In terms of environmental standards, the Trade Committee
has highlighted in many of its recent reports – for example the Lipietz report on climate change or my own report on Korea – that international trade should facilitate the diffusion of environmentally-friendly technologies, and I again acknow
ledge the fact that Commissioner Mandelson has on many occasions shown his commitment to reducing tariffs on environmentally-friendly technologies, and I hope the Commissioner can therefore take on board the rapporteur’s
...[+++] suggestion to agree to this being part of the ASEAN negotiations.
En termes de normes environnementales, la commission du commerce a souligné, dans nombre de ses rapports récents – par exemple, le rapport Lipietz sur le changement climatique ou mon propre rapport sur la Corée –, que le commerce international devait faciliter la diffusion de technologies respectueuses de l’environnement.