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Europe removes agriculture barriers to US trade talks

06/02/2013

BRUSSELS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The European Union dropped its ban on some U.S. meat imports on Monday in a gesture aimed at starting talks on a free-trade pact that would encompass about half the world's economic output.

Japan Might Drop Its Support For TPP

06/02/2013

It’s been a while since we last heard anything about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. All we knew was that the secret negotiations were still ongoing, but no public statement had been made for a few months. Now the silence has been broken as the treaty may be losing support from a potentially important ally.

WTO to probe EU’s trade complaints against Buenos Aires

31/01/2013

The World Trade Organisation agreed, on 28 January, to set up a dispute settlement panel to probe whether Argentina is guilty of using trade distorting measures. The move comes after the European Commission requested, in December 2012, that the international trade body judge the legality of Argentina’s alleged import restrictions.

China anger at EU telecoms demands

31/01/2013

They claimed that Karel De Gucht, the trade commissioner, requested that EU suppliers be given a 30 per cent share of China’s telecoms market in return for dropping a highly contentious EU investigation into alleged subsidies to Chinese companies.

Arab: Cabinet ratifies GCC anti-dumping law

31/01/2013

The Council of Ministers yesterday endorsed the new GCC anti-dumping law, which was ratified by the GCC Supreme Council in its 31st session held in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 7, 2010.

WTO Judges to Probe Legality of Argentina’s Import Curbs

31/01/2013

The World Trade Organization agreed to investigate Argentine import restrictions that the U.S., the European Union and Japan say violate global trade rules.

Latin America Commits to Open Trade after Protectionist Year

31/01/2013

Latin American leaders who have put in place some of the world’s highest trade barriers agreed to fight protectionism in a summit with their European Union counterparts this weekend -- two days before handing leadership of the regional bloc to Cuba.

China Won’t Impose Solar Tariff on Polysilicon Imports

31/01/2013

China, the biggest producer of solar products, probably won’t impose tariffs on imported polysilicon, the main raw ingredient in panels that turn sunlight into electricity, according Aaron Chew, an analyst with Maxim Group LLC.