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Robert E. Lighthizer: “But if I see slippage in those standards from what they had already agreed to under TPP, that is going to be a problem…”

On the recordJune 21, 2017
But if I see slippage in those standards from what they had already agreed to under TPP, that is going to be a problem from my perspective too.
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Robert E. Lighthizer

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Expressing concern over potential regression in trade standards from TPP.

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