Sentences with phrase «own trade treaties»

It ended up being OK — a trade treaty meant that FXR pays Canadian tax rates, which are much lower than those of Scandinavian nations, on its profits from the region — but checking ahead of time saved him from a potentially unpleasant surprise later.

And the value of trade treaties might be called into question, undermining U.S. efforts to implement free - trade deals with European and Asian - Pacific trading partners.

The Roundtables generated multiple policy recommendations on issues such as standard setting; monitoring and enforcement, expanding the role of women in trade policy and practice, and linking trade treaties with human rights protection.

Abe is coming to mend relations after Trump officially ended the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement before Congress could even debate the trade treaty.

But the TPP will mark the first time that Canada has accepted trade treaty obligations governing patent linkage, which could interfere with cost - saving reforms.Copyright and trademarks — TPP copyright rules would require far longer terms of copyright protection, based on the U.S. model, and could require protection for controversial practices such as «digital locks,» which allow copyright holders to encrypt software in computerized devices.

Do you think their strategy is to use these trade tariffs and potential trade wars as a bargaining chip for trade treaty organization in order to get the U.S. a better deal?

ISDS is the controversial mechanism by which Philip Morris is suing the Australian Government over tobacco advertising under an obscure Hong Kong trade treaty.

Gochicoa went on to state: «In a free - trade treaty like the one we are looking at now, the only way to protect one's brand and quality is with an official Mexican standard and a designation of origin.»

This trade treaty would open free trade with eleven Pacific Nations, including China.

It has trading partners who need access to its raw materials.Allies imply that nation have strong defense and trade treaties with one another.

Not only is Whitehall's attitude to private provision unlikely to change, but the financial safety net offered to these firms will soon be immeasurably strengthened by the TTIP trade treaty between the EU and the US.

Thursday Questions — Energy and climate change Business Statement - Leader of the House Motion — Reform of the court of justice of the EU Motion — European document relating to the EU draft budget Motion — European document relating to EU human rights strategy Adjournment — Arms trade treaty negotiations at the UN

Now in government, and indeed, in charge of Bis which houses, separately, both the arms export promotion and licensing units, Cable is hiding behind the proposed international arms trade treaty to still any moral qualms.

Stop hiding behind the façade that an arms trade treaty will make a difference; stop promoting arms sales to dictators; and transfer the support and subsidy enjoyed by the military companies to growing industries, such as the quest for renewable energy.

The UK (and indeed any country) doesn't really need trade treaties at all, just «anything you want to sell here must meet our laws».

It also might not be as easy as some think to renegotiate trade treaties with the EU, despite our trade deficit.

As the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, there is debate as to whether the UK should remain in the EU Customs Union (or in a bilateral customs union with the EU, which I believe is almost the same in practice), or leave so that it can negotiate its own trade treaties.

The government must put its weight behind the proposed arms trade treaty.

A former Ken Livingstone adviser, an anti-Transatlantic trade treaty activist, Lewisham's deputy mayor and a former mayoral candidate have been shortlisted by Labour for the election to succeed Heidi Alexander in Lewisham East.

IFAW argues that in online sales it's impossible to distinguish between legal ivory (antique pieces that predate strict trade treaties on endangered species) and modern, illicit ivory harvested by poachers.

As long as groups pursue goals that can not be reduced to economics, as long as divisions of friend and foe reflect differences of ethnicity, political principle, and religious faith, not just collisions of material interests, there will be a need for statecraft as well as for international technology and trade treaties.

Trade treaties can be signed, allies can be formed, taxes can be controlled, and money can be invested in research efforts to strengthen military or economic aspects of your rule.

People in the USA complain about the illegals from Mexico but trade treaties caused 75 % of the Mexican farmers to lose their farms.

NRA will fight U.N. arms trade treaty, argues it would force U.S. to enact strict legislation, Reuters

Norton Rose Fulbright is launching an international trade treaty practice following the UK's vote to leave the European Union (EU) last summer.

A recent example of a trade treaty making rules for e-commerce legislation is the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) among 17 Pacific Rim countries, including Canada.

As more international trade becomes electronic and not just a matter of shipping goods or shifting money from country to country, the laws governing electronic transactions attract the attention of the makers of trade treaties.

The push for harmonization has recently begun to influence a different kind of international agreement: trade treaties.

French foreign minister says dispute between U.S. courts, French bank puts U.S. / EU trade treaty at risk, Reuters

The usual trade treaty limitations are stated, that the restrictive practices not be discriminatory in effect or any more restrictive than required to achieve their permissible objective.

So it is not clear how one should best enforce rules in trade treaties about the legal framework for e-commerce.

Consulted with various individuals and business entities in connection with potential claims against foreign governments under bilateral investment and multilateral trade treaties

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 ownership domain.

Trade treaties make sure that the rest of the world shares this Amero - Eurocentric vision of copyright, whether they like it or not.

With major international trade treaties either in existence or near completion, foreign investors will be best positioned in Canada to benefit from assured preferential access.

Not exact matches

They begin with an immediate overhaul of NAFTA, with his ordering the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission to form a study on the ramifications of withdrawal from the treaty and what would be required through legislation to do so.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a treaty entered into by the United States, Canada, and Mexico; it went into effect on January 1, 1994.

Secretary Clinton may try to re-negotiate environmental and labour issues in the treaty, but let's not typify a knee jerk reaction since she has publicly committed to find common ground and purpose to boost the US economy and promote free trade with like - minded partners.

The treaty includes a Most Favoured Nation provision, which guarantees that Canadian firms will be treated the same as firms from any other nation with which China may have a better trade agreement.

These names are viewed as non-tariff barriers, which matter because they are the last significant friction in international trade, which the Transatlantic Investment Partnership treaty aims to lower.

The treaty's impact on bilateral trade will be subtle.

Chile granted Bolivia trading access to the Pacific through its territory in a 1904 treaty in exchange for making the territorial loss permanent.

With an agreement reached on the Trans Pacific Partnership, the 12 - member trade and investment treaty, opinions began swirling about what the deal means for the future of Canada.

Although TPP is often seen as another in a line of treaties aimed at liberalizing trade further, a more important goal may have been to «raise the bar» on trade, and to set up a body of rules, including on environmental and labor issues, with which to create pressure for countries like China to comply.

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, named to cabinet a day before the finalized treaty was made public, reiterated that the Liberals believe in trade, but she was careful to note the deal was negotiated by the Conservative governTrade Minister Chrystia Freeland, named to cabinet a day before the finalized treaty was made public, reiterated that the Liberals believe in trade, but she was careful to note the deal was negotiated by the Conservative governtrade, but she was careful to note the deal was negotiated by the Conservative government.

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.

He would also have the US Trade Representative notify Mexico and Canada that the US intends to propose some amendments to the treaty, which could include measures on currency manipulation, lumber, country of origin labeling and environmental and safety standards.

On Day 1, Trump would begin reforming NAFTA, including ordering the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission to begin a study on what the ramifications of withdrawing from the treaty would be, and what would be required legislatively to do so.

Robert E. Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative, also is seeking a new «sunset clause» that would require the treaty to be renewed every five years, a feature that business groups say would introduce excessive uncertainty in their planning.

In a belated mobilization to save the deal, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in recent weeks flooded Capitol Hill with executives from companies that stand to lose lucrative trade preferences if Trump fulfills his threat to withdraw from the treaty.