In the absence of progress in the revision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement), the European Union (EU) is making efforts to develop and disseminate rules on subsidies through free trade agreements (FTAs). What is particularly...

Throughout the world, and more recently in East Asia, it has become increasingly popular for countries to incorporate detailed competition related provisions (CRPs) in their Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). For instance, recent FTAs between East Asian countries, such as the Japan–Viet Nam...