Mainstreaming sustainable - development in regional trade agreement s: Comparative analysis and

The Trade, Investment and Innovation Division of ESCAP, the regional branch of the United Nations for Asia and the Pacific, provides the Secretariat of the network and a direct regional link to trade policymakers and other international organizations. [...] Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this Working Paper do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] However, the CPTPP is abundant in using the term“environment”, in its preamble it commits to: “Reaffirm the importance of promoting […]environmental protection and conservation,” And the preamble of the TPP which is integrated in the CPTPP: “Promote high levels of environmental protection, including through effective enforcement of environmental laws, and further the aims of sustainable developmen. [...] The Parties further recognise that the purpose of this Chapter is to strengthen the trade relations and cooperation between the Parties in ways that promote sustainable development and is not to harmonise the environment or labour standards of the Parties. [...] In that context, the Parties shall: (a) comply with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, done at Rome on 24 November 1993, and the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 198.