ECHR New Film On The European Court of Human Rights

ECHR New Film on the European Court
of Human Rights
Oct 17, 2016
A new film presenting the European Court of Human Rights has
just been produced.
Aimed at a wide audience, the film explains how the Court
works, describes the challenges faced by it and shows the
scope of its activity through examples from the case-law.
The film is currently available in French and English, but will be
issued in other official languages of the member States of the
Council of Europe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPWGdhgQlgk&list=PLT6qb4oU5fiINe8Cp23qVZ5kNHEX747X
CETA AGREEMENT IRELAND INCLUDED
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014/september/tradoc_15280
6.pdf
Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European

Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada,
of the other part
http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-5368-2016-REV-2COR-3/en/pdf
Frontex Risk Analysis for 2016
http://frontex.europa.eu/assets/Publications/Risk_Analysis/Annula_Ri
sk_Analysis_2016.pdf
OVERVIEW OF FTA AND OTHER TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2006/december/tradoc_11823
8.pdf
OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP

AGREEMENTS
Updated October 2016
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2009/september/tradoc_14491
2.pdf
Human Rights and Sustainable Development in the EU-Vietnam Relations with
specific regard to the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2016/january/tradoc_154189.p
df
Guidelines on the analysis of human rights impacts in impact
assessments for trade-related policy initiatives
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2015/july/tradoc_153591.pdf
EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and
Democracy EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and
Democracy
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN
/foraff/131181.pdf
Jean-Claude Juncker Candidate for President of the European
Commission A New Start for Europe- My Agenda for Jobs, Growth,
Fairness and Democratic Change Political Guidelines for the next
European Commission Opening Statement in the European
Parliament Plenary Session Strasbourg, 15 July 2014
http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/sites/beta-political/files/junckerpolitical-guidelines-speech_en_0.pdf
Mr Marc Jaeger is re-elected President of the General Court of the
European Union Born 1954; law degree from the Robert Schuman
University of Strasbourg; studied at the College of Europe
http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/201609/cp160103en.pdf
Entry into office of new Members at the Court of Justice and the General
Court of the European Union
http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/201609/cp160101en.pdf
GUIDELINESONTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHECOURTOFJUSTICEOFTHEEUROPEAN
UNIONJUDGMENTONGOOGLESPAINANDINCV.AGENCIAESPANOLADE
PROTECCIONDEDATOS(AEPD)ANDMARIOCOSTEJAGONZALEZC131/12Adoptedon
26November2014
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article29/documentation/opinionrecommendation/files/2014/wp225_en.pdf
factsheet_data_protection_en European Parliament and of the
Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with
regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement
of such data
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/dataprotection/files/factsheets/factsheet_data_protection_en.pdf
Competences of the Court of

Justice of the European Union
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ftu/p
df/en/FTU_1.3.10.pdf
A NEW SUPRANATIONAL COURT FOR REFUGEE AND ASYLUM LAWTHE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION A COMMENTARY
OF ITS RECENT CASE LAW
http://www.iarlj.org/general/images/stories/BLED_conference/papers/
20._Errera_-_Bled_2011.pdf
Court of Justice of the European Union A guide to information
sources on the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), with
hyperlinks to further sources of information within European Sources
http://orca-mwe.cf.ac.uk/77346/1/Court%20of%20Justice.pdf
A critical analysis of the Opinion of the

European...
3.3 The Opinion of the European Court of Justice ..... 19 4
A critical analysis of the ... 2 in the Treaty on European
Union (TEU), which has, since the Lisbon Treaty
The accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human
Rights A critical analysis of the Opinion of the European Court
of Justice Sept 2015
http://sieps.se/sites/default/files/Sieps%202015_3%20web.pdf
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ... office or agency of
the Union, the Court of Justice has exclusive jurisdiction to declare
such an act invalid.
http://www.ejtn.eu/Documents/About%20EJTN/Independent
%20Seminars/EU%20Direct%20Taxation%20Seminar%202223%20October
%202014%20Rome/Rec_national_courts_prel_rulings_2012C_338_01
.pdf
EUROPEAN UNION COMMITTEE JUSTICE AND

INSTITUTIONS SUB-COMMITTEE
INQUIRY INTO THE WORKLOAD OF THE COURT OF
JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/eu-sub-come/CourtofJustice/euewrittenevidence.pdf
European Union: ECJ

Invalidates
Data Retention Directive
June 2014
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/eu-data-retention-directive/eu-dataretention-directive.pdf
Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2012

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?
uri=CELEX:12012P/TXT&from=EN
EU Canada Summit: An historic juncture in our

political and economic partnership
The text of the agreement
http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST5368-2016-REV-2/en/pdf
The text of the agreement of
EU Canada Summit
Including Ireland on this list

http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014/september/tradoc_152806.pdf
CETA is a treaty and therefore it should've went to a referendum. If we had
DIRECT DEMOCRACY this could all be reversed. We never had 'democracy' in this
country. True democracy is Direct Democracy aka people power. Just like Iceland,
we can still change this country for the better.
DIRECTIVE 2006/24/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 15 March 2006
on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision
of publicly available electronic communications services or of public
communications networks and amending Directive 2002
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?
uri=OJ:L:2006:105:0054:0063:EN:PDF
EU-Canada
Strategic
Partnership
Agreement
Brussels, 29/10/2016
http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10973-2016INIT/en/pdf
Theresa May's private Brexit warning speech

to Goldman Sachs audio Oct 28th 2016
Oct 26, 2016
Leaked tape of Theresa May talking to bankers before the
referendum reveals what the PM REALLY thinks of Brexit. what
Theresa May really thinks about Brexit shown in leaked
recording. Leaked recording shows Theresa May is 'ignoring her
own warnings' on Brexit. Theresa May will make success of
Brexit despite leaked recordings of her expressing doubts
Theresa May recorded warning against Brexit:
I think the economic arguments are clear. I think being part of
a 500 million population trading bloc is significant for us. I
think one of the issues is that a lot of people will inest here in
the UK because it is the UK in Europe.
And I think if we were not in Europe, I think there would be
firms and companies who would be looking to say, do they
need actually to develop a mainland Europe presence rather
than a UK presence.
So I think there are definite benefits for us in economic terms
and, as I have also mentioned the benefits i feel in security
terms as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7_4jpfMpk1I
Leaked Theresa May speech to Goldman

Sachs on Brexit risks
Oct 25, 2016
v=9ybkAS8379o
Leaked recording shows Theresa May is

'ignoring her own warnings' on Brexit
Oct 26, 2016
Theresa May privately warned a month before the EU
referendum that companies would leave the UK if the country
voted for Brexit, according to a report in The Guardian.
The paper claims a recording of her remarks to bankers at
Goldman Sachs reveals that despite her more guarded public
comments she had concerns about Britain leaving the
European Union.
Speaking on 26 May, the then Home Secretary appeared to go
further than her public remarks to explain more clearly the
economic benefits of staying in the EU.
It is reported she told staff it was time the UK took a lead in
Europe and that she hoped voters would look to the future
rather than the past.
A leaked audio recording of a private talk

given by Theresa May in May, just weeks
before the EU referendum contains warnings
that companies will move abroad in the event
of Brexit. As home secretary, May backed a
remain vote but kept a low public profile
during the campaign. She told the private
audience that Britain gained security benefits
from being in the European Union
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Leaked audio contradicts Theresa May public
stance on Brexit Oct 2015th 2016
Oct 27, 2016
A secret audio of the British Prime Minister recorded one month
before the Bexit referendum reveals warnings from Theresa
May that the UK will be better off within the European Union.
May made the remarks while speaking at a Goldan Sachs bank
in London. The audio recording, leaked to the Guardian
newspaper, contradicts Mays public stance which supports
Britains exit from the EU. In the hour-long session before the
bankers, she voices concern about the Brexits effects on
economy and security. The disclosures may prove
embarrassing for May, who faced criticism for lying low during
the campaign in the lead-up to the June referendum on Britain
leaving the EU. May took over from former prime minister
David Cameron to spearhead the UKs removal from the
European Union.
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Tony Blair Wants Another EU Referendum

Against Brexit
Oct 28, 2016
Tony Blair wants another EU referendum against the
"catastrophe" of Brexit. Read more: http://huff.to/2eZ4cvU
v=OC5GGcTfrKw&list=PL3ZQ5CpNulQmrtKH
3M5yqcwVchvSiGlxd
In other words, and despite the democratically expressed will
of the people, a relative handful MPs should decide the matter.
The arrogance of Blair, Hammond, Osborne, Clegg, Fallon,
Miliband and others is staggering. They seem to believe they
have a God-given right to rule, and we peasants should simply
shut up and do as we are told, just like in the "good-old
days". These people are supposed to be servants of the

people, not we theirs. Smug bastards, the lot of them.
was concerned back in June as they said there would be
economic armageddon afterwards and I'd already lived pretty
much in poverty since the 2008 recession when I graduated.
But my family, friends and I are actually doing really well and I
have a great new job (first permenant one I've had) due to a
company deciding to expand in the UK, my brother's business
had it's best sales in years, my parents earned money renting
their seaside home to foreign tourists while they toured Wales
over the summer (since the pound was down so much) and
there seems to be a big drive among everyone I know to buy
British-made things for Christmas this year to support the
economy. I also discovered this weekend that my cousin has
decided not to move to France, so I'm happy about that as I'd
miss her.
Brexit has so far been great and I'm still expecting economic
turbulance at some point (as promised). But then everyone
voted on the basis that the economy might collapse and it was
a risk they were still willing to take. I was broke all through my
20s, so a bad economy wouldn't have made my situation much
worse!
Blair took us into illegal war and opened the UK up for the rest
of the world to take advantage of. I would usually be against
the death penalty in all cases, but I wouldn't defend him
against an angry mob.
US should have manipulated Palestinian

parliamentary elections in 2006 Says Hillary
Clinton Here
https://soundcloud.com/rttv/palestine-2006clinton
Judicial Watch Panel: Clinton Scandal

Update Emails and the Clinton
Foundation September 2016
HILLARY - A JUDICIAL WATCH UPDATE

OCT 8, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
This is a Judicial Watch Discussion about the injustice of Hillary
Clinton's Scams and Scandals. Panel members discuss the
rampant fraud and corruption that is running throughout
almost every branch of our government. Oct 8, 2016
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Results of phase 3 of the CATIE schizophrenia
trial.
http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2675163
The CATIE and CUtLASS Studies in
Schizophrenia Results and Implications for
Clinicians
http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.or
g/content/29/1/45.full.pdf
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network HIV/AIDS
POLICY &...
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network REVIEW POLICY & LAW
HIV/AIDS medicines imperilled by EU-India ... USA: Justice
Dept
http://librarypdf.catie.ca/PDF/ATI20000s/26305E_v15_2.pdf
The European Court of Justice ... Landmark

decisions EU Law, Text, Cases and Materials
(5th ed.). Oxford, New York- . PROTOCOL (No
3) ON THE STATUTE OF THE COURT OF
JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/appli
cation/pdf/2008-09/statut_2008-09-25_17-2958_783.pdf
Draft Treaty amending the Treaty on
European Union and the Treaty establishing
the European Community, The Institutions of
the Union and article 2.3n of the Draft Reform
Treaty of 23 July 2007
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsU
pload/cg00001.en07.pdf
The European Court of Justice and the
judicialization of EU governance
http://www.europeangovernancelivingreviews.org/Articles/lreg-20102/download/lreg-2010-2Color.pdf
ECJ General Advocates opinion on sea surveillance
and the Schengen Borders Code: reasserting the
Parliaments legislative role, re-opening the Frontex
debate?
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2012/may/ecjschengen
borders.pdf
Guide to EU decision-making and

justice and home affairs after the
Treaty of Lisbon
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/no115lisbontreaty
decisionmaking.pdf
Schengen Borders Code as regards the surveillance of the sea external borders in the
context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the
Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Border
http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc/srv?
l=EN&f=ST%208089%202010%20INIT
Pushed Back, Pushed Around Italys Forced
Return of Boat Migrants and Asylum Seekers,
Libyas Mistreatment of Migrants and Asylum
Seekers
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports
/italy0909webwcover_0.pdf
ARALLEL TRADE IN PHARMACEUTICAL
RODUCTS IN EUROPE...
rules, and another, higher ... This was the question addressed
by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ... member states
and deprived national health insurance systems .
https://www.cov.com/-/media/files/corporate/
publications/2009/10/parallel-trade-inpharmaceutical-products-in-europe---theeuropean-court-of-justice.pdf
Drug makers beat diabetes

lawsuits with an unusual ruling
November 13, 2015
http://freepdfhosting.com/1dd91a3736.pdf
Drug makers beat diabetes lawsuits

with an unusual ruling
November 13, 2015 12:20 PM
pic thx to brian turner on flickr creative commons
Several drug makers were handed an unexpected victory this

week when a federal judge ruled they werent required to
update product labels to warn about risks of pancreatic cancer
with their diabetes medicines.
In a 35-page ruling, US District Court Judge Anthony Battaglia
explained the labeling changes were not required because the
Food and Drug Administration would not have approved those
changes. As a result, approximately 750 cases are being
tossed.
At issue is a legal concept known as preemption, which refers
to federal law trumping state law. The companies argued to
have the lawsuits dismissed, since the FDA would not have
required them to update labels to reflect risks about pancreatic
cancer.
In their view, FDA requirements took precedent over the right
of individuals to rely on state laws that allow them to file

lawsuits over alleged injuries. And the judge agreed, writing
that clear evidence exists that the FDA would have rejected a
reference to pancreatic cancer in product labeling.
The record establishes the FDA has specifically considered
pancreatic cancer risk, commented publicly on the adequacy
of drug labeling, and maintained its position that scientific
evidence of a causal association between [the drugs] and
pancreatic cancer is indeterminate, Battaglia wrote.
Controversy erupted several years ago over concerns that
some type 2 diabetes may cause pancreatic cancer, but the
FDA and the European Medicines Agency, did not find
conclusive evidence. The most popular such drug is Januvia,
which is sold by Merck. Others are sold by Novo Nordisk and
Eli Lilly.
In a famous case in 2009, the Supreme Court ruled a Vermont
woman was allowed to proceed with a lawsuit because a drug
maker failed to adequately warn about serious risks. In that
case, known as Wyeth v. Levine, the court ruled FDA approval
of a drug does not shield drug makers from a lawsuit, unless
there is clear evidence the agency would not have approved
labeling changes.
An attorney for the plaintiffs, Hunter Shkolnik, wrote us that an
appeal is planned. I dont expect it to stand but this is a very
disturbing and now give the manufacturer a pass on safety,
he wrote. Another plaintiffs attorney, Louis Bograd, told us the
judge incorrectly reasoned that the FDA would not have
approved a warning proposed by the manufacturers.
Since the Levine case, rulings in favor of drug makers have
occurred, but are unusual, according to Carl Tobias, a
professor at the University of Richmond law school, who
tracks pharmaceutical industry litigation. But he cautioned that
the facts in each lawsuit can vary, so it can be difficult to draw

sweeping conclusions from any one ruling.
Right now, its a ruling by one district judge in California. So at
this point, it doesnt have huge implications. But there is,
potentially, a lot at stake here for the plaintiffs and similar
cases, he tells us. If the companies were to prevail, it could
become an important precedent for companies in similar
cases, because it could clarify what a manufacturer has to
show to avoid liability.
Investigation into GLP-1 based diabetes therapies

concluded
No new concerns for GLP-1 therapies identified on the basis of
available evidence
http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/docu
ment_library/Press_release/2013/07/WC5001
46619.pdf
Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk
Assessment Committee (PRAC) 24-27 October 2016
At its monthly meeting, the European Medicines Agency's (EMA)

Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) discussed
four ongoing safety reviews.
http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/docu
ment_library/Agenda/2016/10/WC500215117.
pdf
Restrictions of Competition and Free
Movement in EU Law
http://www.jus.uio.no/ifp/forskning/prosjekter/
markedsstaten/arrangementer/2011/freemovement-oslo/speakers-papers/nazzini.pdf
Judgment of the Court of First Instance

(Fourth Chamber, extended composition) of
27 September 2006. GlaxoSmithKline
Services Unlimited v Commission of the
European Communities. Competition Wholesale distribution of medicines - Parallel
trade - Differentiated prices - Article 81(1) EC
- Agreement - Restriction of competition Object - Relevant market - Effect - Article 81
http://curia.europa.eu/juris/showPdf.jsf?
text=&docid=64827&pageIndex=0&doclang
=en&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid
=304751
Commission consults on revised Block
Exemption for...
ECJ delivers judgment in GlaxoSmithKline ... the CFIs
judgment in relation to the Commissions
http://www.slaughterandmay.com/media/866
475/eu_competition_newsletter_02_oct__08_oct_2009.pdf
The EU competition rules on horizontal
agreements A guide to the assessment of
horizontal agreements (including the
European Commissions guidelines on
horizontal cooperation and the block
exemption regulations on R&D and
specialisation agreements) June 2016
78/the-eu-competition-rules-on-horizontalagreements.pdf
Ten questions on the Apple State

aid decision
Sep 2016
5769/ten-questions-on-the-apple-state-aiddecision.pdf
IP withholding tax: is the UK

overreaching?
July 2016
5608/ip-withholding-tax-is-the-ukoverreaching.pdf
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THE DRAFT GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE 101 OF THE

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO HORIZONTAL
CO-OPERATION AGREEMENTS
ECLF WORKING GROUP ON HORIZONTAL AGREEMENTS
http://europeancompetitionlawyersforum.com
/documents/base/S9.pdf
A Europe of Judges
The powerful European Court of Justice ...
Without the ECJs doctrines of direct effect
and primacy, and ... Ireland during the
referendum on the Lisbon
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OB_A_Europe_of_Judges.pdf
ECJ confirms validity of ESM ECJ confirms

validity of ESM ... Questions before the ECJ
Todays judgment originated from a ... Mr.
Pringle had gone to court in Ireland arguing
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%20validity%20of%20ESM.PDF
EFSF raises 1 billion in tap of 2047

bond
06 September 2016
EFSF raises 1 billion in tap of 2047 bond

Luxembourg - The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Tuesday
raised 1 billion in a tap of its 31 May 2047 bond, completing its funding
needs for the third quarter of the year.
The limited size we had to raise today enabled us to continue with our
strategy to provide additional liquidity by tapping an existing bond. The highquality order book shows our investor base appreciates this. At the same time,
we were able to lock in a very attractive rate for our beneficiary Member
States, said Siegfried Ruhl, EFSF Head of Funding.

The tap of the 1.375% bond brings the total size of the issue to 3 billion. The
spread was fixed at mid-swaps plus 18 basis points, implying a reoffer yield of
0.958%.
Lead managers for the transaction were Goldman Sachs, HSBC and RBS.
The total book size was over 1.8 billion.
Judgement of the Court of Justice of the

European Communities in Case C 494/01Commission v Ireland dated 26 April 2005
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EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic

And Trade Agreement Signed
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
31 October 2016
The European Union (EU) and Canada have signed their long-awaited
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which, when fully
implemented, will eliminate 99 percent of trade tariffs.
The agreement was signed by European Council President Donald Tusk,
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, and Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau. The signing took place at the 16th Canada-EU
Summit, on October 30, three days later than planned.
In a joint statement, Tusk, Juncker, and Trudeau said: "CETA will deliver
sustainable and inclusive economic growth and spur job creation. We are
committed to the swift provisional implementation of CETA so that
Europeans and Canadians are able to enjoy the benefits that CETA will bring
as soon as possible. We remain fully committed to the principle that trade
agreements should fully preserve the ability of governments to regulate in the
public interest, especially with regard to public services as well as
environmental and labor protections. We are firmly committed to ensuring
that our stakeholders, including employers, trade unions, consumer and
environmental groups, participate in the ongoing implementation of CETA."
CETA will eliminate duties quickly. Upon entry into force, 98 percent of EU
tariff lines will be duty-free for goods that originate in Canada. Within seven
years of CETA's entry into force, 99 percent of EU tariff lines will be duty-free.
Currently, around 25 percent of EU tariff lines on which Canadian goods are

exported enter the EU duty-free.
Customs duties on industrial products traded between the EU and Canada will
be eliminated seven years after CETA's entry into force. Nearly 92 percent of
EU agriculture and food products will be exported to Canada duty-free, and
CETA will abolish tariffs on wines and spirits.
Preferential access for certain products such as EU beef, pork, sweetcorn,
and Canadian dairy will be limited. CETA will not "open up" poultry or eggs
on either side, and will maintain the EU entry-price system.
Once CETA enters into force, Canadian services exporters will be treated the
same way as those from the EU (with certain exceptions). The EU will treat
Canadian service suppliers no less favorably than it treats service suppliers
from its existing or future FTA partners.
CETA contains commitments on customs and trade facilitation, aimed at
reducing processing times at the border and making the movement of goods
cheaper, faster, and more predictable and efficient. This includes providing
access to advance rulings on the origin or tariff classification of products, the
automation of border procedures, and the creation of a transparent system for
addressing complaints about customs rulings and decisions.
The agreement also contains public procurement provisions to allow EU
companies to bid for public contracts in Canada at all levels of government,
and vice versa. It introduces a new investment protection and dispute
settlement system, including a dispute settlement tribunal. The EU and
Canada have committed to treating domestic and foreign investors in the
same way, and to not imposing any new restrictions on foreign shareholdings.
Investors will not be able to challenge genuine regulatory action by states, and
CETA will not affect the right of governments to regulate in the public interest.
The Canadian Government said it will introduce implementing legislation as
soon as possible. In the EU, as CETA has been classified a "mixed agreement,"
a European Parliament vote must be followed by ratification by each of the
EU's 28 member states.
CETA negotiations were launched in 2009 and concluded in 2014. In July
2016, the European Council formally proposed the signature of the agreement,
and both sides expressed their hopes that the signature would take place at the
16th Canada-EU Summit.
However, despite endorsement by 27 of the EU's 28 member states, Belgium's
French-speaking regions initially refused to give their support, meaning that
its federal government was unable to approve CETA. The deadlock was broken
after an addendum to the text was agreed between Belgium's regions and the
European Council on October 27.
Speaking at a joint press conference, Tusk cautioned that "the battle for
CETA" has shown "how important impressions and emotions are in the
modern word." He said: "Free trade and globalization have protected
hundreds of millions of people from poverty and hunger. The problem is that
few people believe this. Free trade and globalization protect humanity from
total conflict, the problem is that few people understand this."
"The controversy around CETA has demonstrated that our first priority is to
give people honest and convincing information about the real effects of free
trade. That the alternative to free trade is isolationism and protectionism, a
return to national egoisms, and, as a result, the threat of violent conflict. We
should be able to convince our citizens that free trade is in their interest, and
not just big companies and corporations."
Irish Revenue Issues Guidance On ECJ

VAT Case
The Irish Revenue has released guidance regarding the European Court of
Justices judgment of July 16, 2009, wherein it was ruled that Irelands VAT
treatment of Government Departments, local authorities and public bodies,
infringed the VAT Directive. The Revenues guidance gives appropriate
information on the judgment's effect on tax law, and Irish taxpayers.
The Revenues statement notes:
On July 16, 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its judgment
in the case taken by the European Commission against Ireland concerning the
VAT treatment of Government Departments, local authorities and public
bodies. In this case the Commission had challenged our tax treatment of State
bodies and non-commercial public bodies as being, in principle, beyond the
scope of VAT but with the possibility of being deemed accountable persons by
order of the Minister for Finance under section 8(2A) of the VAT Act. The
judgment made clear that our legislation does not fully comply with the terms
of the VAT Directive1 and needs to be amended.
Revenue, in conjunction with the Department of Finance, the Office of the
Attorney General and other relevant Departments has begun an analysis of the
judgment and the various ways in which our law can be brought into line with
the Directive. At this stage, it is anticipated that the appropriate changes will
be made by means of the Finance Act 2010.
It is expected there will be changes to the mechanism through which the VAT
status of an activity or transaction carried on by a public body is determined in
law. It is also possible that certain activities or transactions of public bodies,
for example, some local authority services that are currently treated as being
beyond the scope of VAT, may be found to be liable to VAT. However, at this
stage, prior to a change in our law, no changes are to be made by Districts to
the tax treatment of any particular body or any specific activities or
transactions of public bodies.
Reactions
ECJ judgments apply from the date of issue and tax advisors and agents are
understood already to be approaching local authorities pointing out what they
perceive to be their changed VAT status as a result of this judgment. In at least
some cases, in addition to receiving requests for guidance, Districts may
receive retrospective claims from State bodies and public bodies, including
local authorities, for deductions of input VAT, based on the assumption that
they have been making supplies which should have been treated as taxable,
its guidance continues.
Interim Arrangements
Requests for guidance from, and for registration of, public bodies as a result
of this ECJ judgment should be addressed, in the first instance, to the relevant
local District. While it is likely that public bodies will already be registered in
respect of intra Community Acquisitions or Fourth Schedule Services,
applications for new registrations should be held pending the determination
of whether it is appropriate to proceed with them. Retrospective registration

should be refused.
In relation to claims for retrospective deductions of VAT on inputs arising
from this judgment, it is Revenues view that there is no basis in the Directive
for such a deduction even if the non-taxable (and therefore non-deductible)
status of an activity is changed by virtue of the application of the ECJs
judgment. Revenue will strongly contest any claim for retrospective
entitlement to input VAT deductibility, its statement underscored.
Any requests, applications for registration or claims received from public
bodies should be recorded and held in the Districts and acknowledged using
the template in the Appendix attached which notes that the implications of the
judgment are being reviewed, and that Revenue will revert when the review is
complete. A summary record of the correspondence received, noting the name
of the public body, the type of query and the activity concerned, should be sent
on a monthly basis to VAT Interpretation Branch Services, Indirect Taxes
Division, New Stamping Building, Dublin Castle, the Revenues guidance
concluded.
IRS Confirms Delay To Tax Refunds In

2017
by Scott Hamilton, Tax-News.com, Washington
31 October 2016
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed that, to comply with
new legislation, it will delay until February 15 the payment of refunds in the
next tax filing season on individual income tax returns involving the earned
income tax credit (EITC) and additional child tax credit (ACTC).
Its action is driven by the provisions of the Protecting Americans from Tax
Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act), which was enacted on December 18 last year,
and made several changes to the tax law to reduce fraud and improper
payments.
To that end, the PATH ACT brought forward the deadline for employers to
report wage information on forms W-2, W-3, and form 1099-MISC to January
31 each year (rather than, in the past, the end of February, if filing on paper, or
the end of March, if filing electronically).
To comply with the law, the IRS will therefore hold refunds on EITC and
ACTC-related returns to allow additional time to help prevent revenue lost
due to identity theft and refund fraud related to fabricated wages and
withholdings. The agency will hold the entire refund, as it cannot release the
part of the refund that is not associated with the EITC and ACTC.
Even with this change, however, the IRS confirmed that taxpayers should file
their returns as they normally do. Whether or not claiming the EITC or ACTC,
the IRS has cautioned taxpayers not to count on getting a refund by a certain
date. Though the IRS issues more than nine out 10 refunds in fewer than 21
days, some returns are held for further review.
"As tax season approaches, the IRS wants to be sure employers, especially
smaller businesses, are aware of these new deadlines," said IRS Commissioner
John Koskinen. "We are working with the payroll community and other
partners to share this information widely."
IMF Welcomes MENA Tax Reform

Progress
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
31 October 2016
The International Monetary Fund has released a new report for countries in
the Middle East and North Africa, noting that low growth rates and oil prices
should encourage these territories to continue efforts to broaden their tax
bases, including by introducing value-added taxes.
"The countries of the Middle East and North Africa region are still facing two
of the world's most pressing economic and geopolitical issues: the slump in oil
prices and the intensification of conflicts," said IMF Middle East and Central
Asia Department Director Masood Ahmed at the report's launch in Dubai.
The report highlights the significant progress many countries had made over
recent months in adjusting to this new economic environment, particularly in
the area of spending and new revenues.
Some countries have started to find cost savings in their public wage bills. For
example, Saudi Arabia recently announced a number of measures to trim its
government wage bill, including by reducing allowances and limiting
overtime. Gulf Cooperation Council countries are also planning the
introduction of a value-added tax, it noted.
"Oil exporters are facing the difficult task of growing their economies in a
climate of lower budget revenues and spending cuts," Ahmed said. "Therefore,
the challenge now and into the future will be to find alternative sources of
revenues and economic growth to maintain the level of prosperity many of
them have become accustomed to."
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), said the reforms that the GCC countries have been implementing over
the past year in response to the decline in oil prices are impressive. She said
continued fiscal adjustment will be needed over the medium term. "Where
possible, countries should phase in deficit-reduction measures gradually,
while strengthening their medium-term fiscal frameworks and fiscal
transparency to support the adjustment. Policies to support growth and
employment will also need to continue."
"Over the past year, the IMF has further strengthened its relationship with the
GCC countries through our regular country visits, our technical assistance,
and our training program. The IMF stands ready to continue to support the
GCC countries in addressing their challenge of adjusting to the lower oil price
environment."
http://www.taxnews.com/news/IMF_Welcomes_MENA_Tax_Re
form_Progress____72617.html
UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade
Agreement (CETA)
https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/TUC
%20CETA%20briefing%20for%20web.pdf
COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC AND TRADE AGREEMENT (CETA)
BETWEEN CANADA, OF THE ONE PART,
AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
[AND ITS MEMBER STATES, Ireland included
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014/se
ptember/tradoc_152806.pdf
S&D Position Paper on Investor-state dispute settlement

mechanisms in ongoing trade negotiations
http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/sites/d
efault/files/position_paper_investor_state_dis
pute_settlement_ISDS_en_150304_0.pdf
Comprehensive Economic
and Trade Agreement (CETA)
with Canada
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud
es/BRIE/2016/593491/EPRS_BRI(2016)593491
_EN.pdf
COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC AND TRADE
AGREEMENT (CETA) ... IRELAND, THE
HELLENIC ... the exclusive economic zone of
Canada,
Canada-Ireland Trade Balance. The Comprehensive
Economic and Trade Agreement ... recently signed
between the European Union and Canada has the potential
http://www.icccmtl.com/about/canadaireland-trade/
Joint Committee of Inquiry into the

Banking Crisis
In his statement to the inquiry, published
today, Mr Ronan said that NAMA abused its
powers and was led by people who did not
understand what they were doing.
https://inquiries.oireachtas.ie/banking/wpcontent/uploads/2015/09/Written-Statementdated-25-June-2015.pdf
National Perspectives on Housing Rights

Ireland. Leckie Ed. 2003 National
perspectives on housing rights; the Hague;
Kluwer Introduction 13 Housing Rights in
Ireland PADRAIC KENNA
http://www.nuigalway.ie/media/housinglawrig
htsandpolicy/National-perspectives-onhousing-rights.pdf
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF PROJECTS . ...
changes or extensions of Annex I ... The Court's judgment
likewise binds other national courts
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/pdf/eia_c
ase_law.pdf
Cadbury Schweppes plc v.

Commissioners of Inland
Revenue: Eliminating a Harmful
Tax Practice or Encouraging
Multinationals to Shop around
the Bloc
http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewconte
nt.cgi?article=1629&context=ilr
Ireland: Case C-82/10: ECJ Rules That

Irish Governments Exemption Of VHI
From EU Insurance Rules Is Unlawful
Last Updated: 19 October 2011
Introduction
In its judgment in European Commission v Ireland 1, the Court of
Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") has ruled that, by failing
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to apply EU insurance directives to all insurance undertakings on a

non-discriminatory basis, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations
under those directives.
This decision is likely to have significant consequences for the
Voluntary Health Insurance Board (the "VHI") and, potentially, the
Irish State.
We have set out below a number of key issues arising from this
decision, together with a general overview of the case.
Key points:
Ireland must now take all reasonable steps to ensure compliance
with the EU insurance directives;
If the VHI as an entity is to continue to operate in its current
capacity it must comply with the authorisation and solvency
requirements as set out under the EU insurance directives; and
Ireland may be exposed to claims from competitors of the VHI who
have suffered a loss due to Ireland's failure to apply the EU
insurance directives on a non-discriminatory basis.
Background:
The VHI was established under the Voluntary Health Insurance Act
of 1957 (the "1957 Act") with a view to providing voluntary health
insurance on the Irish market. Unlike its competitors, the VHI was
not subject to the authorisation and solvency requirements of EU
insurance directives as it was granted a derogation from such
regulation under Article 4 of the First Non-life Insurance Directive.
This derogation was granted on the provision that VHI's capacity
remain as it was at the time the derogation was granted.
Under Article 3 of the Third Non-life Insurance Directive,
notwithstanding the derogation granted to certain bodies under
Article 4 of the First Non-life Insurance Directive, Member States
were under an obligation to ensure that monopolies in the non-life
insurance market within their territories were abolished by 1 July
1994.
Subsequent to the derogation being granted, various legislation
was introduced which amended the 1957 Act. Through this
amending legislation, the VHI obtained various powers and rights
which extended beyond its capacity as at the time the derogation
was granted. For example:
the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act of 1996 (the
"1996 Act") empowers the VHI to make and carry out 'healthrelated' insurance schemes;
Section 1 of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act of
1998 (the "1998 Act") empowers the VHI to act 'as agent for an
insurer in respect of the provision of insurance cover pursuant to
an international healthcare plan'; and

Section 14 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001 (the
"2001 Act") permits the VHI to carry out 'activities of an advisory or
consultative nature' under the 'additional powers' granted to it.
In November 2007, following a complaint, the European
Commission issued a reasoned opinion to Ireland requesting that it
take the measures necessary to ensure compliance with the EU
non-life insurance directives. In response, Ireland informed the
European Commission that it applied for Central Bank
authorisation in respect of the VHI and that it had enacted national
legislation which would ensure compliance with the EU non-life
insurance directives. It transpired that this legislation was not
implemented due to certain national issues (as outlined below).
Legal Issues
The derogation:
As mentioned above, Article 4 of the First Non-life Insurance
Directive specifically provides that the derogation granted to the
VHI is subject to the VHI's capacity remaining unchanged from the
date the derogation was granted.
During the course of the Commission's investigation and
subsequent ECJ case, the fact that the VHI's capacity had
changed was never denied by Ireland. Ireland argued, however,
that any changes that occurred were immaterial for the following
reasons: first, any new activities introduced by the amending
legislation were related to the VHI's original basic activity (that is,
the provision of voluntary health insurance) and second, these new
activities accounted for an insignificant percentage of the VHI's
total revenues (just 1.3% in 2009).
In response to this argument, the Commission maintained that the
precise nature of the change to the VHI's capacity was irrelevant.
Instead, any change to the VHI's capacity as at the time the
derogation was granted, whether deemed by Ireland to be material
or immaterial, would be contrary to the terms of the VHI's
derogation which should therefore be dis-applied.
National measures to attempt to comply with EU non-life
insurance directives:
Ireland argued that proposed changes to national legislation
(under the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008)
would have the desired affect of ensuring compliance with the EU
non-life insurance directives. It was also submitted that an
application had been made to the Central Bank in June of 2008
seeking authorisation of the VHI under the European Communities
(Non-Life Insurance) Framework Regulations 1994. Ireland

claimed the fact that these measures had not affected compliance
with EU non-life insurance directives was due to circumstances
prevailing in Ireland at the time, notably the collapse in financial
markets and a judgment of the Irish Supreme Court concerning a
proposed risk equalisation scheme.
The ECJ's Judgment

The ECJ adopted a strict interpretation of the concept of 'capacity'
in the derogation set out in Article 4. As such, if the essential
functions or activities carried out by the VHI were deemed to have
been altered by the addition of new activities or functions that did
not come within its capacities at the time the derogation was
granted, that derogation should cease to be applicable.
The ECJ noted, in particular, changes to the VHI's capacity under
the 1996 Act, the 1998 Act and the 2001 Act (as outlined above).
Consequently, the ECJ held that the derogation granted to the VHI
under Article 4 of First Non-life Insurance Directive should be disapplied. With regard to Ireland's attempts to comply with EU nonlife insurance directives, the ECJ held that it must determine a
Member State's failure to comply with a reasoned opinion of the
Commission at the end of the period laid down in that reasoned
opinion (i.e. it cannot take into account any subsequent changes).
The ECJ further held that a Member State cannot plead provisions,
practices or situations prevailing in its domestic legal order to
justify failure to observe that Member State's obligations arising
under EU law.
The ECJ further held that Ireland had an obligation under Article 3
of the Third Non-life Insurance Directive to ensure that monopolies
in the non-life insurance market within their territories were
abolished by 1 July 1994 and that the VHI was not immune to this
provision.
Finally, it was ordered that Ireland pay the costs in relation to the
case.
Conclusion
This decision is likely to have a significant effect on both the VHI
as an entity and the Irish State.
Impact on the VHI:
There would appear to be a question mark over the legal right of
the VHI to sell private health insurance products on the Irish
market until such time as it obtains the requisite authorisation from
the Central Bank. It may be that the State will seek to undo any
changes to the capacity of the VHI so that it may, once again,
benefit from the derogation. Whether or not this approach is
feasible remains to be seen (the language of Article 4 of the First

Nonlife Insurance Directive is not clear as to whether one of the
listed entities may first lose its derogation and then re-qualify for it).
Impact on Ireland:
Failure to comply with the ECJ's decision will be a breach of
Ireland's duty of loyal cooperation between EU institutions and
Member States. As such, should the necessary implementing
measures in respect of the EU non-life insurance directives not be
applied, Ireland may face financial sanction at EU-level.
Further, there would appear to be arguable grounds, based on the
absence of a temporal restriction on the judgment of the ECJ, for
any past or existing competitor of the VHI to pursue a case for
damages against the Irish State/VHI in respect of losses incurred
from the period of unlawful exemption of the VHI (i.e. from the
commencement of the 1996 Act) to date in circumstances where
there is evidence on the balance of probabilities of a causal link
between the wrong of the State and the financial loss suffered by
the VHI's competitor.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to
the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your
specific circumstances.
Case C-82/10- ECJ rules that Irish

Governments exemption of VHI from EU
insurance rules is unlawful
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JointGuidelinesunderArticle17and18(4)ofDirective
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diligenceandthefactorscreditand financial
institutions should consider when assessing the
money laundering and terrorist financing risk
associated with individual business relationships
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Market Abuse A New Regime for Investment
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Ireland country brief

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Overview
Ireland, also called the Republic of Ireland, has a
population of just over 4.6 million. The country
comprises 26 of the 32 counties that constitute the
island on which it is located. The remaining six
counties in North-East Ulster are part of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland was founded through the
conclusion of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921. The
Constitution of 1937 and the Republic of Ireland Act
1948 severed Irelands last formal links with the UK.
Ireland remained neutral during the Second World War
and does not belong to any military alliance. Ireland
became a member of the United Nations (UN) in 1955
and joined what is now the European Union (EU) in
1973.
Irelands international engagement was given new
impetus when it chaired the Organization for Security
and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2012, held the
rotating EU Presidency from January to June 2013, and
was elected to the UN Human Rights Council (20132015).
Political overview
System of Government
Ireland is a republic, with a system of parliamentary
democracy. The National Parliament (Oireachtas)
consists of the President and two houses: the Dil
ireann (the House of Representatives) and the
Seanad ireann (the Senate).
The President is directly elected for a seven year term.

Michael D Higgins was elected President in October
2011. Presidents can serve a maximum of two terms,
consecutive or otherwise. The office of the President is
largely ceremonial.
The two Houses of the Oireachtas, the Dil and the
Seanad, make laws. A general election to elect
members to the Dil must take place within five years
of the previous election (the next one must take place
no later than 12 April 2021). There are 166 members
in the Dil who are elected directly via a system of
proportional representation. The Dil elects the Prime
Minister, known as the Taoiseach (Tee shock). The
President appoints the Taoiseach and then the
Taoiseach nominates the other members of the
Government for the approval of the Dil. The
Government has the power to appoint Ministers of
State (junior ministers) directly. The Deputy Prime
Minister is known as the Tnaiste (Tawn-ish-ta).
The Seanad (Senate) has limited powers and largely
functions as a review body for the Dil. It can delay,
but not block, legislation. The Seanad has 60
members, none of whom are directly elected. 11 are
directly appointed by the Taoiseach, six are elected by
graduates of certain Irish universities, and 43 are
elected from five panels of nominees, known as
vocational panels consisting of members of the Dil,
senators and local councillors.
Recent political developments

The last Irish general election, held on 26 February
2016, initially proved inconclusive with no party able
to form government. However, on 6 May the centreright Fine Gael party and a group of independents
managed to form a minority government after
agreeing a confidence and supply arrangement with
the Fianna Fil party. Following this, Mr Enda Kenny
was re-elected Prime Minister (Taoiseach).
Major parties
Irelands two main political parties, Fianna Fil and
Fine Gael, do not divide on a right/left basis on

political, economic or social issues. Both are centreright and have their roots in differing community
attitudes to the 1921 Treaty of Independence (from
the UK). Fine Gael represents the tradition that
accepted the treaty as a stepping stone to an eventual
republic of the whole island. Fianna Fil represents the
tradition that rejected the treaty because the present
six counties of Northern Ireland were excluded from
the outset. These traditions are still reflected in
slightly different approaches towards Northern Ireland
but there is bipartisan support for the peace process
and the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement.
EU/European issues
Active participation in EU policy-making is a priority for

the Irish Government. Ireland joined the European
Community in 1973 and seeks to coordinate its foreign
policy with other EU Member States. Ireland held the
rotating EU presidency for the period January-July
2013, the seventh time it had done so.
The Irish constitution requires that European treaties
go to a national referendum and this has resulted in a
high level of debate on Irelands role in the EU and the
future of the EU. In 2008 the Irish electorate rejected
the Lisbon Treaty. After receiving specific assurances
from the European Commission, the Lisbon Treaty was
ratified in a second referendum in 2009.
Northern Ireland Peace Process

In December 1999 the UK Parliament devolved power
to the Northern Ireland Assembly and its Executive
Committee of Ministers. The Northern Ireland
Assembly was established as a result of the Belfast
(Good Friday) Agreement of 10 April 1998. The
Agreement was the outcome of a long process of talks
between the political parties of Northern Ireland and
the British and Irish Governments. The Belfast
Agreement significantly reduced terrorist activity and
delivered tangible, community-level benefits. Australia
retains an interest in the peace and reconciliation
process through its role as an observer at meetings of

the International Fund for Ireland.
Economic overview
The Irish economy (and its property sector in
particular) was hard hit by the global financial crisis
and in 2010 the Irish Government negotiated a
financial stabilisation package with the EU and the
International Monetary Fund. The agreement required
robust action by the Government to reduce the large
budget deficit through implementation of austerity
measures and financial and structural reforms. Ireland
exited the stabilisation package at the end of 2013.
Today, the economy is growing strongly. Ireland was
the fastest growing economy in the EU for the second
consecutive year in 2015 (with 7.8 per cent GDP
growth) and forecast growth for 2016 is 5.0 per cent.
The Governments commitment to a low corporate tax
rate, the Euros depreciation against Irelands main
trading partner currencies, and increased inbound
tourism have contributed to the recovery.
Bilateral relationship
Australia has maintained an embassy in Dublin since
1946.
Australia and Ireland have a number of bilateral
agreements covering areas such as taxation, social
security, extradition, medical treatment for travellers
and working holidays for young people. Australia and
Ireland signed a bilateral social security agreement in
2005 to give improved social security protection to
people who have lived and/or worked in both Australia
and Ireland.
People-to-people links
The Irish were among the first European settlers in

Australia and contributed substantially to the
development of contemporary Australian society. Irish
migration has been almost continuous throughout the
period of European settlement of Australia. In the
2011 Census, nearly 2.1 million Australians indicated
they had some Irish ancestry.

Some tens of thousands of Irish people may be visiting
Australia at any one time, including through working
holiday visa arrangements.
Although Ireland is not a major source country for
international students, both governments are
supportive of the development of bilateral research
and development and academic links. The Irish
Research Council for the Humanities and Social
Sciences (IRCHSS) has developed a relationship with
its counterpart in Australia, the Academy for the
Humanities. University College Dublin hosts the Keith
Cameron Chair of Australian History, which was
established in 1985. The 2015-16 Chair is Professor
Erik Eklund.
High level visits

]
Recent high level visits and meetings include:

Mr Tom Hayes TD, then Minister of State at the
Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine with
Special Responsibility for Food, Forestry Horticulture
and Food Safety, visited Australia in March 2015 for St
Patricks Day celebrations, and to promote trade,
investment and tourism, and meet Irish community
groups, political representatives, and business leaders.
Mr James Deenihan TD, Minister of State for Diaspora
Affairs, led an engineering and construction mission to
Australia in November 2014.
Bilateral economic and trade

relationship
Ireland was Australias 30th largest merchandise
trading partner in 2014-15. Total merchandise exports
to Ireland were valued at $55 million and total
merchandise imports were valued at $1.82 billion.
Australias services exports to Ireland in 2014-15 were
valued at $528 million and services imports from
Ireland were valued at $1.03 billion. Recreational
travel remains the largest component of Australian
services exports to Ireland. In 2015, Irelands total
investment in Australia was valued at $18.4 billion,

while Australias investment in Ireland was valued at
$10.1 billion.
http://dfat.gov.au/geo/ireland/Pages/irelandcountry-brief.aspx
Canada's Minister of International Trade, Chrystia Freeland, and

the European Union's Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrm
announced the completion of the legal review of Canada-EU
CETA. The Final Text was released. Ireland is illegally included in
this without a referendum
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2016/february/tradoc
_154329.pdf
Ireland
Economic and trade information
http://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/Documents
/ire.pdf
Joint Declaration of the Macroeconomic Policy Authorities of Trans-
Pacific Partnership Countries

http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accordscommerciaux/assets/pdfs/tpp-ptp/2-D.Brunei-Tariff-EliminationSchedule.PDF
World Investment Report 2015 - Reforming

International Investment Governance
http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/wir2015_en.pdf
The following international agreements have been signed but not yet
ratified by Ireland, as of 1 February 2016.
Multilateral Treaties deposited with the Secretary General of the United
Nations
International agreements signed but not ratified by

Ireland
International Agreements signed but not ratified by Ireland ...
Framework Agreement on Comprehensive ... by Ireland 46.
Signed by Trade Agreement between
https://www.dfa.ie/media/dfa/alldfawebsiteme
dia/ourrolesandpolicies/internationallaw/listof-agreements-signed-not-ratified.pdf
EU Best Practices for the effective
implementation of restrictive measures
(updated 2015).
http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/documen
t/ST-7383-2015-REV-1/en/pdf
CETA : An Effective and Progressive Deal for Belgium and Europe
Brussels, 20 September 2016
Investment provisions
in the EU-Canada free trade agreement
(CETA)
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2013/no
vember/tradoc_151918.pdf
EU-Canada Comprehensive
Economic and Trade
Agreement
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud
es/BRIE/2016/573929/EPRS_BRI(2016)573929
_EN.pdf
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
Towards a robust trade policy for the EU in the interest of jobs and growth
https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep
/1/2016/EN/1-2016-690-EN-F1-1.PDF
The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement
(CETA) is a free trade agreement currently being finalised
between the EU and Canada. This agreement vies to reduce
non-tariff barriers between the two nations, attempting to
harmonise standards and regulations across numerous
industries. This bi-lateral free trade agreement has been
negotiated in secret since 2009 with negotiations ceasing
during a ceremony in Ottawa in September 2014.
The negotiation process has been met with much vocal
criticism from multiple NGOs and Civil Society Organisations
from both sides of the Atlantic. This is due to one the most
controversial aspects of the agreement, a private court
mechanism called Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
whereby its inclusion could inevitably unleash a wave of
multiple corporate lawsuits against Canada, the EU and its
member states. The ISDS mechanism gives foreign
corporations the ability to directly sue a national sovereign
state at private international tribunals for compensation over
a potential loss of profits.
Previously, this mechanism has been enacted and utilised by
big businesses in industries such as: health, environmental,
financial and other domestic safeguards that they believe
undermine companys rights. These investor-state lawsuits
are decided by private commercial arbitrators who are paid
for each case they hear with a clear tendency to interpret the
law in favour of investors.
This free trade agreement is one of many being negotiated
around the world, in addition to others, such as;
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP),
Transpacific Trade Partnership (TPP) and Trade In Services
Agreement (TISA).
These free trade agreement offer the possibility of enhancing
the rights and opportunities of multinational corporations to
dictate and set the agenda in regards to trade, even though
the EU is already willing to allow these corporations to have
special treatment in a formal court setting.
TTIP, the free trade agreement between the US and EU has
been met with criticism and has garnered great attention
with nearly four million people signing a petition to halt talks
on the agreement. Oppositely, many people are unaware of
the dark horse that is CETA and consequences this agreement
can impose. For example, the potential success of CETA will
also allow for US multinational corporations to use this
agreement as a backdoor into ISDS cases, arguing their
corporate rights. In a public consultation held in Europe,
over 97% of respondents rejected the introduction of this

new power for businesses.
The ISDS court is judged by an arbitration panel, composed of
corporate lawyers who make judgements based only on fact
and empirical evidence in regards to policy relationships
with a companys potential loss of profits, therefore
specifically acting in the best interest of the company at
hand. The question that bares is: where does the interest of
the government or public lay? Unlike traditional court
hearings, rulings in ISDS inevitably and with bias, side in
favour of corporate profits at the expense of EU
governments.
Cecillia Malstrom, the European Commission for Trade has
even stated The mandate for the EU is to big business not to
the European people. Like Malstrom, numerous other EU
governments were unhappy with the final text agreed by the
negotiators, however, it was still passed regardless. No MPs
or TDs were allowed to take part in the talks, which were
carried out in secret with access only being granted after the
text had been finalised for proposal to Canada and EU
member states. There has been much discussion regarding
CETA and the significance of this agreement on retaining key
elements of public service that are being bargained away
without a shred of public debate. In Ireland the discussion
has been regarding the potential privatising of Irish Water,
while in England there has been much discussion regarding
the privatising of their health service the NHS.
If we look at previous free trade agreements as a basis for
understanding, we can see that the proof is in the pudding
so to speak. Canadas submission to big businesses with its
inclusion in the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) illustrates the dangers of investment arbitration,
although the agreement is with one of their closest
geographical allies being the United States. Canada has been
sued 35 times, has lost or settled six claims and has paid
damages to foreign investors totalling over 171.5 million
Canadian dollars. Ongoing investor claims challenged a wide
range of government measures, thereby diminishing the

value of foreign investments. This included moratorium on
War on Want, an anti-poverty organisation, describe it as
one of the new generation of trade treaties on behalf of big
businesses that are set to undermine our democracy and
destroy our basic rights. Maude Barlow, an activist and
member of the Council of Canadians has been travelling
across Europe, warning people about the potential dangers
these types of free trade agreements pose to society through
public debates. Barlow bases her opinion on Canadas almost
30 years of experience with free trade due to its signing of
NAFTA an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico.
On Tuesday the 11th of October, French MEP Jos Bov was
denied entry into Canada. Bov was due to speak about the
trade agreement at a public meeting Tuesday. It was
organized by the Council of Canadians in Montreal. Jos Bov,
a French Green parliamentarian and a member of the
assemblys international trade committee, claimed on Twitter
that opponents of CETA are not welcome in [Canada], after
being held for questioning at the airport.
Canada refuses entry into the country to any individual, who
has a criminal record. Bov was convicted in 1999 for
destroying a McDonalds restaurant in south of France. He
has another conviction for wrecking a field of genetically
modified corn in 2008. The MEP had been permitted to enter
Canada on other occasions since the two convictions, once in
2002 and then in 2008.
After seven years of negotiations, efforts to conclude CETA
look to be in jeopardy or at least stalled for the moment. On
Friday, the French-speaking parliament of Wallonia derailed
the implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Trade
Agreement, by their rejection of ratifying CETA . Under
Belgian law, the approval of all five regional parliaments in
the country is necessary for the federal government to sign
off on CETA ratification of the trade agreement.
All EU member states and numerous regional parliaments
have to sign off on the trade deal, which was agreed by EU
leaders more than two years ago. EU trade ministers are set
to meet in Luxemborg for a special council meeting on CETA.
The deal was then expected to be ratified at an EU-Canada
summit in Brussels on October 27th, attended by Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Earlier this month, Independent Senator Alice Mary Higgins
had a motion passed in the Seanad after Fianna Fil abstained
from the vote. Although, other senators from Sinn Fin and
Labour voted in favour of the motion. Ireland signed off on
the provisional application of the agreement last
week, after Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary
Mitchell OConnor brought at memo to the cabinet.
The European Commission, has consistently backed CETA
stating that it will remove more than 99 per cent of tariffs
currently imposed on trade between the EU and Canada, and
will lead to better business opportunities for EU firms in
Canada.
Civil society organisations that are opposed to the deal say it
will lead to a fall in the quality and regulations associated
with European food and environmental standards, while also
creating a mechanism for multinational companies to sue
nation states for a potential loss of profits.
The Wallonian rejection of ratification and over a 190,00
plaintiffs lodging an emergency petition in German
constitutional court, which is set to frustrate Canada. The
court gave a green light but set out a number of conditions
including the right of Germany to opt out of the agreement.
Its crazy. If we allow a regional parliament to block a trade
deal that will benefit the whole EU, where does this lead us
to? said Christoph Leitl, president of the Global Chamber
Platform, a worldwide alliance of business chambers. CETA
is not just a deal with Canada, it has model character for
Europes future trade relations.
Free trade talks are ongoing between numerous trading blocs
and with Britains recent exit from Europe, trade talks are
unlikely to cease soon. The ease with which CETA was vetoed
by 68 junior Belgian legislators also sends an ominous signal
to Britain, which is studying the pact as a potential model for

U.K.-EU trade relations after Brexit.
Uncertainty grows, as EU trade ministers are set to vote this
coming Tuesday on the introduction on CETAs provisional
application, which is scheduled for next year.
For further reading on Barlows arguments and CETAs
progress, information can be found at
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/wh
at-you-dont-know-about-a-deal-you-haventheard-of/article566454/
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy
/eu-canadian-trade-agreement-thrown-indoubt-by-belgian-vote-1.2831959
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sujatadey/ceta-and-tpp_b_8690594.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-onbusiness/economy/canada-warns-ceta-couldcollapse-if-european-union-reopensnegotiations/article27663715/
http://bio-markt.info/kurzmeldungen/ttipund-ceta-der-stand-der-dinge.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compr
ehensive_Economic_and_Trade_Agreement
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ifyoure-worried-about-ttip-then-you-need-toknow-about-ceta-a6671886.html
http://www.politico.eu/article/french-meprefused-entry-into-canada/
http://eu-secretdeals.info/ceta/
https://stop-ttip.org/what-is-the-problemttip-ceta/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/maude
-barlow
http://waronwant.org/what-ceta
Download Annexe 1: Trade agreements privatising biodiversity
outside the WTO (as of June 2016)
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various seed-related treaties (as of June 2016)

[1] Quoted in: Susan K. Sell, Private power, public law: the
globalization of intellectual property rights, Cambridge
University Press, 2003, p. 55.
[2] ETC Group, Breaking bad, December 2015,
http://www.etcgroup.org/sites/www.etcgroup.org/files/files/etc_
breakbad_23dec15.pdf
[3] See: NFU, Six points about CETA,
http://www.nfu.ca/issue/six-points-about-ceta and Gallen
Simmons, NFU hosts European farmers in Brodhagen,
Mitchell Advocate, 1 March 2016,
http://www.mitchelladvocate.com/2016/02/29/nfu-hostseuropean-farmers-in-brodhagen
[4] USTR, Special 301 Report, Washington DC, 27 April 2016,
https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/intellectual-property/Special-301
[5] Chile, Mexico and New Zealand are members of an earlier
version of UPOV (1978) that is not as anti-farmer. Malaysia is
not a member of UPOV. Brunei doesnt even have a plant
variety protection law.
[6] See: Alex Press, The Trans-Pacific Partnership will hurt
farmers and make seed companies richer, The Nation, 10 June
2016, https://www.thenation.com/article/the-trans-pacificpartnership-will-hurt-farmers-and-make-seed-companiesricher/
[7] See: Report of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on
Intellectual Property Rights (ITAC-15), Washington DC, 3
December 2015, https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/ITAC-15Intellectual-Property.pdf, p. 10.
[8] Michael Froman, US Trade Representative, speaking at the
Council on Foreign Relations, 20 June 2016,
http://www.cfr.org/trade/future-us-trade-trans-pacificpartnership-conversation-michael-froman/p37973
[9] See: Mohammed Idriss, Save our seeds from corporate
control, Malaysiakini, 15 October 2015,
https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/314296 and Karina Yong,
The TPPA: trading human rights?, Malay Mail, 20 December
2015, http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/thetppa-trading-human-rights.
[10] See: Chile: Miles en las calles rechazan TPP y Ley
Monsanto, Servindi, 26 January 2016,
http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Secciones/Noticias/Chil
e_Miles_en_las_calles_rechazan_TPP_y_Ley_Monsanto and
Luca Seplveda Ruiz, El TPP, un acuerdo de las
transnacionales contra los movimientos sociales, Diario U
Chile, 27 May 2016, http://radio.uchile.cl/2016/05/27/el-tpp-un-
acuerdo-de-las-transnacionales-contra-los-movimientossociales
[11] Witoon Lianchamroon, personal communication, 21 June
2016.
[12] KMP, Farmers October Protests to highlight broad
peoples opposition to global land grabbing and plunder,
Quezon City, 7 October 2015,
http://kilusangmagbubukidngpilipinas.com/?p=1004
[13] The Pacific Alliance is a trade bloc composed of Chile,
Colombia, Mexico and Peru, with Costa Rica and Panama in the
process of becoming members. Argentina is the latest official
observer.
[14] See: GRAIN, New leaked chapter of Asia trade deal shows
RCEP will undercut farmers control over seeds, 24 May 2016,
https://www.grain.org/e/5498.
[15] Korea is not a member of TPP but is a member of UPOV
1991. The government does aspire to join TPP.
[16] These datasets are a work in progress. If there are any
additions or corrections you would like to share, please contact
us at grain@grain.org.
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Comprehensive Economic
Making Sense of the

CETA
An analysis of the final text of the
CanadaEuropean Union
Comprehensive Economic and
Trade Agreement
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/defaul
t/files/uploads/publications/National
%20Office/2014/09/Making_Sense_of_the_CET
A.pdf
EU, this issue is mandated by the Codex

Alimentarius Commission, specifically the
General Code on Food Labelling,
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1390e/a139
0e00.pdf
Margaret Thatcher cabinet of vegetables

(08Apr13)
https://www.youtube.co
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v=DPzzgE34YQY
EU-CANADA TRADE DEAL: ... and: European Court Opinion:

Canada PNR deal cannot be signed (EDRI,
Brussels briefing:
Transatlantic trade deal is
'priority' for the United
States
Sarah Collins
PUBLISHED
27/07/2016
1
Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy
Tough talks are continuing on with EU trade

agreements, particularly with Canada and
the US.
The proposed agreements could offer new market
opportunities for Irish agri-food products.
But critics say they will lead to the lowering of health,
social and environmental standards in the EU, and hand
corporations too much power.
The US deal is far from finished, but US Secretary of State
John Kerry said in Brussels last week that the agreement known as the transatlantic trade and investment
partnership, or TTIP - was "a priority", particularly in the
light of the recent Brexit vote.
"It has the ability to act as a counter to whatever negatives
may or may not ultimately attach themselves to whatever
construct is negotiated between the UK and Europe," Mr

Kerry said.
The UK will still be able to join TTIP when it leaves the
EU, officials have confirmed.
Meanwhile, the controversy continues over a trade deal
with Canada - known as a Comprehensive Economic and
Trade Agreement, or CETA - which has been agreed but
not officially signed.
Germany's far-left Die Linke party has filed a complaint
against the deal with the German Constitutional Court,
saying it violates fundamental law, European law and
human rights.
And Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has urged enterprise
minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor to delay it. The
Commission this month went against its own legal advice
by sending it back to parliaments for final sign-off, and
says it intends to sign and start the deal in October at the
EU-Canada summit.
Mr Carthy said Ms O'Connor was "reckless" for supporting
early application before the parliamentary votes have had
time to go through.
"Almost all of the dangers that have been highlighted in
the TTIP US trade deal are also contained within CETA,"
Mr Carthy said.
However, EU companies have recently appealed to Donald
Tusk, who chairs regular EU summits, to make sure the
agreement takes effect as soon as possible.
BusinessEurope, a group representing EU companies, said
the swift signature of the agreement was a "important
signal in a time of so many challenges and uncertainties".
"If the provisional application of CETA is delayed, the
signal sent to European companies and other trading
partners would be that the EU is no longer able to deliver
on one of its key policy areas, one that is critical for
boosting economic growth and job creation," the group
said in a letter to Mr Tusk last week.
Despite the controversies, the EU is pressing ahead other
trade talks, launching negotiations last week with

Indonesia.
Climate targets will pose big challenge

for agri sector
Last week saw the EU hand out national 2030 emission
reduction targets for certain sectors, including agriculture.
The climate targets will be a challenge, as they call for
major investments to clean up Ireland's largest-emitting
sector.
Agriculture is Ireland's largest indigenous industry,
generating 10.7pc of all goods exports and accounting for
8.4pc of total employment, according to government
figures.
But it also accounts for 30pc of Ireland's total carbon
emissions, and emissions in the sector are rising,
according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
A recent study by NGO coalitions Stop Climate Chaos and
the Environmental Pillar found that Irish agriculture emits
more per calorie of bovine food produced than the
European average.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said Ireland's
approach is one of "carbon neutrality in the agriculture
and land-use sector, including forestry".
The EU's national emission reduction targets range from
zero to 40pc for agriculture, transport, buildings and
waste (compared to 2005 levels).
The targets allow nine small, agriculture-heavy or forestrich countries - including Ireland - to use carbon sinks,
such as forests and grasslands, to help meet the targets,
and allow all countries some flexibility to transfer excess
credits from the emissions trading scheme (ETS).
Ireland got a 30pc target but is entitled to the highest
leeway on forests and ETS allowances.
http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/
brussels-briefing-transatlantic-trade-deal-ispriority-for-the-united-states-34911025.html
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL
WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE UNDER ARTICLE
31- 1 JANUARY 1995
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/israel.pdf
Headline:CETAandEUregressivetradeagenda,shouldbeallowedto
RestinPeaceCarthy
24October,2016byMattCarthyMEP
Sinn Fin MEP for the Midlands North West has welcomed the
cancellation of the EUCanada Summit following the confirmation on
Monday that the position of the French Speaking Wallonian regional
ParliamenthasmeantthatBelgiumcannotgiveitsconsenttotheCETA
tradeagreement.
SpeakingfromStrasbourgCarthysaid:
DespiteseriouspressurefromtheEuropeanCommission,theWallonain
ParliamenthastodayconfirmedthatitwillnotgrantitsconsenttotheEU
CanadaFreeTradeAgreement,CETA,meaningthatBelgiumcannotsign
up to the toxic deal which has at its heart the controversial and
undemocraticInvestmentCourtSystem.Thisisavictoryfornotonly
regions, such as Wallonia, who have been severely impacted by job
lossesoverthepast10years,butalsoforcitizensalloverEuropewho
havecampaignedhardtodefeatthisdeal.
Overthelastweek,theWallonianParliamenthasbeenvictimtothreats
andultimatumstoratifyCETA,despitetwocleardemocraticvotesover
thelastyearagainstthetermsofthedeal.TheFrenchspeakingBelgian
regionhasbeenthreatenedintermsofthefundingitreceivesfromthe
EU and has been challenged by the EU Trade Commissioner and
Presidents of the European Institutions, all of whom have wilfully
ignoredthemillionsofcitizens,lawyersandjudgeswhohavecomeout
againstthisdealoverthelastyear.Regardlessoftheirownpositionon
CETAtheIrishgovernmentshouldhavebeendemandingthattheBelgian
politicalprocessberespected.
ItisclearthattheWallonionParliamenthasspentmoretimeandcarried
out more analysis on the true impact of CETA than most national
parliaments, certainly more than the Dil in Dublin. The Irish
Governmentnotonlychosetocompletelyignorethevoteintheupper
Seanad earlier this month against CETA, but has prevented any real
debatetakenplaceatDillevel. FineGaelsEPPgrouphaveblocked
proposalsforreportsfromEuropeanParliamentcommitteesincludingthe
Agriculture&Ruraldevelopmentcommittee.
TheEUinstitutionsneedtorecognisethatthereisnopopularsupport
amongcitizensfortradedealslikeCETA.Thereisarequirementfora
serious rethink of the EUs trade policy agenda. This agreement, a
precursorfortheTTIP,waspresentedtothepeopleunderthesameold
pretencesofwhatsgoodfortradeisgoodforjobs.Howeverastrong
campaign by civil societies, trade unions, farming organisations, left
wing and progressive political parties has ensured that the real issues
havecometotheforefront.
AsanMEPrepresentingaruralconstituencythatcouldstandtoloseour
massivelyfromthistypeofdeal,Isendmysolidaritytoparliamentarians
inWallonia.IwillcontinuetopushforaproperdebateinIrelandsothat
theIrishpeopleareofferedarealdiscussionontheconsequences.
CETA,andtheEUswiderregressivetradeagenda,mustbeallowedto
restinPeace.TheEuropeaninstitutionsandtheircheerleader
governmentsmustrecognisethattheirtradeagendahasfailedall
democraticitsfirstdemocratictest.Itstimeforanew,progressive,
citizencentredtradepolicytobeadopted.

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