Report on the Environmental Impact of CETA by the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)

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CELA Canadian Environmental Law Association

Report on the Environmental Impact of the Canadian & European-Union
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Resource Type:    Report
Content:    Download PDF file
# of Pages:    37
Date authored:    October 14, 2011
Publication number:    808
Author/s:    Kyra Bell-Pasht
Author Organization:    Canadian Environmental Law Association

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION
REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF CETA P.2
Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary ......................................................................................... 3
II. Introduction...................................................................................................... 4
1. CETA....................................................................................................................... 4
III. Analysis of the most recent draft.................................................................. 5
1. General Exceptions............................................................................................ 6
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................... 7
2. The National Treatment Principle.......................................................................... 8
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................... 9
3. Technical Barriers to Trade................................................................................... 9
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................. 10
4. Subsidies.............................................................................................................. 10
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................. 11
5. Environment ......................................................................................................... 12
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................. 17
6. Sustainable Development.................................................................................... 19
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................. 19
7. Expropriation........................................................................................................ 20
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................. 21
8. Investor-State Dispute Settlement ...................................................................... 21
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................. 23
9. Government Procurement: Performance Requirements & Offsets .................. 24
b) Recommendations ............................................................................................. 25
10. Market Access to Services ................................................................................ 26
c) Recommendations ............................................................................................. 27
IV. Conclusion.................................................................................................... 28
V. Consolidated Recommendations ................................................................ 29
VI. Appendix: referenced trade agreements.................................................... 32