Environmental Requirements and Market Access
![image of Environmental Requirements and Market Access image of Environmental Requirements and Market Access](https://assets.oecdcode.org/covers/100/g2gh5e11.jpg)
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, 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.
Also available in: French
- Click to access:
-
Click to download PDF - 2.15MBPDF
Sustainability Labels for Wood and Wood Products
This chapter describes a Dutch bill to make registration of the origin and production process of wood and wood products compulsory. It reflects the Dutch government’s and the country’s “green” party’s wish to reduce the pressures on forests, and particularly tropical forests.
Also available in: French
- Click to access:
-
Click to download PDF - 241.97KBPDF