Transcript Guidelines for Environment Arrangements Merinda-Lee Hassall Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Environment Arrangements? HOW? WHO?

Guidelines for
Environment Arrangements
Merinda-Lee Hassall
Ministry for the Environment
New Zealand
Environment Arrangements?
HOW?
WHO?
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World Trade - OECD Countries
OECD
World Trade
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Why do we need guidelines?
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Baseline threshold
Transparency
Reference point for discussion
Consistency
Increase understanding/education
Promote and encourage
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New Zealand Approach
Environment Arrangements
Framework
Guidelines – 6 elements
Drafting options
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Guidelines ‘Environment Arrangement’
1. Preamble e.g. ‘closer social & political relationships &
economic partnerships….…promoting sustainable
development”
2. Objectives e.g. “Committed to the
pursuit of sustainable development….”
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Guidelines ‘Environment Arrangement’
3. Principles and Commitments e.g. “will not seek to
gain trade or investment advantage by weakening its
environmental laws….”
4. Cooperation e.g. “cooperative activities may be in
areas of environmental expertise …”
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Guidelines “Environment Arrangement”
5. Institutional Arrangements e.g. “the functions of the
Environment Committee will include………”
6. Consultation e.g. “where differences arise the
Participants will resolve differences through consultation”
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New Zealand Approach
Drafting Options
• Draft text with different options
• New Zealand Thailand Closer
Economic Partnership, 2005.
• Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic
Partnership, (Brunei, Chile, New Zealand &
Singapore), 2005.
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Chile’s Draft Chapter
• Useful guidelines covering the 6 elements
• Would it be helpful to provide:
 examples & explanations?
 drafting options?
Framework
Guidelines – 6 elements
Drafting options
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Conclusion – What’s next?
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Trade and environment is here to stay.
NZ approach
Chile’s draft chapter
Useful to provide drafting examples and options?
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