Ottawa preparing retaliation plan

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Ottawa is considering trade retaliations against the United States over the Byrd Amendment, which is a controversial U.S. law that allows Washington to funnel to American businesses the cash duties it extracts from foreign competitors. Ottawa has planned a proposal to charge hefty tariffs on select U.S. imports, a plan that could be deployed if Washington continues to ignore international calls to eliminate Byrd.

United States, Government regulation (cont), Foreign trade, Legal/Government Regulation, International trade, Government regulation

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Ottawa faces suit over banned pesticide

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The 1992 Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico provides the basis for a lawsuit by a major U.S.-based chemical maker against a Canadian pesticide ban. Greenwich, Conn.-based Crompton Corp. is suing under the NAFTA trade law over the ban on the use of a canola pesticide in Canada.

Chemicals & Allied Products, Chemical Manufacturing, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Pesticides & Other Ag Chemicals, Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Cases, International aspects, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Pesticides industry, Crompton Corp.

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Ottawa targets Internet mavericks

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A bill clarifying a law concerning free rebroadcasting of Canadian programming over the Internet was introduced by Ottawa. The bill closes a Copyright Act loophole and also creates a new regulation-making power allowing use of new kinds of distribution systems.

Radio and Television Broadcasting, Radio & TV Broadcasting, Internet, Copyright, Copyrights, Broadcasting industry, Broadcasting, Ottawa, Ontario

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