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(a) Compliance with acceptable environmental standards (based on internationally acceptable standards)

The most illustrative examples of NTBs include plant and animal health standards, food safety standards, environmental certification and other similar export quality standards.

This must be complemented by at least the minimum environmental standards.

4. To enhance the capacity for the regulation, monitoring and implementation of environmental standards and the classification of environmental offences.

Internet based movements are forcing Chinese policymakers to strengthen labor and environmental standards.

The purpose of the draft articles was not to set universal environmental standards.

Some distributors have chosen to adopt labour and environmental standards for their suppliers.

For example, people may see an inevitable tradeoff between tough environmental standards and jobs.

Coke has been targeted by NGOs for alleged lapses in labor and environmental standards.

There is also a need for appropriate standards on the social and environmental fronts.

2. Environmental standards and regulations were tending to become more stringent and more comprehensive.

By maintaining high environmental standards, and promoting such standards among its trade partners, Europe can bolster the global market for clean energy technologies.

The formulation of standards, including environmental norms, should take LDCs' specific circumstances into account, and SMEs in LDCs should be assisted in meeting such standards.

(iv) Promoting the use of wastewater for certain irrigation purposes, subject to health and environmental standards

Small and medium enterprises also find it difficult to comply with the high standards set by international markets, including the increasingly stringent environmental and social standards.

But, with no environmental or labor standards to contend with, few doubt that the pipeline will proceed.

Concern was also expressed about rising unemployment, deterioration in living standards, emerging social problems and environmental degradation.

Concerns over environmental norms implied not that such standards should be lowered but that support should be provided to exporters to help them conform to the standards.

The big question is whether it will be able to impose tougher environmental standards throughout the whole country.

When constructing their indicators, the countries report that they aim to comply with the highest environmental monitoring standards.

Obviously, military activities should strictly respect the environmental standards prevailing in civilian society, which was why the Nordic countries welcomed the ongoing efforts to integrate environmental concerns into those activities.

A significant way to meet these stringent standards is in the construction of buildings that minimize environmental impacts, as well as the refurbishing of older buildings to meet carbon emission standards.

The optimists, by contrast, cheerfully claim that everything human health, living standards, environmental quality, and so on is getting better.

Producers in Jiangsu, for example, were forced to adapt constantly to fickle product safety and environmental standards in export markets.

Finally, it is important to have appropriate environmental standards that monitor and set controls on adverse externalities generated by firms.

Often the activities involved are inadequately regulated and dangerous owing to the lack of healthy environmental and basic safety standards.

National governments introduce efficiency standards, taxes, and other policy instruments to improve the environmental performance of buildings, vehicles, and transport fuels.

However, the practices of some TNCs cause direct and indirect human rights violations and degrade basic social, economic and environmental standards.

The harmonization of process standards would not be required where the processes in question had no transborder or global environmental effects.

(j) In addition to IDB, organizations involved with capital projects should ensure that they meet acceptable hazard resistance and environmental standards

Our democracies are weakened in the global economy with players that can evade laws, evade taxes, evade environmental or labor standards.

Likewise, some regulation for example, environmental rules, product safety standards, and anti trust enforcement is needed to ensure that competition is fair.

Its national strategy included plans for the development of all inhabited spaces in strict compliance with high environmental and economic management standards.

However, environmental standards, inter alia, for air quality, water quality and noise should not differ because of the size of the operation.

To promote public awareness of international environmental issues and regimes through education, provision of information and greater public participation in the consideration of international environmental regimes and the development of national laws, rules and standards.

While environmental standards and regulations were tending to become more stringent and more comprehensive, they should not be used as disguised protectionist measures.

Standards. Two standards are proposed.

Any link between export market access, environmental regulations and labour standards will have a significant impact on the industrial development prospects of developing countries.

Motor spirit octane rating The Forum considered the considerable economic and environmental benefits offered by adoption of new motor spirit standards in the region.

New safety and environmental standards impose a need to renovate existing buildings to modern standards in areas such as fire safety, access for the disabled, interior air quality, asbestos abatement and safe handling of dangerous or toxic materials.

Private organizations such as the Forest Stewardship Council and the Marine Stewardship Council provide and, increasingly, implement environmental standards where inter governmental action has failed.

Beginning in 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has set standards for lawn equipment emissions and expects a reduction of at least 35 percent.

First, there is a need to realign the norms and rules that set fairer standards for competition and financial and environmental regulations among unequal partners.