The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of March 9 (some may also be given separate headlines):
In recent editions of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:
The World Customs Organization issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
In recent editions of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:
The 11 countries remaining in the Trans-Pacific Partnership following U.S. withdrawal signed the final TPP agreement on March 8 in Chile, according to a report from Reuters. “The signing of the Agreement enables us to move to the next phase,” said a joint statement from the 11 countries, according to Global Affairs Canada. “Ministers expressed their determination to complete their domestic processes to bring the Agreement into force expeditiously.” The joint statement welcomed “the interest shown by a number of other economies wishing to accede to the Agreement.” The 11 TPP member countries are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The U.S. withdrew from TPP negotiations in January 2017 (see 1701300020).
In recent editions of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:
The European Commission discussed its plan to counter expected new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, the EC said. "The EU stands ready to react proportionately and fully in line with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules in case the US measures are formalised and affect EU's economic interests," the EC said. Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom is still hopeful "that the EU would be excluded," she said. "We also hope to convince the US administration that this is not the right move. As no decision has been taken yet, no formal action has been taken by the European Union. But we have made clear that if a move like this is taken, it will hurt the European Union. It will put thousands of European jobs in jeopardy and it has to be met by firm and proportionate response. Unlike these proposed US duties, our three tracks of work are in line with our obligations in the WTO. They will be carried out by the book."
The World Customs Organization issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of March 7 (some may also be given separate headlines):
Mexico's Diario Oficial of March 6 lists trade-related notices from the Secretary of Economy as follows: