COMMENTS SOUGHT ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
News Date August 04, 2009
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published two requests for comments regarding the free trade agreements (FTAs) with Korea and Colombia. The first, published July 27, seeks an assessment on how and to what extent the US – KOREA FTA (signed on June 30, 2007) makes progress in achieving the applicable purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 and carries out the provisions of the May 10, 2007 Congressional-Executive Agreement on Trade Policy. The second request, published July 29, seeks input on labor-related issues in the context of the US – COLOMBIA FTA (signed on November 22, 2006, and amended on June 28, 2007). Neither FTA has yet entered into effect. Written comments for both requests are due by noon, September 15, 2009. Additional information on the Korean FTA is available here and information on the Colombian FTA is available here. (Contact: Amy Mann)