ISDS Case Map
CPTPP
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Terms on intellectual property protections, state-owned enterprises up for debate.
Japan is seeking to make minimal changes. Vietnam has proposed to amend the clause on rules of origin in exports of fabrics, the sources said.
A new economic study has completely undermined previous claims that the Trans-Pacific partnership agreement without access to the giant US market would still result in significant economic gains for the remaining 11 countries.
Quicker consensus on rules to suspend could bring broad deal in November.
Seven TPP countries are also represented in the RCEP negotiations
“I’d be concerned that USTR is pressuring Thailand to take pro-pharma positions on the RCEP and TPP,” Knowledge Ecology International Executive Director James Love said.
Signatories eye fresh trade deal without US by year-end.
If the world's three major economies the US, the EU, and China were ever to harmonise their approach to regulating digital trade and global data flows, the pressure on developing countries to accept digital rules would intensify.
Efforts to achieve a conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations by end of this year appear headed for rough waters as members of the Trans Pacific Partnership push for steep hurdles that are difficult for non-TPP members, like the Philippines, to comply with
TPP 11 negotiators have agreed to suspend controversial clauses on medicine monopolies and some governments want to renegotiate other clauses, vindicating public interest group concerns
