SPS dispute resolution and trans-Atlantic trade agreements The recently concluded Canada–EU trade agreement includes provisions dealing with both sanitary and phytosanity (SPS) measures and dispute settleme... 15/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013 – Southern and Eastern Africa: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments 1. Background and key issuesFood and agricultural sector policy is a politically charged issue thro... 10/12/2013
Canada–EU trade deal makes use of tariff-rate quotas in sensitive sectors A more detailed summary of the Canada–EU free trade agreement has been submitted by the Canadian government to the country’s federal parliament. Th... 08/12/2013
Agricultural aspects of the India–EU FTA negotiations The European Parliament has posted two background papers and a summary of proceedings of a workshop that took place in September 2013 to discuss th... 08/12/2013
Political agreement on Canada–EU trade deal will impact EU beef market In mid October 2013, “Canada and the EU announced that they have reached an ‘agreement in principle’… on a comprehensive bilateral trade pact.” The... 01/12/2013
Harmonisation of standards seen as important area of benefit to third countries under EU–US agreement In September 2013, the EC posted both the summary and the full report of an economic analysis of the proposed Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment P... 16/11/2013
EU tariff-rate quota for US beef extended On 1 August 2013, the EU extended an agreement “to import high-quality US beef from non-hormone-treated cattle at zero duty” for a further 2 years.... 08/09/2013
Preferential rules of origin affect trade within regional trade agreements According to a WTO Secretariat Staff Working Paper published in March 2013, rules of origin “are increasingly becoming an economic, political and t... 12/05/2013
Discussions on standards in EU–US trade negotiations carry global implications On 13 February 2013, it was announced in a joint statement by the presidents of the United States, the European Council and the European Commission... 04/05/2013
India preparing a major banana export programme According to press reports, ‘an ambitious plan has been drawn up by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) to export Indian-grown bananas glo... 01/03/2013