In a surprise decision that leaves the ultimate status of more than 25 active U.S. countervailing duty (CVD) orders unresolved despite the passage of bipartisan legislation aimed at preserving them, a federal appeals court last week declined to overturn the retroactive application of its December 2011 ruling that the Commerce Department cannot apply countervailing duties against imports from non-market economies (NMEs).
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05-17-2012 10:16:38
Appeals Court Remands GPX Case To CIT To Review New Law's Constitutionality05-16-2012 17:01:44
TPP Negotiators Announce Dates Of July San Diego Round; Tout ProgressDALLAS – Countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership today (May 16) formally announced that the next round of negotiations will take place in San Diego, Calif., on July 2-10 without any intersessional meetings before then, and that they have made greater than expected progress at the 12th round of talks. 1087 words05-16-2012 09:27:04
Agriculture, Food Industry Seek WTO-Plus Rules For TPP SPS ChapterDALLAS — U.S. agriculture and food producers for the first time have publicly detailed their recommendations for how the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) chapter on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures should go beyond World Trade Organization rules. 1214 words05-16-2012 09:20:53
Brady Says Russia MFN Vote This Year Depends On White House EffortHouse Ways and Means trade subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) yesterday (May 15) said the White House must significantly step up its lobbying effort among both Democrats and Republicans in Congress if it wants to secure a congressional vote this year to remove Russia from the Jackson-Vanik amendment. 817 words05-15-2012 18:33:21
Senate Sends Ex-Im Deal To Obama After Defeating Five GOP AmendmentsThe Senate today (May 15) concluded a months-long struggle over the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, approving a House-passed bill to renew the bank's charter with a 78-20 vote following the defeat of five Republican amendments that would have placed new restrictions on the bank's activities. 892 words05-15-2012 15:22:01
De Gucht Says U.S.-EU Trade Deal Must Address State Procurement, Services RulesEuropean Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht late last week laid out his blueprint for a deal to deepen U.S.-EU trade and investment ties, saying it must be comprehensive, yield more access to U.S. state-level government procurement; create a new framework for cooperation on state and federal regulations of services; and have a strong tariff component -- though not necessarily complete tariff elimination. 1110 words05-15-2012 09:32:27
TPP Partners Willing To Discuss Scope Of U.S. Labor Text; Enforceability Is Major HurdleDALLAS — Negotiations here last week on the labor chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement yielded some progress in that several countries, including Vietnam, appear more open to discussing the scope of labor obligations as proposed by the United States, although Vietnam and Brunei remain cool to making those obligations subject to binding dispute settlement, according to informed sources. 1097 words05-15-2012 09:28:46
U.S. Cross-Border Data Flow Proposal Raises Privacy QuestionsDALLAS — A U.S. proposal meant to ensure the free flow of data across borders of countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is facing questions from New Zealand and Australia during this round of negotiations on whether it could conflict with their privacy laws, according to informed sources. 751 words05-15-2012 09:25:01
Reid, McConnell Strike Deal On Amendments To Ex-Im Bill; Final Vote Expected TodaySenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) late yesterday (May 14) reached an agreement under which the Senate will directly consider a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and hold votes on five amendments on five amendments from Republican senators. 464 words05-14-2012 14:08:52
Kirk, Bryson Name Leadership Of Interagency Trade Enforcement CenterU.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk today (May 14) named Principal Deputy General Counsel Brad Ward, who is also the assistant U.S. trade representative for monitoring and enforcement, to be the director of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC), according to informed sources. 417 words05-14-2012 13:30:49
GOP Senators Demand Ex-Im Amendments To Support Cloture VoteTwelve Republican senators have linked their ability to offer amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank to their support of a motion to limit the debate on the legislation and to a procedural vote on the measure scheduled for later today (May 14). 409 words05-14-2012 09:17:48
Countries Offer ACTA Language To Replace U.S. IPR ProposalDALLAS — In an apparent effort to break the deadlock in negotiations for an intellectual property rights (IPR) chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), several countries are proposing that certain provisions in the U.S. proposal be replaced with language from the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), informed sources said. 862 words05-14-2012 09:16:37
U.S. Seeks Delay In Addressing Sub-Central Procurement In TPP TalksDALLAS — The United States has proposed that participants in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks delay seeking commitments to further open up their government procurement markets at the sub-federal level and instead focus exclusively on central government procurement, which a U.S. trade official signaled is a new approach for the U.S. in trade negotiations. 889 words05-14-2012 09:14:39
U.S. Negotiator Signals Decision On New Members Possible By June
DALLAS – A senior U.S. trade negotiator yesterday (May 13) held open the possibility that trade ministers from countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks may consider the potential participation of Canada, Mexico and Japan when they meet next month in Russia under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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U.S., NZ, Australian Industry Groups Demand More GI Protection Than USTRDALLAS — A group of U.S., Australian and New Zealand food and commodity organizations released joint recommendations here for limiting the protection of products with geographic names in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations that exceeds the U.S. negotiating proposal tabled last year in at least one key aspect. 965 words05-13-2012 15:43:16
BIO Increases Effort To Promote 12-Year Data Exclusivity In TPPDALLAS — The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is stepping up its campaign to convince other participants in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations that a 12-year period of data exclusivity is required for U.S. companies to feel comfortable investing in foreign markets and developing a biotechnology industry there. 873 words05-13-2012 12:14:23
U.S. SOE Proposal Raises Ire Of Singapore State-Owned Investment FirmDALLAS — A high-level delegation from Temasek, an investment holding company owned by the government of Singapore, traveled here last week to convey its strong opposition to the U.S. proposal for disciplines on state-owned enterprises (SOEs) at the 12th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, according to informed sources. 1200 words05-12-2012 18:26:11
USTR Tobacco Proposal Viewed As Middle Ground Between Business, ActivistsDALLAS — Although the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has signaled it plans to treat tobacco products in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations as “unique” in terms allowing a country’s health authority to regulate for public health reasons, it ultimately decided to delay tabling the new language during the 12th round of talks here. 1602 words05-12-2012 18:24:24
USTR Defends TPP Transparency Against Charges By Civil Society CriticsDALLAS — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk last week aggressively fought back charges by U.S. and foreign law professors that the U.S. diminished the level of transparency in the 12th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership talks here by foregoing a full day of stakeholder presentations in favor of a four-hour forum where negotiators can visit individual booths manned by stakeholders. 1472 words05-12-2012 10:18:30
Kirk Hopes For TPP Progress By June, Highlights Ultimate ExpansionDALLAS — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk this week told negotiators and stakeholders who gathered here for the 12th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership talks that he hopes countries will be able to report progress on the text of the agreement at the June ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, while highlighting the potential expansion of the TPP to the entire Asia-Pacific region. 425 words |
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