Progress on Customs, Telecom in Latest TPP Round, says USTR
Customs, telecommunications, investment and phytosanitary measures were among the issues at least partially resolved at the most recent round of Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, which ended March 13 in Singapore, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s office. Some negotiating groups --…
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including regulatory coherence, development, customs and telecommunications -- will not meet at the next negotiating round because of this progress, the USTR statement said. This will allow future talks to concentrate on the most challenging issues that remain, including “intellectual property, competition and the environment,” the statement said. The next TPP negotiating round will be May 15-24 in Lima, Peru.