February 1, 2019

Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

Memorandum D2-4-1 Temporary Importation of Conveyances by Residents of Canada Memorandum D19-1-1 Food, Plants, Animals and Related Products Softwood Lumber U.S. Trade Remedy Proceedings – Extension to deadline to request an administrative review Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff…

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Canadian rail freight volume up 7.2% in November

Freight originating in Canada rose 8.8% and freight received from the United States fell 7.5%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried a total of 33.8 million tonnes of freight in November, up 7.2% from the same month a…

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WTO sets up panel to rule on special U.S. duties on certain goods from China

U.S. says tariffs were imposed duet to Chinese policies on technology transfer and intellectual property. At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on January 28, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to establish a dispute panel…

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EU-Japan trade agreement enters into force

The agreement removes the vast majority of duties paid by traders on both sides. The Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Japan enters into force on February 1, 2019 and businesses and consumers in Europe and in…

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Full coming into force of Canada-EU trade agreement takes a step forward

European Court’s Advocate General rules investor protection tribunal does not infringe EU law. The final ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union (EU) by all EU countries has taken a step forward…

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Ottawa consults before start of WTO negotiations on electronic commerce

Seventy-five members of the WTO have announced the start of formal talks to establish global rules for e-commerce. Seventy-five members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have announced this week the start of formal WTO talks to establish global rules…

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