Examples of using Efps in English and their translations into Arabic
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This implies defining" environment-friendly products"(EFPs).
Another possible approach in identifying EFPs focuses on the production unit rather than on the product itself.
Developing countries could focus on expanding the exports of EFPs in several ways.
EFPs are only relatively environment-friendly, viz. either relative to the way that they were previously produced and disposed of, or relative to other products in the same category;
In conclusion, it may be possible to certify EFPs in a number of ways.
With respect to" environmentally-friendly" products(EFPs), the Working Group acknowledges that environmental concerns and policies may generate market opportunities, but may also create a barrier to trade.
Thus a range of products with divergentenvironmental claims can be classified as EFPs, provided the following caveats are understood.
Moreover, if developing countries want to promote the exports of EFPs as part of their overall export promotion strategy, they must be able to establish their environmental claims credibly.
However, to the extent that performance characteristics do not go hand in hand with environmental attributes(e.g. using photodegradable plastics for car fenders which may degrade on the highway),it may be necessary to distinguish between EFPs and other performance attributes.
Because of the difficulties that arise in conceptualizing EFPs, there is also considerable misinformation regarding EFPs.
The Working Group encourages donors to consider providing assistance to developing countries, particularly the least developed among them, and countries in transition, to help them in defining, certifying,and promoting trade in" environmentally-friendly" products(EFPs), national capacity building, and in promoting sustainable development.
While strategies for individual products should be specific to them,in order to promote their exports of EFPs developing countries should ensure that their certification mechanisms signal their commitment to the environment.
Companies may sponsor an environmental activity, suchas reforestation, and may be able to sell products as EFPs, even though they may not by themselves be environment-friendly.
Another idea which has come up at the firm level andcan be used to promote the export of EFPs from developing countries is the concept of" product stewardship".