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WTO rules against U.S. in meat labeling case

04/07/2012

GENEVA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 29 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization on Friday ruled a U.S. meat labeling program unfairly discriminated against Mexico and Canada, putting pressure on the United States to bring the scheme in line with global trade rules.

Mercosur Rejects Argentine Proposal to Raise Import Tariffs

04/07/2012

South America’s Mercosur trade bloc rejected an Argentine proposal to raise imports tariffs on all goods to protect local industries, Uruguay’s presidential website said.

ITC remands Motorola-Microsoft patent case that could've led to Xbox import ban

04/07/2012

A U.S. International Trade Commission panel, which had been expected to issue a decision in August on whether to ban import of the Xbox, has remanded the Motorola vs. Microsoft case back to the judge that had initially determined that Microsoft had violated four Motorola patents, according to Reuters.

China to study request for WTO panel on rare earth

04/07/2012

BEIJING - China will carefully study the request of the European Union, the United States and Japan asking the World Trade Organization to form a panel to resolve a dispute over rare earth "export restrictions," a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday.

China launches anti-dumping probe on EU chemical

04/07/2012

BEIJING - China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday decided to launch an anti-dumping investigation on toluidine imported from the European Union starting Friday.

Boeing says U.S. plant won't excuse Airbus subsidy

04/07/2012

PARIS, June 29 (Reuters) - Boeing moved on Monday to pre-empt any efforts to water down a fierce transatlantic trade clash as its rival Airbus mulls a $600 million assembly line in the United States.

Rwanda, Uganda Discuss Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers

04/07/2012

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) held a one day joint technical meeting that aimed at eliminating all non-tariff barriers (NTB's). The meeting brought together experts from Rwanda and their Ugandan counterparts.

U.S.: Global steel glut feeds trade skirmishes

04/07/2012

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Steel producers from around the world are trading allegations that rivals are dumping cheap metal on the market, threatening to trigger a series of mini-trade wars.