Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 01/09/1995

Proposed Classification System for Environmental Technologies Goods and Services

The Department of Commerce is seeking comment on a classification system to be used to collect data on the production of goods and services used for measuring, preventing, limiting or correcting environmental damages to water, air and soil as well as problems related to waste, noise and ecosystems. The Environmental Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee and the Environmental Technology Initiative have concluded, in response to requests from industry, state governments and environmental organizations that consistent and reliable data on environmental technologies goods and services are needed. In order to collect this data a classification system is required. A draft of that classification is included as part of this notice. This classification system will be used by Census to conduct a special survey of firms producing environmental technologies goods and providing enviromental services. This initiative is being undertaken in coordination with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France with the objective of developing comparable data for all countries that are major producers of environmental technologies goods and service