They could also sue over local or state laws they didn’t like. The TPP would cover 40 percent of the world’s economy. Existing laws and regulations on food safety, environmental protection, drug prices, local contracting, and internet freedom would all be up for challenge. And the decision-makers on such suits would not be local judges and juries; they’d be affiliated with the World Bank, an institution dedicated to corporate interests. CAN IT BE STOPPED? Citizen groups believe they can stop the TPP if there is enough outcry. They point to previous victories over the WTO (World Trade Organization) and FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas). - See more at: labornotes.org/2013/07/secret-tpp-deal-would-void-democracy#sthash.WOUncNLf.dpuf LOOK WHAT IS HAPPENING IN URUGUAY!!!! SOON TO BE A NEIGHBOR NEAR YOU!. corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15991 Philip Morris filed the original complaint on February 19, 2010, claiming that Uruguays laws were a violation of a 1991 bilateral investment treaty between Uruguay and Switzerland. The company says that legal requirements that graphic warnings about the health hazards of smoking must cover most of the surface area of cigarette packets have harmed the company’s trademarks and profits.
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