Environment and international trade : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Requests the Secretary-General of UNCTAD in close cooperation with the Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Environment and Development and relevant UN bodies, to prepare a comprehensive analytical study, to be submitted to the Preparatory Committee for UNCTAD at its 3rd session, on the present situation and future trends regarding the relationship between environmental issues and international trade and covering, inter alia, the following subjects: (a) the consideration of trade and environment, in the light of the analysis concerning the issue of sustainable development, in particular the reduction of poverty and its interface with policies and mechanisms in environmentally sensitive sectors, such as agriculture, energy, industry and transport, as well as with relevant structural policies, such as those related to the enterprise sector; (b) adjustment of the Trade Control Measures Information System of UNCTAD to monitor environmental regulations for possible protectionism and to monitor non-tariff measures that have a bearing on the environment; requests the Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Environment and Development to consult the Secretary-General of UNCTAD and relevant UN organs, organizations and programmes in preparing the report on transfer of technology.

Adopted without vote, 71st meeting

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Adopted at the 71st plenary meeting, 21 Dec. 1990.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 45th session, Volume 1, 18 September-21 December 1990. - A/45/49. - 1991. - p. 146. - (GAOR, 45th sess., Suppl. no. 49).