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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Pollution Charges; 

 an Assessment. Paris, 1976. 77 p. 



Asses.ses the air, water, noise, and solid waste pollution charge systems 



already implemented in OECD countries, and includes proposals for the 



extension of the use of charges. 



Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Recommendation of 



the OECD Council and Report by the Environment Committee. Paris, 1976. 21 p. 



"The principle of equal right of access is designed to make available to 



actual or potential 'victims' of transfrontier pollution who are in a country 



other than that where the pollution originates, the same administrative or 



legal procedures as those enjoyed by actual or potential 'victims' of a similar 



pollution in the country where such pollution originates." "A second aim of 



the principle is to ensure that the victims of transfrontier pollution situated 



in a foreign country receive at least the same treatment as that given to 



victims of the same pollution who are situated in the country where the 



pollution originated." 



Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Report on Use of 



Surveillance and Control Techniques for Air Pollution Alert Systems. Paris, 1976. 



85 p. 



"The report . . . was prepared by a group of national rapporteurs from 



Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands." It "examines 



and compares the experience of these countries in development and operation 



of air pollution alert systems." 



Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Report on the Use of 



Techniqxies To Provide Air Quality Information for Land Use Planning. Paris, 



1976. 48 p. 



"The report . . . was prepared by a group of national rapporteurs from 

 Canada, Finland, France, Germany and Japan." It "describes and evalu- 

 ates the experience of these countries, in particular the techniques employed, 

 in relation to incorporating air pollution considerations into the planning 

 process for new developments." 

 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Strategies for Urban 

 Noise Abatement: An Overview. Paris, 1975. 35 p. 



Presents an overview of urban noise-abatement problems in OECD coun- 

 tries and suggests policies that may help member countries follow a coordi- 

 nated comprehensive effort. 

 "Paying to Pollute." Envirojiment, v. 18, June 1976: 16-20. 



Lists examples of the use of pollution charges in OECD countries. 

 Schneider-Sawiris, Shadia. "The Concept of Compensation in the Field of Trade 

 and Environment." Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law, v. 5, 

 summer 1975: 357-380. 



Discusses the concept of compensation for trade losses due to environ- 

 mental measures as set forth in recommendation 103 of the United Nations 

 Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972. 

 Schoenbaum, Thomas J. "Natural Area Preservation in the Soviet Union and the 

 United States: A Comparative Perspective." American Journal of Comparative 

 Law, V. 24, summer 1976: 521-539. 



Article states that "international cooperation to protect the global envi- 

 ronment should go beyond mere concern with shared resources and should 

 include cooperation regarding national land use policies. Exchange of infor- 

 mation and coordination of national policies regarding the preservation of 

 natural areas would appear to be the point of departure for such an effort 

 since analogous institutions have independently developed in two countries 

 with radically different political and economic systems, the United States 

 and the Soviet Union." 

 Sherman, Harvey R. "The Role of the United States Congress in International 

 Environmental Conservation." Environmental Policy and Law, v. 2, Apr. 1976: 

 32-38. 



Reviews 20 recommendations of the U.N. Stockholm Conference on then 

 Human Environment, 1972, and outlines U.S. environmental legislation 

 which furthers the goals of the conference. 

 Smets, Henri. "Transfrontier Pollution: Towards a Common Approach." OECD 

 Observer, No. 77, Sept.-Oct. 1975: 29-32. 



Discusses concepts embodied in the OECD recommendation on trans- 

 frontier pollution. 

 Smith, John A. "Harmonization: Is it the Answer?" Farm. Chemicals, v. 139, 

 Sept. 1976: 16-18. 



Discusses the international coordination of pesticide regulations. 



