Sentences with phrase «free trade regime»

In these negotiations, the USA demanded that the world trade in audiovisual products follows the principles of a free trade regime.

In short, while protecting those hurt by a free trade regime should remain a priority, there are policy steps that can be taken that would have a more direct effect on living standards than trade policy.

The three western provinces already operate a reasonable facsimile of what an internal free trade regime should look like with their New West Partnership, which streamlines business regulation, smoothes worker mobility across provincial borders and establishes common transportation standards.

Not exact matches

«In the second trading regime, the salesman offering one piece of apple would, half the time, add a free bonus piece once the disk had been handed over.

-- those players that have only audio capabilities are classified in tariff item 8519.81.29 and are subject to a 5 % rate of customs duty under the Most - Favoured - Nation (MFN) Tariff, and 0 % under 15 other preferential tariff treatments covering Canada's free trade partners and countries eligible for one of Canada's three development - oriented tariff preference regimes (General Preferential Tariff; Least Developed Country Tariff; and, Caribbean Commonwealth Countries Tariff).

The Trade Justice Network (TJN) is a network comprised of environmental, labour, cultural, farming, social justice and other civil society organizations that aims to raise awareness about free trade agreements and advocates for a more sustainable, fair and socially just international trade reTrade Justice Network (TJN) is a network comprised of environmental, labour, cultural, farming, social justice and other civil society organizations that aims to raise awareness about free trade agreements and advocates for a more sustainable, fair and socially just international trade retrade agreements and advocates for a more sustainable, fair and socially just international trade retrade regime.

But joining the TPP also meant effectively renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with the United States under onerous terms of entry that put Canada's other traditional defensive areas on the negotiating table (including Canadian content in media, intellectual property regime preferences, telecommunications ownership policies, and remaining investment restrictions), with little prospect of any valuable concessions from the United States.

But a tougher U.S. stance to trade still looms as a major threat to the global free - trade regime.

For example, religious conservatism during the 1980s may have grown partly through reinforcement from a regime that championed a strong military defense, the protection of domestic markets through low taxes and limited social services, and the values of small - town America, even though this same administration was also firmly committed to free trade and international markets.

IDFA has kept up the drumbeat on the to address Canada's Class 7 milk pricing regime during the ongoing renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

He dwelt on Castro's pursuit of human rights through education and health but never mentioned the regime's abuses of gay people or the mentally ill or dissidents, including people trying to organise free trade unions.

This leaves me no choice but to challenge Argentina's protectionist import regime and ensure that the rules for free and fair trade are upheld.

In relation to international treaties, attorneys advise on World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, preferential trade regimes such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and bilateral investment treaties (BTrade Organization (WTO) rules, preferential trade regimes such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and bilateral investment treaties (Btrade regimes such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and bilateral investment treaties (BTrade Agreement (NAFTA) and bilateral investment treaties (BITs).

We are appalled that our trade should be commercially connected to one which exacerbates insecurity and repression, and which props up regimes inimical to free expression.

Moreover, a series of U.S. - friendly regimes fell in elections throughout the continent, ushering in a wave of more left - leaning presidencies less open to free - trade agendas.