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TTIP Round Produces Signs Of New Flexibilities On GIs, Services Exceptions

April 29, 2016 at 3:23 PM
The 13th round of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has produced signs of new flexibility as the European Union signaled it is willing to scale back the number of food products that it wants to protect as geographical indications, and to scale back services exceptions that would allow it to impose discriminatory measures in the future, according to informed sources. The round began on Monday (April 25) in New York City and concludes today (April 29)...

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