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JOINT STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE FOR A STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP

Attachment 3

ENVIRONMENT

March 2007

The two ministers,

Committed to the pursuit of sustainable development as well as recognizing its interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars - economic development, social development and environmental protection;

Recognizing that environment and trade policies should be mutually supportive, with a view to achieving sustainable development;

Convinced of the need to create capacity to protect the environment together with strengthening trade and investment relationship;

Noting the existence of differences in the countries' respective natural endowments, climate, geographical, social, cultural and legal conditions and economic, technological and infrastructural capabilities, as well as the need to develop such capabilities;

Aware of the importance of cooperation for the protection of the environment, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in support of sustainable development;

Stressing the importance of civil society participation;

Convinced of the need to promote environmental education and culture;

Have confirmed as follows:

  1. Both governments reaffirm their intention to continue to pursue high level of environmental protection and to fulfill their respective countries' commitments under applicable international environment agreements.
  2. Both governments are ready to have environment laws, regulations, policies and practices in harmony with their respective countries' commitments under applicable international environment agreements.
  3. Both governments share the view that it is inappropriate to set or use environment laws, regulations, policies and practices for the purposes of disguised restriction on international trade.
  4. Both governments also share the view that it is inappropriate to relax, or fail to enforce or administer environment laws and regulations solely to encourage trade and investment.
  5. Both governments will promote public awareness of environment laws, regulations, policies and practices in their respective countries.
  6. Both governments will encourage and facilitate, as appropriate, cooperative activities in the field of environment such as promotion of projects under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and exchange of information on environmental impact assessment of economic partnership agreements.
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