Sentences with phrase «standard trade agreement»

They knew that this kind of regulatory cooperation would be more challenging than a standard trade agreement.

This legislation will enable the United States to seek the most ambitious, high standard trade agreements that will support well - paying jobs and promote job creation, open new markets for U.S. exports, and stimulate economic growth throughout the country.

Not exact matches

The EU's position is that only a «standard» free trade agreement will be possible, with «no direct branching in areas like financial services» and only «limited EU commitments to allow cross border provision of services.»

He also expressed doubt about the concept of embedding wage standards in a trade agreement:» It would establish a principle wage norm in free trade agreements, which is certainly outside the spirit of the World Trade Organization.&rtrade agreement:» It would establish a principle wage norm in free trade agreements, which is certainly outside the spirit of the World Trade Organization.&rtrade agreements, which is certainly outside the spirit of the World Trade Organization.&rTrade Organization.»

Hillary Clinton — who once lauded the deal as the «gold standard» of trade agreements — has spent months trying to convince nervous progressives that she has no intention of supporting the 14 - nation pact once she gets in office.

The negotiations aim to create a high - standard and comprehensive agreement, opening up trade in nearly all goods and services and establishing rules that go beyond those set out under the World Trade Organization or Ntrade in nearly all goods and services and establishing rules that go beyond those set out under the World Trade Organization or NTrade Organization or NAFTA.

A spokeswoman for Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry appeared similarly open to the U.S. rejoining, noting that the TPP was «designed to be an inclusive agreement, which is open to like - minded countries willing and able to meet its high standards.»

The UK, with comparable wage rates and product standards as the U.S., would make a potential first candidate for a deal that did not have the same opposition that current trade agreements have.

The Trade Agreement Act of 1979, Public Law 96 - 39 (July 26, 1979), prohibits Federal agencies from engaging in any standards or related activities that create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States.

She went on to suggest a «trade timeout»: «I have put forward a very specific plan about what I would do, and it does include telling Canada and Mexico that we will opt out unless we renegotiate the core labor and environmental standards — not side agreements, but core agreements; that we will enhance the enforcement mechanism» ¦» Obama backed her up.

Trade agreements have enabled much closer economic integration, and trade flows have burgeoned, leading to increases in productivity and living standTrade agreements have enabled much closer economic integration, and trade flows have burgeoned, leading to increases in productivity and living standtrade flows have burgeoned, leading to increases in productivity and living standards.

In particular, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) remains relevant: its goal — bringing together two of the world's largest economies around a high - standard agreement - is still a worthy one that would go a long way in sending a concerted message to Beijing.28

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.

Some German business groups have begun calling for Europe to use the dispute with the United States to reopen negotiations about a broad trade agreement that would largely eliminate tariffs and reduce regulatory impediments, for example by agreeing on common safety standards for cars.

The signatories of this letter warn against the potential for trade agreements like NAFTA to restrict Canada's ability to enforce its own environmental regulations, maintain labour standards, and keep jobs and pollution from leaking to other states with weaker policies.

When the North American Free Trade Agreement was concluded there was concern about Mexican labour and environmental standards; side agreements were established around these topics, allowing civil society to raise complaints under the terms of the aAgreement was concluded there was concern about Mexican labour and environmental standards; side agreements were established around these topics, allowing civil society to raise complaints under the terms of the agreementagreement.

Part of the standards law included a trade agreement between the U.S. and Canada recognizing each other's standards as equivalent (which they appear largely to be, from my reading).

In response, the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) reaffirmed its commitment to a symbiotic trade agreement with Australia, with a spokesperson commenting: «This government has been very clear that the UK will maintain its own high animal welfare and environmental standards in future free trade agreemTrade (DIT) reaffirmed its commitment to a symbiotic trade agreement with Australia, with a spokesperson commenting: «This government has been very clear that the UK will maintain its own high animal welfare and environmental standards in future free trade agreemtrade agreement with Australia, with a spokesperson commenting: «This government has been very clear that the UK will maintain its own high animal welfare and environmental standards in future free trade agreemtrade agreements.

Häusling estimated that more than half of organic products are imported into the EU, and it will be expanding its use of spot checks to monitor organic standards of food coming from countries where the EU has no bilateral trade agreement on the issue.

The effect of this Information Standard in combination with the Trans - Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement could enhance a competitive trade advantage for New Zealand food companies over Australian companies globally.

ISDS is becoming a standard request in trade agreements, including our recently announced FTA with China and Korea — but not Japan.

Global impact: The proposed new rules take no account of the global impact of foods exported from the EU, the need to ensure that they are in the right language, or how they will help corporations lobby for weak global trading standards and agreements (such as TTIP 14 or Codex 15).

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).

Thanks to harmonising devices like Article 2.4 of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement, standard setting has increasingly emerged as a globalised pursuit.

In a package of moves hailed by Miliband's team as the most significant since John Smith's «one member one vote» shakeup in the early 1990s, the Labour party is set to introduce a code of conduct for prospective parliamentary candidates, strict spending limits and standard constituency agreements with trade unions.

A civilised society should have a system which encourages competition to raise animal welfare standards, not competition to lower them and we should not jeopardise our farming industry simply because of some arbitrary rules set down by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

So henceforth, the Labour Party will establish standard constituency agreements with each trade union so that nobody can allege that individuals are being put under pressure at local level.

In 2013, the Department of Labor announced it had uncovered «evidence of apparent and potential violations» of labor standards outlined in the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement in the company's farms, including lack of access to drinking water, 12 - hour work days, seven - day work weeks, employment of minors and overtime abuses.

New York will end an agreement with New Jersey allowing companies to trade emission credits in order to meet pollution standards, a decision that follows accusations by federal prosecutors that the credits were part of a corruption scheme involving a Competitive Power Ventures power plant in New Jersey.

TTIP is envisioned as an ambitious, high - standard trade and investment agreement that would promote U.S. international competitiveness, jobs, and growth.

If the US and the UK come to a trade agreement, it could mean lowering UK agricultural standards to accept American poultry.

Second, Jon Huntsman is elected President in 2012 and pushes through the following policies: The U.S. signs new trade agreements with developing countries where (1) Bans on exporting U.S. natural gas is lifted to developing economies; (2) Developing countries are given «favored» status into U.S. Markets; (3) In exchange for these 2 benefits, Developing Countries agree to develop their economies to «low carbon standards» by purchasing U.S. high energy efficiency technology products.

As part of the «Historic Agreement» 12 brokered by Obama Environment Czar Carol Browner, California and other states agreed to consider compliance with EPA's greenhouse gas emission standards as compliance with their own.13 But in return, auto manufacturers and their trade associations had to support both the Tailpipe Rule and the California waiver.14 In a September 30, 2011 letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa summarized the terms for auto makers under the «Historic Agreement»:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump today reached an agreement in principle on a revised U.S. - South Korea trade deal that would open the door to more exports of U.S. cars and trucks that fail to meet Korea's auto emissions standards.

Donald Trump has coerced South Korea into accepting changes in the U.S. - Korea trade agreement that would increase exports of U.S. cars that fail to meet Korea's auto emissions standards.

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.

Another thing worth thinking about is whether the Court's pronouncement applies only to the environmental and social standards included in TSD Chapters, where they exist in EU agreements or whether it can be extended to any other modern trade agreements that the EU concludes that feature some sort of environmental and social standards.

Trade and trade agreements can put environmental legislation under pressure and expose countries to business that locate where the lowest environmental standards aTrade and trade agreements can put environmental legislation under pressure and expose countries to business that locate where the lowest environmental standards atrade agreements can put environmental legislation under pressure and expose countries to business that locate where the lowest environmental standards apply.

Toothless, unenforceable environment rules and a tribunal system which will prioritise corporate interests undermine claims that the EU - Canada trade agreement is a «gold standard» of trade deals to benefit people and the planet.

The voluntary use of standards is promoted both at international and at EU level: the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade in its Annex 1 clearly distinguishes standards from «technical regulations» as it recognises that standards are voluntary in application whereas technical regulations are mandatory.

He was appointed for «his contributions to reforming labour and employment standards as one of North America's foremost legal scholars,» including serving as a panelist in the United States / Canada Free Trade Agreement softwood lumber arbitration in 1992.

Central to our commercial contracts practice is advice on principal trading contracts associated with the supply of goods and services, including standard terms and conditions of sale / purchase, long term supply agreements, framework trading agreements, agency, franchise and distribution agreements.

We also advise on all forms of commercial contracts including agency and distribution, franchising, management agreements, lending and security documentation, sponsorship and marketing agreements and standard terms and conditions of trade.

(For example, a trading partner agreement may specify, among other things, the duties and responsibilities of each party to the agreement in conducting a standard transaction.)

The definitions that were promulgated in the Transactions Rule and that remain unchanged here are: Act, ANSI, covered entity, compliance date, group health plan, HCFA, HHS, health care provider, health information, health insurance issuer, health maintenance organization, modify or modification, Secretary, small health plan, standard setting organization, and trading partner agreement.

Import / Export Compliance Management — Duties & Responsibilities Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude, and professionalism, while executing various operational, support and administrative functions and ensuring both efficient organizational communications and on - going process enhancements Develop and maintain all trade compliance policies and operations procedures, updating regularly according to regulatory enhancements initiated by the US government and other related agencies Provide continuous assessment of all execution and resource utilization tasks, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding process efficiency, delivery and receiving requirements and schedule adherence Perform needs - based and situational assessments of policies and procedures to improve operational efficiency, manage and reduce costs, promote both staff and client satisfaction, and ensure adherence to related quality control standards Utilize talent among team members with focused collaboration and the promotion of a performance - based work environment that leverages individual talents for group benefit Prepare complex licenses and agreements in support of all programs, including temporary / permanent export licenses (DSP 5, 6, 61, 73 and 74), foreign employment licenses, technical assistance agreements and amendments, warehouse distribution agreements and other functions Ensure adherence to all Bureau of Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) compliance, including submission of permits (ATF 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9), USG and foreign transfers / variances, record - keeping requirements, destructive device movement and shipping requirements Address key client, personnel, and management queries and resolve them in an expedited manner, promoting sustained operational growth through business retention and the leveraging of available resources Oversee critical functions related to technical data transfers and data management, foreign travel and foreign visitor requests Educate, supervise and lead staff in the execution of all related functions, including the execution of audits and briefings Maintain a strong working knowledge of products, services, techniques and relevant tools, while committing to continued advanced technical education with respect to complex concepts and studies as related to position function Act as a liaison between clients, vendors, support staff and other management partners to facilitate information flow

Of course there was also my continued support of CREA and the agreement with the CB that disavowed me the opportunity of using the standard commission charged in my trading area versus my rate in an apples to apples comparison.

Since care labelling of textile is a voluntary program in Canada, the Competition Bureau leaves the decision to businesses if an when they want to adopt the new standard, published in December 2003 by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), which is harmonized with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) care symbols and the symbols in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard (both not yet finalized).