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US Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties On Chinese Solar Cells 5/22/2012 Despite concerns that its decision may raise prices and harm the United States
alternative energy sector, the Department of Commerce has announced
a preliminary determination to impose antidumping duties on imports of crystalline
silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into solar cells, from China.
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Putin Backs Ratification Of WTO Commitments This Year 5/14/2012 Russia's new President, Vladimir Putin has dismissed calls to delay the nation's
accession to the World Trade Organisation.
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WTO Aims To Equip Developing Nations With Legal Know-How 5/9/2012 Officials from twenty-six developing countries were educated on different methods
of handling legal disputes in trade, during a week-long series of technical capacity-building events coordinated by the World Trade Organisation and two other Geneva-based organisations, in early May.
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WTO Members Ready To Revisit Doha Agenda 5/8/2012 World Trade Organisation member states have informally agreed to return to the negotiating table to progress the Doha Agenda at a pace that recognises the present crisis-time challenges for nations globally.
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Nations Air Grievances At WTO Anti-Dumping Body 5/1/2012 The World Trade Organization's Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices held a meeting with WTO members recently to present feedback on 30 anti-dumping actions taken during 2011, and to hear nations' current trade policy concerns.
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Philippines Wins More Time In Booze Tax Case 5/1/2012 The government of the Philippines has confirmed that it has concluded negotiations
with the United States and the European Union on the reasonable period of
time for it to comply with the World Trade Organization ruling that
the excise taxes it applies on imported distilled spirits are
discriminatory.
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Kirk Explains US Asia-Pacific Trade Policy 5/1/2012 In remarks at Singapore Management University, the United States Trade Representative
Ron Kirk described the Administration’s broad trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region
as using the Trans-Pacific Partnership to make further progress with its
trading partners around the Pacific Rim.
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Geithner Finds Progress In US-China Trade Relations 4/30/2012 In remarks made to the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco, Timothy
Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, reviewed the development of the trading and
economic relationship between the United States and China, and pronounced that
significant progress has been made.
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USITC Surprises With Two Rulings For Asian Exporters 4/23/2012 The United States International Trade Commission has surprised and caused
a certain amount of consternation within American industry, by ruling, twice on
the same day, that domestic manufacturers were not being harmed by imports from
their Asian competitors.
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Antigua Issues Plea To US On E-Gaming 4/18/2012 Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has met with US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, to discuss Antigua and Barbuda’s internet gaming case against the United States.
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WTO Members Pressure Argentina On Trade Policy 4/9/2012 At the Council for Trade in Goods meeting on March 30, 2012, fourteen World Trade Organisation members jointly
expressed their deepening concern about Argentina’s import-licensing measures, which were said to have significantly restricted trade flows.
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US Announces New Challenge To EU In Airbus Case 4/6/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has confirmed that it has requested the establishment of a World Trade Organization compliance panel to consider whether the European Union removed illegitimate subsidies to Airbus fully and in a timely manner.
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Argentina Eyes Protectionist Trade Measures 3/26/2012 The Argentinian government is set to announce increases to import duties on 100 items, and will seek to revise a long-standing vehicle trade pact with Mexico - mirroring an earlier move by Brazil - as part of a package of measures to mitigate the nation's growing trade deficit.
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European Aviation Fears EU ETS Backlash 3/19/2012 In joint letters, the heads of some of Europe's major airlines and aviation engine manufacturers have called upon European Union leaders to take action and stop an escalating trade conflict with China and other countries opposing the European Emissions Trading Scheme.
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US Challenges Indian Poultry Imports Ban 3/16/2012 The United States government has initiated World Trade Organization proceedings against India's prohibition
of certain American agricultural exports, including poultry meat and chicken eggs,
which the nation says have been introduced contrary to international trade law.
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China Under Attack Over Rare Earth Export Restraints 3/15/2012 The United States, European Union and Japan have jointly requested consultations
with China at the World Trade Organization concerning what they call the
latter’s unfair export restraints on rare earths, as well as tungsten and
molybdenum.
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China's Commerce Minister Attacks US Trade Policies 3/9/2012 During a news conference on the sidelines of the 11th National People’s
Congress, while disclosing that China’s foreign trade will show a more modest
increase in 2012, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming questioned the current United
States trade policies being aimed at China.
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US Congress Legitimizes Countervailing Duties 3/9/2012 On a bipartisan basis, both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives
have passed a bill to confirm that the Commerce Department can continue to apply
countervailing duties to non-market economies, such as China.
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US Launches Interagency Trade Enforcement Centre 3/6/2012 United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Commerce Secretary John
Bryson have welcomed President Barack Obama’s signature of an Executive
Order officially launching the Interagency Trade Enforcement Centre.
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US Bill To Legitimize US Countervailing Duties 3/5/2012 In a move that was said to be critical to levelling the playing field for United
States businesses facing unfairly subsidized imports, bipartisan legislation has
been introduced in Congress which confirms that the Commerce Department can continue
to apply countervailing duties to non-market economies, such
as China.
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US Study Attacks Chinese 'Innovation Mercantilism' 3/2/2012 A paper issued by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation in Washington,
DC, entitled ‘Enough is Enough: Confronting Chinese Innovation Mercantilism’,
attacks the seeking by China of not merely competitive advantage, but absolute
advantage in a wide range of industries, especially advanced technology products
and services.
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WTO Announces Progress On Trade Disputes 2/28/2012 The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body at its meeting
on February 22, 2012, established a panel to examine US anti-dumping measures
on Korean steel products, and adopted a report in respect of China's export restraints
on certain raw materials.
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US Slaps Duties On Korean Power Transformers 2/28/2012 The US Department of Commerce has announced the introduction of anti-dumping duties following an investigation into South Korean large power transformers.
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China Agrees Increased Access For US Movies 2/22/2012 Vice President Joe Biden has announced that China has agreed to increase significantly
the access on commercial terms for United States movies in its market, so as to
resolve outstanding issues related to films after the latter’s victory in
a World Trade Organization dispute last year.
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Brazilian Poultry Exporters Challenge South African Anti-Dumping 2/17/2012 The Brazilian Union of Agriculture has begun lobbying for action
to be taken at World Trade Organisation level against anti-dumping measures in
place in South Africa to restrict Brazilian chicken exports.
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Doha Destined For Crisis-Time Delay: Lamy 2/17/2012 Having failed to receive the political support needed to push forward the Doha Round agenda in 2011, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy has admitted talks should progress in the
'most realistic and practical way' currently possible - 'in small steps'.
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India Challenges Turkish Cotton Yarn Duties 2/16/2012 India has requested the commencement of negotiations with Turkey at World Trade Organization level over import duties reintroduced by the country on the import of cotton yarn.
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US, China Agree Framework For Economic Relationship 2/16/2012 A joint fact sheet issued by the United States and China, during the visit of
China’s Vice President Xi Jinping to America, affirmed that the two countries
are promoting the healthy and steady development of the US-China cooperative economic
relations “based on mutual respect and mutual benefit”.
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Trade Barriers Hindering African Growth 2/10/2012 As African leaders pursue negotiations towards a continental free trade area by
2017, a new report released by the World Bank has noted that African nations are
losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of restrictive barriers to regional trade.
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US Ethanol Producers Rail Against Brazilian Taxes 2/10/2012 The United States Renewable Fuels Association has written to US Trade Representative
Ron Kirk requesting government action following a decision by the Brazilian
state of Sao Paulo to introduce an ethanol import tax.
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WTO Members Approve Pakistan Trade Aid 2/7/2012 World Trade Organization member states have approved trade aid to be granted on an exceptional basis to Pakistan by the European Union to support the country in its recovery following massive floods in 2010.
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WTO Finds Against China’s Raw Materials Export Restraints 2/2/2012 A World Trade Organization Appellate Body has upheld a previous panel's
ruling, made in July last year, against the duties, quotas, and price and licensing
requirements, that China imposes on its exports of raw materials.
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Australia Threatens Legal Action On Mining Contracts 2/2/2012 Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has warned that Australia will bring proceedings
at World Trade Organisation level if it is confirmed by industry that Australian
suppliers are unfairly being shut out of lucrative supply deals as has been alleged.
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WTO Establishes Three Trade Dispute Panels 2/1/2012 The World Trade Organization has confirmed the creation of two panels to mediate
on cases relating to Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing duties, and a third
to examine Canadian support to local manufacturers of clean-tech products in cases
brought by the European Union and Japan.
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Canada, US Sign New Lumber Agreement 1/25/2012 The Canadian government has signed a new agreement securing access to the US market for softwood lumber until 2015, which it is hoped will bring stability and predictability to the industry.
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EU Challenges Ontario's Green Energy Act 1/20/2012 The European Union has requested the creation of a dispute settlement panel by
the World Trade Organisation to examine Ontario's concessionary treatment
of providers of green energy products and services
that meet local content requirements under the Canadian province's Green
Energy Act.
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WTO Extends Deadline In Labelling Dispute 1/11/2012 Canada, Mexico and the US's joint request was granted at the meeting of the Dispute Settlement
Body, to extend, until March 23, 2012, the deadline for the adoption or appeal of
the panel reports in the case regarding country of origin labelling requirements.
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US Seeks Countermeasures Against Airbus Subsidies 1/10/2012 The United States has requested legal proceedings to examine the extent of 'financial damage' to the nation's aircraft manufacturer Boeing on allegations that European member states failed to undertake the timely removal of illegal subsidies to European manufacturer Airbus following a ruling by the World Trade Organization.
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China Slams US Countervailing Duties 12/27/2011 Following the decision of the United States Federal Court of Appeals against US
countervailing duties, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a statement
condemning their use against Chinese imports over the last five years.
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WTO Rules Again Against Philippines Excise Taxes 12/26/2011 In a decision issued on December 21, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has rejected the Philippines’ appeal against the dispute resolution
panel ruling in August, that the excise taxes applied by the Philippines on imported
distilled spirits are discriminatory.
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WTO Launches New Trade Policy Resource 12/19/2011 The World Trade Organization has announced the launch of a newly-developed application
that will provide users with online access to comprehensive trade policy information that has been notified to the Organisation by member states.
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EU Claims Compliance With WTO Subsidy Ruling 12/14/2011 The European Commission has published a report detailing remedial
actions taken to comply with a July 2010 ruling from the World Trade Organization, which found that European nations had provided subsidies to European aircraft manufacturer Airbus in contravention of world trade rules.
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Pakistan Considering MFN Status For India 12/1/2011 Pakistan's National Assembly has backed proposals to grant India 'Most Favoured
Nation' status under World Trade Organization rules on the condition that the
two countries' negotiators can establish reciprocal benefits for Pakistani exporters.
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WTO Members Resisting Protectionism 11/24/2011 The World Trade Organisation has published its annual report on developments in
the international trading environment, which comprehensively tracks measures implemented by nations over the past twelve months
that restrict or liberalize global trade.
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Canada Claims Win In WTO Case Against US 11/23/2011 The World Trade Organization's ruling that the US Country-of-Origin Labelling measure is inconsistent with its WTO trade obligations is a 'clear victory for Canada’s livestock industry', according to the Canadian government.
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Australia Urges Global Rethink Of Doha Agenda 11/17/2011 After a decade of inconclusive talks, the Australian government has called for a rethink on the Doha Round negotiations led by the World Trade Organization that would join all WTO members in a binding commitment on further reductions of trade tariffs and prohibitive trade regulations.
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Russia, Georgia Sign WTO Compromise 11/11/2011 The Swiss government has welcomed the signing of a bilateral agreement between
Russia and Georgia in Geneva that establishes the legal framework governing customs administration
and the supervision of commercial traffic between the two countries, a deal which
paves the way for Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation.
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Russia Set For Year-End WTO Membership 11/3/2011 Russia has agreed to a compromise with Georgian negotiators to pave the way for
the nation's accession to the World Trade Organisation pending the approval of its members at the WTO's forthcoming plenary in December.
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China Welcomes WTO Shoe Tariff Ruling 11/2/2011 China has welcomed the findings of the World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement
Body that the European Union's application of anti-dumping duties contravened
trade law, in a recent judgment partially in favour of the nation.
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Swiss Deal May Solve Russia-Georgia Impasse 10/31/2011 Georgia is said to have accepted a proposal put forward by Swiss mediators in Geneva in the
ongoing dispute surrounding Russian membership of the World Trade Organization,
described as the final proposal on the negotiating table before WTO ministers
meet in December.
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US Senators Back Georgia In Russia WTO Talks 10/24/2011 In a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Trade Representative
Ron Kirk, two US Senators have urged the Obama Administration to fully consider
the sovereignty of Georgia before endorsing Russia's pending accession to the World
Trade Organisation.
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China Warns Again Against US Currency Bill 10/21/2011 In a press conference, whilst also warning that current global uncertainties could
seriously affect China’s foreign trade in the final quarter of this year,
and early in the next, the Ministry of Commerce’s spokesman Shen Danyang
confirmed that the Chinese government would definitely respond, if the United
States anti-renminbi currency bill came into force.
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Philippines, Thailand Agree Trade Dispute Settlement 10/20/2011 Filipino and Thai authorities have agreed to a timeframe for the implementation of a resolution following a ruling from the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Board in favour of the Philippines in its action against tax and customs procedures applied in Thailand on imported cigarettes.
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Brazilian Car Import Tax Hike Concerns WTO Members 10/19/2011 Japan is said to be leading a chorus of protest at the World Trade Organization against a protectionist measure announced by Brazilian authorities in September to shield the nation's car manufacturing and car assembly industry from cheap foreign imports.
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Russia-Georgia WTO Negotiations Abandoned 10/13/2011 Negotiations between Russia and Georgia on the former country's World Trade Organization accession remain deadlocked, according to Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze.
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Obama Cautious On China Currency Bill 10/11/2011 While the Senate appears to have delayed momentarily a vote on the Currency Exchange
Rate Oversight Reform Act, President Barack Obama has warned its sponsors to ensure
that the legislation is consistent with the international treaties and obligations
of the United States, particularly with the World Trade Organization.
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US Targets Chinese And Indian Subsidy Programmes 10/10/2011 United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced that the US has
submitted information to the World Trade Organization identifying nearly
200 subsidy programmes that China has failed to notify, as well as 50 subsidy
programmes India has not previously notified, as is required under its rules.
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US Targets China With Proposed Trade Taxes 10/6/2011 The United States Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member, Orrin Hatch, has put
forward an amendment to the bill currently being discussed that would unilaterally
address the so-called continuing undervaluation of China’s currency by providing
for the imposition of countervailing import duties.
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Philippines Appeals WTO Booze Tax Ruling 9/29/2011 The Philippines has appealed the ruling, circulated last month, of
a World Trade Organization dispute resolution panel, that the excise taxes
applied by the Philippines on imported distilled spirits are discriminatory.
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India To Permit EU Trade Aid To Pakistan 9/21/2011 The Indian government is expected to formally notify Pakistan of its decision to withdraw its opposition to a preferential tariff scheme being offered by the European Union to Pakistan following devastating floods in early 2010.
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WTO Backs US Tax On Chinese Tyres 9/8/2011 The World Trade Organization Appellate Body has found in favour of the United
States in a dispute brought by China challenging the imposition of additional
duties on imports of Chinese tyres.
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China Appeals WTO Ruling On Raw Material Exports 9/5/2011 It has been confirmed that, on August 31, 2011, China notified the World Trade
Organization of its decision to appeal the panel’s ruling, made in
July, against the duties and quotas China imposes on its exports of raw materials.
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China To Appeal WTO Ruling On Raw Material Exports 8/30/2011 The Ministry of Commerce has disclosed that China will appeal against a World
Trade Organization panel’s ruling made last month against the duties
and quotas China imposes on its exports of raw materials.
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Impasse With Georgia Blocking Russia's WTO Path 8/25/2011 Membership of the World Trade Organization may yet be some way off for Russia
with many stumbling blocks still present, particularly between Russia and Georgia,
a document distributed among WTO member states shows.
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EU, Canada At Odds Over Renewable Energy Policies 8/18/2011 The World Trade Organisation has been called in to arbitrate a dispute between the European Union and the Canadian province of Ontario over its renewable energy policy.
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WTO Finds Against Philippine Spirits Taxes 8/18/2011 While a dispute resolution panel of the World Trade Organization has decided
that the excise taxes applied by the Philippines on imported distilled spirits
are discriminatory, it has been indicated that the Philippine government will
appeal its ruling.
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China Targets Anti-Dumping Duties At US, EU, Japan 8/15/2011 China’s Ministry of Commerce has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping
measures on imports of photographic paper and paper board originating in the European
Union, the United States and Japan.
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EC Continues To Support Russian WTO Membership 8/12/2011 The European Council is ready to meet Russia halfway on the issues still hindering its World Trade Organisation membership bid, the Kremlin has said.
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Medvedev, Obama Talk Russian WTO Membership 8/8/2011 Russia stands a high chance of entering the World Trade Organisation before the end of the year, president Dmitry Medvedev has said, with the Kremlin citing support from Barrack Obama. However, the ongoing dispute with Georgia could threaten to upset the progress made.
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Russian WTO Talks To Conclude By Year End 8/2/2011 The chances of Russia joining the World Trade Organization by the end of the year are slim, according to the country's Economic Development Minister, who told a recent investment forum that failed talks with Georgia, and ongoing negotiations with the European Union, could drag the process into 2012 and potentially beyond.
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EU Outlines Doha Position 8/1/2011 Any Doha package delivered by the end of the year must only be the first stage in securing a full set of agreements on the Round's agenda, the European Union has said.
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Asian Airlines Renew Attack On EU Carbon Scheme 6/16/2011 The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines has said that the European Union is overreaching
its authority with its planned inclusion of international airline
emissions within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, scheduled for inclusion from 2012.
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Russia, Ukraine Agree To Closer Cooperation 6/13/2011 Russia and Ukraine have emphasized their commitment to the expansion of bilateral trade and economic relations, and have signed a new Russian-Ukrainian Economic Cooperation Programme.
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Lamy Proposes 'Three Speed Approach' To Doha 6/3/2011 The Doha Round has precious little negotiating time left to it, and, while members have begun to accept the gravity of the situation, more must be done, according to Pascal Lamy, who has advocated a 'three lane' approach to prioritizing the issues left on the table.
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Nations Stress Doha Urgency 5/30/2011 With the Doha Round facing imminent failure, it is imperative that global political leaders demonstrate their commitment, and recognize the benefits a successful conclusion could bring, a new report has stressed.
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Trade Policy Crucial To LatAm, EU Partnership 5/26/2011 A successful trade policy is one of the key tools with which a continuing bi-regional partnership is to be achieved, the Euro-Latin Parliamentary Assembly has argued, setting out what it sees as the prospects for trade relations between the European Union and Latin America.
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CARICOM Outlines Trade Negotiation Priorities 5/20/2011 As members of the Caribbean Community gather to discuss the region's external trade agenda, CARICOM has released a snapshot of what it calls the state of play of ongoing negotiations.
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China Retaliates Against EU With New Duties 5/17/2011 Almost immediately after the imposition by the European Union of anti-subsidy
and anti-dumping duties against imports of Chinese coated fine paper, the Chinese
Ministry of Commerce has announced anti-subsidy duties on European imports into
China of potato starch.
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OECS Working With WTO On Tariffs And Tax 5/16/2011 Following recent consultations in Dominica between the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States's World Trade Organization members, the OECS has said that securing flexibility in negotiations on tariff liberalization will enable its governments to avoid cuts to border taxes.
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EU Slaps Its First Anti-Subsidy Duties On China 5/17/2011 Following a 15-month investigation in the first-ever anti-subsidy proceeding
launched by the European Union against China, the EU has decided to impose
countervailing and anti-dumping duties against imports of Chinese coated fine
paper.
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China Extends Rubber Anti-Dumping Duties 5/13/2011 The Chinese government has announced that it has extended for five years anti-dumping
duties in place since 2005 on chloroprene rubber imports from Japan, the United
States and the European Union.
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Doha Deal And Improved Trade Vital For LDCs 5/11/2011 Arguing that market access and trade regulation are key to the development of Least-Developed Countries, World Trade Organization director general Pascal Lamy has stressed that removing those barriers blocking the conclusion of the Doha Round is an urgent task.
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WTO Members Confront Doha Deadlock 5/4/2011 The achievements of 10 years of negotiations must not be discarded in the face of continuing Doha Round stalemate, World Trade Organisation delegates have stressed, as director general Pascal Lamy warns of talks teetering on the brink of failure.
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Pakistan, India Discussing Bilateral Trade Resolutions 4/29/2011 India and Pakistan engaged in talks on April 27-28 to discuss hurdles to bilateral
trade under the South Asian Free Trade Area pact.
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Doha Draft Texts Show Progress But Situation Remains Grave 4/29/2011 Doha Round negotiators have met their deadline for the publishing of draft texts, the release of which director general Pascal Lamy has said allows World Trade Organisation members to consider the entire Doha package. However, while Lamy praised the scope of the documents, he also warned of the issues continuing to divide negotiators, and labelled the situation "grave".
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Russia's WTO Accession Talks Set 4/25/2011 After a series of heated exchanges, Russia and Georgia are to resume their Swiss-mediated discussion of Russian admission to the World Trade Organization.
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Caribbean, Latin America Seek Closer US Trade Ties 3/28/2011 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has taken the opportunity of the presence of US President, Barack Obama in Latin American nations to call for
the commencement of trade negotiations between the two continents and the United
States, noting that conditions are now right.
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Credibility Of WTO Endangered, Warns Lamy 3/28/2011 The Director-General of the World Trade Organization,Pascal Lamy, said in a speech to the Annual
Session of the Parliamentary Conference that nations must do everything
in their power to ensure the success of the Doha Round or risk a 'catastrophic
weakening to the credibility of the WTO.'
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MEPs Approve Deal On Latin American Banana Imports 2/8/2011 The 2009 Geneva agreement on European Union import tariffs for bananas from
Latin American countries, which is designed to end the longest-running dispute
in the history of international trade, has received the backing of the European
Parliament.
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WTO Rules Against US In Zeroing Dispute 1/26/2011 The Republic of South Korea has claimed a victory in a World Trade Organization
dispute dating back to 2009, over the calculation by the United States of anti-dumping duties, placed primarily on Korean steel.
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Canada Hits Back At US In Lumber Spat 1/21/2011 Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Peter Van Loan, has responded
to the United States's decision to initiate arbitration proceedings with the nation over a dispute regarding the implementation of pricing mechanisms prescribed in the Softwood Lumber Agreement.
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US Takes Canada To Arbitration Over Lumber 1/20/2011 The United States Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, has announced that the
United States is requesting arbitration with Canada under the 2006 Softwood Lumber
Agreement regarding the under-pricing of timber harvested in British Columbia.
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US Seeks To End Mexican Trucking Dispute 1/11/2011 The Obama administration has signalled that it wants to see a resolution to a long-running trade dispute with Mexico, which prevents Mexican haulage firms from operating their trucks across the US border on safety grounds.
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AIT Calls For Clean Slate On US-Taiwan TIFA 12/6/2010 The American Institute in Taiwan’s Chairman, Raymond F. Burghardt, in a
recent speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, said that, while
Taiwan is one of the United States’ most important economic partners, and
closer economic relations are in the interest of both countries, the present beef
controversy should not be allowed to become an obstacle to re-booting their bilateral
Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.
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WTO Rules On Sino-US Disputes 10/29/2010 The World Trade Organisation dispute settlement panel has ruled on a number of issues which sour trade relations between China and the US, mainly in favour of the US. However China continues to complain of being a “main target” of section 337 investigations.
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US And Canada At Loggerheads Over Lumber 10/13/2010 The United States has requested consultations with Canada under the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement regarding the apparent unfair under-pricing of timber harvested from public lands in British Columbia, the latest in a series of spats over bilateral lumber trade.
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Armenia Acts On WTO Dispute 9/29/2010 In response to consultations with the Ukraine over a trade dispute, the Armenian government has approved a package of amendments to Armenia’s excise tax law.
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Japan Files WTO Complaint Against Canada 9/16/2010 Japan has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation against Canada, triggering the commencement of consultations between the countries for two months or longer.
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Mexico Escalates Duties On US Imports 8/20/2010 Mexico has expanded the list of tariffs imposed on US products from 89 lines to 99, affecting about USD2.5bn of trade annually, in retaliation for the lack of progress towards allowing Mexican trucks to operate in the US.
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WTO Rules Against EU On Electronics Tariffs 8/19/2010 A World Trade Organisation panel has ruled that European Union duties on electronics products were in breach of international rules.
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