A group of World Trade Organization members is pushing for what it terms “responsible consensus” in decision-making, a call that comes after a few countries held up deals on agriculture and fisheries subsidies, among other issues, at the 13th ministerial conference earlier this year.
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The Biden administration was right to pause approvals of new liquefied natural gas export facilities while it undertakes an “overdue” examination of whether projects are in the public interest, more than 70 Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday.
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s decision last October to withdraw support for U.S. negotiating positions on key digital trade principles at the World Trade Organization has sparked praise and criticism from different corners – and surfaced competing contentions about whether and how digital trade is, at its heart, really about trade.
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Just a couple months after the World Trade Organization’s 13th ministerial conference wrapped up, a group of trade ministers – or their deputies – gathered in Paris on Thursday to attempt to advance key issues, including two missed opportunities at MC13.
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Deputy U.S. Trade Representative María Pagán will represent the U.S. at a mini World Trade Organization ministerial in Paris on Thursday on the sidelines of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development gathering.
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The Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that aluminum extrusion imports from 14 countries have been sold in the U.S. at “less than fair value,” with Turkey and China receiving the largest dumping rates.
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The Biden administration has finalized guidance on electric vehicle tax credit rules crafted to lessen dependencies on China, adding a minerals tracing test and easing a rule for graphite as producers adjust their supply chains.
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Industry and labor representatives last week appealed to Biden administration officials to update free trade agreements and trade programs to tighten rules of origin and labor provisions as part of an effort to strengthen U.S. supply chain resilience.
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Mexico has not demonstrated that its restrictions on genetically engineered corn are rooted in valid food safety concerns, the U.S. says in a new submission to a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute settlement panel, charging that the country failed to conduct a risk assessment before implementing the measures and is relying on “dubious” studies to defend them.
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