Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-I§3 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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One of the key trade-related developments and achievements during the reference period includes the formulation of progressive new energy and climate change policies.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§38 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The EC maintains its strong commitment to environmental protection and the fight against climate change in its trade policy, including through its work in the Committee on Trade and Environment and its Special Session.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§38 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The EC promotes the liberalization of trade in environmental goods and services and seeks a clarification of the relationship between WTO and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs).
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§58, 84 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In accordance with its Global Europe strategy, the EC has decided to aim at a new generation of WTO-compatible FTAs designed to promote sustainable development and which therefore include high environmental and labour standards.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§68 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The 2006 renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy aims at ensuring that all European trade measures are supportive of sustainable development both a the EU and in partner countries.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§70 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The EC has been including provisions and commitments on implementing social and environmental standards in its contractual bilateral agreements with the view to foster sustainable development.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§70 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The EC continues to be devoted to multilateral action to ensure that trade rules are supportive of sustainable development, as shown by its ambitious stance in the DDA negotiations on Trade and Environment and, on the social sustainability side, by its support for appropriate special and differential treatment for developing countries across the key negotiating areas of the DDA.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§71 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The EU has been playing a major role in the fight against climate change, actively supporting the climate change negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to agree on a new post-Kyoto climate regime at the international level and strengthening its Emission Trading System (EU ETS) domestically in order to meet aggressive carbon reduction targets.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§72 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The EU has been persistently supporting the liberalization of trade in environmental goods and services within the DDA negotiations.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/214 |
G-III§72 |
European Union |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The EC has been pursuing early liberalization of environmental goods and services in its FTAs under negotiation.
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