https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=27159 Ministers agreed to establish a Joint Facilitative Mechanism to mitigate non-tariff barriers by pursuing mutual recognition of international laboratory results and bilateral mutual recognition arrangements, eliminating duplicative testing and reducing compliance costs for trade in high-quality goods. They also committed to joint initiatives on critical minerals, trade facilitation, supply chains and high-tech products, and addressed regulatory issues including a Social Security Totalization Agreement, seafood export measures, U.S. regulatory inspections in India, and consideration of beneficiary status under the Generalized System of Preferences subject to statutory eligibility. en-us Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:42:58 +0530 Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:42:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=27159 Ministers agreed to establish a Joint Facilitative Mechanism to mitigate non-tariff barriers by pursuing mutual recognition of international laboratory results and bilateral mutual recognition arrangements, eliminating duplicative testing and reducing compliance costs for trade in high-quality goods. They also committed to joint initiatives on critical minerals, trade facilitation, supply chains and high-tech products, and addressed regulatory issues including a Social Security Totalization Agreement, seafood export measures, U.S. regulatory inspections in India, and consideration of beneficiary status under the Generalized System of Preferences subject to statutory eligibility. News - Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:42:58 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=27159