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Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II said the April visit of President Arroyo to the US will give the Philippines an opportunity to seek more trade concessions under the US GSP system.


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The ATPEA allowed exports of pouched tuna from several South American countries   to enter the US market duty free.


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TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT ZOELICK

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US sets condition for retention of RP garment quota

March 1, 2004 - 12:00am

The Philippines is optimistic that the US will agree to allow the country to continue availing of the six-percent carry-over on garments quota allocation for this year provided that the government agrees to return...

Business

US softens stand on trade issues — Purisima

By Marianne V. Go | February 26, 2004 - 12:00am

The US has agreed to back down on linking the resolution of agriculture issues with the so-called Singapore Ministerial Conference (SMC) issues. This was indicated recently by US Trade Representative Robert Zoelick...

Business

RP to press for more US GSP concessions

By Marianne V. Go | March 10, 2003 - 12:00am

The Philippines will press the US for more trade concessions under the US Generalized Systems of Preferences (GSP), continued garment quota allocations and removal from the intellectual property right (IPR) watchlist...

Business

US changes in Andean trade pact to benefit RP tuna exports

By Marianne V. Go | November 25, 2002 - 12:00am

Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II said over the weekend that the amendments made by the US government in the Andean Trade Preferential Expansion Act (ATPEA) would benefit the Philippines’ tuna exports...

Business