Could A US-EU Free Trade Deal Harm The WTO?
In This Issue: *EU CUSTOMS POLICY - UCC – provisional agreement *TARIFFS - Update on duty suspensions/tariff quotas - Proposal on suspensions for flat screens - Impact study of EU Suspensions...more
On May 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued an order authorizing the Freeport LNG Terminal (“Freeport”) in Quintana Island, Texas to export liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) to nations with which the United...more
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last month in the matter of Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, a curious case that does not bode well for America’s biotechnology industry and could overturn 30...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally approved a plan by Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its terminal in Freeport, Texas, to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries....more
1. There is no single “Buy American” requirement – there are numerous statutes with differing requirements. Make sure you know which one applies....more
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s announcement that Japan will join talks on the Trans-Pacific Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) presents potential challenges for the U.S. automotive sector. Together with Canada and Mexico’s...more
March 13 (Bloomberg Law) -- In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama announced plans to negotiate and execute a free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. Jim Bacchus, partner at...more
It is likely seen as early days given the very recent announcement of the intention of the EU and USA to conduct “free trade” or “economic and trade” agreement negotiations, but with the near advent of CETA, recent...more
2012 saw several updates with regard to free trade agreements (“FTAs”) between the U.S. and its international trading allies. The most notable of these was the U.S.-Korea FTA (“KORUS”), but several other changes were made to...more
Cheniere’s proposed LNG export project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana is currently the only proposed U.S. project that has received an authorization from the Department of Energy (“DOE”) to export LNG to countries with which...more
In This Issue: EU CUSTOMS POLICY: - MCC recast/UCC - 2012 revision of the Electronic Customs Multi-Annual Strategic Plan - Council Conclusions on the Progress on the Strategy for the Evolution of the...more
A number of governments around the world have recently curtailed their incentive schemes for green energy producers. These measures have often led to disruption of the basic economic assumptions of many ongoing or newly...more
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice regarding the availability of the study that it had commissioned to explore the cumulative impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports....more
In This Issue: * EU CUSTOMS POLICY - MCC/UCC recast proposal * TARIFFS - Update on duty suspensions/tariff quotas - EU preferences adopted for Pakistan - FTA update * CLASSIFICATION -...more
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