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Green Markets: Often A Lost Opportunity For Developing Countries - Summary

By Juan Ladron, Guillermo Geisse, Annie Duffey, Nicola Borregaard on June 24, 2003

Chile (CIPMA/RIDES): This study comprises two case studies: organic wine and eco-labelled forest products. In both cases it looks at the prospects for exports to the EU—the biggest potential market—trying to assess the barriers posed by the EU's certification systems. It also looks at the domestic institutions for supporting the two products, concluding that the deficits in this area are more of a barrier than the EU systems.

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Publisher: IISD,CIPMA/RIDES

Copyright: IISD,CIPMA/RIDES, 2003

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