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US aligns beef rules with global mad cow standards
2-Nov-2013     Reuters
The United States on Friday issued new import rules for cattle and beef that will comply with international standards for the prevention of mad cow disease, saying the step could ultimately boost US beef exports.
Why South Africa should send the Dutch government a letter in the next two weeks
31-Oct-2013    
1st of November 2013 is an important date if one wants to get rid of this outdated treaty which poses growing risk to policy making in the public interest
South Korea-Australia free trade agreement imminent
31-Oct-2013     Smart Company
Australia could finalise a free-trade agreement with South Korea within months, with a Korean government official telling Crikey a deal is expected before the G20 meeting next year.
South Korea considering FTA with Malaysia
31-Oct-2013     Bernama
South Korea is considering a free trade agreement (FTA) partnership with Malaysia in order to spur its bilateral relations with the country
Association Agreement between EU and Central America close to completion
31-Oct-2013     The Costa Rica News
Guatemala, the only country that does not have a treaty in place to implement the deal, is finalizing the procedures to apply on December 1st.
We reject the offers made by the Argentine government to pay the ICSID claims
30-Oct-2013     ATTAC Argentina
ATTAC Argentina declare that we reject the offer made by the Argentine government to pay 500 million dollars to five transnational corporations that sued our country before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Summary of Canada-EU free trade deal tabled
30-Oct-2013     CBC
A summary of the tentative free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union, which has been praised by exporters but drawn criticism from some dairy farmers, was tabled in the House of Commons in Ottawa today.
EU-Canada (summary, 2013)
30-Oct-2013     CBC
"Technical summary of final negotiated outcomes" tabled by the Canadian government in parliament
Derivatives dispute harming EU-US free-trade talks
29-Oct-2013     Reuters
Ambitious plans for an EU-US free-trade agreement may be put in jeopardy by Washington's failure to finalise a deal coordinating rules in the $630 trillion derivatives market, the EU's financial markets chief has warned.
South Korea warms to idea of joining TPP trade group
28-Oct-2013     FT
“Basically, our thinking is that we need to take part in the TPP, but we have to consider very seriously when is the right time,” Cho Won-dong, the chief economic adviser to the president, told the Financial Times, stressing that no final decision had been taken.