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Former General Counsel Jennifer Hillman and former Associate General Counsel Kathleen Claussen were among the “non-national” prospective panelists agreed to by Canada and Mexico.
Cato's Inu Manak laments “the worst deal ever negotiated.”
More than a dozen members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday urged President Trump to cancel an upcoming meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to celebrate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, calling it a distraction from the administration’s handling of the coronavirus and questioning why it is not expected to be trilateral.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced a roster of panelists eligible to serve on state-to-state dispute settlement panels as well as appointees to oversee the enforcement of a new rapid-response mechanism under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Bilateral meetings are scheduled for July 8, with trilateral discussions the following day.
The surges of aluminum and steel “ought to be settled peacefully, not by our putting tariffs on,” the Senate Finance Committee chairman said.
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement enters into force today amid growing calls to ensure key tenets are enforced, with Democrats in the U.S. warning – for starters – about labor in Mexico and dairy in Canada, and business leaders across the continent girding for change.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday issued final implementation instructions for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, one of the last moves the agency says will help ensure a smooth transition from NAFTA once the new deal enters into force on Wednesday.
The 138-page interim final rule provides long-awaited guidance to auto producers by describing criteria they must meet to obtain preferential tariff treatment under the deal.
The U.S. on Monday opposed Canada’s request to retaliate in a World Trade Organization dispute over U.S. countervailing duties on supercalendered paper, with the Trump administration maintaining the ruling is not legitimate -- a stance at odds with that of other WTO members.
An interagency committee charged with monitoring the enforcement of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s labor obligations is inviting public comments on procedures for submissions alleging violations.
A handful of complaints likely will be filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rapid-response labor enforcement mechanism soon after the pact enters into force in July, according to several analysts and trade lawyers.
“[T]his task force can help our global efforts to combat forced labor -- but only if it actually exists.”
The U.S., Mexico and Canada continue to weigh North American auto industry requests to delay beyond July 1 the implementation of regulations that will guide the application of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s auto rules of origin, according to private-sector representatives familiar with the talks.
Commerce Secretary Ross called the plan “another affirmation of our commitment to use all available tools to combat circumvention and evasion of duties.”
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has for the first time included the foreign operations of a U.S. company, Amazon, on its annual list of “notorious markets for counterfeiting and piracy.”
The White House on Tuesday formed an interagency committee to help facilitate the enforcement and monitoring of labor obligations outlined in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday discussed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s looming entry-into-force and enforcement issues with Democrats on the House Ways & Means trade subcommittee.
The Trump administration on Friday notified Congress that the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will enter into force on July 1.