1. Regarding the negotiations on the relationship between WTO rules and specific trade obligations (STOs) set out in MEAs, delegations have made substantial contributions to the elaboration of the mandate in the meetings of the Committee on Trade and Environment in Special Session (CTESS). Some delegations single out certain provisions with trade obligatory implications within individual MEAs and identify examples of STOs. Other submissions tend to favour the illumination of the negotiations in a more conceptual way. The Government of the separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is of the opinion that these two approaches by their nature are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they should be able to complement each other. A deliberation on the basis of a mixture of approaches appears desirable and constructive.....