AUG 14, 2016 | US
Tech, Internet Groups Keep Up Fight For Trade Pact as Election Casts Shadow
Bloomberg BNA Electronic Commerce & Law Report, August 10, 2016
By Alexis Kramer
“The data flow and localization provisions within the TPP aren’t found in any other trade agreement, said Victoria Espinel, president and chief executive officer of BSA. The TPP is the first international agreement to have strong, enforceable rules on data, she said. ‘It’s an unprecedented and historical opportunity,’ Espinel said.”
Reproduced with permission from Electronic Commerce & Law Report, 21 ECLR 32 (Aug. 17, 2016). Copyright 2016 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com>
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