U.S. Official: TPP Designed To Accommodate U.S. Certification Requirement

The entry-into-force mechanism of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was specifically designed to protect the ability of the United States to carry out its domestic requirement that the president not allow a trade agreement to enter into force until he has certified that each trading partner has complied with its obligations that take effect immediately, according to the lead U.S. lawyer on TPP. Maria Pagan, deputy general counsel for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, laid out how the U.S...