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December |
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10 December 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Ninth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference:
Bali Ministerial Declaration
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Statement of the Ministers and Heads of Delegation
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European Union-Central America Association Agreement in force for Guatemala since 01 December 2013
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November |
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25 November 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-Japan:
Fourth round of negotiations for the Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
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United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement:
Report of the Environmental Affairs Council Pursuant to Article 20.7.4 of the FTA
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United States and Morocco sign Bilateral Trade Facilitation Agreement
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15 November 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Text of the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of Peru
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United States and European Union conclude second round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiations
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Mexico-Panama:
Third round of free trade negotiations
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11 November 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada and Honduras sign Free Trade Agreement
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October |
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22 October 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Text of the Colombia-Israel Free Trade Agreement
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Text of the Colombia-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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18 October 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-European Union (EU):
Conclusion of negotiations of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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08 October 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Chile and Thailand sign Free Trade Agreement
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Colombia and Israel sign Free Trade Agreement
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Agreement to amend the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement entered into force
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Trade Ministers from TPP participating countries met to further advance the negotiations
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September |
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27 September 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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European Union-Central America Association Agreement will enter into force on 01 October 2013 for Costa Rica and El Salvador
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Mexico-Panama:
Second round of free trade negotiations
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24 September 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of Costa Rica
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Colombia and Panama sign Free Trade Agreement
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Chile-China Free Trade Agreement:
DIRECON's seventh year assessment of the agreement
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Chile-European Union Association Agreement:
DIRECON's Tenth year assessment of the agreement
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Chile's Foreign Trade Report: January-June 2013, issued by DIRECON
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El Salvador's International Trade Report: April 2013, issued by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador
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03 September 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua:
FTA between Guatemala and Mexico enters into force
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Pacific Alliance countries concluded trade negotiations
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Colombia and France to conclude negotiations for bilateral investment agreement
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Ministerial Meeting and Nineteenth round of negotiations
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August |
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12 August 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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European Union Trade Agreement with Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama entered into force
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Chilean Senate approves the Agreement to amend the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
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July |
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29 July 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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European Union-Colombia Trade Agreement takes effect on 01 August 2013
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Mexico-Panama:
First round of free trade negotiations
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Chile-China Free Trade Agreement:
Fourth meeting of the Free Trade Commission
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Statement on the Eighteenth round of negotiations
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17 July 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Eighteenth round of negotiations
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Canada-Japan:
Third round of negotiations for the Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
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Colombia and Singapore sign Investment Guarantee Agreement
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United States and European Union conclude first round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiations
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First round of negotiations for a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between Colombia and Azerbaijan
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08 July 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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United States-European Union:
First round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiations
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Costa Rica’s National Assembly approves -in second debate- Central America-EU Association Agreement
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Central American Countries-Peru:
Guatemalan Congress ratifies the Guatemala-Peru Free Trade Agreement
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Colombia announces negotiations for an investment agreement with Russia
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01 July 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Costa Rica-Singapore Free Trade Agreement enters into force
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Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua:
FTA between Costa Rica and Mexico enters into force
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June |
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25 June 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Costa Rica, Panama and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) signed a Free Trade Agreement
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Text of the Costa Rica, Panama-EFTA Free Trade Agreement
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Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua:
FTA between Costa Rica and Mexico to become effective on 01 July 2013
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17 June 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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United States and European Union launch trade negotiations
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14 June 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Costa Rica-Peru Free Trade Agreement enters into force
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Colombia and Israel conclude free trade negotiations
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Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru sent to President of Colombia for approval
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WTO Trade Policy Review of Suriname
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Colombia - United States Trade Promotion Agreement: First meeting of the U.S.-Colombia Labor Affairs Council
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DIRECON's Fourth year assessment of the Chile-Peru FTA
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May |
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30 May 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Costa Rica-Peru Free Trade Agreement to enter into force on 01 June 2013
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Colombia and Costa Rica sign Free Trade Agreement
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United States and CARICOM sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
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Mexico and Panama officially announced their intention to launch free trade negotiations
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Colombia-Japan:
Second round of free trade negotiations
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Colombia-Panama:
Seventh round of free trade negotiations
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22 May 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Costa Rica’s National Assembly approves -in first debate- Central America-EU Association Agreement
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Seventeenth round of negotiations
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United States and Myanmar Sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
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14 May 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and Costa Rica will be signed on 22 May 2013
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CARICOM-Costa Rica:
Jamaica approves implementation of CARICOM-Costa Rica FTA
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CAFTA-DR (Central America-Dominican Republic-United States) Free Trade Agreement:
United States and Guatemala Sign Agreement on Labor Rights Enforcement Plan
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15th Meeting of the High-Level Group of the Pacific Alliance was held in Santiago de Chile
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Paraguay has formally requested to become an observer of the Pacific Alliance
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Canada and Nigeria concluded negotiations for a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
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Ecuador plans to start negotiations to become a member of MERCOSUR
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United States and Mexico agreed to establish a High Level Economic Dialogue
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Panama has joined the Central American Integration System
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02 May 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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USTR 2013 Special Report on Intellectual Property Rights
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Costa Rica’s National Assembly approves -in second debate- FTA between Costa Rica and Peru
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Canada-Japan: Second round of negotiations for the Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
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Colombia and Singapore concluded negotiations for an agreement on reciprocal promotion and protection of investments
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Bolivia negotiates accession to MERCOSUR
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Suriname moves toward joining MERCOSUR
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April |
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24 April 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Ministers chart path forward on key issues and confirm next steps on Japan's entry
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Chile-Turkey Free Trade Agreement:
DIRECON's second year assessment of the agreement
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Chile-Australia Free Trade Agreement:
DIRECON's fourth year assessment of the agreement
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18 April 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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WTO
Trade Policy Review of Mexico
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Mexico and Paraguay agree to deepen trade relations
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Canada and Japan to hold second round of negotiations for the Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) from 22 to 26 April 2013
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Colombia and Israel conclude fifth round of free trade negotiations
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01 April 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement now in force
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Chile and Turkey agree to expand the scope of their free trade agreement to cover trade in services
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The President of the United States sends formal notification letter to U.S. Congress of his intent to launch negotiations for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the European Union
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Notification letter to U.S. Congress relative to the intention of the U.S. President to launch negotiations for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the European Union
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March |
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26 March 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada and Thailand will pursue exploratory discussions towards potential bilateral free trade agreement negotiations
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Bolivia and Nicaragua agree to liberalize their bilateral trade in the framework of the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
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Nicaragua joins the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
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20 March 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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WTO
Trade Policy Review of Argentina
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United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement:
First meeting of the Labor Affairs Council
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13 March 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Colombia and Costa Rica conclude free trade negotiations
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Colombia and Panama resume free trade negotiations
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Costa Rica’s National Assembly approves -in second debate- FTA between Costa Rica and Singapore
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United States and Taiwan resume talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
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Canada Concludes Investment Agreements with Cameroon and Zambia
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United States and Iraq Announce Progress on Entry into Force of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
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05 March 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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European Union announced the provisional application of the Trade Agreement with Peru starting on 01 March 2013
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Notice concerning the provisional application of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Peru
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Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement to enter into force on 01 April 2013
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Sixteenth round of negotiations
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USTR publishes
2013 Trade Policy Agenda and 2012 Annual Report
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February |
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25 February 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Colombia and Korea sign Free Trade Agreement
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Text of the Colombia-Korea FTA
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United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement:
First meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council
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Joint Communique of the U.S.-Korea Environmental Affairs Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission
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13 February 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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European Union and United States to launch negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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Joint Statement from the United States President and the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission
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Fact Sheet: United States to Negotiate Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union
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Final Report of the United States-European Union High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth
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08 February 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-India:
Seventh round of negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
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Colombia-Costa Rica:
Fourth round of negotiations for a free trade agreement
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01 February 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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MERCOSUR-European Union :
MERCOSUR-European Union : Joint Communique of the Mercosur-European Union Ministerial Meeting
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Member countries of the Pacific Alliance (Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico) have agreed to close their tariff agreement before March 31st this year
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Declaration of the Sixth Summit of the Pacific Alliance
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Colombia and Qatar are currently negotiating an agreement for the reciprocal promotion and protection of investments
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January |
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15 January 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Chile-United States Free Trade Agreement:
Sixth Meeting of the U.S.-Chile Environmental Affairs Council and Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-Chile Joint Commission for Environmental Cooperation
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United States -Peru Trade Promotion Agreement:
The Government of United States and Peru Reach Agreement on Action Plan to Strengthen Forest Sector Governance
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Canada and Benin sign Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA)
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07 January 2013 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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WTO
Trade Policy Review of the United States
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Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua:
Mexico-Central America FTA entered into force for Honduras on 01 January 2013
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Costa Rica’s National Assembly approves Free Trade Agreement with Singapore and Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua, on first debate .
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