Practical implementation of ecolabelling within international trade rules and its prospects for Russia
Abstract
The problems of both introduction and implementation of eco-labels required by the Technical Barriers to Trade WTO Agreement were considered. The main definitions in respective fields were given and analyzed. The main prospects for application of eco-labels in Russia were presented.
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