International trade is a reality for most, if not all, businesses in today's global economy. For companies to navigate the international trade landscape, they need to have a clear understanding of their own regulatory environment, as well as the regulatory environment of their international markets. Along the way, they need to know how to resolve the full range of international trade issues, including:
export controls
market access conditions
labelling, licensing and quarantine requirements
specific requirements and limitations for overseas operations
possibility of mutual recognition of qualifications.
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts understands the ever-increasing importance of international trade law and policy in today's global trading system. Our objective is to enable clients to make the most of international trade rules, protect (as well as advance) existing operations and positively influence the direction of government trade policy.
The Minter Ellison Legal Group has extensive experience and skills in the international trade law and policy arena. Our wide-ranging work in this area encompasses trade law and policy issues such as:
consistency of laws and regulations with World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international trade rules
the negotiation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), including those between New Zealand and Thailand, Singapore, and ASEAN itself, as well as the Trans-Pacific FTA (New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei and Chile)
biosecurity, quarantine and biodiversity
Kyoto Protocol implementation
trade remedies (anti-dumping, safeguards and countervailing measures)
China Newsletter April 2011 The China Newsletter explores the latest developments affecting the legal and regulatory environment in the Greater China region. This edition includes a Special Report on the Chinese Government's 12th Five Year Plan, identifying the opportunities and challenges for foreign investors looking to enter the dynamic China market.
