Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Key Provisions and Issues for Congress(; Summary; TPP Members; Potential Outcomes of TPP; TPP Debate; Introduction; Background; Congressional Consideration; TPP's Strategic Context5; Economic Significance15; TPP Economic Impact Predictions; USITC Study; Peterson Institute for International Economics Study; Tufts Global Development and Environment Institute Study; U.S.-TPP Trade and Investment28; Relationship to Existing Trade Organizations and Agreements; TPP and the WTO; The TPP and Other Asia-Pacific Trade Agreements; Core Provisions.
  • GoodsTariffs36; Background; Key Provisions with Non-U.S. FTA Countries; TPP Product-Specific Tariff Commitments: Illustrative Examples; U.S. Imports; U.S. Exports; Rules of Origin (ROO)44; Textiles, Apparel, and Footwear45; Background; USITC Estimated Economic Impact; Key Provisions; Industry Views; Motor Vehicles67; Background; USITC Estimated Economic Impact; Key Provisions; Industry Views; Services91; Background; USITC Estimated Economic Impact; Cross-Border Trade in Services; Express Delivery; Financial Services; Temporary Entry for Business Persons; Telecommunications.
  • Stakeholder and Industry ViewsAgriculture118; Background; Key Considerations; USITC Estimated Economic Impact; Specific Market Access Commitments; Other Agriculture Provisions; Geographical Indications; Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures; Agricultural Biotechnology125; Export Disciplines; Stakeholder and Industry Views; Government Procurement; Background; Key Provisions; Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)132; Background; IPR Highlights in TPP; Debate and Stakeholder Views; Patents; Copyright and Related Rights; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Industrial Designs; Investment149; Background.
  • Protections Common to TPP and U.S. Investment AgreementsDebate and Stakeholder Views; Key Provisions; Labor172; Background; Key Provisions; Environment; Background; Key Provisions; E-Commerce, Data Flows, and Digital Trade182; Background; Key Provisions; State-Owned Enterprises; Background; Key Provisions; Currency197; Background; Joint Declaration; Nontariff Barriers; Technical Barriers to Trade; Background; Key Provisions; Regulatory Coherence; Transparency and Pricing of Health Care Technology and Pharmaceuticals Annex; Customs and Trade Facilitation; Background; Key Provisions.
  • Other ProvisionsCompetition Policies; Transparency and Anti-Corruption; Trade Remedies; Development and Capacity Building; Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises; Institutional Issues; Secretariat; Dispute Settlement (DS); A "Living Agreement"; Relationship to Existing Agreements; Issues for Congress; Comprehensive, High-Standard Agreement; Role and Timing of TPA and Negotiating Objectives; Potential Economic Impact; The TPP and U.S. Trade Policy; Strategic Considerations; Potential Consequences of Not Ratifying the TPP; Implementation, Future Expansion, and Institutional Issues; Conclusion.