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The New Zealand government on Monday (Jan. 25) published the English-language version of the final legal text and annexes of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), ahead of the formal signing of the agreement on Feb. 4 in Auckland. New Zealand serves as the depositary for the TPP.
New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay on Jan. 21 local time announced that his government has issued invitations to ministers from all Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries for a Feb. 4 signing ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will participate in the signing, according to a USTR spokesman.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tuesday (Jan. 19) that he planned to urge members of Congress not to “get lost” in the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and instead focus on the big-picture argument that it will help bolster security and economic prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
A staff delegation from the Senate Finance Committee traveled to Australia, Malaysia and Japan for a week in early January to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Inside U.S. Trade has learned.
New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on Monday (Jan. 11) acknowledged that it is seeking to arrange a signing ceremony for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in early February in Auckland, but said plans have not yet been finalized and declined to confirm the Feb. 4 date floated by other TPP governments.
NAIROBI, Kenya – Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb is rejecting demands by Republican members of the U.S. Congress for changes or clarifications to the market protection term for biologic drugs in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), saying it is a balanced outcome and that going back on it now would unravel the deal.