Mexico's Diario Oficial of June 20, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) will meet in Rome, Italy, July 2-7, said the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The core of the agenda is consideration of proposed amendments to the Procedural Manual, the adoption of 23 new or revised standards (or groups of standards) proposed by 12 committees (along with the revocation of existing standards that are being superseded by any newly adopted standards), and the consideration of proposals for new work or the discontinuation of work proposed by committees, said FSIS. Agendas and documents that will be under consideration for both committees are available here.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said the U.S. is leading a working group on the establishment of Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) work priorities, and has invited member governments to propose new work for consideration by the working group, including the possible revision and/or revocation of existing codes of practice. Comments should be sent to Jenny Scott, senior advisor, Office of Food Safety, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (jenny.scott@fda.hhs.gov), and to Barbara McNiff, senior advisor, U.S. Codex Office (Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov), with a copy to the Codex Secretariat (codex@fao.org) by September 7.
In the May 30, 2012 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 24), CBP published a notice that proposes to modify rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff treatment of recovered refrigerant gas.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the June 6 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration published notices in the June 5 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said the public meeting for the 35th Session or the Codex Alimentarius Commission will be June 5 in Washington, D.C. The public meeting will discuss U.S. draft positions for the items on the agenda for the Commission, including adoption of proposed standards and amendments to existing standards, the proposed revocation of existing standards, the approval of new work proposals and budgetary matters. The Commission will meet in Rome, Italy, July 2-7, 2012. Individuals may also participate via teleconference by calling 1-888-858-2144; Participant Code: 6208658. Agenda for the meeting with links to documents to be discussed available here.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's web site as of June 4, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the June 4, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France (A-427-801), Germany (A-428-801, and Italy (A-475-801) for 32 companies, all of which were preliminarily assigned zero rates. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.