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World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement

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Agreement Toward Eliminating Tariffs of High-Tech Products to Take Effect July 2016

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The European Parliament became the most recent body to ratify an expansion of the expanded World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA). The deal had previously been committed to and signed by the EU,...more

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WTO Members Agree to Expand Scope of Information Technology Agreement

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On July 24, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that 54 WTO members had reached a tentative agreement to expand the scope of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) by adding 201 products, including new-generation...more

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WTO Agreement Reached on Tariff-Cutting Deal for Information Technology Products

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On July 24, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that they had reached a tentative deal to expand duty-free treatment under the Information Technology Agreement (“ITA”). The ITA, originally reached in 1996,...more

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Eliminating Tariffs on Information Technology (IT) Products: Expanded WTO List on the Horizon

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On July 24, 2015 the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that negotiators had agreed on a list of products and draft declaration to expand the product scope of the 1996 Information Technology Agreement (ITA). The...more

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USTR Receives Its Marching Orders

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On June 26, King & Spalding reported on the trio of bills—the Trade Act of 2015, the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015—that comprise the first large-scale...more

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Expanded WTO Information Technology Agreement Is Set To Offer Significant Economic Benefits To Industry And Users Of Technology...

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There has recently been a breakthrough in the negotiations for an expanded Information Technology Agreement (ITA) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). On November 10, the United States and China reached a mutual...more

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