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Guatemala opts into Central American FTA with Mexico
5-Sep-2013     Tax News
As Guatemala has now approved its participation in the free trade agreement between Mexico and the other Central American countries – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua – the agreement entered into effect on September 1, 2013.
Colombia farmers' uprising puts the spotlight on seeds
5-Sep-2013     GRAIN
On 19 August, Colombian farmers' organisations initiated a massive nationwide strike against the government's policies. Seeds emerged as one highly visible issue.
Signing of treaty on free trade zone between Ukraine, EU will create problems for Ukraine, Russia - Putin
4-Sep-2013     Voice of Russia
"If Ukraine believes it needs to sign a treaty on free trade with the EU, it means that's how it should be. However, we see some problems for us and them here," Putin said in an interview with Russia's Channel One and the Associated Press.
TPPA goes into overdrive and underground
4-Sep-2013     Scoop
Moves to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to the point of sign-off by the end of the year went into overdrive at the round just ended in Brunei, according to Professor Jane Kelsey. Remaining negotiations will be tackled through informal intersessional meetings.
"Investment" narrowly construed under NAFTA in Apotex v. US
4-Sep-2013     Mondaq
In a recent NAFTA Investor-State claim brought against the United States by Apotex Inc., Canada's largest producer of generic drugs, the Tribunal upheld the US' preliminary objections to jurisdiction on the grounds that the company's efforts to win approval for generic drugs in the US market did not make it an "investor" under NAFTA Chapter Eleven.
Armenia-EU free trade deal blocked: Lithuania
4-Sep-2013     AFP
Armenia has blocked its chances of signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join the Russia-led customs union, EU president Lithuania said Tuesday.
US’s controversial TPP proposal is smoking gun for corporate agenda
3-Sep-2013     Tanh Nien News
Vietnam and other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations face aggressive interference from Big Tobacco in the passage and implementation of public health policies, critics warn
Eli Lilly's NAFTA lawsuit should prompt rethink of investor 'rights' deals
3-Sep-2013     rabble.ca
It’s likely that until recently very few people in Canada knew what a Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA) was. But when the Harper government announced it had signed one of these things with China, the situation changed quickly.
Thai-EU talks could hinder access to affodable medicine, public health experts say
3-Sep-2013     The Nation
Round two of Thai-EU FTA talks in Thailand later this month will see strong opposition from more than 2,000 people from various civic groups in Thailand, including medical patients, consumers and farmers protesting against what they claim to be "unfair arrangements" set to be discussed under the FTA.
Peru starts talks on FTA with Russia, Turkey, Israel
3-Sep-2013     Andina
Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Magali Silva, said that Peru has started the first talks toward an eventual free trade agreement between Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, India, Indonesia, Turkey and Israel.