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China FTA review should ditch controversial clause
24-Mar-2017     Scoop
China FTA review should ditch controversial temporary worker clause, says AFTINET.
Romania - the end of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties
24-Mar-2017     Lexology
The law approving the termination of agreements on mutual promotion and protection of investments concluded by Romania with other Member States (Intra-EU BITs) was published in the Official Gazette.
FTA brightens prospects of Vietnamese footwear products
24-Mar-2017     Vietnamnet Bridge
Prospects are bright for Vietnam’s footwear exports after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement comes into force in 2018.
The subsidies to the EU exports of cereal products to West Africa in 2015 and 2016
24-Mar-2017     SOL
The EU-West Africa's Economic Partnership Agreement has planned to reduce to 0 the import duty on non-rice cereal imports from the European Union at the beginning of the liberalization period.
Japanese ambassador cautions versus haste in concluding RCEP
24-Mar-2017     Manila Bulletin
Japan cautioned against haste in the conclusion of the proposed RCEP stressing “substance is more important than timing.”
The EU28 subsidies on its exports of poultry meat and eggs to SADC in 2016
24-Mar-2017     SOL
The SADC poultry producers are suffering heavily from the competition of imports given that poultry is the first agricultural sector and that per capita consumption is one of the highest in the world.
What to watch out for in the EU-Mercosur FTA negotiations: consequences for access to medicines
24-Mar-2017     IP Watch
Some of the main TRIPS-plus measures historically pushed for by countries such as the United States or the EU are being again proposed at the EU-Mercosur FTA.
EU deeply divided over Western Sahara policy
23-Mar-2017     Al Monitor
The ECJ has ruled that EU trade agreements can only apply to Western Sahara if the legitimate representatives of its people agree to it. In practice, the EU's 2017 list of approved exporters from Morocco still includes entities based in Western Sahara.
Australia, China to boost trade with beef making the cut
23-Mar-2017     Reuters
Australia and China are expected to sign new bilateral agreements on beef exports, energy and security.
EU suppliers push for Mercosur trade deal
23-Mar-2017     WardsAuto
The election of Donald Trump to the presidency in the U.S. and its potential impact on EU-U.S. trade talks has made the Mercosur negotiations that entered a new round this week a high priority for the European Commission.