ISDS Case Map
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European Union
Some of the main TRIPS-plus measures historically pushed for by countries such as the United States or the EU are being again proposed at the EU-Mercosur FTA.
The place of arbitration matters because the law at the place of arbitration determines the procedural frame for the arbitration and therefore may have important consequences.
The ECJ has ruled that EU trade agreements can only apply to Western Sahara if the legitimate representatives of its people agree to it. In practice, the EU's 2017 list of approved exporters from Morocco still includes entities based in Western Sahara.
The election of Donald Trump to the presidency in the U.S. and its potential impact on EU-U.S. trade talks has made the Mercosur negotiations that entered a new round this week a high priority for the European Commission.
The agreement is meant to serve as a less ambitious substitute for an Association Agreement negotiated by Armenian and EU officials in the summer of 2013.
A fresh round of talks between parties is taking place this week in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Constitutional Court announced that it would delay its decision on the legality of the EU’s free trade agreement with Canada, confirming doubts about its compatibility with the French constitution.
One of the negotiations that has been going on in the background is for a major trade agreement between the EU and Japan since 2013.
The evidence is clear: after 10 years of the EPA, the promised benefits have not been realized.
Joint civil society statement on the Eu-Japan free trade agreement.
