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Hatch Cautions Of Wavering TPP Support In Congress If Deal Does Not Meet TPA Objectives

Editor's Note: In his speech, Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) highlights the need for TPP to meet negotiating objectives in the fast-track law also known as Trade Promotion Authority. This appears to be a reference to two key outstanding issues in TPP negotiations: the data exclusivity period for biologics and a carve-out for tobacco regulations from trade challenges. On biologics, the TPA law passed on June 29, 2015 requires that any trade agreement the U.S. enters must reflect IP protections similar to those found in U.S.

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Public Citizen Rips Apart Potential 5+3 Compromise On TPP Biologics Based On Japanese System

Public Citizen Press Release

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Obama Pushes For Flexibility On Key Issues In Calls With TPP Leaders

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Australian Group Blasts Japanese Biologics Offer As A Repackaged U.S. Proposal For Eight Years Of Data Protection

Australian Fair Trade & Investment Network Press Release

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Obama Pushes For Flexibility On Key Issues In Calls With TPP Leaders

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Peterson Institute, KIEP Scholars See Challenges To Korea Joining TPP

Editor's Note: These presentations were delivered during a Sept. 28 event hosted by the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington titled "Korea and the TPP: The Inevitable Partnership."

Presentation By Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute For International Economics

Presentation By Lee Il Houng, Korea Institute For International Economic Policy

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NCBA Urges Rapid Completion Of TPP, Citing Possible Australian Market Access

National Cattleman's Beef Association Press Release

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Japan Chief Negotiator Pushes For Final Agreement As Round Kicks Off

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Following Xi Visit, Trumka Says TPP Could Undermine U.S.-China Climate Deals; Pushes For Currency Measures

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Statement

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158 Members Of Congress Urge Obama Administration To Include Enforceable Currency Rules In TPP

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Robb Says 'Unresolved' TPP Issues Hopefully Not 'Intractable' Ahead Of Atlanta Ministerial

Australian Ministry For Trade And Investment Press Release

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Import Penetration Is Key Yardstick In TPP Dairy Market Access Talks

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Malmstrom Touts New EU ISDS Model; Says TTIP Will Aid Progress On Global Trade Agreements

Remarks By European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom At Columbia University

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EU Commission Releases Draft ISDS Proposal, Calling For Investment 'Court'
U.S. Business Reps Fret Over 'Right To Regulate' In EU ISDS Proposal

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Four-Party Auto Talks Resume; At Least Two Ministers Expected To Skip Meeting

ATLANTA -- Negotiators from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan on Monday (Sept. 28) resumed four-party talks on the automotive rules of origin here in a bid to narrow the gaps on this key issue before ministers gather later this week to try to a reach a broader Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. The auto talks are being led on the U.S. side by Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler, who arrived Sunday, and on the Japanese side by...

Group Says Possible Trade Diversions Resulting From Failure To Include Taipei In TPP Are 'Existential Threat' To Taiwan

U.S.-Taiwan Business Council Press Release

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Business Leaders See Launch Of U.S.-Taiwan BIA As Pathway To Taipei's Entry Into TPP

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