2019

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…

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…

Customs Notice 18-17 (Revised) – Provisional Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods Certain copper pipe fittings from the United States, South Korea and China. Notice of Re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices, and…

A duty of 25% will apply when the level of traditional trade flows is reached. The European Commission published a regulation imposing definitive safeguard measures on imports of steel products in the European Union (EU). These measures take effect on…

Last year’s growth was significantly lower than the extraordinary 9.7% growth recorded in 2017. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that global air freight demand grew by 3.5% in 2018, when compared to 2017. This was significantly lower than…

Revised amounts could change the rates of anti-dumping duty payable on imports. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices respecting certain copper pipe fittings from the United States, South Korea…

Adding new chapters on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, etc. Global Affairs Canada announced that the Amending Agreements to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) entered into force on February 5th, 2019. These Amending Agreements modernize the…

CBSA Notice of Conclusion of Normal Value Review – Oil Country Tubular Goods 2 – HLD CLARK Message to Industry: Turkey and Turkey Products – Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for the 2019-2020…

The OECD’s indicators point to easing growth in Canada, the U.S. and the euro area as a whole. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced that its composite leading indicators (CLIs) continue to point to easing growth momentum…

Tariffs alter global competitiveness to the advantage of firms operating in countries not directly affected by them. A new study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) looks at the repercussions of existing tariff hikes by the…