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Maine

Maine Citizen Trade Policy Commission (CTPC): The Maine CTPC was established in 2003 with the Maine Jobs, Trade and Democracy Act. The commission has formed working groups on trade and healthcare, trade and labor/economic development, and trade and environment/natural resources.

   Hot issues

Fast Track:

Legislation

• Senate Joint Resolution 649 - Safeguarding the State's Role in International Trade Agreements (To watch a video about the Senate Resolution, click here.) 

In the news

• Maine Legislature Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling for Replacement of "Fast Track" Trade Authority (Maine Fair Trade Campaign, 4/6/07)

Procurement:  Maine governors have committed the state to be bound to the following trade agreements’ restrictive government procurement provisions:

• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (For a list of the countries party to the WTO AGP, click here.)
• U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
• U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement 
• U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement

Correspondence

• Gov. Baldacci's letter to USTR Portman refusing to sign on to the restrictive government procurement rules in the US-Panama FTA and AFTA (3/20/06).
• Gov. Baldacci's letter to USTR Zoellick rescinding Maine's commitment to CAFTA's restrictive procurement rules (5/18/04)
• Maine Fair Trade Campaign Memo to Alan Stearns concerning CAFTA (5/6/04)
• Letter from State Director of International Trade to Gov. Baldacci concerning CAFTA (4/5/04)
• Letter from Maine Fair Trade Campaign and PICA to Gov. Baldacci (3/23/04)

Legislation

• An Act To Require Legislative Consultation and Approval Prior to Committing the State to Binding International Trade Agreements (June 12, 2009)

In the news

• Fair Trade Campaign Media Advisory on Maine's Withdrawal (5/19/04)
• "As Jobs Fall, Maine Blames Free Trade; Anti-NAFTA Rhetoric Echoes U.S. Anxiety," Boston Globe (3/28/04)

Services:

Correspondence

• Letter from Gov. Baldacci to USTR Reiterating GATS Concerns (8/7/06)
• Letter from Gov. Baldacci to USTR requesting that Maine be carved out from further Doha round services negotiations (4/5/06)
• Memo from Maine Fair Trade Campaign to Gov. Baldacci Regarding WTO Service Sector Talks(3/13/06)
• Letter from 29 State Attorneys General to USTR Portman expressing concerns over the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) (5/31/05)
• Letter from the National Association of Attorneys General to USTR Zoellick on GATS (7/2/03)

In the news

• "Baldacci: Cut Maine out of trade rules," Portland Press Herald (4/14/06)
• "Baldacci requests WTO exemption," Bangor Daily News (4/8/06)
• "Baldacci opts out of some WTO service-sector rules," Portland Press Herald (4/8/06)
• "Governor Leery of WTO Agreement," Maine Public Broadcasting Network (4/7/06)

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