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Canada Joins Mexico in Request for USMCA Panel on Automotive "Core Parts" Dispute

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On January 13, Canada announced that it would join Mexico in requesting a dispute settlement panel to address a disagreement over the US interpretation of the automotive rules of origin under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement...more

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Road to Enforcement: U.S.-Canada Dairy Case May be a Harbinger for Future Continental Trade Disputes

On January 4, 2022, a three-member dispute panel — established per the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) — announced a significant decision in the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada, finding that...more

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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Update

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Recent Developments Include Proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation Amendments And An Investigation Of Foreign Trade Zones - The United States continues to take several actions in connection with implementation of the...more

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Compliance With USMCA Labor Requirements: What Businesses Need to Know

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For many businesses, compliance with labor requirements of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) may have seemed like an afterthought until recently. However, earlier this year, United States Trade Representative...more

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The USMCA: Six Months On

In a January 2021 webinar titled “The USMCA: Six Months On,” Skadden International Litigation and Arbitration partners Julie Bedard, David Herlihy, Timothy G. Nelson and Jennifer Permesly and CFIUS, National Security and...more

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USMCA Uniform Regulations Clarify Scope and Application of Steel and Aluminum Purchase Requirements for Passenger Vehicles, Light...

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On June 3, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published an interim version of the Uniform Regulations concerning the interpretation, application, and administration of key provisions of the...more

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USTR Releases Uniform Regulations For U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final implementing regulations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) on June 3, 2020, an important step for when the USMCA goes into effect on July 1,...more

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U.S. Notifies Mexico and Canada It Is Prepared for USMCA Entry Into Force on July 1, 2020

On April 24, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) sent written notice to the Mexican and Canadian governments that the United States has completed the requisite internal procedures under the...more

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One Step Closer to USMCA: CBP Issues Interim Implementing Instructions

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Interim Implementing Instructions for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on April 20, 2020. The Interim Instructions, which CBP explains should be considered a...more

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USMCA Review: A New Deal for Labour in the ‘New NAFTA’

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a free-trade pact that was announced on November 30, 2018. This agreement changes the current rules governing North American trade contained in the North American Free...more

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United States Trade Report: Congress Approves Legislation to Implement US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

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On January 16, 2020, the US Senate approved legislation implement the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a vote of 89 to 10, sending the legislation to President Trump to be signed into law. The Senate's approval follows a...more

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Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2020: International Trade

With almost three years behind President Donald Trump to launch, negotiate, and complete his most ambitious trade initiatives, 2020 may come to be seen as the first year that the Trump era in trade policy was fully in place....more

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Year-End Trade Deals Offer Hope for U.S. Business in 2020

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December 2019 has yielded some potentially significant relief to U.S. businesses and agricultural producers that may improve the terms of trade in 2020 after a prolonged period of increasing and damaging friction in...more

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USMCA: Overview and Next Steps

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider and vote on the legislative vehicle to implement the recently finalized U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The vehicle is H.R.5430, United States-Mexico-Canada...more

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International Trade Update: A Long Hot Summer of Trade Disturbances

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The Administration has been fully occupied this summer in its ongoing disputes with America’s major trading partners.  The U.S. Government is at least nominally resuming high level trade negotiations with China after months...more

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United States Releases Annual Assessment of Foreign Trade Barriers

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On March 29, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, which "highlights significant foreign barriers to U.S....more

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Trump Issues 2019 Trade Agenda:  China, USMCA, WTO Reform, and More

The Trump Administration has issued its 2019 trade policy agenda in a several hundred page report to the Congress. The report covers a broad range of trade topics, many of which have been at the forefront of the...more

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Outlook for US Trade Policy and the World Trade Organization in 2019

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The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more

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USTR Announces List of Changes Required to U.S. Law in Order to Implement USCMA

On January 29, USTR Ambassador Lighthizer delivered to Congress a list describing changes to U.S. laws that would be required to fulfill obligations agreed to under the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). ...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - November 2018

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The Trump Administration Announces It Plans to Negotiate New Free Trade Agreements with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom - On October 16, 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - October 2018

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The United States And Canada Reach Agreement On A “New NAFTA” - As we reported previously, on August 27, 2018, Mexico and the United States announced that they had reached a preliminary agreement to replace the North...more

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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Announced

On Sunday, September 30, President Trump reached an agreement with the governments of Canada and Mexico to revise and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Publishing the text of the new agreement just...more

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United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA)

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A Primer On Next Steps As The Process Shifts Back To Domestic Political Discourse - As we previously reported, Mexico and the United States announced on August 27, 2018, that they had reached a bilateral deal to replace the...more

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NAFTA Watch Vol. 20 - At the Last Minute, The Old NAFTA Becomes The New USMCA

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This publication is our twentieth installment in a series designed to provide our clients in the manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and related industries with monthly updates on any actions taken by the Trump...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - September 2018

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The United States And Mexico Reach A Preliminary Deal On NAFTA But Talks With Canada Remain Uncertain - On August 27, 2018, the United States and Mexico announced that they had reached a bilateral agreement that would...more

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