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December |
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14 December 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Mexico - European Union:
Sixth round of negotiations to modernize the Mexico-EU FTA
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Colombia - Costa Rica:
Second meeting of the Free Trade Commission
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Ecuador - EFTA:
Fourth round of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
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MERCOSUR - Korea:
MERCOSUR and South Korea agree on importance of beginning the negotiations of a trade agreement quickly
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Ecuador - Korea:
Ecuador and Korea to resume trade negotiations
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November |
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30 November 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
Trilateral Statement on the Conclusion of the Fifth Round of renegotiations
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World Trade Organization (WTO):
Trade Policy Review of Bolivia
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Canada-Common Market of the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR):
Successful conclusion of exploratory dialogue with a view to reaching a trade agreement
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Chile and the European Union (EU):
Launch of negotiations to modernize existing Association Agreement
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17 November 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
Statement on the 5th round of NAFTA renegotiation in Mexico City
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Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Ministerial Statement announcing agreement on the core elements of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
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Peru and Australia
conclude negotiations of the Peru-Australia FTA (PAFTA)
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Chile and China
sign expanded and modernized free trade agreement (FTA)
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Argentina and Chile
sign trade agreement
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Brazil-Mexico:
Eighth round of negotiations for the expansion of bilateral agreement No. 53
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10 November 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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MERCOSUR-EU trade negotiations:
MERCOSUR presents comprehensive proposal to EU
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Chile's Foreign Trade Report (DIRECON):
January-September 2017
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Andean Community:
Latest decisions
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Possible comprehensive free trade agreement Canada and MERCOSUR:
Joint Statement
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Central America - Dominican Republic - United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA):
Final Report of the Panel in the Matter of Guatemala - Issues Relating to the Obligations Under Art. 16.2.1(a) of CAFTA-DR
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October |
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25 October 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru):
First round of free trade negotiations
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
Fourth round of NAFTA Renegotiation
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Chile-Indonesia:
Fifth round of free trade negotiations
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MERCOSUR - European Free Trade Association (EFTA):
Intersessional negotiating meeting
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Argentina - Chile
conclude negotiation of a bilateral trade agreement
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10 October 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
now in provisional application
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United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement:
USTR Statement on the Conclusion of the Second Special Session of Joint Committee
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MERCOSUR - European Free Trade Association (EFTA):
Second round of free trade negotiations
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MERCOSUR - European Union:
Meeting of the of the Bi-regional Negotiations Committee (BNC)
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September |
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27 September 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
Third round of NAFTA Renegotiation
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of Jamaica
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Chile-China Free Trade Agreement:
Third round of negotiations to deepen the agreement
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of Paraguay
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United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement:
USTR Announces that Second Special session of the US-Korea Joint Committee will take place on October 4, 2017
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Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Republic of El Salvador and the Republic of Honduras:
Second meeting of the Free Trade Commission
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Ecuador ratifies
Partial Scope Economic Complementation Agreement with El Salvador
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13 September 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Central America Countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) - Mexico Free Trade Agreement:
Decision No 9 of the Administrative Commission enters into force
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Chile-China Free Trade Agreement:
Second round of negotiations to deepen the agreement
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Peru - Australia:
Second round of free trade negotiations
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Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement:
Canada and Peru Sign Decision No 1 on trade facilitation measures
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06 September 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
Second Round of NAFTA Renegotiation
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Brazil-Mexico Economic Complementation Agreement No 53:
Seventh round of negotiations for the expansion of the agreement
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August |
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23 August 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
First Round of NAFTA Renegotiation
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Argentina-Mexico Economic Complementary Agreement No 6:
Third round of negotiation to widen and deepen the agreement concludes
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United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement:
Special Session of the US-Korea FTA Joint Committee
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Chile-Indonesia:
Fourth round of trade negotiations
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Argentina and Chile conclude fourth round of negotiations to
expand and deepen their economic and trade relations
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Chile's Foreign Trade Report (DIRECON):
January-June 2017
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MERCOSUR and Canada
continue talks towards possible trade agreement
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Latest
resolutions from MERCOSUR
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Peru - India:
First round of trade negotiations
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July |
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28 July 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Colombia and the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR)
sign economic complementation agreement
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Text of the
MERCOSUR-Colombia Economic Complementation Agreement
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Report from Global Affairs Canada:
Canada's State of Trade. 2017 Trade and Investment Update
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25 July 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
USTR Announces First Round of negotiation to modernize NAFTA
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
USTR Releases NAFTA negotiating objectives
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
Summary of Objectives for the NAFTA Renegotiation
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U.S.-Malaysia:
Meeting under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
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Chile-China Free Trade Agreement:
Second round of negotiations to deepen the agreement
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18 July 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of Brazil
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17 July 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Argentina and Chile
conclude third round of trade negotiations
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Peru-Australia:
First round of free trade negotiations
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement:
Analysis from DIRECON 20 years after the agreement
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MERCOSUR-European Union:
Joint Communiqué from the XXVIII Meeting of the Bi-regional Negotiations Committee (BNC)
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Mexico-European Union:
Fourth round of negotiations to modernize FTA
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United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement:
USTR calling special Joint Committee meeting to consider amendments to the agreement
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June |
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22 June 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Chile-Indonesia:
Third round of free trade negotiations
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Mexico-European Free Trade Association (EFTA):
Third round of comprehensive review of existing FTA
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MERCOSUR - European Free Trade Association (EFTA):
First round of free trade negotiations
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement:
Canada and Chile sign modernized new chapters on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, and trade and gender.
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Text of new chapters to the Canada-Chile FTA
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Brazil-Mexico Economic Complementation Agreement No 53:
Sixth round of negotiations for the expansion of the agreement
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Colombia - Israel
Colombian law approving Colombia-Israel FTA sent for President’s approval
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Central America-Chile Free Trade Agreement:
Meeting of the Free Trade Commission
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07 June 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada and Chile
signed modernized free trade agreement adding trade and gender chapter
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Peru and Australia
launch free trade negotiations
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Chile-Thailand Free Trade Agreement:
First Meeting of the Free Trade Commission
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Pacific Alliance:
40th meeting of the High Level Group (HLG)
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Chile's Foreign Trade Report (DIRECON):
January-March 2017
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Chile-India Free Trade Agreement:
Broadened agreement enters into force
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May |
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30 May 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Argentina and Mexico
conclude second round of negotiations to widen and deepen Economic Complementary Agreement No 6
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U.S.-Nepal:
Joint Statement on 3rd Trade and Investment Framework Council Meeting
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U.S.-Tunisia Trade and Investment Council:
Joint Statement
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U.S.-Bangladesh:
3rd Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement Council Meeting
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24 May 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Ministers from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore and Viet Nam agree to assess options to bring agreement into force
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USTR Releases 2017 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights
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Argentina and Chile:
Second round of negotiations to expand and deepen their trade agreement.
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Mexico and the EU
announce dates for the next three rounds of trade negotiations to modernize their FTA
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Costa Rica-Peru Free Trade Agreement:
First meeting of the Free Trade Commission
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Common Market of the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR):
Latest decisions
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Common Market of the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR):
Latest resolutions
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Dominican Republic and Panama
sign a negotiating framework agreement to widen their preferential trade agreement
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
Government of the United States notifies U.S. Congress its intent to modernize NAFTA
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02 May 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of Belize
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Canada and MERCOSUR
resume trade talks
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MERCOSUR-European Union negotiations of an association agreement:
Report of the XXVII MERCOSUR-EU negotiation round
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MERCOSUR-European Union negotiations of an association agreement:
European Union proposals
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April |
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10 April 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Chile and Indonesia
resume trade negotiations
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Common Market of the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR):
Latest decisions
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of Mexico
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MERCOSUR-European Union:
XXVII Round of Negotiations
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MERCOSUR and Korea
conclude exploratory talks for a trade agreement
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Mexico-European Union:
Third round of negotiations to modernize their FTA
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U.S. Trade Representative
2017 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE)
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March |
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21 March 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Argentina - Chile:
First round of negotiations to expand and deepen trade agreement
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Chile's Foreign Trade Report (DIRECON):
January-December 2016
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Peru and India
to begin trade negotiations in June 2017
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Ecuador-European Free Trade Association (EFTA):
Second Round of negotiations
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03 March 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) publishes
2017 Trade Policy Agenda and 2016 Annual Report
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February |
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21 February 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Mexico and the European Union
agree to accelerate trade talks to modernize their trade agreement
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Central America-Mexico Free Trade Agreement:
Second meeting of the Free Trade Commission
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Ecuador and El Salvador
sign economic complementarity agreement
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Colombia-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement:
First meeting of the Free Trade Commission
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Central America and South Korea perform a
legal review of the texts of their free trade agreement
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA):
European Parliament approves CETA
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January |
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25 January 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
U.S. Withdraws from TPP Negotiations and Agreement
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Mexico-European Free Trade Association (EFTA):
Third round of negotiations for a comprehensive review of their existing free trade agreement
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MERCOSUR-European Free Trade Association (EFTA):
Joint declaration announcing conclusion of exploratory dialogue on possible comprehensive free trade agreement
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United States and Paraguay
Sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
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U.S.-UE Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) Negotiations:
Joint Report on Progress to Date
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06 January 2017 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Mexico-European Union negotiations to modernize their free trade agreement:
EU proposals in the negotiations
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of Guatemala
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WTO:
Trade Policy Review of the United States
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Argentina and Chile
agree to negotiate new trade agreement
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Pacific Alliance:
38th meeting of the High Level Group (HLG)
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Honduras-Peru Free Trade Agreement
enters into force
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Ecuador-European Union Trade Agreement:
Provisional application begins on January 1st, 2017
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2016 U.S. Trade Representative National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE)
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