In the February 19-22, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted :
On February 17, 2011, the European Parliament approved the European Union's free trade agreement with South Korea, which will come into effect in July 2011. The vote came after Parliament approved a safeguard clause to protect EU industry from import surges and after receiving guarantees from Seoul that the new Korean legislation on car CO2 emission limits would not be detrimental to EU car makers. The FTA aims to eliminate about 98% of import duties and other trade barriers in manufactured goods, agricultural products and services over the next five years.
The World Trade Organization posted the following notices for February 17-18, 2011 (may have to click twice on source documents for proper viewing):
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices on February 17, 2011:
In the February 18, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted :
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices on February 15-16, 2011:
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on February 17, 2011:
Mexico's Diario Oficial of February 17, 2011 lists a notice from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
In the February 17, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted :
The U.S.-China Business Council is establishing a joint ministerial conference system to conduct a security review of foreign mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of domestic enterprises. Foreign investors looking to acquire or merge with Chinese companies may need to face a security review starting in March, in addition to going through the existing procedures of an industrial access review and an anti-monopoly investigation.