The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of Oct. 22 (some may also be given separate headlines):

The U.S. and other countries that export scrap metals, plastics, paper or cardboard to China complained about new restrictions on waste materials at the World Trade Organization's Committee on Import Licensing. At the committee meeting, which was described by a Geneva trade official, the U.S. asked for the topic to be broached, and the European Union, Canada, Korea and Australia joined in, according to the official. The U.S. told China that its changes have led to recyclable material being buried in U.S. landfills, and said there could be a heightened threat of increased marine litter if the global recycling chain remains disrupted. The U.S. also said Chinese manufacturers have been forced to use virgin materials because so much less recyclable material is being accepted (see 1805040054).

The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body committee, which will meet Oct. 29, will consider multiple requests for panels on the legality of the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, and on the legality of the safeguard tariffs that others imposed in reaction to the Section 232 action. The U.S. notified the WTO that its consultations with the European Union, Mexico, China and Canada on their safeguards were unsuccessful, and it asks for a panel in each of those matters. Canada, Mexico, Norway, Russia, the EU and China all asked for a panel on the metals tariffs.

The World Customs Organization issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:​​

The European Union recently issued the following trade-related release (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):​​

The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of Oct. 19 (some may also be given separate headlines):

The Council of the European Union authorized the European Commission to begin trade talks with the U.S. "on high quality beef from animals not treated with certain growth promoting hormones," the council said in a news release. The council would also like to see a review of the "the functioning of the existing quota for imports of hormone-free beef into the EU," it said. That issue was not discussed during a July meeting between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (see 1807250031), the council said. "Nevertheless, finding a mutually beneficial solution to our [long-standing] dispute over beef would be a major step forward in improving our trade cooperation."

The European Union recently issued the following trade-related release (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):​​

The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of Oct. 17 (some may also be given separate headlines):

When the U.S. and the United Kingdom begin talks on a free trade agreement in April next year, Sir Kim Darroch, the United Kingdom's ambassador in Washington, said he's sure that the U.S. will argue for greater access for agricultural products. He said that the UK will be asking for more government procurement access, and for British airlines to be able to fly between U.S. cities. Darroch, who was speaking at the annual Global Services Summit on Oct. 17, expressed confidence that Britain will not crash out of the European Union, but instead Brexit will follow a "shallow and reliable glide path" with a transition period from March 29 next year through Dec. 31, 2020. No U.S.-UK trade deal can be signed until the UK is out of the EU customs union.