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Riigikogu ratifies EU-Canadian free trade agreement
28-Sep-2017 ERR
The Parliament of Estonia ratified the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Contentious issues lie ahead as Ottawa NAFTA talks end
28-Sep-2017 Toronto Star
Top trade ministers from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. met Wednesday as stakeholders warn it will take a “Hail Mary” pass to finish negotiations by year’s end.
UK to start new ‘trade dialogue’ with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
28-Sep-2017 UK Government
The UK´s trade dialogue with the Andean countries will aim to strengthen bilateral trade and prepare the ground for potential future FTAs post Brexit.
Myths and risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
27-Sep-2017 TNI
As the signing of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) draws near, concerns over the secrecy surrounding the agreement’s negotiations and the risks it poses abound, alongside many myths about its potential benefits.
A look into China’s slowly increasing appearance in ISDS cases
27-Sep-2017 IISD
Recent decades have been marked by China’s economic, military and diplomatic rise, and its increasing integration into the international order.
Investment treaties and the internal vetting of regulatory proposals: A case study from Canada
27-Sep-2017 IISD
Does the prospect of foreign investor claims against countries in investor­–state dispute settlement (ISDS) lead to regulatory chill?
India, S. Korea to upgrade FTA at ‘earliest’
27-Sep-2017 The Hindu
New Delhi wants its English, yoga teachers to get opportunities to offer services.
Canada pushes inclusion of strong, progressive labour standards in NAFTA
27-Sep-2017 National Observer
Canada is pushing for the inclusion of enforceable, progressive labour standards in a rewritten North American Free Trade Agreement.
La CJUE interrogée sur la validité de la clause d’arbitrage prévue par un TBI conclu entre États membres
27-Sep-2017 Dalloz
L’avocat général, M. Wathelet, prend position sur la clause d’arbitrage du traité bilatéral conclu entre les Pays-Bas et la Slovaquie et estime que celle-ci est compatible avec le principe de non-discrimination, avec le mécanisme de renvoi préjudiciel et avec le principe d’autonomie du système juridique de l’Union européenne.
Free trade talks with EFTA grouping hit IPR, services wall
26-Sep-2017 The Hindu
Switzerland insists on intellectual property commitments beyond TRIPS.
Canada pushes back against US copyright demands in NAFTA
26-Sep-2017 Electronic Frontier Foundation
The United States is using the TPP as a template for the draft IP chapter that it is presenting to its negotiating partners in this round. Canada, however, isn’t down with that.
Costa Rica looking to UAE investments for the logistics sector
26-Sep-2017 Q Costa Rica
Costa Rica is trying to sign a bilateral investment treaty with the UAE.
It’s time for action
26-Sep-2017 Greater Manchester Trade Action Network
Who’s pulling the strings in our trade deals? Call to action at the Tory Party Conference in Manchester on October 1st.
Brexit bonanza: Lawyers encouraging corporations to sue UK & EU member states
25-Sep-2017 Corporate Europe Observatory
Brexit could become a money-making machine for law firms that make millions when corporations sue nation states via trade and investment agreements.
Philippines revives plan to join Trans-Pacific trade bloc
25-Sep-2017 Philstar
The Philippines is reviving its plan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) even as the mega-trade deal pushes through without the US, the Department of Trade and Industry said.
Indonesia in sugar, pesticide deal
25-Sep-2017 PNG Industry News
Indonesia will lower the tariff on our sugar exports. In exchange for the sugar deal Australia will eliminate import duties on Indonesian herbicides and pesticides.
More producers and feedlot operators needed for CETA
25-Sep-2017 Discover Humboldt
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says they are looking for producers and feedlot operators to sign up for their beef to be eligible in the E.U. market.
Renégociation de l’Aléna: le lait canadien sous pression américaine
25-Sep-2017 Ouest France
Le Canada subit les pressions des Etats-Unis pour accepter plus de produits laitiers sur son marché protégé dans le cadre de l’actuelle renégociation de l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain (Aléna) entre ces deux pays et le Mexique.
US to partially unveil key NAFTA proposal, talks seen dragging
25-Sep-2017 Reuters
US trade negotiators will only partially unveil new text on modifying a key chapter on investment under NAFTA, two well-placed sources said, underlying the cautious pace of talks that are supposed to wrap up by the end of the year.
Philippine peoples’ movements reject RCEP
24-Sep-2017 People Over Profit
Various civil society groups and movements in the Philippines came together for a public forum to voice out their opposition to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership