January 15, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be under the microscope during the week of January 17-21, 2011 as the sixth rounds of negotiations take place in Brussels. One of the difficult...
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October 01, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada's Globe & Mail newspaper is reporting that "U.S., EU join fight over Ontario’s green energy plan". Shawn Murphy reports "The United States and the European Union emerged on Thursday as latest countries to say they have key...
Posted in Energy Law, Public Private Partnerships/Project Finance, Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, USA, WTO Developments, Dispute Settlement, WTO Dispute Settlement | No Comments
September 14, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The WTO schedule shows that from September 14-16, 2010, a WTO Dispute Settlement Body Panel first substantive meeting regarding cases DS/384 "United States of America — Certain Country of Origin Labelling (Cool) Requirements"...
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September 14, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Bahamas News is reporting that on September 14, 2010, the Bahamas negotiating team will participate in the first WTO Working Group meeting in Geneva concerning the accession of the Bahamas to the WTO. See...
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February 14, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
There is a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute that has been flying under world radar because it is between two developing countries, the Philippines and Thailand and a "sin product", being cigarettes. "Thailand — Customs and...
Posted in Customs Duties, WTO Dispute Settlement, Dispute Settlement, Developing Countries, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Import Controls, Protectionism, WTO Developments | No Comments
February 05, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 5, 2010, Canada’s Minister of International Trade (Peter Van Loan) and the United States Trade Representative (Ron Kirk) issued a joint statement on Canada-United States government procurement. This tentative...
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February 04, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on February 4, 2010 that "the United States is committed to a rules-based trading system where the American people - and the Congress - can feel confident that when we sign an agreement...
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February 04, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Yemen has announced that on February 3, 2010, Canada and Yemen signed a bilateral agreement relating to Yemen's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The agreement follows a meeting at the WTO of WTO Members relating...
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February 01, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Representative Bruce Braley, D- Iowa has sponsored HR 4512 in the United States House of Representatives, legislation that ultimately requires country of origin labelling on fuel.
Section 3 of the "Country-of-Origin Labeling...
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January 26, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Reuters is reporting that at the January 22, 2010 Meeting of the WTO Trade Policy Review Body, the United States and Japan blocked requests by Argentina, Ecuador, Cuba, Brazil, India and China for a future review of trade...
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January 12, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Food Safety News reports that the American Meat Institute (AMI) is supporting Canada and Mexico in the dispute concerning the United States 2008 Farm Bill country of origin labelling (COOL) rules. The report indicates that the...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Food Law, Trade Law, Agriculture, Canada, USA, Buy America, Food and Drug Regulation, Dispute Settlement, NAFTA Dispute Settlement | No Comments
January 11, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
According to the Yemen News Agency, representatives from Canada and Yemen met on the week-end and the countries will soon sign a bilateral agreement concerning Yemen's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). ...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, WTO Developments, Border Security Initiatives, Developing Countries, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
January 06, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 5, 2010, Taiwan's Parliament unanimously passed an amendment to the food health law banning imports of some imports of U.S. beef (e.g., organs, ground beef and other high-risk items). This step is merely the...
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January 06, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 5, 2010, Canada's Minister of International Trade announced that Canada has officially joined the WTO dispute filed by the EU, the US and Mexico against China in respect of export restraints in respect of raw...
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August 31, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On August 31, 2009, the WTO agreed to establish a dispute settlement panel to consider Canada's challenge against South Korea's ongoing import ban against Canadian beef.
The establishment of the panel follows more than six years...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, South Korea, Agriculture, Food Safety, Import Controls, Government Relations, WTO Dispute Settlement, WTO Developments | No Comments
July 31, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On July 31, 2009, the World Trade Organisation announced that a panel was established of the basis of China's second request for a panel in WT/DS392 'United States - Certain measures affecting imports of poultry from...
Posted in China, European Economic Community, USA, South Korea, WTO Dispute Settlement, WTO Developments, Agriculture, Food and Drug Regulation, Food Safety, Import Controls | No Comments