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Climate Change and Trade: WTO Rules and Jurisprudence on Process and Production Methods

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Wednesday, April 09 2008
Washington DC

Co-Sponsored by the American Society of International Law, The World Food Law Institute and the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council.

Some countries, companies and consumers have a preference to regulate international trade in various products based on their process and production methods (PPMs). Often this preference stems from a desire to address environmental issues associated with a particular mode of production. With mounting concerns about climate change, and the International Panel on Climate Change signaling an international consensus on the need for international action to mitigate global warming, WTO members may increasingly resort to regulating trade based upon products PPMs.

Under the SPS and TBT Agreements, standards regulating PPM s have been perceived as more controversial than standards that describe product characteristics, in part because compliance with PPMs often poses complex implementation and traceability challenges.

Please join us for an expert discussion of WTO rules and jurisprudence on PPMs and how the debate may unfold in the context of future climate change regulation.

Panelists:

John Jackson, Georgetown University Law Center
Gabrielle Marceau, World Trade Organization; University of Geneva
Warren Maruyama, Office of the United States Trade Representative

Dress Code Policy: jackets and ties required for gentlemen, similar attire for ladies (no jeans or tennis shoes).

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