digital economy | e-commerce


RCEP's digital trade negotiations remain shrouded in secrecy
There has also been no official release of the chapters and textual proposals related to rules that are being tabled.
Trump's USTR nominee pledges tough enforcement of U.S. trade laws
Lighthizer pledged to fight for strong protections for intellectual property rights and for digital trade access.
Chemical industry outlines priorities for new NAFTA
Any renegotiation of NAFTA should include streamlined customs procedures and greater regulatory cooperation among other priorities, say the leading chemical industry associations.
Leaked TISA safe harbor proposal: the right idea in the wrong place
A new leak of the TiSA Electronic Commerce chapter has exposed a brand new U.S. government proposal on Internet intermediary safe harbors.
TiSA - small group non paper on ecommerce (Nov 2016)
from November 2016 negotiating round
TiSA - draft annex on electronic commerce (Nov 2016)
from November 2016 negotiating round
Data fight emerges as last big hurdle to EU-Japan trade deal
A dispute over data has emerged as an unexpected obstacle to an EU-Japan free-trade deal only weeks before diplomats expected to seal a political agreement.
TiSA - draft annex on electronic commerce (September 2016)
As leaked by Greenpeace
Secret trade proposal would give Facebook free reign to censor by algorithm
Under leaked proposals from a controversial service trade deal, Facebook and other online services could be granted legal immunity when censoring any content
New leaks confirm TiSA proposals that would undermine civil liberties
New leaked documents concerning the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) have been published.