Trade Law

U.S. grain trade wants answers in PFGBest broker scandal – msnbc.com

CHICAGO (Reuters) – The largest U.S. grain trade group was stunned by the latest scandal to … “Clearly more regulation and laws do not necessarily change anything. We’ve got plenty of regulations and audits that didn’t catch the problem.”

Chicago Board of Trade hits back against grain traders’ lawsuit – msnbc.com

The Board of Trade, owned by CME Group, said in a response to the lawsuit that the traders were trying to use a court of law “to do an end-run around the rule approval process by raising concerns in a … Continue reading

Chicago Board of Trade hits back against grain traders’ lawsuit – Reuters

The Board of Trade, owned by CME Group, said in a response to the lawsuit that the traders were trying to use a court of law “to do an end-run around the rule approval process by raising concerns in a … Continue reading

Chicago Board of Trade hits back against grain traders’ lawsuit – Reuters UK

The Board of Trade, owned by CME Group, said in a response to the lawsuit that the traders were trying to use a court of law “to do an end-run around the rule approval process by raising concerns in a … Continue reading

Trade deal no longer borrows from ACTA: EU – ZDNet

However, on Wednesday John Clancy, the spokesman for trade commissioner Karel De Gucht … adding that CETA does not contain any provisions that differ from existing EU law — the same claim that De Gucht’s office made about ACTA. However, … Continue reading

HOLMES: U.N. Arms Trade Treaty will harm us, let others go free – Washington Times

It’s the kind of U.N. treaty you would expect – contradictory and unenforceable, one that would bind law-abiding nations while letting tyrants and terrorists off the hook. The Arms Trade Treaty currently being hammered out in Turtle Bay may …

Dwight Howard trade talks between Magic, Nets on hold – Union-News & Sunday Republican

Update: The trade talks may be completely dead … Nets general manager Billy King had no choice but to begin to act on keeping Lopez. King went to Los Angeles to meet with Arn Tellem, Lopez’s agent. With more delays, … Continue reading

Canada – USA guilty of flaunting the law again – Meattradenewsdaily (blog)

U.S. country-of-origin labeling provisions violate global trade law and unfairly curb agricultural commerce, World Trade Organization judges said as they upheld an earlier ruling backing Canada and Mexico. Under U.S. law in force since March 2009 …

Canada – WTO on Cool laws – Meattradenewsdaily (blog)

We should have the World Trade Organization’s final say on the U.S. country of origin labeling rule Friday. The WTO’s highest tribunal is expected to have its decision on the U.S. government’s appeal of a dispute panel’s ruling in the … Continue reading

AAK and L’Oreal sign agreement to develop the sustainable trade of shea kernels – Marketwatch

The programme reaches out to fair-trade producers, companies working for the inclusion of disabled people, companies promoting social integration, very small, small and mid-sized businesses and minority-owned companies (depending on local law).