Discussion Papers

Discussion Papers for the Havana Workshop on Trade and Environment (30 May - 2 June 2000)

(Also see Note to correspondents on the meeting)

Title of Draft Papers		Prepared by: Country/Organization
Draft Report of the Workshop		UNCTAD

Biodiversity

Biodiversity Law of Costa Rica		Costa Rica

Sui generis system for the protection of plant varieties and the protection of traditional knowledge of indigenous communities - Experience in Costa Rica		Costa Rica

Cuban Experiences in the Development of a Sui Generis System for the Protection of Plant Varieties		Cuba

Review of Article 27.3 (b) of the TRIPS Agreement - Costa Rican Experience		Costa Rica

Benefit Sharing - Experience of Costa Rica		Costa Rica

Biodiversity - Experiences with benefit sharing (Brazil)		Brazil

Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), in particular The Biosafety Protocol

The Compatibility of recent MEAs with the WTO Rules		FIELD

Trading Opportunities for Environmentally Preferable Products (EPPs) for developing countries

Environmental Preferable Products - Experience of Costa Rica		Costa Rica

Organic Agriculture In Asia: Implications To Development, Environment And Trade In Developing Countries		Angelina Briones University of the Philippines Los Banos

Paper : Environmentally Preferable Products - A preliminary assessment of the status of this sector in South Africa Presentation		South Africa

Market Access - Agricultural Products

Production and trade in Organic Agricultural products		India

Overview of the TBT and SPS Agreements and its possible Implications for INDIA Presentation : Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, SPS Measures		India

Environmental Restrictions in Honey and Coffee (in Spanish)		Cuba

Market Access - Fisheries Sector

Paper : A Review about the Environmental Requirements for Cuban Fisher Product Exports Presentation		Cuba

Market Access - Agriculture : Trade Liberalization and the Environment

The Agriculture Sector: Environmental Benefits of Trade Liberalization		Brazil

Market Access - Textiles : Trade Liberalization and the Environment

MEAs, Institutional Capacity Building, Transfer of Eco-Technologies and Market Access : The Experience of Tunisia (In French)		Tunisia


Domestically Prohibited Goods

Domestically Prohibited Goods - Experience of Costa Rica		Costa Rica

Domestically Prohibited Goods - Hazardous wastes		Brazil

Table of Contents Summary Paper : Domestically Prohibited Goods - the Philippine Experience		The Philippines

Capacity Building for Technology Transfer

Tanzania highlighted aspects from its paper presented at the first regional workshop Transfer of Technology		Tanzania

Technology Transfer

Transferencia de Tecnología - Experiencia de Costa Rica		Costa Rica

International Mechanisms for Clean Technologies Transfer Access and Limitations - Cuban National Experiences Presentation		Cuba

Conclusions

Presentation : Conclusions, Recommendations and Preparing for future events