PPM Study Legal Issues Of Trade And Environment

Since the inception of the GATT, the International trade rapid development of economic globalization and trade liberalization to be the theme of the times. However, this is accompanied by the worsening global ecological environment. With the continuously enhance the awareness of environmental protection, governments, especially developed countries in trade and technical exchanges while increasingly concerned about the impact of trade on the environment. Also important issues of the Doha Round of trade and environment issues. Free trade and environmental protection is becoming both trends of the international community, the combined effect of the global economic development and environmental protection. PPM problem is precisely a microcosm of the environment and trade issues.Environmental protection measures can reasonably regulate free trade, and promote the healthy development of sustainable, may also restrict or impede free trade, the formation of new trade barriers. Which, PPM (Processing&Product Method) standard as an environmental measures that affect trade, becoming the focus of attention of the international community. The PPM standard definition are not in dispute, is the processing of the product and production process developed specific environmental standards, it is the technical specifications before the product into the market, the situation of environmental protection in the production process. System of the WTO, GATT provisions of the rules of trade in goods, it is also the About PPM environmental trade measures the most important agreements. GATT mainly three terms involving the unilateral PPM environmental trade measures:one is specified in Article1and Article3of the GATT MFN and national treatment, when the PPM environment trade measures in violation of the Terms, we must consider whether it violation of GATT Article20in the general exception clause. Whether based on the PPM to distinguish the same product is the focus of this study.Through the analysis of the case of PPM standard, you can see the current WTO and major trading nations PPM attitude to recognize the trend of environmental protection is an irresistible trend, profound significance in guiding the formulation of China’s environmental standards.Recognize their own environmental standards defective under the premise, governments and enterprises need to assume their responsibilities to promote the development of trade, while protecting the environment.