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Jurisdictional guides relevant to international trade, giving lawyers an overview of applicable laws at national level which impacts on international trade.
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Covering all WTO agreements, WTO disputes, trade remedies, free trade agreements, the UK-EU TCA as well as guidance on a range of topics related to international trade such as sanctions and export controls.
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Latest International Trade News
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes: the World Trade Organization panel ruling that EU palm oil measures violate...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has circulated a panel report finding that certain European Union measures concerning palm oil and oil palm...
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has successfully recommended a new anti-dumping measure on imports of Suspension Poly(vinyl chloride) (S-PVC) from...
Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 7 to 13 January 2025....
The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on titanium dioxide imports from China, ranging from 0.25 to 0.74 Euro/kg. This...
Latest International Trade Practice Notes
EC trade remedies investigations—ongoing case trackerThis Practice Note tracks live European Commission’s (EC) trade remedy investigations. The...
Safety and security requirements on import and exportsThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on the safety and security requirements when...
UK trade remedies investigations—ongoing case trackerThe below tracks live UK Trade Remedy Authority’s (TRA) trade remedy investigations and...
Understanding the UK trade sanctions regimeWhat are trade sanctions?Trade sanctions are measures which restrict the direct or indirect import and...
WTO—an introductory guideWhat is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?The WTO administers the WTO trade agreements which govern trade between states. It...
Latest International Trade Precedents
Sanctions consideration provisions—share purchase agreement—super short formInsert the following definitions as new definitions into the Clause 1 of...
Sanctions consideration provisions—share purchase agreement pro-seller—corporate seller—short-formInsert the following definitions as new definitions...
Sanctions consideration provisions—share purchase agreement pro-seller—corporate seller—unconditional—long-formInsert the following definitions as new...
Sanctions consideration provisions—share purchase agreement pro-seller—corporate seller—unconditional—long-formInsert the following definitions as new...
Sanctions consideration provisions—share purchase agreement pro-buyer—corporate seller—short-formInsert the following definitions as new definitions...
Latest International Trade Q&As
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An introduction to the basic principles of trade
An introduction to the basic principles of tradeStructure of the WTO agreementsThe Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization...
International Trade weekly highlights—28 April 2022
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the WTO announcing that the 12th Ministerial Conference will be hosted on 12—15...
International Trade weekly highlights—26 May 2022
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the WTO announcing that the chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations,...
House of Lords International Agreements Committee confirms Grimstone rules
International Trade analysis: The House of Lords International Agreements Committee (IAC) has welcomed the government’s undertaking to increase...
An introduction to the Agreement on Import Licensing
An introduction to the Agreement on Import LicensingThis Practice Note introduces the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Import Licensing....
International Trade weekly highlights—19 May 2022
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the UK and EU holding their first PPA meeting, the introduction of legislation...
International Trade weekly highlights—30 June 2022
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the WTO Secretariat setting the agenda for next meeting of the Dispute...
International Trade weekly highlights—12 May 2022
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the DIT publishing a newly appointed Trade Envoy to Japan, Cabinet Office...
An introduction to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
An introduction to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresThis Practice Note introduces the basic concepts of subsidisation and...
International Trade weekly highlights—18 August 2022
This week’s edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the government launching consultations with the EU over access to scientific...
International Trade weekly highlights—14 April 2022
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes WTO members continuing with Trade Facilitation Agreement monitoring, the TRA...
International Trade weekly highlights—16 June 2022
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the European Commission launching two infringement proceedings against the UK...
Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement
Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangementThis Practice Note contains practical guidance on the multi-party interim appeal arbitration...
An introduction to the Agreement on Safeguards
An introduction to the Agreement on SafeguardsThis Practice Note introduces the basic concepts of safeguard measures as contained in the World Trade...
Dispute resolution under the UK-EU Trade Cooperation Agreement
Dispute resolution under the UK-EU Trade Cooperation AgreementThis Practice Note gives practical guidance on the dispute settlement mechanism...
An introduction to the WTO’s Agreement on Customs Valuation
An introduction to the WTO’s Agreement on Customs ValuationThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on the WTO’s Customs Valuation Agreement. It...
WTO disputes—dispute tracker
WTO disputes—dispute trackerThis tracker is intended to be used to track the progress of disputes at the World Trade Organization. It is organised per...
International Trade weekly highlights—28 July 2022
This week's edition of International Trade weekly highlights includes the Cabinet Office launching a consultation on the UK Single Trade Window, the...
Associated legal terms
Basket
The term 'basket' typically refers to flexibility built into negative undertakings in the facilities agreement which allows the borrowing group to take the action restricted by the relevant undertaking (eg incurring debt or making acquisitions) up to the level specified in the 'basket'. Where there is a specified cap on the amount of eg additional debt that can be incurred annually or over the life of the facilities, this is known as a 'hard cap' basket. Where the cap can change with reference to a variable such as EBITDA or is capable of growing depending on the performance of the business, this is known as a 'soft cap' basket.
Form ARB1FS and Form ARB1CS
An agreement that binds the parties to arbitrate and also to accept the rules'>IFLA rules of the scheme.
Hearings Committee
The principal function of the Hearings Committee is to review rulings of the Executive. The Hearings Committee also hears disciplinary proceedings instituted by the Executive when the Executive considers that there has been a breach of the Code. See Sections 4(c) and 7 of the Introduction to the Code.
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