The Office of the United States Trade Representative announces the results of 2009 Generalized System of Preferences Annual Product Review with respect to: (1) disposition of the product petitions accepted for review, including petitions to add and remove products; (2) waivers of the Competitive Need Limitations; (3) revocation of CNL waivers; and (4) de minimis waivers and redesignations. (See ITT's Online Archives or 07/02/10 news, 10070221, for previous BP summary of the 2009 Annual GSP Review results. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/06/10 news, 10070606, for BP summary of the Presidential Proclamation implementing the GSP changes.)
In the July 7, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 28), CBP published a notice that modifies a ruling in order to correctly classify the product described below.
In the July 7, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 28), CBP published notices that propose to modify or revoke 4 rulings regarding the products described below.
The European Commission has confirmed that Sri Lanka will temporarily lose its preferential access to the EU market, starting August 15, 2010. Though the European Council offered to delay its February 2010 decision to remove Sri Lanka's GSP+ status pending tangible and sustainable progress on a number of outstanding issues, the Commission has not heard anything from Sri Lankan authorities and is moving forward with the revocation.
The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission have each issued notices initiating five-year Sunset Reviews of the following antidumping duty orders:
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a notice announcing the Order revoking the following ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license is being rescinded:
In the June 23, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 26), CBP published a notice that revokes or modifies certain rulings in order to correctly classify the product described below.
In the June 23, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 26), CBP published notices that propose to modify or revoke 4 rulings regarding the products described below.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's June 23, 2010 Customs Bulletin (Volume 44, No. 26) contains 5 notices of ruling actions, as follows:
The Court of International Trade (CIT) decided the following antidumping and countervailing duty law determination in the first half of June 2010.