OECD Trade and Environment Working Papers
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.
- ISSN: 18166881 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/18166881
Issues of Dual Use and Reviewing Product Coverage of Environmental Goods
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: WTO, environmental goods
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