1. 2016 ILS Retreat September 30- October 2, 2016 Boca Raton Resort & Club “Thoughts on the Trans Pacific Partnership, The Election, and the Future of Trade” October 1, 2016 by Peter Quinter

2. Customs and International Trade Law Group
Shareholder in Charge
Customs and International Trade Law Group
GrayRobinson, P.A.
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4. Benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
* Remove all tariff and non-tariff barriers to international trade
Other Examples:
Enforce human rights
Prohibit child labor
Prohibit forced convict labor
Encourage collective bargaining
Combat illegal fishing
Resolve food safety issues

5. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
A “21st century agreement” – “high-standard, ambitious, comprehensive, and balanced”
TPP Agreement signed on February 4, 2016
Currently with 12 participating countries on both sides of the Pacific having:
Combined population of 800 million
GDP of $28 trillion (40% of global GDP)
$9 trillion in merchandise trade; $2 trillion trade of services (30% of world trade)

6. TPP: Who ARE IN IT? Australia (2008) Brunei (2005) Chile (2005)
Canada (2012)
Japan (2013)
Malaysia (2010)
Mexico (2012)
New Zealand (2005)
Peru (2008)
Singapore (2005)
United States (2008)
Viet Nam (2008)

7. TPP: Who are interested to join?
South Korea
Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Colombia
Indonesia
India
Sri Lanka

8. Chapters of the TPP Agreement
Initial Provisions & Gen Definitions
Nat’l Treatment & Market Access
Rules of Origin
Textiles & Apparel
Customs Adm & Trade Facilitation
Trade Remedies
SPS Measures
Technical Barriers to Trade
Investment
Cross-Border Trade in Services
Financial Services
Temporary Entry of Business Persons
Telecommunications
Electronic Commerce
Government Procurement
Competition Policy
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Intellectual Property
Labor
Environment
Cooperating & Capacity Building
Competition & Business Facilitation
Development
Small- & Medium-Sized Enterprises
Regulatory Coherence
Transparency & Anti-Corruption
Administrative & Institutional Provisions
Dispute Settlement
Exceptions
Final Provisions

9. “NAFTA is the worse trade
deal ever.”

10. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 1994
Promised to create 200,000 new American jobs from increased exports
Nearly 1 million U.S. jobs have been sent to Mexico for lower wages
U.S. commodity exports to Mexico caused the demise of thousands of Mexican farms, creating a surge of immigrants to the U.S., desperate to find work
Agricultural trade imbalances in fruits and vegetables tripled within 5 years of NAFTA, contributing to the loss of 170,000 American farms (Over a 20% decrease)

11. Presidential Candidate and former Secretary of State in 2012, Hillary Clinton said while on a trip to Australia
“This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field.”

12. Customs and International Trade Law Group,
Shareholder in Charge,
Customs and International Trade Law Group,
GrayRobinson, P.A.