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Leaked TISA text exposes US threat to privacy, civil rights, data security
18-Dec-2014     AFTINET
‘Leaked US proposals in the Trade in the secret Services (TISA) negotiations include rules that would threaten privacy and civil rights protections for digital personal data’ Dr Patricia Ranald, Coordinator of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) said today.
CETA draft: Important positions taken by the French National Assembly also relevant for TTIP/TAFTA and the EPAs
18-Dec-2014     Mediapart
On the 23 November 2014, the French National Assembly adopted a resolution whose importance cannot escape the attention of citizens who are opposed to the EU-Canada, EU-US and similar trade agreements.
China said to signal lifting ban on imports of GMO corn variety
17-Dec-2014     Bloomberg
China has told traders and officials that it approved lifting a ban on imports of a genetically-modified corn variety that’s commonly grown in the US as trade talks between the two countries begin today.
TISA negotiations: Yes to e-commerce, data flows, no to IPR, data protection?
17-Dec-2014     IP Watch
After two years of negotiations, the draft Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) stands at 17 horizontal and sector-specific proposals, negotiators told Intellectual Property Watch after the 2-5 December Geneva round of negotiations
New bilateral investment treaties will help India avoid arbitration
17-Dec-2014     Economic Times
Bilateral investment treaties that the government of India will enter into from now on will have a provision preventing foreign investors to drag India to arbitration on any issues that have been settled by a judicial authority.
EU keen to take restart stalled BTIA negotiations with India
17-Dec-2014     PTI
Faced with slowdown and recession in some of its key economies, the European Union has approached India for restarting negotiations on the stalled free trade agreement, a top official has said.
EFTA states plan response to TTIP
17-Dec-2014     Tax-News
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries could be faced with important challenges from the proposed European Union-United States free trade agreement known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Swiss Federal Councillor Johan Schneider-Amman has said.
China-Maldives: MSR deal sealed, free trade deal in the making
17-Dec-2014     Haveeru
The Maldives and Chinese government have agreed to start discussions on a free trade agreement.
The TPPA and HIV treatment in Vietnam
17-Dec-2014     SSRN
Only 30% of Vietnam's eligible HIV patients would have access to ARVs under the US 2014 TPPA proposals, instead of the 68% receiving treatment today.
US can't apply 'Buy America' rule in Canada
17-Dec-2014     AFP
Forcing companies to adhere to Washington's "Buy America" policy outside US borders goes too far, Canadian officials say.