March 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Recently, I have been informed of two NAFTA verifications being conducted by the Canadian Government in order to verify the correctness of NAFTA certificates of origin provided by U.S. companies and one NAFTA verification being...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, Mexico, USA, Customs Duties, NAFTA Dispute Settlement, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, NAFTA Developments | No Comments
March 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On March 10, 2010, Canada's Minister of International Trade, Peter Van Loan, tabled in the House of Commons legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Colombia Agreement on Labour Cooperation...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Preferential Tariffs | No Comments
February 21, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
It is embarrassing - Canada signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID or the Washington Convention) on December 15, 2006 and passed legislation granting...
Posted in Trade Law, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Canada, Investment Dispute Settlement, International Arbitration, Dispute Settlement, Free Trade Agreements, Government Relations, International Transactions | No Comments
January 28, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The National Post contains a great post by Terence Corcoran entitled "The loopy Obama-Sarkozy axis of trade". He is right on point. Corcoran observes "on trade issues that [Obama and Sarkozy] promoted ideas that...
Posted in Trade Law, Buy America, Climate Change, Canada, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Free Trade Agreements, Government Relations, International Transactions, Protectionism | No Comments
January 24, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade negotiators spent January 18-22, 2010 in Brussels Belgium negotiating the Second Round of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)....
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Government Relations | No Comments
January 19, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
News Centre reports that India and the EU free trade agreement negotiators will meet next week after the Canadian delegation leaves Brussels. The India-Eu FTA negotiations started in 2007 and the negotiators are on the Seventh...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, USA, Agriculture, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Intellectual Property | No Comments
January 18, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
My good friend Riyaz Dattu (and Peter Glossop) at Oslers is reporting that:
Canadian officials are anxious to receive input from Canadian business. Businesses should consider both their defensive trade strategies in adjusting to...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Agriculture, Customs Duties, Food and Drug Regulation, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
January 18, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Wire Report is reporting that the EU is pressuring Canada in the second Round of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations to make significant amendments to Canada's copyright laws....
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Internet & E-Commerce Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
January 17, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 18 - 22, 2010, Canada's negotiators will travel to Brussels, Belgium to take part in the second Round of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations.
The first Round of talks took...
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January 17, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 11, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) released its 2010 Tariff Amendments (T2010-1), which affects Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 38, 40, 42, 43, 56, 59, 64, 65, 68, 70, 89, 94, &...
Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Canada, Customs Duties, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
January 11, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Negotiations to update the income tax treaty between Canada and Switzerland will commence the week of February 8, 2010, in Bern. This is a positive development that follows-up on the Canada-European Free Trade Association free...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Taxation, Canada, Free Trade Agreements, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management, International Transactions, International Tax | No Comments
January 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On November 26, 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that tariff classification rulings issued in response to a request by an importer, non-resident exporter or producer, or a person authorized to account for...
Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Canada, Customs Duties, Dispute Settlement, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Free Trade Agreements | No Comments
December 21, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
Although it has been the subject of some media coverage, we are pleased to provide the following reminder as to the commencement of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement ("AANZFTA") on 1 January 2010.
The AANZFTA...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Australia / New Zealand, Thailand, Customs Duties, Developing Countries, Dispute Settlement, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Food and Drug Regulation, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
October 25, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
According to a media release of 25 October 2009 from the Australian Trade Minister, it has been agreed that the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force on 1 January 2010 following discussion between...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Agriculture, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Australia / New Zealand, Thailand, Customs Duties, Developing Countries, Dispute Settlement, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Food and Drug Regulation | No Comments
September 14, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
We have previously reported on the Australian Productivity Commission's review of Australia's Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling systems.
On 10 September 2009, the Productivity Commission issue its draft Inquiry Report...
Posted in Australia / New Zealand, Customs Duties, Dispute Settlement, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, International Anti-Trust/Competition Law, Preferential Tariffs, Protectionism, Technical Trade Barriers | No Comments
August 04, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On August 1, 2009, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement entered into force and effect. As a result, as of August 1, 2009, two way trade between Canada and Peru becomes duty free on a significant percentage of the...
Posted in Canada, Free Trade Agreements, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Customs Duties, International Environmental | No Comments
