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LatinNews Daily - 18 June 2020

In brief: US seeking consultation with Mexico over biotechnology products

*US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has said that the US government plans to initiate consultations with Mexico over its failure to approve biotechnology (biotech) products manufactured in the US. Lighthizer’s comments came during a hearing before the US Congress on the implementation of the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) regional trade agreement, which is due to take full effect on 1 July. Asked about whether the three signatory countries will implement all of the USMCA provisions by then, Lighthizer admitted there was still some uncertainty over this but that the US government would act “early and often” on any violations of USMCA provisions. To this effect Lighthizer said the US government is already evaluating opening consultations with Mexico ahead of filing a formal complaint under the USMCA rules over the approval for US biotech products. “The reality is that Mexico has not approved any biotechnology products in almost two years… It is a serious problem and seems almost a philosophical problem with the new [Mexican] government”, Lighthizer said.

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