Written question asked by Clare Short (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 July 1993. It was answered by Richard Needham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 July 1993 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Dept of Trade and Industry
- Question
- If he will make it his policy to urge the EC representatives involved in the negotiation of the GATT Uruguay Round to ensure that any agreement on a Multilateral Trade Organisation, (a) state unequivocally that existing international environmental treaties will not be liable to challenge using GATT rules and (b) states a clear commitment to promotion of sustainable development in the main body of the text.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 229 c937W;229 c936W
- Session
- 1992-93
- Subjects
- Environment protection Trade Sustainable development Trade agreements GATT
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- 2013-11-24 21:25:03 +0000
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