Introduction

On June 30, the U.S. Trade Representative released a 7-page report entitled "Determinations and Report of the President Concerning the Review of Bolivia and Ecuador with Regard to the Andean Trade Preference Act, as Amended" under cover of a letter from President Obama. In that Report, President Obama determined that duty-free treatment and other preferential treatment under the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) would remain in effect for U.S. imports from Ecuador but not for Bolivia. The Report inter alia briefly reviews various arbitrations as part of the background to these ...