Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Journal of Commerce, reports that a third round of field trials for Operation Safe Commerce (OSC) are scheduled to begin in November 2005 at the ports of New York-New Jersey, Los Angeles-Long Beach, and Seattle-Tacoma, in order to test internal container sensors, nuclear/radiological weapons detection, and radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, respectively. (JOC, dated 10/24/05, www.joc.om )
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1. Third Round of Operation Safe Commerce Field Trials to Begin in Nov 2005
2. House Subcommittee Assesses Effectiveness of AGOA
According to the Washington File, at a hearing to assess the effectiveness of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) five years after its passage, one congressman stated that the program's duty benefits must be broadened to include more small-sized and medium-sized businesses in Africa. In addition, AGOA's coverage of Africa's agricultural sector, where about 80 percent of all sub-Saharan Africans earn their livelihoods, must be deepened. (Washington File, dated 10/21/05, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2005/Oct/21-115872.html )
3. WTO Issues Q&A Document, Fact Sheet on Pharmaceuticals and TRIPS
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has issued a questions-and-answers (Q&A document) as well as a fact sheet on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement's compulsory licensing provisions for pharmaceuticals. The WTO explains that compulsory licensing is when a government allows someone else to produce the patented product or process without the consent of the patent owner. Q&A document available at http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/public_health_faq_e.htm, fact sheet available at http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/factsheet_pharm00_e.htm
4. WTO Secretariat Reports Continued Decline in AD Investigations, Measures
The WTO Secretariat has issued a press release announcing that the number of new antidumping (AD) investigations and new final AD measures are continuing to decline. Among other statistics, the WTO reports that during January-June 2005, 15 members reported initiating a total of 96 new investigations, down from 106 initiations in the corresponding period of 2004. (WTO Press Release 418, dated 10/24/05, available at http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres05_e/pr418_e.htm)
5. FMC Lists OTI Reissuances, Revocations and Applications
The FMC has issued three notices that either reissue ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses, revoke OTI licenses, or list those applying for OTI licenses, as follows:
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FMC notices (FR Pub (09/28/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-19367.pdf