The Chilean government wants to finalise a series of trade agreement negotiations it has in the pipeline in the coming five to six months as it prepares for the end of the Sebastián Piñera presidency in 2021. Among the dozen deals for Santiago to seal, there is an upgrade to …
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Week in Brussels + Geneva: MPIA, cigarettes, carbon border tax, Chile
Australia’s plain packaging rules okayed by Appellate Body A brief note on the fact that the Appellate Body, as expected, upheld a panel ruling that confirmed Australia’s right to impose plain packaging – i.e. remove branding – on cigarette packs. This week’s ruling will have systemic implications also for food …
New Zealand and Chile FTA updates
EU, New Zealand set mid-2020 target for FTA conclusion The EU and New Zealand are targeting conclusion of their negotiations for a new free trade agreement by the middle of 2020, following a generally upbeat assessment of the most recent round of talks in Wellington on 10-13 December. Participants in …
EU Chile negotiations: Keeping it technical
Negotiations to upgrade an existing free trade agreement between the European Union and Chile are proceeding at a gentle pace, with progress to note in areas such as services.
Week ahead in EU Trade: Canada, Chile, E-commerce
This will be a week where the European Union will test its ability to decide on its fundamental policy direction and on international trade.
Week in Brussels: Chile, Cuba, Indonesia
EASTER BREAK: Borderlex journalists also need a break. So we will be off taking a rest for a few days, and back reporting and commenting on European Union trade policy next Tuesday. Happy Easter! What else happened this week in EU trade? EU could challenge new US-Cuba measures at WTO …
Week ahead in EU trade: EU-US, China, Chile, Tunisia, E-commerce
April could see a slowdown in decision-making in trade policy in Brussels. But this does not mean there will be less anxiety over two major files: EU-US trade relations and Brexit. In April we will also see new developments on EU-Chile and EU-Tunisia trade negotiations and on e-commerce. Continued EU-US, …
UK accords with Chile, Faroes, ESA retain rules of origin cumulation with EU
Chris Horseman offers an initial analysis of the first free trade agreements the United Kingdom ‘rolled over’ from the EU ahead of Brexit date.
Updated – UK traders left in dark over details of rolled-over EU trade pacts
This article was updated on 6 February 18.40 CET. The number of European Union free trade agreements which have been rolled over to apply to the United Kingdom after Brexit is slowly creeping up – but businesses and trade bodies remain concerned about the absence of detail in the information …
Week ahead in EU trade: Council, TPC, Brexit, EU Parliament, Hong Kong
Expect plenty of post-Group of Seven summit articles in the aftermath of the two-day meeting that ended in the escalation of a clash over trade and US President Donald Trump’s refusal to endorse a communique. Closer to home, the focus will be on meetings of the Council, the Trade Policy …