1. THE MEA - WTO RELATIONSHIP MUKUL SANWAL UNFCCC secretariat 11 November 2002

2. 2 INSTITUTIONAL OVERLAP - TWO LEGAL REGIMES -DIFFERENT APPROACHES A COMMON GOAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NEED FOR INNOVATION

3. 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. 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. 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. 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

7. 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. 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