There is some misunderstanding of the WTO's provisions for environmental protection in trade. The WTO actually:
a. allows nations to bar all imports from nations that do not conform to their own standards.
b. provides that nations may enforce any standards for particular products as long as the standards apply equally to domestic producers and importers.
c. does not make any pretense of caring at all about the environment.
d. is very inconsistent in its rulings.
Ans: b. provides that nations may enforce any standards for particular products as long as the standards apply equally to domestic producers and importers.
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