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Stacy Bromley Cheetham

Global Trade: Comparing the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – Barriers to Success. Stacy Bromley Cheetham. TPP (Trans-Pacific). 12 Countries (Japan literally just got approval 2 days ago)

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Stacy Bromley Cheetham

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  1. Global Trade: Comparing the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – Barriers to Success Stacy Bromley Cheetham

  2. TPP (Trans-Pacific) • 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.

  3. TTIP (Trans-Atlantic) • 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

  4. SOURCES • 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/Trade-Agreements/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/the-transatlantic-trading-partnership-how-chlorine-washed-chicken-prevents-u-s-e-u-trade/ • Lots of articles and reports on this topic as well

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