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... In order to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection shall constitute an integral part of the development process and cannot be considered in isolation from it. ...


... States should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would lead to economic growth and sustainable development in all countries, to better address the problems of environmental degradation. Trade policy measures for environmental purposes should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. ...