Avoiding Trade Concerns in the Design of Plastic Pollution Measures

The document examines how national bans and restrictions on plastic products implemented by WTO members have created trade frictions due to a lack of global harmonization. It aims to provide policy-makers with guidance to avoid such conflicts as countries work toward an international legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024.

• The lack of a global agreement to harmonize the conditions of plastic-related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements has forced governments to independently define the scope and conditions of their policies, leading to potential trade friction.
• National policies aimed at curbing the manufacture, sale, import/export, and use of plastics inevitably impact global supply chains and trading partners, sometimes in unforeseen ways.
• Many WTO members have already implemented national bans and prohibitions on specific plastic products, including supplementary requirements for how these products enter their markets.

APA

Aziz,, I. B. I. G. (2024). Avoiding Trade Concerns in the Design of Plastic Pollution Measures. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trade-concerns-plastic-pollution-measures

Chicago

Aziz,, Ieva Baršauskaitė,Tristan Irschlinger,Vicente Guazzini,Andrew. Avoiding Trade Concerns in the Design of Plastic Pollution Measures. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2024. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trade-concerns-plastic-pollution-measures.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{aziz2024avoiding, author = {Aziz,, Ieva Baršauskaitė,Tristan Irschlinger,Vicente Guazzini,Andrew}, title = {{Avoiding Trade Concerns in the Design of Plastic Pollution Measures}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trade-concerns-plastic-pollution-measures}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }