Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
UK Cabinet Approves Brexit Agreement
On 14 November 2018, the UK Cabinet approved an agreement permitting the orderly exit of the UK from the European Union (EU), commonly known as Brexit. Without such Withdrawal Agreement, the UK would crash out of the…
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement: Intellectual Property Provisions for the Modern Age
On October 1, 2018, the United States, Canada, and Mexico announced that they had reached an agreement to “modernize” the 24-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). When NAFTA came into effect, it created…
U.S. Sanctions on Iran Have Been Fully Re-imposed
Today the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR, 31 C.F.R. Part 560 ) to fully re-impose U.S. sanctions on Iran following a wind down period that…
Comment Opportunity: U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has opened a public comment period in connection with the proposed U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement negotiations. On October 16, 2018, USTR notified Congress of its intent…
Impact of a No-Deal Brexit on Agri-Food Business
Both the EU and the UK are eager to achieve a Brexit deal. However, with time running short and red lines continuing to be drawn on both sides, a no-deal Brexit scenario remains a possibility. For this reason, both the…