On 7 October 2020, Canada released its preliminary list of banned single-use plastic items. The list is included in Table 3a of Environment Canada’s Discussion paper: A proposed integrated management approach to plastic products to prevent waste and pollution. The listed products are: plastic checkout bags stir sticks 6-pack rings food service ware made from problematic… Continue reading Canada’s Ban of Certain Single Use Plastic Items will have…
On August 6th, President Trump signed a Proclamation imposing aluminum tariffs on imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum from Canada. The Proclamation bases the imposition of the tariff on the substantial increase in imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum from Canada between June 2019 and May 2020, after President Trumps decision in May 19, 2019 to exclude Canada from… Continue reading The U.S. Reimposes 10% Tariffs on Imports of Non-Alloyed Unwrought…
After more then twenty-five years, the highly successful North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will enter into retirement on July 1st, 2020, as it is replaced and superseded by the new regional trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The NAFTA has been an important source of stability and opportunity for businesses throughout North America, establishing a system… Continue reading Farewell to the NAFTA and Welcome to the USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC
On July 1st, 2020, the new North American free trade agreement will enter into force. The new agreement is referred to as the “USMCA” in the United States (i.e., the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement), the “CUSMA” in Canada (i.e., Canada, United States and Mexico Agreement), and the “T-MEC” in Mexico (i.e., Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá). In… Continue reading Canada’s Implementation of the Regulatory Infrastructure for the New North…
On Friday 13th March 2020, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-100, granting royal assent to “An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States” (the “CUSMA Implementation Act”). The legislative process was completed on a highly expedited basis, much earlier than expected, before Canada’s Parliament adjourned itself for a… Continue reading Canadian Parliament Passes Legislation to Implement the CUSMA
At midnight Central European Time on Friday 31st January 2020, the United Kingdom will formally withdraw from the European Union. At the same time, the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement, which was passed into UK law as the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 on Thursday 23rd January and approved by the European Union on Wednesday 29th January, will enter into… Continue reading The United Kingdom’s Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union Enters…
On 15th January 2020, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal commenced a second exclusions inquiry (Inquiry No. GC-2018-001-E2) regarding exclusion requests concerning imports of certain heavy steel plate and stainless steel wire products that are currently subject to Canada’s steel safeguard measures (see “Canada Announces Provisional Steel Safeguard Measures” and “New Notice to Importers published concerning the Administration of… Continue reading Canadian International Trade Tribunal Commences Second Steel Safeguard Exclusions Inquiry
On Tuesday 10th December 2019, representatives of Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed a “Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America, and the United Mexican States” (the Protocol) in Mexico City. As its name suggests, the Protocol serves to amend certain provisions in the text of the Canada, United States,… Continue reading CUSMA Protocol Signed in Mexico City, Paving the Way for…
On 25th November 2019, Global Affairs Canada announced the commencement of public consultations concerning how the final safeguard measures on imports of heavy steel plate and stainless steel wire should be administered after 31st January 2020. The final safeguard measures have been imposed in the form of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on imports of these products since… Continue reading Global Affairs Canada Opens Public Consultations Concerning How Steel Safeguard…
Ruling from the Bench earlier today (September 11, 2019), the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the application for judicial review of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s finding concerning dumped and subsidized imports of dry wheat pasta from Turkey (see Inquiry No. NQ-2018-001). The application (file no. A-261-18) was brought before the Court by exporters and importers… Continue reading Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s Finding…
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