The Government of Canada intends to add certain Plastic Manufactured Items to the list of substances appearing on Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), fulfilling the Trudeau Government’s commitment to act on plastic waste released into the
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The Global Trade Policy Blog, published by Steptoe LLP, covers developments in international trade law and policy, including antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings, trade remedies, tariff regulations, and investment treaties. It addresses regulatory changes such as the Department of Commerce's rules on particular market situations, updates on U.S. trade actions like Section 301 tariffs, and regional trade agreements including the African Continental Free Trade Area's investment protocol. The blog also explores the intersection of industrial policy and international investment agreements, focusing on performance requirements and their implications for foreign direct investment and trade relations.
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Practical Implications of Brexit to EU Trade Remedy Investigations and Measures
Since 1 January 2021, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland (the UK) has ceased to be part of the Single Market of the European Union (EU).[1] This date marked the end of the transition period…
USTR Finds Vietnam’s Currency Undervaluation To Be Unreasonable And Burden Or Restrict U.S. Commerce, But Delays Responsive Action
On January 15, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) published a report detailing the findings of its investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) into Vietnam’s currency policies. The report concludes…
US Announces Region-Wide Ban on Cotton and Tomato Imports from Xinjiang
On January 13, 2021 the US Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that, effective immediately, all cotton and tomato products imported from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) will be barred from entering the United States.…
Coronavirus Relief Package Provides Bankruptcy Protection to US Customs Brokers to Help Keep Trade Flowing
Buried inside the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which the President signed into law on December 27, 2020, is a critical provision that will help keep US trade flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the bankruptcy relief section temporarily amends…
The Brexit Agreement: the Great Divorce
On 30 December 2020, the European Union and the United Kingdom signed the “EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement” (EU-UK TCA or the Agreement) setting out the terms for their future economic and commercial relations after the UK definitively leaves the…
A New Year and a Potential New Era for the WTO
By Amy Lentz & Chloe Baldwin
The future direction of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) hinges not only on the consensus agreement of the Members in appointing the WTO’s next Director-General, but also on the ability of that Director-General to forge a path forward to resolve…
European Commission Unveils Far-Reaching Legislative Proposals for Regulating Platforms, Hosting Services and Online Intermediaries
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday 17 December issued long-anticipated proposals for new digital technology regulation in the European Union (EU): the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Once formally adopted as EU Regulations, these proposals…
Recent Reports Suggest Supply Chain De-Coupling Policies Likely to Continue
Recently-published reports from the U.S. government suggest that, due to COVID and U.S.-China trade tensions, U.S. policy is likely to continue a trend towards incentivizing supply chain de-coupling in the ICT sector where feasible.
On October 20, 2020, the Cyberspace…
Ensuring that Trade and Climate Policy Accounts for Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
Partners Hunter Johnston and Jeff Weiss have co-authored a four-part article series on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) for Law360. Use of CCUS technologies and products are critical to achieving national and global decarbonization goals. Part four of the…