Steel and related specialty products

(iii) Steel and related specialty products

A key question was whether discussions centred around distribution of benefits would take place only after there was a final product, or even prior to the development of a product.

There is also the problem of by products, such as sulphuric acid from photovoltaics, for which proper disposal could be costly.

They have also voiced particular concern in relation to distribution of agricultural products, including the prohibition on the establishment of commercial presence by intermediaries or distributors of agricultural products and improved commitments with regard to the presence of natural persons.

33. The problem of extinguishment is related to the concept of aboriginal title.

In particular, there are a growing number of standards on such issues as the efficiency of energy consuming products (such as electric motors and household appliances), the use in products of toxic or hazardous chemicals and materials, and the recyclability of products.

UNCTAD had been given an ambitious mandate on commodities and would continue its efforts to identify, design and implement new policy approaches to commodity related development problems.

On eco labelling, little progress had been made in building consensus on how to deal with the issue of non product related processes and production methods (PPMs).

Consideration of the world drug problem should not be limited to supply and demand, but must include all stages of the process and related crimes, such as diversion of precursor chemicals, money laundering and illicit arms trafficking.

Rather, they are concerned about property issues and the lack of economic prospects.

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10. Encourages efforts to promote cooperation between relevant international organizations on commodity issues

With regard to forestry, issues such as certification of environmentally sound products were being closely monitored.

Work had thus been concentrated on environmental effects specific to production and processing of agricultural commodities, and on the development of a methodology for the measurement of trade effects associated with environmental problems.

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(f) Illegal logging and associated trade in forest products

Questions on the scope of the CPC, in particular a better understanding of the boundary between the product classification and an asset classification, have been resolved in cooperation with experts on National Accounts.

Product traceability to ensure information on the source of the product is also becoming an important issue that producers have to comply with in order to be able to enter regional or international markets.

Regarding the issue of HFC 134a, the price increases had not been taken into consideration in the multi year agreements and they contained a number of elements beyond simply the cost of replacement products.

Other issues discussed with regard to the market access pillar include how to treat, in the tariff reduction, sensitive products and particular aspects of special and differential treatment, such as special products and the special safeguard mechanism.

Another problem is that high tariffs have been maintained for many products of importance to SMEs in developing countries.

The issue of poverty was undeniably linked to the issue of indebtedness eradication of the latter would have a positive impact on the former.

In connection with the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties, meetings of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice were held to address forest related topics, including harvested wood products.

Issues relating to customs and immigration

This work could be useful for backstopping future negotiations on agricultural products, and, as the case may be, for eventual negotiations on industrial products, including harmonization of peak tariffs.

What remained was the need for cooperation among all the stakeholders in the international commodity markets, which varied enormously in terms of their economic, social and political problems, as well as in other ways, and must therefore be treated with the necessary degree of differentiation.

(g) UNODC data warehouse on drugs and crime established

Most concern property matters.

SMEs often account for a large number of firms in distribution services, which at the same time provide employment opportunities for people with a low level of skills, as well as for women.

The problems related to protection of intellectual property in Bosnia and Herzegovina include

In June 1998, the General Assembly held a special session to examine the global drug problem and related threats.

(b) With respect to equity related issues

Draft article 4, by contrast, prompted a number of questions.

The issue of establishing a correspondence between the CPC and the UNSPSC has been considered by the United Nations Statistics Division and a trial correspondence has been developed.

15. The point was made that it was unnecessary to include the manufacture of nuclear or nuclear related products, while views to the contrary were also expressed.

I should like to speak of a number of issues related to this matter.

Closely related to the issues of development is that of the environment.

My work has evolved from being concerned mainly with war to a focus on critical social issues as well.

The other issue is the relationship between transfer of environmentally sound technologies and products and the multilateral trade rules concerning trade related intellectual property rights.

These issues are the final settlement of reciprocal property claims, security issues and the delineation of borders.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime focused on the prevention of drug abuse and related HIV AIDS.

But then there's a lot of problems that come with meat production, and we're being faced with that more and more often.

It included questions on the purpose and scope of the CPC, as well as different options for the CPC aggregation structure.

Institutional responses to relevant issues