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Draft International Treaty on Plastic Pollution and its Implications for Multilateral Trade

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  • Anait Sergeevna SMBATYAN

    (ANO “WTO Expertise Center”, Moscow, Russia)

  • Ekaterina Sergeevna LUNINA

    (Lada-Image JSC)

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multilateral treaty aiming to combat plastic pollution, including marine plastic pollution. This critical work is being carried out under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme. The draft document prepared following five negotiating sessions shows that the original goal – designing coordinated international instruments for plastic waste management – has fallen by the wayside. The negotiations have in fact shifted focus to the value chain of finished plastic products as a whole, bypassing the current mandate. This approach, among other things, poses serious risks for international trade in such goods.

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  • Anait Sergeevna SMBATYAN & Ekaterina Sergeevna LUNINA, 2025. "Draft International Treaty on Plastic Pollution and its Implications for Multilateral Trade," Russian Foreign Economic Journal, Russian Foreign Trade Academy Ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation, issue 6, pages 24-46, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:alq:rufejo:rfej_2025_06_24-46
    DOI: 10.24412/2072-8042-2025-6-24-46
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