U.S. Tables Parts Of TPP Environmental Text On Conservation Issues

The United States this week held initial discussions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations on its proposals for the parts of an environmental chapter covering disciplines on fisheries subsidies, shark preservation, illegal trade in wildlife and plant products, and illegal logging, according to a U.S. trade official. The talks this week in Singapore were extremely preliminary, and the United States is still developing its proposals even in the areas where it has tabled text. It is "not clear yet" if...