Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
On October 19, 2006, the President continued for one year the national emergency that was declared on October 21, 1995 by Executive Order (EO) 12978 with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia. (FR Pub 10/20/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-8840.pdf)
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1. President Continues National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia
2. OFAC Blocks Property of One Additional Entity Under EO 13382
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a notice which publishes the names of one newly-designated entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13382 (Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters). The entity is Great Wall Airlines Company Limited (aka Great Wall Airlines; aka Changcheng Hangkong; a joint venture cargo airline between Singapore Airlines, Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and Dahlia Investments Pte Ltd). (See Singapore Airlines Cargo press release for information on the joint venture, dated 05/19/05, available at http://www.siacargo.com/news190505.asp) (See ITT's Online Archives or 07/27/06 news, 06072720 for BP summary of Treasury's EO 13382 designating CGWIC as supporting Iranian missile proliferation.) (FR Pub 08/25/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-14103.pdf)
3. FAS Posts Hong Kong Exporter Guide to its Web Site
The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has posted to its Web site an attach report which announces the release of an exporter guide on Hong Kong with information on Hong Kong's market for U.S. consumer oriented agricultural products, its bourgeoning inbound tourism industry, and its potential as a front door for U.S. exporters to re-export its products to China and Macau, etc. (FAS attach report, posted 10/17/06, available at http://www.fas.usda.gov/scripts/gd.asp?ID=146249250)
4. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Action
The FTZB has issued the following notice of recent FTZ action:
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FMC notice (reissuances & applicants) (FR Pub 10/25/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-17882.pdf