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How trade agreements harm open access and open source
23-Oct-2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation
Open access isn’t explicitly covered in any of the secretive trade negotiations that are currently underway but that doesn’t mean that they won’t have a negative impact on those seeking to publish or use open access materials.
Japan mulls extra budget to bolster agricultural sector in wake of TPP pact
22-Oct-2015 The Asahi Shimbun
The government is preparing a supplementary budget to help farmers compete with cheaper imported crops under the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact, which obligates Japan to lift tariffs on many agricultural products.
Gov’t to mull collecting sales promotion funds from farmers
21-Oct-2015 The Mainichi
The government will look into collecting funds from farmers and other producers to be utilized in promotional activities for their products.
Japan to remove tariffs on 95.1% of imports under TPP pact
21-Oct-2015 Japan Today
The Japanese government said that it will eventually remove tariffs on 95.1% of farm, industrial and other imported products in value terms under the recently sealed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Lessons from NAFTA for the TPP
21-Oct-2015 SUNS
There are many lessons from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that are relevant to the current debate over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Indonesia and the treaty on Trans-Pacific Partnership
20-Oct-2015 Kompas
Many are concerned with the apprehension of Indonesia being just a “market” for imported goods and services, should Indonesia join the TPP.
More TPP pork trade details announced
20-Oct-2015 National Hog Farmer
The following is a U.S. Meat Export Federation summary of the preliminary details related to U.S. pork trade.
The problem with tying health care to trade
20-Oct-2015 Five Thirty Eight
Writing pharmaceutical regulations into international trade deals can have costly consequences.
Japan to lift duties on all vegetables, most fishery products under TPP
20-Oct-2015 The Japan Times
The government said it will lift tariffs on all vegetables and most fishery products under the recently inked Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Indonesia and the treaty on Trans-Pacific Partnership
20-Oct-2015 Kompas
Discourse on the possibility of Indonesia joining the TPP has caught both media and public attention. Indonesian accession to the TPP may potentially hamper the vision of the Jokowi administration to realize national economic independence.
Trans Pacific Partnership IP chapter – trademarks, thoughts on geographical indications
16-Oct-2015 IP Watchdog
This article offers accompanying commentary together on the TPP’s trademark provisions together with thoughts on portions of the TPP text regarding Geographical Indications (GIs)
Trading away land rights
15-Oct-2015 Triple Crisis
TPP, investment agreements, and the governance of land
What the Trans-Pacific Partnership means for the cost of drugs
15-Oct-2015 Rabble
A quick analysis of the leaked text shows there are good reasons to be concerned that the TPP’s generous IP protections could still prove a minefield for efforts to control drug costs in Canada
FACIL contre le Partenariat transpacifique et la Loi antiterroriste de 2015
14-Oct-2015 FACIL
FACIL tient à affirmer publiquement son opposition au PTP. La version finale du chapitre sur la propriété intellectuelle confirme les craintes des principaux organismes qui défendent les droits et les libertés des humains dans la société numérique.
TPP: the path to global fragmentation
13-Oct-2015 Forbes
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is another nail in the coffin of a multilateral global trade system that brought the world together in the past six decades
Court finds against Trade Minister on TPPA Secrecy
13-Oct-2015 Scoop
Court finds against Trade Minister on TPPA Secrecy; Chief Ombudsman wrongly upheld his unlawful decision
Trans-Pacific Partnership: we’re selling economic sovereignty for little return
13-Oct-2015 The Age
Part of the cost of free trade deals is standardisation – in this case it means adopting US practices.
Free trade great for corporations, not farmers
13-Oct-2015 WCF Courier
Big Agbiz are global buyers and sellers who, when able to play both sides of any trade-leveled playing field the world over, rarely lose.
No ban for TPP nationals buying NZ houses
12-Oct-2015
Prime Minister John Key says the Trans Pacific Partnership will not technically prevent a future Labour Government from banning the sale of residential properties to foreigners.
Numerous side deals to accompany final TPP trade agreement, say officials
10-Oct-2015 The Hamilton Spectator
Canada could sign as many as 15 side deals on a range of issues when the time comes to ink the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.