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October 2020 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s October 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •U.S. and Brazil updated Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC) to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Investment Facilitation – A WTO Negotiation That Can Yield Positive Returns for Investors

Investment facilitation is among the new generation issues being discussed at the World Trade Organization (WTO), alongside issues such as electronic commerce and digital trade. The concept of “investment facilitation” refers...more

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The United States Presses For More Transparency In The WTO Dispute Settlement System, But Continues To Block Appointments To The...

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At the most recent meeting of the World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) Dispute Settlement Body (“DSB”), which took place on July 22, 2019, the United States pressed Members to improve the transparency of the WTO’s dispute...more

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What Foreign Investors Need to Know About the New National Security Guidelines under the Investment Canada Act

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On December 19, 2016, the Canadian Government released new Guidelines on the National Security Review of Investments under the Investment Canada Act (the “Act”) increasing review transparency in an effort to bolster foreign...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - June 2016

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President Obama Signs American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 - On May 20, President Obama signed the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 into law (the Act). The Act restores the ability of the...more

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United States Challenges Chinese Tax Exemptions for Aircraft at the WTO

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On December 8, the United States launched a dispute (DS501) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding tax exemptions on certain Chinese-produced aircraft. The United States has requested consultations with China, which...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

(Un)COOL: How Congress (Unsuccessfully) Made Sausage Labeling Laws

Crises averted in international trade usually make good economics, but unsatisfying politics. They’re a half-loaf of success in which positioning, inertia and self-interest usually win. So it is with the recent repeal of meat...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

US China Trade War

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The October blog post will be broken up into two parts. This October 15th post will comment on the TPP Agreement signed today and well as President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to the US and my impressions from Beijing, China...more

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Trans-Pacific Partnership May Have Far-Reaching Consequences for U.S. Industry

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This week, the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member countries decided the final terms of what they report is a far-reaching agreement (Agreement or TPP Agreement). The 12 TPP countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam,...more

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