Sentences with phrase «in other trade agreements»

This represents a significant reaffirmation of ISDS at a time when its status in other trade agreements, including the NAFTA, is uncertain.

«NAFTA is in a very difficult place because the U.S. has put a series of demands on the table that are unlike demands that have been seen in any other trade agreement,» said Robert Holleyman, deputy U.S. trade representative under President Barack Obama.

And it isn't scaremongering — such mechanisms already exist in other trade agreement.

Not exact matches

«I'm so pleased that the President asked his administration to reengage in these discussions with other TPP countries, and is continuing his work to negotiate a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal.

Earlier in the day, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse had told reporters that Trump was reconsidering the withdrawal from the trade agreement, which Obama Administration had negotiated with 11 other Pacific Rim countries to promote free trade by reducing barriers between them.

The White House wants leaders from Canada and Mexico, the other two members of the trade deal, to announce the framework of an agreement at the Summit of the Americas in Peru, which starts April 13, Bloomberg reported.

To give another example beside the excessive transfer of wealth from consumers to farmers, it also prevents Canada from fully participating in free - trade agreements, thus curtailing job - and wealth - creation in industries that could be exporting to other countries.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

With a Republican Congress backing him (most items need 60 % support to pass in the Senate), Trump will be in a position to reverse trade agreements, immigration policies, Roe V. Wade, the Iran nuclear deal, and any other policy the party takes issue with — including those that impact how Canadians do business with the United States.

«The agreement still has value as a FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with the other countries involved,» McClay said in an emailed statement toagreement still has value as a FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with the other countries involved,» McClay said in an emailed statement toAgreement) with the other countries involved,» McClay said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

In less than seven years, Canada has concluded new free - trade agreements with nine countries and our Government is negotiating further agreements involving more than 60 others.

The political success of the trade agreement — and its ability to be replicated in other negotiations — is not guaranteed.

In fact, one of Mr. Trump's favorite charges, that China and other nations are suppressing the value of their currencies, is actually not a violation of existing trade agreements.

Moreover, the ability of US firms to compete in international markets is also affected by external factors such as exchange rates and the trade measures of other countries, including those determined by international trade agreements and global trade rules.

Some of these agreements have resulted in significant market opening; others have been of lower standard and have dodged the tough issues necessary to maximize income gains from trade; still others have resulted in trade diversion rather than trade creation and have created a so - called «noodle bowl» of overlapping and sometimes contradictory agreements that have become a thicket of regulations that businesses often find difficult to understand.

The group also wants to emphasize trucking as an essential cog in the wheel of the U.S. economy, which the new administration is focused on growing, and see that any changes to trade agreements like NAFTA — which also clearly would affect the U.S. trucking industry and many other businesses — are made with all due consideration.

Following the Second World War global leaders, determined to avoid future trade wars, came together in 1947 to negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), with the purpose of achieving a «substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.&rtrade wars, came together in 1947 to negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), with the purpose of achieving a «substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.&rTrade (GATT), with the purpose of achieving a «substantial reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.&rtrade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.»

Is it therefore any surprise that a priority US objective in a regional trade agreement, where the other partners want to secure or expand their privileged access to the US market, would be to seek to strengthen international rules in areas where US companies have a competitive edge?

As with NAFTA and the nine other bilateral trade agreements that Canada has already ratified, we can expect the trade deal with South Korea to spur innovation and productivity, giving Canadian companies a stronger position in export markets while providing Canadian consumers with access to a wider variety of goods and services at more competitive prices.

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

Once you understand the full scope of its effects, you'll need to determine what additional costs or other hurdles your company would face in each scenario: the continuation of NAFTA, trade under the CPTPP or a bilateral Canada-U.S. free trade agreement, trade under the WTO most favoured nation status, or any additional tariffs or regulations that may be implemented.

After the regional value content requirements in the Auto Pact, other trade agreements like NAFTA and the TPP have included similar language.

Americans will choose their next President in November 2016, and a leading candidate threatens the U.S.» established trade agreements with other countries.

Todd Tucker, a trade scholar at the Roosevelt Institute, told me that the other countries in the TPP have a very real interest in having the US rejoin the agreement since it has such a big economy.

In November, Canada surprised the other 10 countries by declining to sign the agreement, to the surprise of the negotiators and the Canadian international trade community.

He also described the North American Free Trade Agreement as a disaster and heaped blame on the World Trade Organization for allowing other countries to box in the United States on tTrade Agreement as a disaster and heaped blame on the World Trade Organization for allowing other countries to box in the United States on tTrade Organization for allowing other countries to box in the United States on tradetrade.

The quantitative approach used here, which provides a data - driven picture of the provincial - level impacts of trade agreements, can help illuminate the proactive policy steps that need to be taken to reassure regions and sectors as Canada proceeds in trade discussions with other partners, including in the Asia Pacific.

This included circumscribing commitments covering cultural products, which was achieved through an exchange of side letters with the other parties, and reflecting elements of the progressive trade agenda of the Liberal Trudeau government, including through the change in the name of the agreement, a side letter eliciting strengthened labour commitments by Vietnam, and side letters acknowledging traditional knowledge.

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.

«Canada and the EU moved into a deeper agreement, which includes procurement and professional recognition of degrees, and all these other things that are strictly speaking, no longer trade,» says Amy Verdun, professor of political science at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

One of our largest trading relationships has been put at risk by the perceived snub offered to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Vietnam in November when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau missed a scheduled press conference intended to announce that Canada, Japan and nine other Trans - Pacific Partnership countries had reached agreement in principle on a revised trade pact.

On Monday, Trump also signed executive orders revoking a trade agreement with Asia known as the Trans - Pacific Partnership and instituting a hiring freeze for federal government posts other than those in the military.

«If producers become aware of each other's LNG facility shutdowns as part of this agreement, this information might give them an advantage in gas trading markets,» Mr Sims said.

In addition, the dairy executives also discussed the need for a timely renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and aggressive pursuit of other bilateral trade agreements that could benefit U.S. dairy compaTrade Agreement (NAFTA) and aggressive pursuit of other bilateral trade agreements that could benefit U.S. dairy compatrade agreements that could benefit U.S. dairy companies.

In the NAFTA renegotiation, Canada must agree to remove its special class pricing programs and language must be incorporated into the agreement to ensure that Canada does not institute other pricing programs or non-tariff barriers that negatively impact dairy trade and jobs.

«We believe any transition period should ensure that domestic regulatory frameworks remain certain, and that UK businesses continue to benefit from EU free trade agreements (FTAs) with third countries; as well as ensuring that businesses have the time to prepare in advance for any changes to exporting procedures and other regulations that will be required once the UK is fully outside the EU.»

«A withdrawal from the Korea - U.S. Free Trade Agreement would have an immediate and devastating impact on Michigan agriculture, dealing a massive blow to a leading U.S. export market for pork, dairy and other products,» they said in a statement.

«In addition, a KORUS withdrawal will set a dangerous precedent that calls into question other existing free trade agreements that are critical for Michigan farmers and agribusinesses at a time of low commodity prices.

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«There's widespread support in the industry for the rebate to be removed from NZ producers, but every time we raise this with decision makers in Canberra we run up against the argument of whether removing that entitlement will have broader ramifications on our trading agreements, not just with New Zealand but with other countries as well.

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In other words, these WTO agreements oblige contracting states to ensure that their rules are neither designed nor have the effect of discriminating between otherwise «like» products, and that the rule (s) selected are the least trade - restrictive (and / or least trademark - encumbering) alternative available.

This article is based on conversations with Catherine Barnard, professor of EU Law at the University of Cambridge, Anand Menon, professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London and director of UK in a Changing Europe, Steve Peers, professor of EU, Human Rights and World Trade Law at the University of Essex, Amy Porges, adviser and government representative on WTO negotiations and litigation and free trade agreements, John Springford, director of Research at the Centre for European Reform and other politicians, trade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be nTrade Law at the University of Essex, Amy Porges, adviser and government representative on WTO negotiations and litigation and free trade agreements, John Springford, director of Research at the Centre for European Reform and other politicians, trade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be ntrade agreements, John Springford, director of Research at the Centre for European Reform and other politicians, trade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be ntrade negotiators, civil servants and officials in London, Washington and Brussels who asked not to be named.

The consolidation of Asia as the new engine of economic growth; the rise of new economic powers such as the BRICS; the negotiations of extensive Free Trade Agreements in an attempt to benefit from access to growing markets and to US to maintain an upper hand in setting global standards (among the others the EU and South Korea FTA and the on - going negotiations between EU and Canada, and the EU and the USA).

Do they have any embassies set up in other countries, or have they entered into any public agreements between other nations of any kind (aid / trade)?

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As a crunch period approaches, in which Britain's future trade agreements with the EU must be agreed one way or the other, the time for judicious equivocation is almost over.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada — along with the 10 other remaining countries in the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP)-- would work toward creating a revised trade agreement.

President Akufo - Addo said the Assembly of Heads of among other commitments signed up to the Continental Free Trade Agreement, whose purpose was to ensure significant growth in intra-Africa trade and to assist countries to use trade more effectively for growth and sustainable developTrade Agreement, whose purpose was to ensure significant growth in intra-Africa trade and to assist countries to use trade more effectively for growth and sustainable developtrade and to assist countries to use trade more effectively for growth and sustainable developtrade more effectively for growth and sustainable development.

Britain exports # 637bn worth of goods and services to other EU member states and more than 50 countries with which the EU has free trade agreements (FTAs), according to analysis for Britain Stronger in Europe, the official campaign to keep Britain in the EU at the 23 June referendum.