Fuerst Ittleman Works With Clients on Maximizing the Favorable Impact of US Trade Agreements
Fuerst Ittleman works with clients in maximizing both the legal and business impact of the wide range of U.S. trade agreements upon their operations, particularly those involving DR-CAFTA and NAFTA, as well as the international trade regulations administered through the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Fuerst Ittleman also represents clientele in both prosecuting and defending claims involving provisions of these various U.S. trade agreements. Fuerst Ittleman advocates for clients in such proceedings as arbitration disputes under DR-CAFTA’s chapter 10; bi-national panel reviews pursuant to NAFTA’s chapter 19; and formal World Trade Organization disputes at both the WTO trial/settlement and appellate/review levels.
U.S. Trade Agreements
For detailed information regarding the agreements below, please refer to the U.S. Office of Trade Representative’s website at www.ustr.gov.
Bilateral (Free Trade Agreements noted by FTA)
- Albania
- Argentina (FTA)
- Armenia
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain (FTA)
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile (FTA)
- China
- Columbia (FTA)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of (f.k.a. Zaire)
- Congo, Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- European Union
- France
- Georgia
- Grenada
- Honduras
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel (includes Palestinian Authority) (FTA)
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan (FTA)
- Kazakhstan
- Korea (FTA)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Malaysia (FTA)
- Macedonia
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Morocco (FTA)
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Oman (FTA)
- Panama (FTA)
- Paraguay
- Peru (FTA)
- Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Senegal
- Singapore (FTA)
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Multi-National
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/DefaultSite/index_e.aspx?DetailID=78) U.S., Canada, Mexico
Dominican Republic Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) (http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements) U.S., Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Enterprise for the ASEAN Initiative (EAI)
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021026-7.html) U.S., Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) (www.apec.org) U.S.; Australia; Brunei Darussalem; Canada; Chile; People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; and Vietnam.
South African Customs Union (SACU-US FTA)
(http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements)
U.S., Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland
International Tropical Timber Agreement
Joint Statement Concerning Semiconductors by the European Commission and the Governments of the United States, Japan, and Korea
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Conformity Assessment of Telecommunication Agreement
Global
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (www.wto.org) Pursuant to the Agreement’s provisions on Textiles and Clothing, the U.S. has bilateral quota arrangements with: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Hong Kong/China, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay
