Who determined that the NSA and TPP are the most important issues?

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307. Try reading the services, financial serv and ag chapters of NAFTA, the WTO, or

or any subsequent agreement.

They specifically limit the kind of regulations that a country can enact. Several US standards have been challenged under the agreements. Cases in point. COOL (country of origin labeling) for meat: has been challenged at the WTO twice, and the US has lost twice. the US is now on its third rewrite of the labeling rules and hopes that this time the rules will stand. Note that the rules do not affect trade--they do not impose a tariff or block a product from coming in. They only require labeling. Shrimp-Turtle: the Us had a standard for imported shrimp: that it couldn't be caught using trawlers, which kill endangered turtles. The US lost as this was an unfair trade restriction. Dolphin-Tuna: The US has had to rewrite its dolphin safe tuna labeling regs at least three times, and hopes its current reg stands. Clove cigarettes: Henry Waxman's tobacco control act banned the sale of clove cigarettes. This provision was struck down by the WTO and the US is not enforcing it.

Pay attention. Trade agreements affect your daily life.