OECD Trade and Environment Working Papers

ISSN :
1816-6881 (online)
DOI :
10.1787/18166881
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Selected studies addressing the policy interface between trade and environment prepared for use within the OECD. They address such issues a liberalizing trade in goods that affect the environment, and trade in environmental goods and services.
 

Issues of Dual Use and Reviewing Product Coverage of Environmental Goods You or your institution have access to this content

Authors:
Joy A. Kim1
Author Affiliations
  • 1: OECD, France

Publication Date
29 Mar 2007
Bibliographic information
No:
2007/01
Pages
18
DOI
10.1787/113773714837

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Importing "environmental" goods which are also used for other than environmental purposes and ensuring that they represent the most appropriate technology for a particular environmental problem are key concerns to be addressed in the approaches currently being discussed under paragraph 31(iii) of the Doha Agenda. By drawing lessons from experiences with WTO sectoral agreements such as the Agreements on Information Technology (ITA), Trade in Pharmaceutical Products and Trade in Civil Aircraft as well as relevant national schemes, this paper explores possible options to address these two issues.
Keywords:
environmental goods, WTO