Eco-Labelling and International Trade

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Eco-Labelling: An Introduction and Review....Pages 1-20
Eco-Labelling and International Trade: The Main Issues....Pages 21-36
Eco-Labelling, the Environment and International Trade....Pages 37-53
Eco-Labelling Schemes in the European Union and their Impact on Brazilian Exports....Pages 54-83
Eco-Labelling of Tissue and Towel Paper Products in the EU: A Brazilian Perspective....Pages 84-86
The Potential Impact of the EU Eco-Labelling Programme on Colombian Textile Exports....Pages 87-98
Eco-Labelling in the EU and the Export of Turkish Textiles and Garments....Pages 99-113
Thailand and Eco-Labelling....Pages 114-133
Eco-Labelling Schemes in Poland....Pages 134-142
Eco-Labelling and the Developing Countries: The Dutch Horticultural Sector....Pages 143-158
Canada’s Environmental Choice Program and its Impact on Developing-Country Trade....Pages 159-188
The German Eco-Label “Blue Angel” and International Trade....Pages 189-194
Eco-Labelling: Practical Use of the Cradle-to-Grave Approach....Pages 195-205
Timber Certification Initiatives and their Implications for Developing Countries....Pages 206-227
Is there a Commercial Case for Tropical Timber Certification?....Pages 228-250
Certification and Eco-Labelling of Timber and Timber Products....Pages 251-262
Eco-Labelling and GATT....Pages 263-265
Eco-Labelling and the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade....Pages 266-271
ISO and Eco-Labelling....Pages 272-276
Eco-Labelling Initiatives as Potential Barriers to Trade: A Viewpoint from Developing Countries....Pages 277-295
Dealing with the Trade Barrier Issue....Pages 296-304
Environmental Product Requirements: A New Trade Barrier?....Pages 305-309
Harmonization and Mutual Recognition: Are They Feasible?....Pages 310-317
International Environmental Standards: Their Role in the Mutual Recognition of Eco-Labelling Schemes....Pages 318-327
Trade in Eco-Labelled Products: Developing-Country Participation and the Need for Increased Transparency....Pages 328-347
Environmentally Preferable Commodities....Pages 348-356
Certification of Environmentally Friendly Products from Developing Countries: The Case of Sisal....Pages 357-365
Back Matter....Pages 366-376