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UN Special Raporteur on right to health asked to intervene in TPP Trade negotiation
22-Mar-2011 KEI
Eleven public interest advocacy groups and three law professors have submitted a petition to Anand Grover, the Special Rapporteur for the United Nations on the right to health, to intervene in a new regional trade agreement that will shrink the market for legal generic medecines.
US IP enforcement ambitions in Trans-Pacific trade agreement stir reactions
17-Mar-2011 IP Watch
An alleged official document leaked last week showed that the United States is taking the lead in escalating intellectual property rights enforcement in negotiations for a regional trade agreement among countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.
TPP - US IPR proposal (Feb 2011)
11-Mar-2011 KEI
Free Trade Agreement
6-Mar-2011
Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Haji Idris stated that Brunei Darussalam has joined several Free Trade Agreements or FTAs, which bring benefits such as the exemption of import tax to relevant countries and threw open opportunities for export markets.
Gov’t gets mixed responses on Pacific FTA in 1st public dialogue
1-Mar-2011 Mainichi Daily News
The Japanese government began a series of debates to win public backing for its policy of pursuing freer trade, at a time when concerns are growing that Japan’s possible participation in a Pacific free trade pact may negatively affect the farm sector and other aspects of everyday life. "By joining the TPP, I am afraid that our culture, and even history, may be affected," said one participant.
TPP - Chile IPR proposal (2011)
24-Feb-2011 Public Citizen
TPP - NZ IPR proposal (2011)
24-Feb-2011 Public Citizen
Compromise likely for US trade deal
21-Feb-2011 Stuff
Prime Minister John Key has warned that New Zealanders may have to swallow some difficult trade-offs as the price of a trade deal encompassing the United States.
Pacific region health groups urge TPP ministers to end harmful impact of FTAs on access to medicines
18-Feb-2011
This week at the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement trade negotiations in Santiago de Chile, civil society stakeholders urged delegates to end the harmful impact of trade agreements on access to medicines, with this letter.
Chile official: Asia-Pacific trade bloc may not be ready in 2011
18-Feb-2011 Dow Jones
An Asia-Pacific free-trade agreement nine nations are negotiating might not be ready this year as originally expected, Chile’s chief trade negotiator said Thursday.
New leaks of TPPA text show US is playing hardball
18-Feb-2011 TWN
There has been another leak of the secret documents at the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Santiago this week, this time involving United States’ negotiating text.
Unholy smoke!
17-Feb-2011 DTE
As the Philips Morris case shows, any corporation can potentially sue the Indian government in a bid to block sovereign actions for protecting the wellbeing of its people.
Gillard aims for bigger free trade zone
15-Feb-2011 AAP
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has set a goal of achieving an expanded Pacific region free trade zone by the end of the year, bringing more nations into the TPP fold.
Philippines’ TPP plea backed by precedent?
14-Feb-2011 BusinessWorld
An Australian envoy has hinted at favorable reception for the Philippines’ request that any invitation to join the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal come with easier terms.
Protesters want details of free-trade agreements
14-Feb-2011 Stuff
Protesters will descend on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade today as they join calls for the New Zealand Government to release Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade agreement details.
US negative in excluding rice in trans-Pacific FTA
10-Feb-2011 Kyodo
US Trade Representative Ron Kirk indicated Wednesday in a congressional panel that the United States is unlikely to treat Japan’s rice as an exception in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Maehara denies US pressure on Japan to join Pacific FTA talks
10-Feb-2011 Kyodo
Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara denied that the United States has been pressuring Japan to join a US-backed Pacific free trade agreement, saying some Americans have expressed a sense of caution on the possibility of Japan entering the talks.
USTR considering pharmaceutical pricing restrictions in TPP; refuses to follow May 10th agreement on IP-medicines issues
8-Feb-2011 Info Justice
Public Citizen and Forum on Democracy and Trade met with US Trade Representative staff on January 3 to be briefed on the Obama administration’s negotiation of the TPP with respect to the planned IP chapter and the rumored chapter on pharmaceutical reimbursement programs.
Law suit prospects seen in TPP deal
7-Feb-2011 Radio NZ
A top United States trade official says New Zealand is ready to accept investor-state disputes in the nine-country TransPacific Partnership trade agreement (TPP).
US eyes transpacific trade deal by November APEC
22-Jan-2011 Reuters
The United States wants to "substantially complete" negotiations on a free trade agreement with eight other countries in the Asia Pacific region by the time President Barack Obama hosts a regional summit in November, the top US trade official said on Friday.