017 global report chapter Treaties and Agreements VÉronique guèvremont

2017 GLOBAL REPORT Chapter 7 Treaties and Agreements VÉRONIQUE GUÈVREMONT

• Mega-regional partnership

a) Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPT)

b) Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)


B. Trade in services agreement (TISA)
C. Other regional and bilateral trade and economic forums
a) Regional and bilateral trade agreements
b) Regional and bilateral investment treaties
c) Regional and bilateral dispute settlement and control mechanisms (trade, investment, competition)

• Mega-regional partnership
• Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPT)



• General presentation of the agreement (structure, scope, parties)
• Overview of the « cultural clauses » (quantitative evaluation)
• Qualitative evaluation of the cultural reservations
• Specific comments on e-commerce [U.S. Strategy] and its potential impact on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions
• Case studies (from GATS, to FTA and to TPT)
• Canada (step back)
• Chile or Peru (step forward)
• New Zealand (change of direction)

• Mega-regional partnership

b) Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)


• EU position on audiovisual services
• EU negotiation mandate
• US position

• Context of the negotiation (forum, relation with GATS/WTO)
• Parties to the negotiation (23 Parties to the negotiation, 16 Parties to the 2005 Conv)
• State of the negotiation (ongoing, some texts are available from different sources)
• Structure of the agreement (hybrid model)
• Position papers published by some Parties (cultural services, audio-visual services)