International Trade Treaties and Environmental Protection Measures

Author(s):  
Robin Griffith1
Author(s):  
Yanti Ahmad Shafiee

An environmental protection measure will have an effect on international trade when it affects market access of goods and services. The objectives of this paper are to explore the international trade rules that need to be complied by the government of Malaysia with respect to invoking environmental protection measures and secondly, to look into the government’s compliance with international trade rules when invoking such measures. The international trade rules that need to be complied in this study are the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Malaysia’s environmental protection measures can be found in Malaysia’s domestic laws such as the Plant Quarantine Act 1976, Food Act 1983, Fisheries Act 1985 and national policies. The methodology employed in this study was by analyzing WTO and GATT agreements and decisions by the Dispute Settlement Bodies of the WTO in international dispute cases and also by analyzing Malaysia’s regulations in order to find out how far the government has complied with these international trade rules. The significance of this study is to recognize Malaysia’s efforts in dealing with international trade rules when invoking environmental protection measures.


1997 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-316
Author(s):  
E. A. Artemenko ◽  
O. A. Troshkin ◽  
L. A. Tarasova

2013 ◽  
Vol 869-870 ◽  
pp. 786-790
Author(s):  
Chen Chen Zhang

The strategies for sustainable development have been included in the medium and long term plan of 2010 for national economic and social development. Protecting the environment is the most important prerequisite and safeguards for the sustainable development strategy. In the study, we described the history of the environmental problems in the world, the proposal and implications of sustainable development, and outlined the dialectical relationship of development with the environment. The environmental protection measures for sustainable development were proposed here, according to the environmental situation severely affecting its biophysical environment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Malenović-Nikolić

The use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) methodology for the assessment of mining and energy complex impact on water quality involves the ranking of key environmental aspects and the prioritization of environmental protection measures. This paper reduces the choice of indicators to four dominant effects of operational activities, which to the largest extent disturb the quality of basic environmental elements. The criteria were developed with the aim to facilitate the comparison of results from multiple mining and energy complexes, improve safety system modelling, and facilitate the assessment of the effects of critical operational activities on water quality. Key words: environmental, energy complex, indicators, safety engineering, water


2021 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
pp. 03002
Author(s):  
Yingying Wu

The Environmental Impact Assessment system, referred to as the EIA system, is to evaluate the impact of the implementation of the plan or the construction and operation of the project on the environment, combine the surrounding environmental quality status, propose ecological or environmental protection measures,then evaluate the effectiveness of the measures, and draw a conclusion on the feasibility of the project(planning) in terms of environmental protection.This article summarizes the role and progress in environmental protection in the two aspects of planning and construction projects in recent years.Comprehensively selected cases found that both planning or construction project environmental assessment have played an important role in predicting the possible impact of planning or construction projects on the environment and ecology, and proposed feasible and effective environmental protection measures.After the planning or construction project adopts the conclusions and suggestions, as long as the "Three Simultaneous" regulations are followed, the impact of the planning or construction project on the environment or ecology can be prevented or effectively reduced. When it is necessary to conduct postevaluation of environmental impact, verify the actual conditions of the construction project, such as emissions and actual production processes.


2007 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Krishna P. Pant

International trade of the goods and services has implications to environment via their effects on environment on production and consumption. Agriculture being closely linked with the natural environment the trade of agricultural products and the inputs required for agriculture affects the environment. This paper attempts to identify and analyze trade issues of environmental protection that mainly falls under the purview of Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade under the World Trade Organization. The analyses will be helpful to identify and understand trade remedy measures that protect environment required for more sustainable agricultural development. The Journal of AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Vol. 8, 2007, pp. 30-37


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