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Labonte R. and Sanger M. (2006a). Glossary of the World Trade Organisation and public health Part 1. J. Epidemiol. Community Health, 60(8), 655-661. 

World Trade Organisation (2000a) Agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures, in The Legal Texts—The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. Cambridge University Press, pp. 59-120. 

Recommendations would provide a method for checking products marketed in the EU - whether produced in the EU or imported into the EU - including articles. This reinforces the principle (and World Trade Organisation (WTO) requirements) that imports should face the same regulatory requirements as products produced in Europe. A company placing a product on the EU market for... 

German Federation of Consumer Associations Water Framework Directive World Trade Organisation Worldwide Fund for Nature - UK... 

Switzerland is also home to many international organisations including the World Health Organisation (WHO), the International Red Cross, several United Nations organisations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the International Olympic Committee QOC), the Bank for International Settlements, and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA). 

EC (1999d). EU Activities with the World Trade Organisation. Report to the European Parliament . Working document of the Commission Services, Brussels. 

There has been concern in the chemicals industry that REACH legislation, and in particular the expense of testing, will make the production and sale of low-volume chemicals uneconomic, and some companies will be unable to continue trading. The legislation would make it impossible for the plastics and additives industries to source some of their raw materials from within the EU. Most of the US chemical industry is opposed to REACH, and one US-based compoimder has suggested that converters may be forced to move out of Europe to control then-costs. Japan has complained that some of the provisions of REACH may contravene World Trade Organisation agreements. 

European Commission. 2013. Notification to World Trade Organisation Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade. G/TBT/N/EU/145. 12 September. Available at http //www.wtocenter.org.tw/SmartKMS/fileviewer id=135789 (accessed December 19,2013). 

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