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Feb
Trade Facilitation Agreement now ratified by 141 of WTO’s 164 members
Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) took stock of progress in implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) at the February 12-13 meeting of the Committee on Trade Facilitation a…
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Feb
Canada exempts Mexican steel tube and wire from steel surtax
Canada and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), on January 16, 2019, that ensures that provisional safeguards on steel product do not reduce imports originating in Mexico below their…
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15
Feb
Tariffs from trade wars are changing the flow of world trade
A new study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) looks at the repercussions of existing tariff hikes by the United States and China. “Because of the…
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08
Feb
EU imposes definitive safeguard measures on imports of steel products
The European Commission published a regulation imposing definitive safeguard measures on imports of steel products in the European Union (EU). These measures take effect on February 2, and replace the…
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Feb
Amendments to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement come into force
Global Affairs Canada announced that the Amending Agreements to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) entered into force on February 5th, 2019. These Amending Agreements modernize the existing CCFTA in…
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01
Feb
WTO sets up panel to rule on special U.S. duties on certain goods from China
At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on January 28, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to establish a dispute panel to rule on the additional…
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Feb
Full coming into force of Canada-EU trade agreement takes a step forward
The final ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union (EU) by all EU countries has taken a step forward following a decision…
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Feb
Ottawa consults before start of WTO negotiations on electronic commerce
Seventy-five members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have announced this week the start of formal WTO talks to establish global rules for e-commerce. Global Affairs Canada points out that,…
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