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United States

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
Feb/ March 2007 Brussels, Belgium Regulatory Reform and Cooperation Foreign Trade Standards Often Ignore Science, U.S. Group Says Full Report
Feb; March 2007 Brussels, Belgium Disputes Over Beef Hormones, Husk Kits, Biotechnology and Energy, citing Foreign Trade Standards Often Ignore Science, U.S. Group Says US-EU Issues Full Report 
June 2006 Brussels, Belgium U.S. reservations about the European Union’s (EU’s) proposed regulatory framework for chemical substances/ citing Foreign Trade Standards Often Ignore Science, U.S. Group Says Chemicals:  Latest News; Major Statements & More  Full Report
May 2005 Washington, DC House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Trade, Hearing on the Future of the World Trade Organization

 
Statement of Terence P. Stewart, Esq., Stewart and Stewart Full Report
12/2004 Brussels, Belgium America in Context
Trans-Atlantic Trade

 
Exporting US Protectionsim Full Report
11/2004 Warsaw, Poland Science and Technology Ducking the Truth About Europe's GMO Policy
 
Full Report:
1) English
2) Polish
10/6/2004 Brussels, Belgium US/EU Issues Article Alert - Exporting US Protectionism
 
Full Report
10/2004 Brussels, Belgium Genetically Modified Food And Feed Reports and Articles - Ducking the Truth About EU GM Policy
 
Full Report
Fall 2004 Berlin, Germany US Policy and Issues/Business and Trade Info Alert - Exporting US Protectionism
 
Full Report:
1) Sect.1
2) Sect.2
5/6/2003 Vienna, Austria U.S. Policy and Issues - Biotechnology Latest News Foreign Trade Standards Often Ignore Science, U.S. Group Says
 
 
5/6/2003 Washington D.C. Economic Issues - Biotech Foreign Trade Standards Often Ignore Science, U.S. Group Says
 
Full Report
5/6/2003 Brussels, Belgium US/EU Trade Foreign Trade Standards Often Ignore Science, U.S. Group Says
 
Full Report
5/6/2003 Tokyo, Japan US Trade Policy Foreign Trade Standards Often Ignore Science, U.S. Group Says
 
Full Report
5/6/2003 Australia and Italy Washington File Foreign Trade Standards Often Ignore Science, U.S. Group Says
 
Full Report:
1) Australia
2) Italy
5/2003 Paris, France American Economy / International Trade Looking Behind the Curtain...
 
Full Report
2003 Brussels, Belgium Economy and Trade Recent Reports 2003: Looking Behind the Curtain...
 
Full Report

 

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European Union

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
December 2006 Heldref Publications   Raising Global Standards: Hazardous Substances and e-Waste Management in the European Union – at fn# 55 & accompanying text Full Report
10/2006 European Commission Directorate General, Joint Research Centre

 
Scientific Strategy; Technology Foresight; European Training
Foundation
European Universities Learn Importance of Technology Transfer Full Report
2005 Library Catalogue, Center High Studies for Defense,Italian Ministry of Defense Protectionism Exporting Europe’s Protectionism Full Report
2005/2006 The British Library Board/ British Library Direct International Relations; Trade Exporting Europe’s Protectionism    Full Report
12/2005 European Commission Libraries Catalogue Trade barriers; WTO; Agricultural products; GMO; Biotechnology;
Agricultural trade
Looking Behind the Curtain: The Growth of Trade Barriers that Ignore Sound Science Full Report
11/2005 Research Directorate-General European Commission, Brussels
 
Use of Precautionary Principle as a Disguised Trade Barrier EU Commission Follow-up Response to ITSSD WLF Monograph Full Report
8/2005 Research Directorate-General European Commission, Brussels Use of Precautionary Principle as a Disguised Trade Barrier EU Commission Response to ITSSD Precautionary Preference Study Full Report
5/2005 ACP-EU-Trade.org US/EU Trade Enlightened Environmentalism or Disguised Protectionism: Assessing the Impact of EU Precaution-based Standards on Developing Countries Full Report
10/2003 EU Delegation of the European Commission, Wash., DC US/EU Trade EU Commission Response to L.A. Kogan Paper on EU regulations and the Precautionary Principle
 
Full Report
9/2003 ACP-EU-Trade.org US/EU Trade EU Regulation, Standardization and the Precautionary Principle: The Art of Crafting a Three-Dimensional Trade Strategy That Ignores Sound Science
 
Full Report
5/2003 ACP-EU-Trade.org US/EU Trade Looking Behind the Curtain...
 
Full Report
2004 EU Labourline Industrial Relations Info Resources
 
US/EU Trade "Enlightened" environmentalism or disguised protectionism : assessing the impact of EU precaution-based standards on developing countries

 
Full Report
2003 EU Labourline Industrial Relations Info Resources
 
US/EU Trade Looking Behind the Curtain...
 
Full Report

 

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Latin America

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
4/21/07 Brazil Ministry of External Relations (Ministerio Das Relacoes Exteriores)

Reporter - Daily Election of National

Notice – Zero Hour (Seleção Diária de Notícias

Nacionais – Zero Hora)

To Play the Role of Robin Hood is Not Correct (Fazer papel de Robin Hood não é correto)  Full Report
 

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Commonwealth Secretariat

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
12/8/06 Commonwealth Secretariat Trade News Bulletin, Issue # 47 WTO EC Biotech Products decision WTO Ruling Disregards Precautionary Principle Full Report(pp. 10-11)

 

 

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APEC

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
Dec. 15-16, 2005 THAILAND: Cleaner Technology Advancement Program (CTAP), National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST);

JAPAN: Research Center for Life Cycle Assessment,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
 

“Capacity Building on Life Cycle Assessment in APEC Economies” INTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING A FULL PAPER FOR 'Capacity Building on Life Cycle Assessment in APEC Economies' Full Report
2004 / 2005 The National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), NSTDA , The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Government of Thailand Framework and Roadmap Development to Support Green Product and Service in Thailand Research Report (pp 1-7, and 63) Full Report

 

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ASEAN

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
7/2004 ASEAN Secretariat, Australia
 
International Trade Strategies Pty Ltd and Center for Food and Agribusiness, University of Asia and the Pacific A Background Paper for the Strategic Plan of Action
on ASEAN Cooperation in Food and Agriculture (2005 – 2010)
Full Report

NFTC White Papers...

 

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African Government

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
Sept. 26, 2006 Department of Trade and Industry, Republic of South Africa National Technical Regulatory Framework Government Strategy Towards an Efficient National Technical Regulatory Framework (NTRF) for South Africa Full Report

 

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Intergovernmental

Date Institution Author Subject Title Full Report
June 2007 World Intellectual Property Organization Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA) Ad hoc Observer Status Fourth Session of the PCDA (June 11-15, 2007) Full Report
April 2007 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division 2007 Annual Index, e-TISNET Information Sources (Jan. – March) Selected Worldwide Websites Full Report
March 2007 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division E-TISNET Information Sources Issue 3/2007 Selected Worldwide Websites – ITSSD    Full Report
February 2007 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division Information Sources for Trade and Environment – Websites on Trade and Environment Information Sources for Trade and Environment – Websites on Trade and Environment   - ITSSD Full Report(p. 4)
Sept. 2006 World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Works (SCCR) Ad hoc Observer Status Draft Report, Fifteenth Session (Sept. 11-13, 2006) Full Report

 

July –November 2006 International Information Centre for Terminology (INFOTERM), of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) INFOTERM Newsletter Summary of Relevant UNESCO Newsflashes – New Articles on Development Gateway Full Report(p. 7)  
Nov. 2005  United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies  Sabrina Shaw and Risa Schwartz  Trading Precaution: The Precautionary Principle and the WTO Excerpt Full Report
5/18/2005 World Trade Organization WTO Secretariat NGO Position Papers Excerpt: Enlightened Environmentalism Or... Full Report
5/18/2005 World Trade Organization WTO Secretariat NGO Position Papers The Art of Crafting a 3 Dimensional... Full Report
5/18/2005 World Trade Organization WTO Secretariat NGO Position Papers Looking Behind the Curtain... Full Report
11/29/2004 World Bank Group Briefly Noted Trade Barriers Ducking the Truth...
 
Full Report
2/18/2004 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Ulrich
Hoffmann
Environmental/Health Requirements, Market Access and Export
Competitiveness
Looking Behind the Curtain... Full Report

 

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State and Provincial Governments

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
12/14/06 Virginia Division of International Trade (USA) WTO...more REACH for the Sky Trade Barriers in Disguise Full Report
11/28/05 State House News Service – Boston, Massachusetts (USA) Trade Policy News ITSSD: U.S. Governors Avoid Public Debate Over RGGI While They Observe U.N. Festivities Full Report

 

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Municipalities

Date Source Subject Title Full Report
12/8/06 Cambridge Massachusetts Portal  (USA) International Trade News WTO Ruling Disregards Precautionary Principle... Full Report
12/8/06 Adelaide City Council; Enterprise Adelaide (Australia) Trade News WTO Ruling Disregards Precautionary Principle... Full Report
11/30/05 Provo Utah Portal citing Reason Magazine; Junkscience.com ITSSD Book - Exporting Precaution: How Europe's Risk-Free Regulatory Agenda Threatens American Free Enterprise

 

Beware the Precautionary Principle  

 

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