Canada supported this approach. The purpose of this paper is to assist in this discussion by outlining a number of issues for consideration and providing illustrative examples. It is submitted as a non paper and without prejudice. An in-depth examination of provisions in these six MEAs can provide Members with useful information to inform our negotiations. Canada’s support for the examination of specific provisions in these six MEAs does not mean that we view them as the definitive list of all MEAs which contain STOs but we believe that examination of these six can provide significant insights. Although the PIC and POPs Conventions and the Biosafety Protocol are not yet in force, each of them has a significant number of signatories, 73, 151 and 100 respectively (WT/CTE/W/160/Rev.1), indicating broad participation by the global community in the negotiations of the MEA. Hence, it is appropriate that these should be included in our analysis at this time.