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TPP Countries Reach Initial 'Deal' On How To Handle Market Access Talks

Negotiators in talks to establish a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have reached a procedural understanding on how to move forward with market access negotiations on goods, but some sources this week said that this understanding appears to leave unanswered many key questions. In essence, this "agreement" amounts to a decision among TPP negotiators to set aside differences on preferred ways to structure the market access talks for goods, and instead start discussions on the specific gains that each country hopes...

White House Holds High-Level Internal Talks On Korea FTA, Path Unclear

National Economic Council Director Larry Summers last week chaired a high-level, inter-agency meeting on the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement, where participants took stock of efforts to secure improvements to that FTA and discussed next steps but did not cover specific negotiating proposals, sources said. The Sept. 17 meeting also examined the question of whether changes to improve market access for U.S. automobiles and beef would be sufficient for the administration to be able to claim ownership of the FTA, which...

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Michaud Seeks Signatories For Letter Requesting Substantive Changes To KORUS FTA


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Over 500 Organizations Voice Opposition To Korea FTA In Letter To Obama


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USTR, Bahrain Agree To Cooperate On Better Labor Law Enforcement


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Labor Department Notifies Union Of Plans To Delay Decision On Costa Rica Labor Complaint To April 2011


U.S. Seeks Implementation Of Negotiated Beef Protocol With South Korea

Darci Vetter, deputy under secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, last week said the administration wants to achieve full market access for U.S. beef from cattle of all ages into the South Korean market, as initially negotiated on April 18, 2008, as a way of resolving outstanding beef issues surrounding the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement. The U.S. hopes for full implementation of the beef protocol the two sides negotiated in 2008 and expects...

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Environmental Groups Voice Opposition To Korea FTA In Congressional Letter


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Congressional PEC Members Urge Obama To Improve Pending FTAs


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Costa Rica Denies Violation Of CAFTA-DR Articles In Submission To Labor Department


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