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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that she expects that future limited free trade agreements focused on battery minerals with the European Union and other trusted allies would not need approval from Congress.Yellen told reporters on the sidelines of a G20 finance meeting in India that such agreements, which would be aimed at granting automakers based in Europe, Japan and other countries access to new US tax credits for electric vehicles, would also likely include high labor standards and export control provisions to ensure secure supply chains. QUOTE
US acting quickly to build on plans to promote battery raw materials availability to trusted allies IMO

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