Canada and Regional Trade Agreements

Regional trade agreements (“RTAs”) facilitate trade between their signatories. They can be bilateral (between two countries) or plurilateral (between three or more countries), and they encompass all reciprocal trade agreements, including those between countries from different geographic regions. These agreements are often referred to as “Free Trade Agreements” (FTAs). RTAs have become increasingly complex –… Continue reading Canada and Regional Trade Agreements

The Canada-EU Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)

ereposky & DeRose LLP’s CETA Expertise As the key experts in the European Union’s CETA market access support project (service contract no. 2016/EuropeAid/DH/SER/137-941), the team at Tereposky & DeRose LLP has completed a thorough clause-by-clause legal analysis of CETA implementation. This includes comprehensive assessments of how the CETA provisions create new and enhanced business opportunities… Continue reading The Canada-EU Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)

Trade in Goods under the CETA: New Market Access and...

Tereposky & DeRose LLP’s CETA Expertise As the key experts in the European Union’s CETA market access support project (2016/EuropeAid/DH/SER/137-941), the team at Tereposky & DeRose LLP has completed a thorough clause-by-clause legal analysis of CETA implementation. This includes comprehensive assessments of how the CETA provisions create new and enhanced business opportunities for both Canadian and… Continue reading Trade in Goods under the CETA: New Market Access and…

Italy’s Decision on CETA Ratification – What Does it Really...

On Thursday 14th June, Italy’s new agricultural minister, Minister Gian Marco Centinaio, was reported as saying that the Government of Italy does not intend to ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) concluded between Canada and the European Union. In a newspaper interview, he offered the explanation that Canada’s commitments under the CETA do not provide… Continue reading Italy’s Decision on CETA Ratification – What Does it Really…

Canadian Legislation Introduced to Implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific...

On Thursday 14th June 2018, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, introduced the proposed legislation to implement Canada’s rights and commitments under the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in the Parliament of Canada. Bill C-79, entitled “An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei,… Continue reading Canadian Legislation Introduced to Implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific…

Nothing Good Happens After Midnight: Canada, Mexico and the EU...

This morning, on May 31, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Canada, Mexico and the European Union would no longer benefit from a tariff exemption on steel and aluminum. Canada and Mexico were initially exempt from the duties announced on March 8th, pending negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The exemptions were… Continue reading Nothing Good Happens After Midnight: Canada, Mexico and the EU…

Exploring New Opportunities for Trade in Goods under the CETA...

Since entering into provisional application on 21st September 2017, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been creating new opportunities for trade in goods and services for business stakeholders in Canada and the European Union. With respect to trade in goods, the CETA creates new competitive opportunities and supply chain prospects through (i) the progressive elimination… Continue reading Exploring New Opportunities for Trade in Goods under the CETA…

Canada Closes the Gate on Non-Market Economies (NMEs) and Circumvention...

[Updated 26 April 2018] The Department of Finance has published its proposed Regulations Amending the Special Import Measures Regulations and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Regulations in the Canada Gazette (available online here). Interested persons have 15 days from March 31st to provide comments on the amendments, which are expected to come into force late April or early May. … Continue reading Canada Closes the Gate on Non-Market Economies (NMEs) and Circumvention…

Canada Announces New Measures to Prevent Transshipment and Diversion of...

On March 27th, 2018, the Government of Canada announced new measures aimed at preventing the transshipment and diversion of steel and aluminum into Canada to avoid recently imposed United States tariffs on the metals. These measures will be subject to a 15-day consultation period through the Canada Gazette. Amongst the regulatory changes suggested is the creation… Continue reading Canada Announces New Measures to Prevent Transshipment and Diversion of…

It’s a Deal! TPP-11 Member Countries Sign the CPTPP

On March 8th, 2018, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, along with trade ministers from the other ten TPP-11 member countries, signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Santiago, Chile. The text of the CPTPP was released to the public on February 20th (available online here). The text is very concise, consisting… Continue reading It’s a Deal! TPP-11 Member Countries Sign the CPTPP

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