Environmental Requirements and Market Access

Investigating over twenty cases where exports from developing countries faced new environmental requirements, this OECD report examines how environmental requirements can be trade barriers for developing countries. These case studies, covering a diverse number of products and exporting countries, tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2005
Series:OECD Trade Policy Studies
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Executive Summary
  • US Import Procedures for Gasoline
  • Limits on Pesticide Residues in Tea
  • Limits on Formaldehyde in Textiles
  • Limits on Chemical Residues in Leather Goods
  • Standards for Organic Foods and Beverages
  • Adapting Turtle-excluder Devices to Local Conditions
  • Phytosanitary Measures Affecting the Import of Fresh Durian Fruit
  • Private Certification of a Fishery as Sustainable
  • Eco-labels for Cut Flowers
  • Japan's Regulations Affecting the Labelling of Organic Plant Products
  • Acronyms
  • Case Studies on Environmental Requirements and Market Access
  • Developing an International Standard for "Green" Tourism
  • Limiting Pesticide Residues in Pineapples
  • Limits on Cadmium in Plastics and PVC
  • Limits on Pesticide Residues in Snow Peas
  • Limits on Aromatic Amines in Textiles Coloured with Azo Dyes
  • The European Union's Import Procedures for Organic Foods and Beverages
  • Phasing Out Methyl Bromide
  • Sustainability Labels for Wood and Wood Products
  • The International Fruit Container Organisation (IFCO) Returnable Packaging Initiative
  • Mangrove Protection Initiatives and Farmed Shrimp