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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Trump Tariff Tracker -- July 2

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 7/3/2025

The news of trade negotiations – those that have succeeded and those that are faltering – continues to come in as we are a week away from the country-specific reciprocal tariffs coming into effect. Today, President Trump...more

On Colombia’s Threatening Rhetoric against ICSID Arbitration and Implications for Foreign Investors

White & Case LLP on 12/16/2024

Since the election of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s executive has repeatedly proposed structural reforms that undermine foreign investment across sectors, reflecting a worrisome trend across Latin America. Despite...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2024 - Tariffs, and the Temptation to Use Them as Geopolitical Leverage

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 12/12/2024

The United States has a long history of using tariffs. The first significant tariff legislation was the Tariff Act of 1789, signed by President George Washington. Tariffs have been used for various purposes over the years,...more

Charting a new course: proposed expedited dispute resolution procedures for CETA

White & Case LLP on 5/3/2024

The European Commission recently proposed supplemental dispute resolution rules intended to facilitate small- and medium-sized enterprises' access to the investment court system envisaged in the EU's trade agreement with...more

EU and Canada Adopt Rules Fleshing Out CETA’s Dispute Settlement Procedure

ArentFox Schiff on 2/4/2021

On January 29, 2021, the EU and Canada adopted four important decisions to ready the novel Investment Court System (ICS) for disputes arising under the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)...more

The Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement: Deepening Ties Between Canada and the U.K.

Bennett Jones LLP on 12/18/2020

Canada and the United Kingdom agreed on a transitional trade continuity agreement on November 21, 2020. The full text of the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA) was signed by Canada and the U.K. on...more

An introduction to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

A&O Shearman on 11/12/2019

An introduction to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) - Introduction - The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada that provisionally entered into force...more

CETA’s dispute settlement mechanism compatible with EU law - a closer look at the CJEU’s opinion

WilmerHale on 6/19/2019

Is the Court of Justice Opinion 1/17, in response to Belgium’s concerns over the compatibility of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Tribunals and EU law, a further step towards investor-state dispute...more

CETA: A New Opportunity, and Challenge, for Canadian Companies

Dickinson Wright on 10/2/2017

Canadian exporters should have 500 million new consumers on their radar. The Canada – European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) has come into effect provisionally, immediately eliminating 98% of...more

CETA Means New Business Opportunities, Starting This Week

Bennett Jones LLP on 9/22/2017

Good news for Canadian business amidst the uncertainty posed by the ongoing NAFTA renegotiations: the key elements of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, better known as the CETA, take effect this week,...more

CETA Now In Force: Are You Maximizing the Benefits?

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 9/22/2017

On September 21, 2017, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) comes into force on a provisional basis. If they haven’t already done so, it is now time for Canadian businesses to take steps...more

A Primer on the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 9/21/2017

CETA is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union (EU) and its member states. CETA comprises 30 chapters of rules respecting trade between Canada and the EU. The agreement was signed...more

Does CETA provide a workable model for market access in the financial services industry?

Hogan Lovells on 4/3/2017

Does CETA provide a workable model for market access in the financial services industry? At the risk of spoiling the plot: no, not really. What does the industry mean when it says it wants market access?...more

USDA Warns Canada-EU Trade Agreement Could Impact US Alcohol Beverage Exports

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/22/2017

US exporters of alcohol beverages to Canada will soon face stiffer competition from their European rivals. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is expected to come into force by June 1,...more

Rx IP Update - February 2017

Smart & Biggar on 2/23/2017

Federal Court of Appeal rules on non-infringing alternatives and apportionment as defences to an accounting of profits from patent infringement - On February 2, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal released a...more

Dispute Resolution under CETA: A New Investment Court for Canada and Europe

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 12/15/2016

Canada and the European Union recently signed the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which establishes a new tribunal, called the Investment Court System, to resolve investor-state...more

Bill C-30 to implement CETA tabled in Canadian Parliament: implications for pharmaceuticals

Smart & Biggar on 11/2/2016

On October 31, 2016, the day following the signing of CETA, the Canadian Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, tabled Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...more

Canada to Increase Import Quota for EU Cheese, July 2016

Dickinson Wright on 7/11/2016

Both Canada and the European Union (EU) are now in the process of ratifying and implementing The Canada and European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Under the terms of CETA, Canada will open for...more

Canada and the EU Complete Trade Treaty Negotiation

Bennett Jones LLP on 8/13/2014

On August 5, 2014, Canada and the European Union (EU) announced that they have completed negotiation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The announcement puts to rest extended speculation about whether a...more

Free(er?) Trade - US, EU and Canada Quibble Over Market Access and Domestic Preferences

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/15/2013

The US is generally pretty keen on international free trade agreements. And why shouldn’t it be? After all, free trade agreements have the ability to open up foreign markets to US goods and services, allowing new and...more

Bennett Jones Spring 2013 Economic Outlook

Bennett Jones LLP on 5/16/2013

This Economic Outlook has a somewhat different structure from previous issues. The first section covers recent dynamics and short-term outlook for the world economy; the second section reviews recent international trade...more

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