Comments on: TPP等の貿易協定発効前に 交渉参加国に対して法律変更を求める 米国の法的「承認手続き」に関するQ&A

The US withholds the steps that are necessary to bring a free trade treaty into force until the other party has changed its relevant domestic laws and regulations to meet US expectations of its obligations under the agreement. In the past, US ‘expectations’ have gone beyond what is in the actual text.