Bridges Weekly | WTO Appellate Body: US “Dolphin-Safe” Label Discriminates Against Mexican Tuna
The WTO’s highest court ruled on Wednesday 16 May that the US “dolphin-safe” label violates WTO law, marking another step in a decade-old dispute between the US and Mexico (DS381). Notable is the landmark finding that a non-binding label can be a prohibited technical regulation - a point that could have ramifications for consumer labels [...]
Bridges Trade BioRes | Durban Dust Settles as Climate Negotiators Arrive in Bonn
As climate change negotiators settle into their familiar roles at their first major meeting since COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, climate watchers will have their eyes fixed on the 14-25 May UNFCCC gathering in Bonn, Germany to see how the tenuous December deal - struck by sleep-deprived negotiators at the eleventh hour - is [...]
Bridges Weekly | Consensus Proves Difficult as Rio+20 Conference Approaches
The Rio+20 negotiation process has entered the final stages, with less than six weeks remaining before the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) kicks off. Delegates held a two-week negotiating session from 23 April - 4 May in New York with the aim of finalising the outcome document for the June gathering; however, the slow [...]
Bridges Weekly | US Senate Agriculture Committee Passes Farm Bill; Cotton Spat Unresolved
The Farm Bill process passed another milestone last week, after the US Senate Agriculture Committee approved its version of the omnibus legislation that supports agriculture, conservation, and nutrition. The US Congressional Budget Office estimates that the proposed legislation will involve a US$26 billion reduction in spending over ten years.
An earlier proposal by the administration of [...]
Puentes | Puentes estrena imagen y concepto
A partir de ahora incrementamos la frecuencia de la revista en respuesta a una mayor demanda de artículos y comentarios de expertos, según las encuestas que emprendimos hace algunos meses con nuestros lectores. De igual forma, hemos reestructurado nuestras entregas quincenales de noticias para alertar sobre hechos relevantes conforme vayan sucediendo. Los invitamos a consultar [...]