World Trade Week Kickoff
Breakfast Thursday, May 7 7:30 a.m. Wilshire Grand
Los Angeles (Additional
Information)
California-China Trade &
Investment Conference May 21, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 6:00
p.m. Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom Downtown, Los
Angeles (Additional
Information)
The Americas Business Forum -
Creating Jobs through Exports May 27-28,
2009 Omni Hotel Los Angeles (Additional
Information)
"CalChamber Companies in the News" is a
regular feature in the CalChamber's Trade Update newsletter,
highlighting the international activities of member companies
who have been featured in the news.
California Coalition For Free
Trade The CalChamber Council for International Trade
(CIT) is urging members of the business community to join
(click
here to download membership form) its coalition
working to secure congressional approval of the free trade
agreements (FTAs) with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
Companies .or associations that join the California Coalition
for Free Trade will be included on the rapidly growing list of
FTA supporters. There is no cost to join the coalition, which
will keep members apprised of its activities and how to be
supportive of the FTAs. For more information on the FTAs or to
join the coalition, visit www.calchamber.com/international
U.S.-Panama Free Trade
Agreement A bilateral FTA that will lower tariffs
and foster increased trade between both countries. A
U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement is a critical element of the
U.S. strategy to liberalize trade through multilateral,
regional and bilateral initiatives. The agreement will also
increase momentum toward lowering trade barriers and set a
positive example for other small economies in the Western
Hemisphere. CalChamber position: Support Status:
Pending Congressional Action Click here
for additional information
U.S.-Colombian Trade
Promotion Agreement A bilateral TPA that will
lower tariffs and foster increased trade between both
countries. This agreement is a critical element of a possible
U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement and of the U.S. strategy to
liberalize trade through bilateral, regional and multilateral
initiatives. CalChamber position: Support Status:
Pending Congressional Action Click here
for Additional Information
U.S.-Korea Free Trade
Agreement A bilateral FTA which will lower tariffs
and foster increased trade between both countries and is a
critical element of the U.S. strategy to liberalize trade
through multilateral, regional and bilateral initiatives.
CalChamber position: Support Status: Pending
Congressional Action Click
here for additional information
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Agreement The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic
Partnership Agreement ( the Trans-Pacific Partnership) was
signed by New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, and Brunei in the
summer of 2005. In September 2005, negotiations for the
United States to join the Trans-Pacific Agreement were
launched. Australia, Peru, and Vietnam also indicated
interest in participating in negotiations from the first
round. Status: Negotiations postponed Click here for Additional
Information
The following bills are
related to international trade and have been introduced in the
California State Legislature in the 2009-2010 Legislative
Session.
Any CalChamber position is
noted on the CalChamber Legislative website:
AB 961 (Krekorian) Public contracts:
genocidal regimes This bill would prohibit a
scrutinized company that was engaged in business with
perpetrators of genocide, from entering into a contract with a
state agency for goods or services.
AB 1276 (Skinner)
International Trade This bill would prohibit the
Governor from binding the State to an international trade
agreement without specific legislation authorizing the
action.
AB 1431 (Hill)
Air quality: Port of Oakland This bill would require
the Port of Oakland to establish emission reduction strategies
that are no less stringent than that which are employed at the
Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.
SB 657
(Steinberg) Human Trafficking This bill would require
businesses to actively engage to eliminate human trafficking
from the supply chain down to raw materials.
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