Mutual recognition or technical equivalence agreements in the area of environmental and health requirements would greatly facilitate international trade in the products concerned. However, they had been very difficult to achieve.
Certes, des accords de reconnaissance mutuelle ou d'équivalence technique en matière de prescriptions environnementales et sanitaires faciliteraient grandement le commerce international des produits concernés, mais les accords existants avaient été très difficiles à conclure.