…five times higher than its average applied rate of 7.%. See https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/tariff_profiles17_e.pdf. Profile for Mexico. [5] For a list of the free trade agreements entered into by Mexico, see World…
…Mexico is the real exchange rate. Simply put, the real exchange rate shows fluctuations in the value of a currency in excess of inflation differentials. Table I below compares the…
The European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Barnier recently stated that the ‘Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement’ (CETA) between the EU and Canada is the only feasible model left for Brexit….
…(see among others, http://kluwertaxblog.com/2016/12/27/clarifying-the-scope-of-selectivity-how-to-autogrill-a-commission-decision-on-fiscal-state-aid/ and https://eutaxblog.com/2017/06/16/state-aid-national-courts-struggling-with-selectivity-requirement/). What seems to have been neglected, however, are the legally thorny issues also accompanying the recovery of State aid. Those questions are all the…
…diverse events all have major points in common. For a start, they concern services that are popular among customers, delivered with impressive speed through the use of digital technologies. Apps…
…a more pro-IP policy and enforcement direction, and urged other competition regulators to do the same, the international trade community should take notice as well, and competition regulators should be…
…these developments, competition authorities will have more room to protect the competitive process. More competitive markets should naturally correct prices. And competition enforcement against excessive pricing will become less necessary….
In the “Trade for all” strategy issued in October 2015, the EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström explained how the Juncker Commission would translate the strong commitment to transparency into concrete…
…together. What will it cover? I am often asked to comment on a variety of questions, including: what will happen to NAFTA? will there be a successor to TPP? what…
…way as to circumvent the prohibition on primary market intervention. The Bundesverfassungsgericht now questions whether the Bank complies with precisely this requirement. It points out that the announced modalities of…
…Europe’s societies and the world of work.” He also specified that the pillar “should complement what we have already jointly achieved when it comes to the protection of workers in…
…are they superior, for example, to those offered by a multilateral approach? Free trade agreements, especially bilateral trade agreements, should be viewed less as alternatives to the World Trade system,…
…to issue country or sector reports on distortions to alleviate the burden of proof on EU complaining industries. How will the Commission deal with significant distortions? If the Commission considers…
…aggregate solar panel installations in the U.S. and U.S. solar manufacturers continued to complain about competition from Asia. Something had to give and it has. Two manufacturing solar companies, Suniva…
…on the topics and the new rules facing international business. “Regulating for Globalization” will be a forum for expert commentary on the merits of the anti-globalization, economic nationalist movement, and…
…Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote D’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of…
…blog may at their discretion remove submitted comments and/or other material from the blog if they have reason to believe that the materials are in violation of the editorial policy….
…Snyders (trade law), Stefaan Van den Bogaert (EU Law) or Frank Hendrickx (labor law). For general questions, contact Suzanne Leppen. If you have a technical question please contact us here….
…Role? Of course we welcome you as a faithful reader, but we also welcome your comments. The blog format provides an opportunity for everyone to participate, but comments must respect…
