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Russia Extends Ban on Western Food Imports to End-2017
Jul 7, 2016Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to extend the food embargo imposed by the country on Western food products until the end of December 2017. The ban was first introduced by Russia in the summer of 2014 on a range of ...
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiation Completed
Oct 15, 2015On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
Tags: goods, services, trad, investment
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European Union's Trade Policy Be Adapted to Today's Global Value Chains
Jun 25, 2015The Foreign Trade Association (FTA), a leading business association of European and international commerce that promotes the values of free trade, has demanded that the European Union’s trade policy be adapted to today’s global ...
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Us Voted for a Law That Mandates COOL for Beef, Pork and Poultry
Jun 15, 2015The US House of Representatives has voted 300-131 for repealing a law that mandates country-of-origin labels (COOL) for beef, pork and poultry. The voting follows threats of trade measures from Canada and Mexico, which have been opposing ...
Tags: Meat Labeling Law, Packaging
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WTO Rejected Appeal From The US Regarding The COOL on Meat Dispute Between Countries
May 20, 2015The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected appeal from the US regarding the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat dispute between the US, Canada and Mexico. WTO said that labels carrying information about where meat is raised ...
Tags: Origin Labeling, labeling
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Key OIA Trade Bills Have a New Prosess in US Senate
Apr 29, 2015The U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed legislation Wednesday evening that wlil give President Obama trade promotion authority, or TPA, a necessary step for his administration to conclude negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
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Russian GDP Contracted by 0.5% in November and It Is The First Economy Contract Since 2009
Dec 31, 2014Russian GDP contracted by 0.5% in November and it is the first economy contract since 2009. According the data from Russian Economic Development Ministry, Russian GDP falls 0.5% in November and increases by 0.6% in the past 11 months. ...
Tags: Russian GDP, energy exports
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The USDA Catfish Inspection Program
Feb 8, 2014The USDA catfish inspection program, first authorized in 2008, is continued in the 2014 farm bill, which also includes a first-of-its-kind “crop insurance” program for catfish farmers. Most of the so-called political experts ...
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COOL Could Be Resolved Through The Development of The New US Farm Bill.
Dec 27, 2013There's some optimism that the dispute over US country of origin labeling could be resolved through the development of the new US farm bill. "They're working on it very hard right now, trying to get their farm bill done. We feel there's a ...
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Changes to U.S.Farm Bill to Address Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling Could End Need
Dec 25, 2013The Canadian Pork Council suggests changes to the U.S.Farm Bill to address concerns related to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling could end the need for Canada and Mexico to continue their case against the U.S.at the World Trade ...
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Hudson Receives a Ruling From UK's Customs and Tax Department Exempting Women's Blue Jeans
Dec 10, 2013Fashionistas across the pond could soon be paying less for genuine Made in the USA women's blue jeans. Los Angeles-based Hudson Clothing LLC received a ruling from the UK's customs and tax department exempting its women's blue jeans from a ...
Tags: Womens Jeans, Fat Tax
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The Brazilian Government Would Be Taking Against The US on Cotton Subsidy Issue
Nov 18, 2013The Brazilian Government is still studying and discerning as to what action it would be taking against the US for the non-payment of compensation to Brazilian cotton producers who were affected by the agricultural subsidies of the country, ...
Tags: Cotton, Subsidy Issue
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Brazil Has Decided to Instruct The Technical Group of Retaliation
Oct 8, 2013Brazil’s Council of Ministers of Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX), chaired by the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Fernando Pimentel, has decided to instruct the technical group of retaliation - created by ...
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BEIJING Would Impose Tariffs on Imports of U.S. Raw Materials Used to Make Solar Panels
Sep 17, 2013BEIJING--China said it would impose tariffs on imports of U.S. raw materials used to make solar panels, but the levies fell far short of what Beijing had threatened. China's Commerce Ministry said Monday that it would impose a 6.5% tariff ...
Tags: Solar-Panel Materials, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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Carolina Mattress Guild Was Alleged in a Lawsuit Filed
Sep 4, 2013Carolina Mattress Guild, a Thomasville, N.C.-based mattress manufacturer, subjected black employees to a racially hostile work environment and unlawfully fired the employee who complained about racial comments, the U.S. Equal Employment ...
Tags: Mattress, Light Industry, Daily Use