tess-dpp-pre-plenary-statement_13-june-2024-d54888c329cc7193.pdf

The Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS) provided a statement at the WTO Dialogue on Plastic Pollution (DPP) pre-plenary meeting on 13 June 2024. TESS advocates for narrowing the DPP's scope to achieve concrete, actionable outcomes, specifically focusing on harmonizing definitions of single-use plastics, reforming HS nomenclature for better visibility of problematic plastics, and promoting trade in environmentally sound waste management technologies.

• TESS recommends that future DPP meetings narrow their scope to focus on specific questions that lead to "concrete and actionable specific outcomes" that members can pursue collectively.
• Analysis from the WTO Secretariat and TESS indicates a lack of common quantitative benchmarks and significant diversity in how countries define and categorize single-use and "short-lived" plastic products.
• TESS suggests that the HS 2028 reforms provide an opportunity to improve the visibility of problematic plastics at the HS six-digit level through a coordinated approach to definitions based on physical attributes.
• TESS identifies five product types and applications that contribute to 85% of plastic leaking into oceans: bottles, carrier bags, mono-material films, sachets/multilayers, and household plastic goods.
• To reduce plastic pollution, TESS proposes trade-related actions including the phase-out of problematic single-use products, restricting their import/export, and improving transparency through the notification of non-tariff measures.
• TESS outlines five opportunities for cooperation to promote trade in environmentally sound plastic waste management technologies: identifying technologies and their HS/CPC codes, reviewing standards, discussing tariff and non-tariff barriers, analyzing environmental regulations (such as Basel Convention guidelines), and addressing constraints for LDCs, SIDS, and small vulnerable economies.

APA

Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (n.d.). tess-dpp-pre-plenary-statement_13-june-2024-d54888c329cc7193.pdf. https://lyrical-cormorant.files.svdcdn.com/production/assets/images/Publications/TESS-DPP-Pre-Plenary-Statement_13-June-2024.pdf?dm=1718865743

Chicago

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Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{forumontradeenvironmentthesdgsndtessdpppreplenarystatement13june2024d54888c329cc7193pdf, author = {{Forum on Trade, Environment, \& the SDGs}}, title = {{tess-dpp-pre-plenary-statement\_13-june-2024-d54888c329cc7193.pdf}}, publisher = {Forum on Trade, Environment, \& the SDGs}, url = {https://lyrical-cormorant.files.svdcdn.com/production/assets/images/Publications/TESS-DPP-Pre-Plenary-Statement_13-June-2024.pdf?dm=1718865743}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }