To explore ways to address the interests and concerns of developing countries; in particular, to consider the serious challenges faced by least-developed countries in these negotiations . Canada also believes that a systematic process of identifying and evaluating likely and significant environmental impacts of trade negotiations is essential, and to this end, will undertake domestically an environmental assessment of the GATS in accordance with Canada's Framework for Conducting Environmental Assessments of Trade Negotiations.
Ã‰tudier les moyens de tenir compte des intÃ©rÃªts et des prÃ©occupations des pays en dÃ©veloppement; en particulier, examiner les dÃ©fis majeurs auxquels doivent faire face les pays les moins avancÃ©s qui participent Ã ces nÃ©gociations. Le Canada croit Ã©galement qu'un processus systÃ©matique est essentiel Ã l'identification et Ã l'Ã©valuation des incidences probables et importantes sur l'environnement des nÃ©gociations commerciales.