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December |
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11 December 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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 European
Parliament approves Trade Agreement between the EU,
Colombia and Peru and the
EU-Central America Association
Agreement |
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WTO
Trade Policy Review of
Nicaragua |
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Central America-European Free Trade Association (EFTA):
Fifth round of free trade negotiations |
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Trans-Pacific Partnership
Agreement (TPP): Fifteenth round of negotiations |
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November |
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27 November 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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First round of negotiations for the Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) |
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Colombia and Japan to hold first round of negotiations for an economic partnership agreement |
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Canada and European Union move towards conclusion of trade negotiations |
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U.S. and Colombia conclude first meeting of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Commission |
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Intersessional round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiations |
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Bolivia has been formally invited to join as a full member the MERCOSUR bloc   |
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Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Uruguay join the Pacific Alliance as observer states, along with Costa Rica and Panama, candidate countries to become full Pacific Alliance members |
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Mexican Senate approves Pacific Alliance Framework Agreement |
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07 November 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Australia
to pursue free trade area of the
Asia-Pacific |
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement: Canadian Government tabled agreement in Parliament to modernize and expand existing FTA with Chile |
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Central America-European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Fourth round of free trade negotiations |
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Colombia
and Costa Rica conclude
third round of negotiations for
a free trade agreement |
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Canada
and Japan will meet on 26 November 2012 for the first full round of
trade negotiations |
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October |
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23 October 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement to enter
into force on 31 October 2012 |
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Colombia
and Costa Rica:
Third round of negotiations for
a free trade agreement |
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Central
America and Korea held talks to
lay the groundwork for possible
free trade negotiations |
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September |
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28 September 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
to enter into force on 1 October
2012 |
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Chile-Central
America Free Trade Agreement:
Chile-Nicaragua bilateral
protocol expected to enter into
force on 19 October 2012 |
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Trans-Pacific Partnership
Agreement (TPP):
Fourteenth round of negotiations |
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Colombia and Japan to negotiate an
Economic Partnership Agreement
(EPA) |
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Colombia
and Costa Rica:
Second round of negotiations for
a free trade agreement |
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Colombia and Israel conclude
third round of free trade negotiations |
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Colombia-Singapore:
Second round of negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty |
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Canada and China signed Foreign Investment Promotion and
Protection Agreement (FIPA) |
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Chile-Japan
Strategic Economic Partnership
Agreement:
DIRECON's fifth year assessment
of the agreement |
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Chile-India
Preferential Trade Agreement:
DIRECON's fifth year assessment
of the agreement |
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August |
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31 August 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Chile-Thailand: Sixth round of free trade negotiations |
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement: DIRECON's fifteenth year assessment of the agreement |
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Chile-Korea Free Trade Agreement: DIRECON's eighth year assessment of the agreement |
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Chile's Foreign Trade Report: January-July 2012 |
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Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement: Canada approves legislation to implement the agreement |
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International Trade Reports from El Salvador's Ministry of Economy |
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Belize and El Salvador to negotiate partial scope agreement |
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Colombia-Singapore: First round of negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty |
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07 August 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Chile and Hong Kong conclude
negotiations for a free
trade agreement |
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Colombia-Singapore:
First round of negotiations for an
investment agreement |
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Colombia and Costa Rica:
First round of negotiations
for a free trade agreement |
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Peru-China
Free Trade Agreement:
First meeting of the Free
Trade Commission |
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July |
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31 July 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Venezuela formally becomes full member of MERCOSUR |
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10 July 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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European
Union and Central America
sign Association Agreement |
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Peru-EFTA
Free Trade Agreement enters into force for Peru and Norway |
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP): Thirteenth round of negotiations |
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WTO
Trade Policy Review of
Colombia |
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United States Trade Representative's Sixth Report to the U.S. Congress on the Operation of the Andean Trade Preference Act as Amended |
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Panama joins the Central American Economic Integration System
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Venezuela to become full member of
MERCOSUR on 31 July 2012
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June |
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27 June 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Colombia,
Peru and the European
Union sign comprehensive trade agreement |
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Colombia
and Korea conclude
free trade negotiations |
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Canada-Morocco:
Third round of negotiations
for a free trade agreement |
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22 June 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Andean
Countries-European Union:
Agreement between Peru,
Colombia and the European
Union will be signed on 26
June 2012 |
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Colombia and Costa Rica
signed General Framework for
free trade negotiations |
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19 June 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Canada is invited to join the TPP negotiations |
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18 June 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP): Mexico is invited to join the TPP negotiations |
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12 June 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-Costa Rica:
Fourth round of negotiations to expand their free trade agreement |
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Colombia-Korea:
Seventh round of free trade negotiations |
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08 June 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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IV Summit of the Pacific Alliance: Declaration |
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Central America-European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Second round of free trade negotiations |
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Colombia and Costa Rica announce the launch of free trade negotiations |
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Colombia-Turkey: Sixth round of free trade negotiations |
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Chile-Thailand: Fifth round of free trade negotiations |
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May |
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29 May 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Guatemala-Trinidad and Tobago:
Second round of negotiations for a partial scope agreement |
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U.S.-Korea
Free Trade Agreement:
First meeting of the Joint Committee |
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16 May 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Colombia-United States Trade Promotion Agreement enters into force |
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Mexico-Uruguay Free Trade Agreement: Fourth meeting of the Mexico-Uruguay Free Trade Commission |
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP): Twelfth round of negotiations |
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Colombia-China: Establishment of a joint study group to assess feasibility of a free trade agreement |
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08 May 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Panama-Peru Free Trade Agreement enters into force |
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USTR 2012 Special Report on Intellectual Property Rights |
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Panama-United States Free Trade Agreement:
Signing of agreement on environmental cooperation |
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Text of the Panama-U.S. Agreement on Environmental Cooperation |
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April |
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26 April 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Colombia-Korea: VI round of free trade negotiations |
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25 April 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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WTO Trade Policy Review of Uruguay |
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Chile-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement enters into force |
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19 April 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Canada-Costa Rica: Third round of negotiations to expand their free trade agreement |
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Guatemala-Trinidad and Tobago: First round of negotiations for a partial scope agreement |
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Colombia-Venezuela Partial Scope Agreement enters into force |
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16 April 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Colombia-United States Trade Promotion Agreement to enter into force on 15 May 2012 |
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13 April 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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CAFTA-DR (Central America-Dominican Republic-United States) Free Trade Agreement: Sixth meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council |
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Peru-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: VIII round of negotiations to review agreement |
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Chile-Hong Kong: Second round of free trade negotiations |
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Chile-Korea Free Trade Agreement: DIRECON's eighth year assessment of the agreement |
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Chile-Australia Free Trade Agreement: DIRECON's third year assessment of the agreement |
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Chile-Peru Free Trade Agreement: DIRECON's third year assessment of the agreement |
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04 April 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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2012 USTR National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers |
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2012 USTR Report on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
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2012 USTR Report on Technical Barriers to Trade |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Joint Statement of the 2012 Meeting of the Free Trade Commission |
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Colombia-Korea: Fifth mini round of free trade negotiations |
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Chile-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement: Chilean Parliament ratifies agreement |
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Central American Countries-Peru:
Peruvian Government ratifies the Costa Rica-Peru Trade Agreement |
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March |
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28 March 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Chile-Thailand: Fourth round of free trade negotiations |
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Canada and Japan launch free trade negotiations |
| |
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Canada and MERCOSUR hold exploratory trade talks to strengthen their trade relationship |
| |
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Canada and Thailand announce exploratory talks towards a free trade agreement |
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19 March 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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U.S.-Korea
Free Trade Agreement enters into force |
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Andean
Countries-European Union:
Council of the European
Union clears free trade agreement
with Colombia and Peru |
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U.S.-Colombia
Free Trade Agreement: Colombian Government to submit FTA implementation package to Congress |
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Colombia and Israel conclude first round of free trade negotiations |
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EU-MERCOSUR:
Statement
issued after
the 8th round of
negotiations on the future
association agreement |
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13 March 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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EU-MERCOSUR:
XXIV Meeting of the
Bi-Regional Negotiations
Committee |
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Colombia
and Israel agree to
initiate negotiations for a trade
agreement |
| |
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Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP):
Costa Rica interested in joining TPP negotiations |
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08 March 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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WTO
Trade Policy Review of Trinidad and Tobago |
| |
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06 March 2012 |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Central America-European Free Trade Association (EFTA): First round of free trade negotiations |
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Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP): Eleventh round of negotiations |
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USTR publishes 2012 Trade Policy Agenda and 2011 Annual Report |
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01 March 2012 |
| |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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Agreement between Peru and Japan for an Economic Partnership enters into force |
| |
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Text of the
Guatemala-Peru Free Trade Agreement
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February |
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22 February 2012 |
| |
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Trade Policy Developments |
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U.S.-Korea
FTA will enter into force on 15 March
2012 |
| |
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Colombia-Uruguay:
First round of trade negotiations to
deepen trade relations |
| |
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Canada-India:
Fourth round of free trade
negotiations |
| |
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Colombia-Turkey: Fifth round of free trade negotiations |
| |
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Joint
Committee Meeting of the
United-States-Israel Free Trade
Agreement |
| |
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|
Chile-European
Union
Association Agreement:
DIRECON's ninth year assessment of the
agreement |
| |
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Chile's Foreign Trade Report (DIRECON): Fourth quarter 2011 |
| |
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13 February 2012 |
| |
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Trade Policy Developments |
| |
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Canada-Costa Rica: Second round of negotiations to expand their free trade agreement |
| |
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Colombia-Venezuela: Last round of negotiations of a trade agreement |
| |
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Peru-Venezuela: Fifth round of negotiations of a trade partial scope agreement |
| |
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Canada and China: Conclusion of negotiations toward a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) between Canada and China |
| |
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| |
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10 February 2012 |
| |
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Trade Policy Developments |
| |
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Chile-Hong Kong, China: First round of free trade negotiations |
| |
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Chile-India: Fourth meeting to deepen their preferential trade agreement |
| |
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02 February 2012 |
| |
|
Trade Policy Developments |
| |
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Mexico-Peru
Free Trade Agreement enters into
force |
| |
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January |
|
| |
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27
January 2012 |
| |
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Trade Policy Developments |
| |
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CAFTA-DR
Free Trade Agreement:
Second meeting of the Free Trade Commission |
| |
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| |
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19
January 2012 |
| |
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Trade Policy Developments |
| |
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Mexico-Peru Free Trade Agreement: Government of Mexico issues decree approving Mexico-Peru FTA |
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Central American Countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua)-Mexico: Government of Mexico issues decree approving Mexico-Central American Countries Free Trade Agreement |
| |
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|
Text
of the
Mexico and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua Free Trade Agreement
|
| |
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|
Chile-United States Free Trade Agreement:
DIRECON's
eighth year assessment of the agreement |
| |
|
|
Text of the
Chile-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement |
| |
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|
Peru-Thailand Free Trade Agreement
enters into force |
| |
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|
Texts
of the Peru-Thailand Free Trade
Agreement |
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