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CODEX TASK FORCE COMPLETES THREE BIOTECH GUIDELINES
CODEX TASK FORCE COMPLETES THREE BIOTECH GUIDELINES A set of new international guidelines related to biotech products have recently been agreed, potentially facilitating trade in cases where trace levels of genetically modified material is found. The Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, at its meeting in Chiba, Japan, from 24 to 28…
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NO OUTCOME IN SIGHT FOR ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING UNDER THE BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION
NO OUTCOME IN SIGHT FOR ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING UNDER THE BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION Two closely related subsidiary bodies of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) recently gathered in Montreal to negotiate outstanding elements in support of the implementation of the CBD. The fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing…
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CHINA UNDER FIRE AT WTO FOR LIMITING EXPORTS OF NATURAL RESOURCES
CHINA UNDER FIRE AT WTO FOR LIMITING EXPORTS OF NATURAL RESOURCES Some of China’s trading partners have targeted the country’s policies limiting exports of coke, steel and trace metals. The US, the EU and Japan submitted documents at the WTO, which were discussed at a 15 October meeting of the Committee on Market Access that reviewed Beijing’s…
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Steel Industry Looking Ahead to a Post-Kyoto World
At its annual meeting in Berlin, the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) Board of Directors announced a plan to collect voluntary carbon emissions data in order to devise a plan to fight climate change. IISI is entering the next stage in its “Global Sectoral Approach” for steel, starting with collecting data in order to…
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Environmental Groups Sumbit Amicus Brief in Brazil-Tyres Case
Environmental groups continue to call on the EU to withdraw its appeal of a WTO ruling against Brazil’s import restrictions on retreaded tyres. In the dispute, the EU had argued that the import measures were motivated by a desire to protect local tyre manufacturers from import competition, rather than by the pursuit of genuine public health…
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EU Agrees One-Year Extension of Duties on Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs
On 13 October, European foreign ministers rubber-stamped a one-year extension of anti-dumping duties on energy efficient light bulbs imported from China, as well as smaller producers such as Pakistan, Vietnam and the Philippines. Brussels has imposed the duties of up to 66 percent since 2001, claiming that “state intervention or other market distortions” meant that the…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar, http://www.trade-environment.org/page/calendar.htm. Coming up in the next two weeks 16-20 October, Santiago del Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain: CMS SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM, WHALE-WATCHING SYMPOSIUM AND MEETING TO DEVELOP AN AGREEMENT AND ACTION PLAN FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT…
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the Bridges staff to Malena Sell at msell@ictsd.ch. FOOD MILES OR POVERTY ERADICATION: THE MORAL DUTY TO EAT AFRICAN STRAWBERRIES AT CHRISTMAS. By Benito Müller, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies…