US, EU Negotiators Set to Launch Market Access, Rules of Origin Talks in TTIP Round

U.S. and European Union trade officials convened in Arlington, Va. on May 19 for the first of five days of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. The officials are targeting progress on regulatory coherence, intellectual property rights and labor gaps, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Negotiators are set to begin work on May 20 on services and investment, technical barriers to trade, agricultural market access and rules of origin chapters, as well, said USTR.