Sentences with phrase «of international trade agreements»

Laurel S. Terry, From GATS to APEC: The Impact of International Trade Agreements on Lawyer Regulation, Miller - Becker Institute Inaugural Symposium, Akron, Oct. 9, 2009 (See also Terry GATS articles and the forthcoming Akron article From GATS to APEC)

Our team is often called upon to provide proactive advice, including evaluation of the applicability of international trade agreements.

Defends the Department's statutory and regulatory prerogatives in negotiations and ensures compliance with transportation provisions of international trade agreements;

Develop the Department's positions on transport aspects of international trade agreements in consultation with operating administrations and lead Departmental representation in key international organizations;

MADISON, Wis. — The governors of Wisconsin and New York are urging President Donald Trump to address what they are calling Canada's «blatant violation of international trade agreements» hurting dairy farmers in the two states.

Under the Canadian constitutional framework, the negotiation of international trade agreements falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government.

European fears surrounding CETA stem from the fact that the majority of international trade agreements include a built - in ISDS (Investor - State Dispute Settlement) clause.

Not exact matches

For a couple of decades, a big part of Canada's sales pitch to international investors has been that the North American Free Trade Agreement works as a backdoor to the world's most voracious consumers.

«The TPP, which has been demonized by President Trump, was essentially the renegotiation of NAFTA,» said Andy Shoyer, co-chair of the international trade practice at Sidley Austin and former trade attorney during the initial NAFTA agreement.

The only time he referred to the president by name was when he noted Trump's rejection of the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP), a major international free trade deal that is going ahead without the U.S. under the guise of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans - Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

But Rudy Husny, a spokesman for International Trade Minister Ed Fast, said in an emailed statement that the trade deal will be of huge benefit to the province and the fund will help offset any downside to the agreeTrade Minister Ed Fast, said in an emailed statement that the trade deal will be of huge benefit to the province and the fund will help offset any downside to the agreetrade deal will be of huge benefit to the province and the fund will help offset any downside to the agreement.

«Free - trade agreements have become a scapegoat for a lot of other forces changing the economy,» says Cathleen Cimino - Isaacs, a research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Technology companies, such as Microsoft and Cisco Systems have ramped up lobbying ahead of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, looking to avoid any future restrictions on cloud storage and to promote an international pact to eliminate technology goods tariffs.

Dan Ciuriak, a former deputy chief economist at Canada's trade department who now is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), notes that if Trump blows up NAFTA, Canada's trade with the U.S. would be dictated by the terms of their original free - trade agreement from 1989.

TRADE Minister, Mark Vaile, has announced a landmark co-operative agreement between the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and the trade promotion organisations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland to develop an international portal of business - tTRADE Minister, Mark Vaile, has announced a landmark co-operative agreement between the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and the trade promotion organisations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland to develop an international portal of business - tTRADE Minister, Mark Vaile, has announced a landmark co-operative agreement between the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and the trade promotion organisations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland to develop an international portal of business - tTrade Commission (Austrade) and the trade promotion organisations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland to develop an international portal of business - tTrade Commission (Austrade) and the trade promotion organisations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland to develop an international portal of business - ttrade promotion organisations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland to develop an international portal of business - ttrade promotion organisations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland to develop an international portal of business - to - b

For the U.S. government to negotiate a trade agreement manifestly to the advantage of international business interests using the «motherhood and apple pie» issue of security and prevention of terrorism is highly suspect.

The agreement is also a victory for a president whose most ardent campaign supporters were animated in part by a promise that Mr. Trump would fight for them against an international free - trade establishment that they believe had robbed them of jobs and depressed their wages.

The termination in December of the international MultiFibre Agreement, which protected clothing manufacturers in industrialized countries, and the prospect of future free - trade deals with China will surely finish it off entirely in the coming years, Gunaratna said.

«The basic principle is that a sovereign state enters trade agreements of its free will, and it can get back out,» said Robert Howse, the Lloyd C. Nelson professor of international law at N.Y.U. School of Law.

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.

Through forming a strategic partnership agreement similar to the one conceived on the margins of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada can pursue greater co-operation on issues such as international peace and security, counterterrorism, human rights, clean energy and climate change, migration, sustainable development, and inagreement similar to the one conceived on the margins of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada can pursue greater co-operation on issues such as international peace and security, counterterrorism, human rights, clean energy and climate change, migration, sustainable development, and inAgreement (CETA), Canada can pursue greater co-operation on issues such as international peace and security, counterterrorism, human rights, clean energy and climate change, migration, sustainable development, and innovation.

A number of international treaties and the World Trade Organization's agreement on Trade - Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) extend protections to international technology transfers, including copyrights, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, patents, layout designs of integrated circuits, and undisclosed information.

The seeming collapse of the trade agreement between Canada and the European Union (CETA) has created obvious disappointment for International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and the entire Canadian government, which made the deal as its top trade itrade agreement between Canada and the European Union (CETA) has created obvious disappointment for International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and the entire Canadian government, which made the deal as its top trade iTrade Minister Chrystia Freeland and the entire Canadian government, which made the deal as its top trade itrade issue.

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland has walked out of talks aimed at addressing Belgian opposition to the Canada - EU Trade Agreement, stating:

Under the administration of Governor Brown, California has signed international agreements with eight countries, including China, to encourage mutual trade and investment.

The Global Trade Strategy is designed to help Ontario businesses benefit from the global economy, and provides a framework for the province's role to ensure that programs, policies and international trade agreements reflect the interests of our Province's businesses and worTrade Strategy is designed to help Ontario businesses benefit from the global economy, and provides a framework for the province's role to ensure that programs, policies and international trade agreements reflect the interests of our Province's businesses and wortrade agreements reflect the interests of our Province's businesses and workers.

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.

After a decades - long rise of free trade agreements and the automation of manufacturing jobs, United States political sentiment seems to be shifting away from international cooperation.

Minister of International Trade François - Philippe Champagne yesterday signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans - Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Santiago, Chile.

Minister of International Trade François - Philippe Champagne will travel to Calgary and Regina from February 19 to 23 to promote the opportunities offered by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans - Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Mercosur trade agreement comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and UruTrade François - Philippe Champagne will travel to Calgary and Regina from February 19 to 23 to promote the opportunities offered by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans - Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Mercosur trade agreement comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay andAgreement for Trans - Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Mercosur trade agreement comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Urutrade agreement comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay andagreement comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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.

Canadian Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland also recently promoted the agreement, stating «This is really a gold - plated trade deal,» and adding that CETA's ratification will give Canada access to a market of 500 million peTrade Chrystia Freeland also recently promoted the agreement, stating «This is really a gold - plated trade deal,» and adding that CETA's ratification will give Canada access to a market of 500 million petrade deal,» and adding that CETA's ratification will give Canada access to a market of 500 million people.

In 2017, the FITTskills international trade training program underwent a major update, including the addition of 60 % new content to reflect the changes we've seen in technology, ecommerce, trade agreements and more.

As more free trade agreements are reached and come into force, such as the recent ratification of CETA, opportunities are opening up for companies of all sizes to do business in new international markets.

Business Advisor with Dentons and member of Canada's advisory council on the North American Free Trade Agreement, Ellen S. Kief, Counsel, U.S. Immigration Law with Dentons, Matt Nakatchi, Esq. of Trade and Customs Law with Junker and Nakatchi, and William Perry, Attorney with Harris Bricken with concentration in International Trade and Customs Law.

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade welcomes today's announcement by Canada's Minister of International Trade, François - Philippe Champagne, of a Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

Author's Note: I am indebted to Dr. Margaret Biggs of Queens University, Dr. Meredith Lilly of Carleton University and Dr. Judit Fabian of the University of Calgary for many of these insights on gender and indigenous issues within international trade agreements.

«Isolationism is the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, foreign trade, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.»

For this reason, opponents of anticipated features of the two international trade agreements, argued strongly against «fast track.»

Matters of tariffs and trade were decided by individual countries in terms of their own interests more than by international agreements.

Most important of all was the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (now the World Trade Organization) at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire.

The possibility that this side agreement can be a vehicle of significant progress in integrating environmental considerations into issues of international trade led to a deep split within the environmental community.

And the chief cause of this evil is the pressure for economic growth, an evil fomented by mainline economics, the dominant political parties, the multinational corporations, and international trade agreements, all of which are dominated by false philosophies.

More specifically, the areas of beverage alcohol in which the firm practices include federal, state and local alcoholic beverage retail, wholesale and supplier licensing, multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance, international and domestic agreements, trademark registration and protection, federal label approval and state brand registration, industry franchise laws, trade practices, and Customs matters related to the alcoholic beverage industry.

«Free trade agreements that place the US on equal footing with other wine producing countries are absolutely essential to growing U.S. wine exports,» said Charles Jefferson, Wine Institute Vice President of Federal Relations and International Public Policy.

There are four articles in this issue: David J Brennan, Shifting shades of grey - International price discrimination and Australian copyright law; Matthew E Taylor and Arlen Duke, Refocussing the parallel import debate; Warwick Rothnie, Trade marks and parallel imports and Rhonda L Smith and Arlen Duke, Agreements and competition law in Australia.

David Williamson, deputy director of international affairs at the Scotch Whisky Association, said: «We have been pushing hard in favour of these trade agreements with Central America, Peru and Colombia.

Credit For More Than 100,000 Farmers Barry Callebaut, together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) entered into a risk - sharing agreement to help more than 100,000 smallholder farmers in Côte d'Ivoire access credit needed to grow their production and earnings.

Our experience enables clients in all tiers of the industry to meet their full range of legal challenges — from obtaining regulatory approval to launching new brands to negotiating international trade agreements.

In 2016, the trade - fair cities of Munich and Milan have signed a cooperation agreement to create a special constellation in wine technology: SIMEI, the leading international exhibition for enological and bottling equipment, will in future take place every four years in conjunction with drinktec.