> That's not at all how the TPP works. Trade agreements and specifically the investor-state dispute settlements they allow can effectively "override" local law

> That's not at all how the TPP works. Trade agreements and specifically the investor-state dispute settlements they allow can effectively "override" local laws. Arguably worse, trade agreements can have a chilling effect preventing local laws from being proposed or adopted if they are deemed inconsistent with existing trade agreements. > Wednesday’s 300-131 vote repealing the country-of-origin labels for meat follows a series of rulings by the World Trade Organization finding the labeling discriminates against animals imported from Canada and Mexico. [0] > Canada repealed its ban on MMT and agreed to pay Ethyl $13 million in order to avoid the $250 million damages Ethyl claimed in its NAFTA suit. [1] > EU moves to regulate hormone-damaging chemicals linked to cancer and male infertility were shelved following pressure from US trade officials over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade deal, newly released documents show. [2] > Countries around the globe are implementing tobacco control policies from graphic warning labels to plain packaging and the tobacco industry has responded, using investor-state dispute settlement provisions in trade and investment treaties to both challenge countries’ policies and threaten others. The industry actions have had a significant chilling effect intimidating other countries from moving forward with policies to prevent or reduce tobacco consumption. The tobacco industry’s behavior is a real and direct threat to public health. [3] [0]: http://www.wsj.com/articles/house-votes-to-remove-country-of-origin-labels-on-meat-sold-in-u-s-1433990294 http://www.wsj.com/articles/house-votes-to-remove-country-of... [1]: http://www.citizen.org/trade/article_redirect.cfm?ID=5479 http://www.citizen.org/trade/article_redirect.cfm?ID=5479 [2]: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/22/eu-dropped-pesticide-laws-due-to-us-pressure-over-ttip-documents-reveal http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/22/eu-droppe... [3]: https://www.apha.org/~/media/files/pdf/advocacy/letters/2015/150720_ustr_tpp.ashx https://www.apha.org/~/media/files/pdf/advocacy/letters/2015...