Sentences with phrase «other international trade agreements»

We need to insert provisions in GATT and all other international trade agreements to penalize countries that are profligate CO2 emitters.

Not exact matches

«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.

When Schwanen compares this Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with other bilateral agreements we've signed (the last international trade pact Canada signed was with Latvia), however, he notes that it contains more concessions.

On other diplomatic fronts, Shapiro said, the Trump administration has been cozying up dangerously to Russia, backtracking from free trade agreements and international organizations and calling into question Washington's NATO obligations.

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.

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?

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.

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.

«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.»

«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.

Syracuse lawyer Steve Williams, Syracuse University professor Eric Kingson and former Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY) staffer Colleen Deacon all blamed international trade alliances, like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for the loss of American jobs to other counttrade alliances, like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for the loss of American jobs to other countTrade Agreement (NAFTA) for the loss of American jobs to other countries.

Leading up to the Bonn meeting, stakeholders met to discuss opportunities to link the JCM with other approaches, including other nations» INDCs, bilateral agreements between Japan and capped jurisdictions that use emissions trading systems, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Market Based Measures, and / or in a carbon market «club» with other Asian nations.

This will help the CDM avoid some of the pitfalls of other international institutions, such as the World Trade Organization and the failed Multilateral Agreement on Investment.

It focuses on baseline development, in particular how to develop baselines consistent with rules that may arise for international crediting (or other forms of emissions trading or transfers) under the Paris Agreement.

Ambitious economy - wide mitigation targets are central to ensuring that international emissions trading supports the goals of the Agreement, as they provide strong incentives for countries to ensure the environmental integrity of units they transfer to others.

It would make sense that an agreement between the EU and the US to set one standard or to agree on mutual recognition would fall within the scope of the CCP, since such an agreement relates specifically to international trade and has a direct and immediate impact on trade between the other countries.

Apparently, only if an agreement (and TRIPS in particular, note that TRIPS stands for trade related aspects of intellectual property) specifically relates to international trade, it falls within the scope of the CCP, and as such can not be used to circumvent article 114 TFEU or other legal basis for that matter.

«Finally, the link which the provisions of Chapter 13 of the envisaged agreement display with trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore is also specific in nature because a breach of the provisions concerning social protection of workers and environmental protection, set out in that chapter, authorises the other Party — in accordance with the rule of customary international law codified in Article 60 (1) of the Convention on the law of treaties, -LSB-...]-- to terminate or suspend the liberalisation, provided for in the other provisions of the envisaged agreement, of that trade.»

A Paris lawyer advocate assists with proper trade agreements, foreign investment opportunities in France and abroad, joint ventures in Paris and globally, and all other aspects in international relations in France, Europe, the UK, United States and worldwide.

We note that the option of a NVNI claim arguably makes the scope of the trade dispute settlement system based on GATT principles roader than that of other international dispute settlement mechanisms which are confined to adjudicating substantive violations of the agreement in question.

The International Mobility Program includes temporary workers who come to Canada under a trade agreement like NAFTA, youth exchange programs, or spouses of people who come to Canada under study or other work permits.

com MAR 2018 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW tages of some member countries over others in attracting foreign direct investments; 2) A single banking and military defence policy; 3) The authoritative and univo - cal development of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements that protect all the member coun - tries of the European Union com - pared to the big global players.

We represent companies in disputes before U.S. agencies and forums as well as the World Trade Organization and other multinational bodies and in matters involving international agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.

She also advises and represents governments, industry associations, export credit agencies and companies in international trade and investment matters, including in countervailing duty, antidumping and other trade remedy proceedings, dispute resolution proceedings under the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement, investment and state - to - state arbitrations and international trade negotiattrade and investment matters, including in countervailing duty, antidumping and other trade remedy proceedings, dispute resolution proceedings under the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement, investment and state - to - state arbitrations and international trade negotiattrade remedy proceedings, dispute resolution proceedings under the World Trade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement, investment and state - to - state arbitrations and international trade negotiatTrade Organization and the North American Free Trade Agreement, investment and state - to - state arbitrations and international trade negotiatTrade Agreement, investment and state - to - state arbitrations and international trade negotiattrade negotiations.

Clients also engage us to represent them in connection with disputes before the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and North American Free Trade Agreement panels, including customs appeals, antidumping investigations, re-investigations and expiry reviews, enforcement and safeguard proceedings, and other diverse matters.

The CLA Standing Committee on Intellectual Property and Public Access — International Trade Treaties Working Group has two documents that should be of interest to SLAWers: their report on the WTO / TRIPS agreement, which concludes that the agreement is not especially hostile to balanced domestic copyright legislation, and advises so - called «user groups» and other advocating for balance to confront claims that «international agreements» require extension of owneInternational Trade Treaties Working Group has two documents that should be of interest to SLAWers: their report on the WTO / TRIPS agreement, which concludes that the agreement is not especially hostile to balanced domestic copyright legislation, and advises so - called «user groups» and other advocating for balance to confront claims that «international agreements» require extension of owneinternational agreements» require extension of ownership domain.

Among other provisions, the new statute adopts rules promulgated by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), a U.N. body that has long been concerned with promoting the enforceability of arbitration agreements and electronic contracts in its member countries.