Abstract: . . .  enterprises who might want to fulfill a voluntary promise to use renewable energy, and thus there is no violation of 1407, but the fact that the certificates are not recognized as means of satisfying Maine’s mandatory requirements makes the competitive opportunities of Ontario providers clearly unequal those of Maine providers. Government Procurement The NAFTA government procurement chapter, chapter 10, applies to listed federal government entities and enterprises of NAFTA Parties, as set out in Annex . . .
. . .  of satisfaction of a renewable sourcing requirement imposed by another NAFTA party. That issue is arguably one of technical standards under the NAFTA (the technical standards chapter applying to both goods and services). Research Paper: REILP, Howse and van Bork Page 51  . . .
. . .  conditions that cannot be justified in terms of environmental objectives for example and that are discriminatory agains other NAFTA parties. NAFTA provisions on technical barriers to trade, if vigorously implemented can help to eliminate important regulatory barriers to trading renewable energy and renewables technologies. The provisions of the NAFTA financial services chapter arguably require that NAFTA parties open their own markets to tradeable renewable energy certificates from other NAFTA parties; however . . .
. . .  financial services chapter arguably require that NAFTA parties open their own markets to tradeable renewable energy certificates from other NAFTA parties; however these provisions do not solve the issue of recognition of certificates from one NAFTA party for purposes of satisfaction of a renewable sourcing requirement imposed by another NAFTA party. That issue is arguably one of technical standards under the NAFTA (the technical standards chapter applying to both goods and services). Research Paper: REILP, . . .
. . .  require that NAFTA parties open their own markets to tradeable renewable energy certificates from other NAFTA parties; however these provisions do not solve the issue of recognition of certificates from one NAFTA party for purposes of satisfaction of a renewable sourcing requirement imposed by another NAFTA party. That issue is arguably one of technical standards under the NAFTA (the technical standards chapter applying to both goods and services). Research Paper: REILP, Howse and van Bork Page 51  . . .
. . .  implemented can help to eliminate important regulatory barriers to trading renewable energy and renewables technologies. The provisions of the NAFTA financial services chapter arguably require that NAFTA parties open their own markets to tradeable renewable energy certificates from other NAFTA parties; however these provisions do not solve the issue of recognition of certificates from one NAFTA party for purposes of satisfaction of a renewable sourcing requirement imposed by another NAFTA party. That issue . . .
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