Context, Objectives and Scope Clause Samples
Context, Objectives and Scope. 1. The Parties recall the Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment of 1972, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992, Agenda 21 on Environment and Development of 1992, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation on Sustainable Development of 2002, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of 1998, as amended in 2022, the Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council on Generating Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work for All of 2006, the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization of 2008, as amended in 2022, the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work of 2019, the Rio+20 Outcome Document “The Future We Want” of 2012 and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of 2015.
2. The Parties shall promote sustainable development which encompasses economic development, social development and environmental protection, all three being interdependent and mutually reinforcing. They underline the benefit of cooperation on trade and investment related aspects of labour and environmental issues as part of a global approach to trade and sustainable development.
3. The Parties affirm their commitment to promote the development of international trade and investment as well as their preferential economic relationship in a manner that is beneficial to all and that contributes to sustainable development.
4. The Parties agree that this Chapter embodies a cooperative approach based on common values and interests, taking into account the differences in their levels of development, as appropriate.
5. Except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, this Chapter applies to measures adopted or maintained by a Party affecting trade-related and investment-related aspects of labour and environmental issues.
Context, Objectives and Scope. 1. The Parties recall the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment of 1972, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 1992, Agenda 21 on Environment and Development of 1992, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation on Sustainable Development of 2002, the Rio+20 Outcome Document “The Future We Want” of 2012, the UN Sustainable Development Summit Outcomes Document “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” of 2015, Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development of 2002, Doha Declaration on Financing for Development of 2008 and Addis Ababa Action Agenda of 2015, ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up of 1998, the Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council on Full Employment and Decent Work of 2006, and the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization of 2008.
2. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to promote the development of international trade in such a way as to contribute to the objective of sustainable development and to ensure that this objective is integrated and reflected in the Parties’ trade relations.
3. The Parties recognise that economic development, social development and environmental protection are interdependent and mutually reinforcing components of sustainable development. They underline the benefit of cooperation on trade-related labour and environmental issues as part of a global approach to trade and sustainable development. They further recognise that eradicating poverty is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development and that trade can be an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction.
4. The Parties agree that this Chapter embodies a cooperative approach based on common values and interests, taking into account the differences in their levels of development as appropriate.
5. The Parties agree that the provisions of this Chapter shall not be applied in a manner that would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or as a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.
6. Except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, this Chapter applies to trade- related and investment-related aspects of sustainable development in all its dimensions.
7. The reference to labour in this Chapter includes the objective to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all as stipulated in Goal ...