 May 1999 Draft International Legally Binding Instrument for
Implementing International Action on Certain
Persistent Organic Pollutants – Recent Developments
– Note by the 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 Persistent Organic Pollutants Treaty –Communication from the Secretariat of UNEP
Chemicals on PIC and POPs Conventions
WT/CTE/W/86 8 July 1998 Recent Developments in the Basel Convention, the
Prior Informed Consent Convention, and theConvention on Biological Diversity – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/59 3 September 1997 The Proposed Prior Informed Consent and Persistent
Organic Pollutants Conventions – Communication
from UNEP Chemicals Secretariat
11. The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/220/Rev.1
WT/COMTD/W/106/
Rev.120 December 2002 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable
Development – Revision – Note by the 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 – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/56 28 August 1997 Results of the UN General Assembly Special Session
to Review the Implementation of Agenda 21  – Note
by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/42 4 February 1997 UNCED Follow-Up Work in GATT/WTO – Note by
the WTO Secretariat  for Submission to the Fifth
Session of the CSD
WT/CTE/W/30 +
Corr.122 May 1996 UNCED Follow-Up – Results of the Fourth Session
of the CSD, 18 April-3 May 1996 – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/7 18 May 1995 UNCED Follow-Up – Results of the Third Session of
the CSD, April 1995 – Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/3 10 March 1995 Report Submitted by the Secretariat to the CSD at its
Third Session, 11-28 April 1995 – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
12. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/214-
IP/C/W/35026 June 2002 Seminar on Systems for the Protection and
Commercialization of Traditional Knowledge –
Communiqué – New Delhi, 3-5 April 2002 –
Paragraph 32(ii)  – Communication from UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on
Trade, Environment and Development –
Communication from UNEP and UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/96 3 August 1998 UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Strengthening
Capacities in Developing Countries to Develop theirEnvironmental Services Sector, Geneva, 20-22 July
1998 – Communication from UNCTAD
13. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/213 12 June 2002 Enhancing Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness of
MEAs and the WTO – A Synthesis Report –
Contribution by UNEP
WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance,
Capacity Building and Enhancing Information
Exchange – Input from the WTO, UNEP and MEA
Secretariats
WT/CTE/W/206 8 May 2002 UNEP workshop on Capacity Building on
Environment, Trade and Development – 19-20 March2002, Geneva – Chairman's Summary – Contribution
by UNEP
WT/CTE/W/205 8 May 2002 UNEP Workshop on the Impacts of Trade-Related
Policies on Fisheries and Measures Required for theirSustainable Management – 15 March 2002, Geneva –
Chairman's Summary – Contribution by 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 –
Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/198 25 June 2001 UNEP High-Level Meeting on Developing Mutually
Supportive Trade and Environment Policies, Berlin –
Chairmen's Summary – Communication from UNEPWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/191 6 June 2001 Compliance and Dispute Settlement in the WTO and
in MEAs – Note by the WTO and UNEP Secretariats
WT/CTE/W/187 12 March 2001 UNEP Fisheries Subsidies Workshop – Chairman's
Summary – Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/184 12 February 2001 Chairman's Summary – UNEP Meeting on Enhancing
Synergies and Mutual Supportiveness of MEAs and
the WTO – Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/179 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000 –
Statement by the Executive Director of UNEP
WT/CTE/W/157 13 July 2000 Integrated Assessment of Trade-Related Policies –
Submission by UNEP
WT/CTE/W/155 7 July 2000 UNEP Statement at the Information Session with
MEAs – Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on
Trade, Environment and Development –Communication from UNEP and UNCTAD
WT/CTE/W/137 30 March 2000 UNEP Activities on Environment and Trade –
Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/94 22 July 1998 MEA Information Session  – Communication from
UNEP
14. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Symbol Date issued Topic
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 – Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/146 23 June 2000 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic
Resources – Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/135 29 February 2000 Update of FAO Activities Related to Fisheries –
Communication from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/127 27 October 1999 Chairman's Report on the FAO/Netherlands
Conference on the Multifunctional Character of
Agriculture and Land – Submission by Argentina
WT/CTE/W/126 12 October 1999 The FAO International Plan of Action for the
Management of Fishing Capacity and RelatedInitiatives for Sustainable Fisheries – Communication
from the FAO
WT/CTE/W/15 +
Corr.11 December 1995 Recent Developments in the FAO Code of Conduct
for Responsible Fisheries – Note by the WTO
SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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15. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Symbol Date Issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/201 2 October 2001 The UNFCCC – Recent developments – Note by the
WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/174 23 October 2000 The UNFCCC – Communication from the Secretariat
of the UNFCCC
WT/CTE/W/153 29 June 2000 Developments in the UNFCCC – Communication
from the Secretariat of the UNFCCC
WT/CTE/W/123 8 July 1999 The UNFCCC  – Communication from the Secretariat
of the UNFCCC
WT/CTE/W/74 3 March 1998 Recent Developments in the UNFCCC – The Kyoto
Protocol – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/61 16 September 1997 The UNFCCC – Communication from the Secretariat
of the UNFCCC
16. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/196-
IP/C/W/29721 June 2001 The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on
Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources,
Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, First Session,
Geneva, 30 April – 3 May 2001 – Submission by the
WIPO
WT/CTE/W/182-
IP/C/W/2425 February 2001 Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Traditional
Knowledge – Statement by the WIPO
17. Others
Symbol Date issued Topic
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 – Communication from
the Secretariat of the 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 ofthe Sea – Communication from the UN Division for
Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
WT/CTE/W/58 2 September 1997 Nature and Extent of GEF Projects in Assisting in the
Implementation of MEAs – Communication from the
Secretariat of the GEFWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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C. OTHER CTE D OCUMENTS
1. General Statements
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/GEN/5 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002 –
Statement from the Secretariat of the CITES
WT/CTE/GEN/4 20 November 2002 Regular Session of the CTE of 8 October 2002 –
Statement from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/198 25 June 2001 UNEP High-Level Meeting on "Developing Mutually
Supportive Trade and Environment Policies", Berlin,
20-22 March 2001 – Chairmen's Summary –
Communication from UNEP
WT/CTE/W/179 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000 –
Statement by the Executive Director of UNEP
WT/CTE/W/178 28 November 2000 MEA Information Session, 24 October 2000 –
Statement by the Director-General of the WTO
WT/CTE/W/159 21 September 2000 WTO Regional Seminar on Trade and Environment,
Libreville, Gabon, 11-13 July 2000 – Submission by
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 – Submission
by Zimbabwe
WT/CTE/W/54-
WT/COMTD/W/304 August 1997 Statement by Prime Mi nister Goh Chok Tong of the
Republic of Singapore at the 19th Special Session of
the UN General Assembly, 24 June 1997 –
Communication from Singapore
2. Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building Activities
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/216 30 September 2002 Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Activities in 2002 – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/209 5 June 2002 MEA Information Session on Technical Assistance,
Capacity Building and Enhancing Information
Exchange – Input from the WTO, UNEP and MEA
Secretariats
WT/CTE/W/138 4 April 2000 UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on
Trade, Environment and Development –
Communication from UNEP and UNCTADWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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3. Observer Status of Intergovernmental Organizations
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/41/Rev.10
WT/CTE/INF/631 January 2003 International Intergovernmental Organisations –
Observer Status in the CTE
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
WT/CTE/COM/9 9 July 2001 Request for Observer Status by the International
Tropical Timber Organization
WT/CTE/COM/8 1 May 2001 Request for Observer Status by the World Health
Organization
WT/CTE/COM/7 18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the Gulf Organization
for Industrial Consulting
WT/CTE/COM/6 +
Add.118 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the Organization of
the Petroleum Exporting Countries
WT/CTE/COM/5 18 September 2000 Request for Observer Status by the League of Arab
States
WT/CTE/COM/4 27 February 1998 Observer Status of the World Intellectual Property
Organization
WT/CTE/COM/3 23 February 1996 Observer Status of the World Customs Organization
WT/CTE/COM/2 23 February 1996 Observer Status of the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization
4. Bibliographies
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/W/49/Add.1 7 October 2002 Selected Bibliography on Trade and Environment –
Note by the 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 – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/129 2 February 2000 Annotated Bibliography of Selected Literature
Concerning the Use of Trade Measures in MEAs –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/72 26 November 1997 Methodologies for Environmental Valuation:  A
Selected Bibliography – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/W/49 16 May 1997 Selected Bibliography on Trade and Environment –
Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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5. Annual Reports including the 1996 Singapore Report
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/7 16 October 2002 2002 CTE Report
WT/CTE/6 5 October 2001 2001 CTE Report
WT/CTE/5 30 October 2000 2000 CTE Report
WT/CTE/4 14 October 1999 1999 CTE Report
WT/CTE/3 30 October 1998 1998 CTE Report
WT/CTE/2 26 November 1997 1997 CTE Report
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 Chairman of the Committee
WT/CTE/W/13/Rev.1 19 February 1997 Draft Rules of Procedure for CTE Meetings
6. Reports of the CTE Meetings
Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/M/31 2 December 2002 Report of the Meeting Held on 8 October 2002 – Note
by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/30 11 September 2002 Report of the Meeting Held on 13-14 June 2002 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/29 7 May 2002 Report of the Meeting Held on 21 March 2002 – Note
by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/28 31 October 2001 Report of the Meeting Held on 4 October 2001 – Note
by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/27 8 August 2001 Report of the Meeting Held on 27-28 June 2001 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/26 30 March 2001 Report of the Meeting Held on 13-14 February 2001
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/25 12 December 2000 Report of the Meeting Held on 24-25 October 2000 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/24 19 September 2000 Report of the Meeting Held on 5-6 July 2000 – Note
by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/23 +
Corr.15 April 2000 Report of the Meeting Held on 29 February-
1 March 2000 – Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/22 29 October 1999 Report of the Meeting Held on 12 October 1999 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/21 26 July 1999 Report of the Meeting Held on 29-30 June 1999 –
Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date issued Topic
WT/CTE/M/20 +
Corr.119 March 1999 Report of the Meeting Held on 18-19 February 1999
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/19 30 November 1998 Report of the Meeting Held on 26-27 October 1998 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/18 10 August 1998 Report of the Meeting Held on 23-24 July 1998 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/17 9 April 1998 Report of the Meeting Held on 19-20 March 1998 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/16 19 December 1997 Report of the Meeting Held on 24-25 November 1997
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/15 20 November 1997 Report of the Meeting Held on 22-24 September 1997
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/14 25 June 1997 Report of the Meeting Held on 21-22 May 1997 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/13 22 November 1996 Report of the Meeting Held on 6-8 November 1996 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/12 21 October 1996 Report of the Meeting Held on 11-13 September 1996
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/11 +
Corr.122 August 1996 Report of the Meeting Held on 24-25 July 1996 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/10 12 July 1996 Report of the Meeting Held on 20-21 June 1996 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/9 11 June 1996 Report of the Meeting Held on 28-29 May 1996 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/8 + Corr.1 11 April 1996 Report of the Meeting Held on 25-26 March 1996 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/7 22 March 1996 Report of the Meeting Held on 26-29 February 1996
– Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/6 + Corr.1 17 January 1996 Report of the Meeting Held on 14 December 1995 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/5 + Corr.1 30 November 1995 Report of the Meeting Held on 26-27 October 1995 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/4 10 October 1995 Report of the Meeting Held on 12 September 1995 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/3 + Corr.1 18 July 1995 Report of the Meeting Held on 21-22 June 1995 –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/2 8 May 1995 Report of the Meeting Held on 6 April 1995 – Note
by the WTO Secretariat
WT/CTE/M/1 6 March 1995 Report of the Meeting Held on 16 February 1995 –
Note by the WTO SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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II. DOCUMENTS CIRCULATED IN THE CTE SPECIAL SESSIONS
A. PARAGRAPH 31(i) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION
Symbol Date issued Topic
TN/TE/S/3 31 January 2003 Compilation of Submissions Under Paragraph 31(i)
of the Doha Declaration – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
TN/TE/W/16 6 November 2002 Statement by Switzerland at the CTE Special Session
on 10 October 2002 – Paragraph 31(i) – Submission
by Switzerland
TN/TE/W/13 8 October 2002 Specific Trade Obligations (STOs) –
Paragraph 31(i)– Submission by the Republic of
Korea
TN/TE/W/12 3 October 2002 Negotiations Under Paragraph 31(i) of the Doha
Ministerial Declaration – Paragraph 31(i) –
Submission from New Zealand
TN/TE/W/11 3 October 2002 Contribution on Paragraph 31(i) of the Doha
Ministerial Declaration – Paragraph 31(i) –
Submission by the Separate Customs Territory of
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
TN/TE/W/10 3 October 2002 The Relationship Between Existing WTO Rules and
Specific Trade Obligations Set Out in MEAS –
Paragraph 31(i) – Submission by Japan
WT/CTE/W/215-
TN/TE/W/923 September 2002 Energy Taxation, Subsidies and Incentives in OECD
Countries and their Economic and Trade Implicationson Developing Countries, in Particular Developing
Oil Producing and Exporting Countries – Submission
by Saudi Arabia
TN/TE/W/7 7 June 2002 Suggested Procedure for the Negotiations under
Paragraph 31(i) of the Doha Declaration – Submission
by Australia
TN/TE/W/4 6 June 2002 MEAs: Implementation of the Doha Development
Agenda – Paragraph 31(i) – Submission by
Switzerland
TN/TE/W/2 23 May 2002 Mandate under Paragraph 31(i) of the Doha
Declaration on Trade and Environment – Submission
by the Argentine Republic
TN/TE/S/1 23 May 2002 MEAs and WTO Rules – Proposals Made in the CTE
from 1995-2002 – Note by the WTO Secretariat
TN/TE/W/1 21 March 2002 MEAs: Implementation of the Doha Development
Agenda – Paragraph 31(i) – Submission by the
European CommunitiesWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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B. PARAGRAPH 31(ii) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION
Symbol Date issued Topic
TN/TE/S/4 31 January 2003 Observer Status – Note by the WTO Secretariat
TN/TE/W/15 17 October 2002 MEAs: Information Exchange and Observer Status –
Paragraph 31(ii)– Submission by the European
Communities
TN/TE/S/2 10 June 2002 Existing Forms of Cooperation and Information
Exchange between UNEP/MEAs and the WTO –
Paragraph 31 (ii) – Note by the WTO Secretariat
TN/TE/W/5 6 June 2002 Contribution of the United States on Paragraph 31(ii)
of the Doha Ministerial Declaration – Communication
from the United States
C. PARAGRAPH 31(iii) OF THE DOHA DECLARATION
Symbol Date issued Topic
TN/TE/W/19 28 January 2003 Negotiations on Environmental Goods: Efficient,
Lower-Carbon and Pollutant-Emitting Fuels and
Technologies – Paragraph 31(iii) – Submission by the
State of Qatar
TN/TE/W/18 22 November 2002 List of Environmental Goods – Paragraph 31(iii) –
Note by the WTO Secretariat
TN/TE/W/17 + Corr.1
TN/MA/W/15 + Corr.120 November 2002 Market Access for Non-Agricultural Products –
Communication from Japan
TN/TE/W/14 9 October 2002 Environmental Goods – Paragraph 31(iii) –
Submission by the State of Qatar
TN/TE/W/8 9 July 2002 Negotiations on Environmental Goods –
Paragraph 31(iii) – Communication from the
United States
TN/TE/W/6 6 June 2002 Environmental Goods – Paragraph 31(iii) –
Submission by New Zealand
D. REPORTS OF CTE S PECIAL SESSION MEETINGS
Symbol Date issued Topic
TN/TE/R/4 21 January 2003 Summary Report on the MEA Information Session on
Paragraph 31(ii) of the Doha Declaration,
12 November 2002 – Note by the WTO Secretariat
TN/TE/R/3 31 October 2002 Summary Report on the Third Meeting of the
Committee on Trade and Environment Special
Session, 10-11 October 2002 – Note by the WTO
SecretariatWT/CTE/INF/5/Rev.1
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Symbol Date issued Topic
TN/TE/R/2 25 July 2002 Summary Report on the Second Meeting of the
Committee on Trade and Environment Special
Session, 11-12 June 2002 – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
TN/TE/R/1 19 April 2002 Summary Report on the First Meeting of the
Committee on Trade and Environment Special
Session, 22 March 2002 – Note by the WTO
Secretariat
E. OTHERS
Symbol Date issued Topic
TN/TE/INF/3 23 December 2002 UNEP-MEA Meeting on Enhancing MEA and WTO
Information Exchange, Palais des Nations, Geneva,
11 November 2002 – Chairman’s Summary –Submission by the UNEP
TN/TE/INF/2 19 December 2002 UNEP-MEA Meeting on Enhancing MEA and WTO
Information Exchange, Palais des Nations, Geneva,
11 November 2002 – Submission by the UNEP
TN/TE/4 + Corr.1 2 December 2002 Report by the Chairperson of the Special Session of
the Committee on Trade and Environment to the
Trade Negotiations Committee
TN/TE/3 2 December 2002 Report by the Chairperson of the Special Session of
the Committee on Trade and Environment to the
Trade Negotiations Committee
TN/TE/2 4 July 2002 Statement by the Chairperson of the Special Session
of the Committee on Trade and Environment to the
Trade Negotiations Committee
WT/COMTD/W/99-
WT/CTE/W/208-
TN/TE/W/33 June 2002 Sustainability Impact Assessment – Communication
from the European Communities
TN/TE/1 12 April 2002 Statement by the Chairperson of the Special Session
of the Committee on Trade and Environment to the
Trade Negotiations Committee, 22 March 2002
TN/TE/INF/1 18 March 2002 List of Working Documents on MEAs Circulated in
the CTE – Note by the WTO Secretariat
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