1. THE MEA - WTO RELATIONSHIP
MUKUL SANWAL
UNFCCC secretariat
Technical presentation of text
Relatively new text in its current form
Elements brought together from other texts in the CNT
11 November 2002

2. INSTITUTIONAL OVERLAP
- TWO LEGAL REGIMES
- DIFFERENT APPROACHES
A COMMON GOAL
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
NEED FOR INNOVATION
Scope is the parts of the Article 7.4 text
conceptual elaboration of AA modalities – from Art7
registries are their operationalisation – from mechs
C&A is database and reports for summarising emission and AA data – for the compliance assessment – from Art8
Doc references
Presentation represents current texts (no dec 5/CP.6)
These could change in future, but this is current stance

3. MUTUAL SUPPORTIVENESS
DOHA MANDATE
CONFLICTS ABOUT RULES OF SEPARATE REGIMES THAT ARE CONTESTED
JOHANNESBURG MANDATE
INEFFICIENCIES ARISING FROM EFFORTS TO REAP BENEFITS
TRADE, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

4. MODALITIES OF COOPERATION
VARIETY OF EXPERIMENTS WITH PROCEDURES
TO DEAL WITH SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
AND THE ARRANGEMENTS GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL TRADE
DEVICES FOR HANDLING THESE ISSUES - CTE, DSU, COPS, CSD
AD-HOC NEGOTIATION AS THE PREDOMINANT MECHANISM
FOR SOME TIME

5. DOHA PROGRAM OF WORK - DEFINITIONS
- CONFLICTS BETWEEN RULES GOVERNING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REGULATIONS ARISE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
- CASE LOAD IN THE COURTS
- DISSATISFACTION WITH JUDGEMENTS LEADS TO APPEALS TO LEGISLATURES
- IN CONTROVERSIAL CASES, HEATED BATTLES, ADJUSTMENTS IN REGIMES
OUTCOMES REFLECT POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF GROUPS WHOSE INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED

6. JOHANNESBURG PROGRAM OF WORK
ACHIEVEING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- CTE, CTD
- REFORM OF SUBSIDIES
- COOPERATION BETWEEN SECRETARIATS
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
TO IDENTIFY LINKAGES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
BENEFITS OF TRADE LIBERALISATION
HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOUR STANDARDS, HEALTH
PUBLIC - PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Similar system to that used by banks
AIPs have national registries – duplicated/compatible
Have different kinds of account – held by Party and LEs
Can do transactions between a/cs – in or between registries
Also a CDM registry on behalf of NAIPs
for CDM needs, operated by the executive board
EB issues CERs
transfers of CERs to AIP registries
Transaction log
another computer which monitors transactions as they are proposed and implemented
Unit held in only one account at a time
3 components of registry system need to be (a) electronic and (b) standardized sufficiently to be compatible

7. MEA AND WTO RELATIONSHIP
PROMOTE MUTUAL SUPPORTIVENESS
CONSISTENT WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
IN SUPPORT OF THE WORK PROGRAMME AGREED THROUGH WTO
MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF BOTH SETS OF INTRUMENTS

8. NEED FOR A WORK PROGRAMME
[1] INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS REGIMES AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROVISIONS
[2] DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, COMPLIANCE AND COP’S
[3] ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
[4] COMPETITIVENESS CONCERNS
[5] EFFECTS OF MEASURES TAKEN UNDER MEA’S
REACT TO BOTH WORK PROGRAMMES