Environmental Requirements and Market Access

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ISBN Number: 9264013741
Publication Date: 28/11/2005
Pages: 288

Do environmental regulations block exports from developing countries? Whose responsibility is it to ensure that exports do not end up rotting in the ports of destination? Are voluntary environmental standards, like for organic foods, in fact obligatory for any developing-country exporter who wants to stay in the market? Or do such environmental requirements actually increase export opportunities while reducing environmental impacts and making products safer?

Investigating over twenty cases where exports from developing countries faced new environmental requirements, this OECD report addresses these and other questions. These case studies, covering a diverse number of products and exporting countries, trace a number of environmental regulations, standards and labelling schemes, from conception through implementation. In so doing, they highlight the difference that sensitivity to potential trade effects can make when designing environmental regulations and standards. They also show that timely technical assistance has played a crucial role in helping exporters from developing countries adjust to new environmental requirements without suffering adverse trade effects.

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Executive Summary
Part I. Addressing Market Access Concerns of Developing Countries Arising from Environmental and Health Requirements: Lessons from National Experiences

Lessons from National Experiences

Part II. Case Studies on Environmental Requirements and Market Access

Chapter 1. Limits on Formaldehyde in Textiles
Chapter 2. Limits on Aromatic Amines in Textiles Coloured with Azo Dyes
Chapter 3. Limits on Chemical Residues in Leather Goods
Chapter 4. Limits on Cadmium in Plastics and PVC
Chapter 5. US Imports Procedures for Gasoline
Chapter 6. Limits on Pesticide Residues in Snow Peas
Chapter 7. Limits on Pesticide Residues in Tea
Chapter 8. Limiting Pesticide Residues in Pineapples
Chapter 9. Phytosanitary Measures Affecting the Import of Fresh Durian Fruit
Chapter 10. Sustainability Lables for Wood and Wood Products
Chapter 11. Adapting Turtle-Excluder Devices to Local Conditions
Chapter 12. Phasing Out Methyl Bromide
Chapter 13. Standards for Organic Food and Beverages
Chapter 14. The European Union's Import Procedures for Organic Food and Beverages
Chapter 15. Japan's Regulations Affecting the Labelling of Organic Plant Products
Chapter 16. Regulating "Organic" Food Labels in the United States
Chapter 17. Eco-Labels for Cut Flowers
Chapter 18. Mangrove Protection Initiatives and Farmed Shrimp
Chapter 19. Private Certification of a Fishery as Sustainable
Chapter 20 The International Fruit Container Organisation (IFCO) Returnable Package Initiative
Chapter 21. Developing an International Standard for "Green" Tourism

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