Mercosur Summit: Mercosur-Singapore Agreement and Bolivia’s Accession to the Bloc
At the Mercosur Leaders’ Summit held on December 7 in Rio de Janeiro, there were two important events on the bloc’s trade agenda: the signing of the Free Trade Agreement
New EU Legislation Will Ban Imports of Products from Deforested Areas
On April 19, 2023, the European Parliament approved the final text of the regulation that will make it mandatory to conduct due diligence on supply chains of certain agricultural commodities
Unprecedented EU Legislation Will Charge on Carbon on Imported Goods
On 18 April 2023, the European Parliament approved the final version of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), after a vote in plenary. The regulation still needs a formal endorsement
RECOGNITION CHAMBERS BRAZIL: CONTENTIOUS 2023
We take immense pride in retaining our position as the highest-ranked specialized law firm in International Trade/WTO in Brazil for yet another year! MPA Trade Law and its partners, Claudia Marques
CONCLUSION OF FIRST ARBITRATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE WTO’S APPELATE BODY
The trade dispute between Turkey and the European Union over discriminatory practices concerning the production, importation and marketing of pharmaceutical products (DS583: Turkey — Certain Measures concerning the Production, Importation
EU AND THE UK REACH AGREEMENT ON WTO’S GREEN ENERGY DISPUTE
According to the UK, its green energy policy does not require local content
CONCLUSION OF TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN MERCOSUR AND SINGAPORE
During the meeting of Council of the Common Market (CMC), Mercosur announced the conclusion of Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Mercosur and Singapore, which should reduce the bloc’s Common External
MERCOSUR MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Mercosur has adopted two important decisions during the meeting of the Council of the Common Market (CMC) held yesterday: conclusion of Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Mercosur and Singapore; reduction
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES PROPOSED CBAM
The European Parliament voted to approve the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The proposal aims to create a requirement that European importers of certain carbon-intensive products purchase carbon certificates
WTO’S MC12 OUTCOMES
WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference has been concluded this week. MPA monitored all outcomes and ongoing negotiations.