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The following is excerpted from a 26 January 2013 message from the World Customs Organization.Innovation is a key driver for sustainable Customs reform and modernization, not only ensuring that Customs remains on top of its game but also ensuring that Customs is in a strong position to meet the…
The World Economic Forum has published a report entitled Enabling Trade: Valuing Growth Opportunities. This report examines supply chain barriers to international trade and concludes that they are far more significant impediments to trade than tariffs. Findings from this report include:Reducing…
The following is from a 28 January 2013 news item by the World Trade Orgaization.The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 28 January 2013, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes…
The following is excerpted from a 25 January 2013 article by the International Chamber of Commerce.During its 31st session in Brussels on 22 January, 35 member countries present for the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Technical Committee on Rules of Origin welcomed the International Certificate…
The following is from the 23 January 2013 edition of Embassy Magazine.Hee-yong Cho says Korea trade talks need ‘flexibility.’South Korean Ambassador Hee-yong Cho says he wants no tariffs on imports of Korean cars to Canada, while urging his Korean colleagues and his Canadian counterparts to show a…
The following is from the 23 January 2013 edition of Embassy Magazine.Canada should take the lead in trying to wrap up a trade deal this year with the Caribbean Community, called CARICOM.Such a deal could become a model for Canada’s negotiations with other developing countries on its priority list…
The following is from the 22 January 2013 edition of Journal of Commerce.U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexico’s Tax Administration Service have signed a joint work plan that lays out a plan for the mutual recognition of their authorized economic operator programs, the United States’ Customs…
The following is from the 23 January 2013 edition of Embassy Magazine.Provinces are staying home, says Quebec’s chief negotiator.Canadian and European chief negotiators are in Brussels this week playing their best hands in hopes of striking a trade deal that one observer says could be signed…
The following is excerpted from an 18 January 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.Chairperson John Adank told agriculture negotiators on 18 January 2013 that more focused discussions should start in mid-February as members started the new year looking at recently compiled data and…