Miscellaneous International Trade Notices

February 6, 2009 |Top News

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has posted the opening statements from its February 4, 2009 hearing on International Piracy on the High Seas. The statements include comments by Committee Chairman Oberstar and Subcommittee Chairman Cummings. (News release, dated 02/04/09, available at http://transportation.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=814)

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1. Opening Statements from International Piracy Hearing Posted

2. BIS Denies Export Privileges for Theresa Huei-Min Chang

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a notice announcing that Theresa Huei-Min Chang, her representatives, assigns, or agents may not participate, directly or indirectly, in any way in any transaction involving any commodity, software or technology exported or to be exported from the U.S. that is subject to the Export Administration Regulations and listed on the Commerce Control List (CCL) for two years, etc. (FR Pub 02/05/09, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-2319.pdf)

3. Treasury Designates Kurdish Group, Added to OFAC's SDN List

The Treasury Department designated the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), a Kurdish group operating in the border region between Iraq and Iran, under Executive Order 13224 for being controlled by the terrorist group Kongra-Gel (KGK, aka the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK). The Office of Foreign Assets Control has also issued a notice announcing that this entity has been added to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. (Treasury news release, dated 02/04/09, available at http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg14.htm)

4. Export Registry Form Required for Textile, Apparel Exports to Turkey

The Office of Textiles and Apparel has announced that as of February 1, 2009, all textile and apparel exports to Turkey will require an Export Registry Form. The Exporter Registry Form must be filled out and authenticated by a competent authority, such as a local Chamber of Commerce, that is authorized to approve the genuineness of signatures and seals appearing on documents. The Exporter Registry Form must then be taken or sent to the nearest Turkish Consulate to be approved. The completed and approved form must then be sent to the importer in Turkey to complete registration. (OTEXA notice, dated 02/03/09, available at http://web.ita.doc.gov/otexa/hotiss.nsf/7bfa72c94f543da685256e5b00498a4d/8f46be8d6e8e987d85257552006cc739?OpenDocument)

5. Three Foreign Executives Indicted for Their Roles in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy

The Justice Department announced that on February 3, 2009, a federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against two former executives from Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. and one former executive from LG Display Co. Ltd. for their participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) panels. (Justice Department news release, dated 02/03/09, available at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/February/09-at-092.html)

6. CBSA Updates D Series Checklist

The Canadian Border Services Agency has posted its D Series checklist for January 2009. (Checklist available at http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d0/d0-200901.pdf)

7. WTO Issues Trade Policy Review for Guatemala

The World Trade Organization has issued its Trade Policy Review for Guatemala. According to the WTO, since its last review in 2002, Guatemala has continued to place trade liberalization at the core of its development strategy, taking measures such as the streamlining of customs procedures, lowering tariffs, and adopting new government procurement and intellectual property rights legislation; these measures have helped expand trade and investment.(News release, dated 02/04/09, available at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/212&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en)