Transcript PowerPoint. - International Trade Relations

Stacy Bromley Cheetham
TPP (Trans-Pacific)
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 12 Countries (Japan literally just got approval 2 days
ago)
 US, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Singapore, Brunei, Australia and New Zealand
 Goal: complete by end of 2013
 Key problem areas: agriculture, IP, access to
medicines, procurement, investment, labor rights.
TTIP (Trans-Atlantic)
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 Basically, the US and the EU
 FDA regulations vs. EMA regulations
 AGRICULTURE: biotech, food safety, differing regs
 Seeking to be done in 2-3 years
 US trades more with EU than with China
 REGULATIONS
SOURCES
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 CRS Report: The TPP Negotiations and Issues for Congress:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42694.pdf
 CRS Report: Japan’s Possible Entry into the TPP…
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42676.pdf
 CRS Report: TPP Countries: Comparative…
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42344.pdf
 CRS Report: The US and Europe, Current Issues
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22163.pdf
 TTIP Article by Kim Amadeo http://useconomy.about.com/od/TradeAgreements/p/Transatlantic-Trade-And-Investment-Partnership.htm
 CRS Report: The EU Q&A http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21372.pdf
 Washington Post article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/13/thetransatlantic-trading-partnership-how-chlorine-washed-chicken-prevents-u-s-e-utrade/
 Lots of articles and reports on this topic as well