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EU-Canada FTA (CETA) - IP chapter (draft, February 2012)
10-Jul-2012     michaelgeist.ca
CETA is the new ACTA: Leaked intellectual property chapter sparks angst
10-Jul-2012     Council of Canadians
According Michael Geist, Canada and the European Union are trying to ratify the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement through the backdoor, by including almost all its Internet and enforcement provisions in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
India protests EU study on its data laws
10-Jul-2012     ZDNet
Country upset over European Union's decision to examine if it's "data secure" before committing to bilateral free trade agreement aimed at boosting outsourcing flow between region and India.
Thailand-EU FTA talks to go through Parliament
10-Jul-2012     Bangkok Post
The scope of talks for the Thailand-EU free trade agreement will likely be concluded and submitted for parliamentary endorsement next month.
US agrees to take disputes to Pakistani courts first
9-Jul-2012     Express Tribune
Amid calls to make public the draft of bilateral investment treaty, the government claims that it has gained much and lost nothing to the United States as Washington has agreed to first taking any business dispute to Pakistani courts for settlement.
US pushes trade partners to lift ractopamine ban
8-Jul-2012     Taipei Times
The Office of the US Trade Representative yesterday urged US trading partners to eliminate any trade barriers caused by a ban against the use of leanness-enhancing feed additive ractopamine, following a Codex Alimentarius Commission decision to establish maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the drug in beef and pork.
Trans Pacific Partnership protest marches on San Diego; Arrests made
8-Jul-2012     San Diego City Buzz Examiner
Arrests were made Saturday as the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement protest marched on the Gaslamp district in downtown San Diego.
Taiwan should not rush trade pact negotiations: minister
8-Jul-2012    
Taiwan should not rush negotiations on free trade agreements (FTAs) with its trade partners, the head of the Council for Economic Planning and Development said Wednesday, in light of upcoming trade talks among China, Japan and South Korea.
EPA official dismisses claims of feet dragging
8-Jul-2012    
A top official in charge of Antigua & Barbuda’s implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has struck aside charges that the state has been dragging its feet on giving effect to the pact signed in 2008 with the European Union (EU)
About 200 Protest Against Trans-Pacific Partnership
8-Jul-2012    
About two hundred people banging pots and pans marched downtown from the Civic Center Plaza to the Hilton Bayfront Hotel Saturday morning to protest a meeting of negotiators working to craft the Trans-Pacific Partnership.