Yahoo! News reports that the White House has threatened to veto a bill to expand federal assistance for retraining workers who have lost their jobs because of trade. In response, Democrats warned that the White House's hopes of winning Congressional approval of trade agreements with Peru, Panama, Colombia, and South Korea were at risk. (Yahoo! News, dated 10/30/07, available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071030/pl_nm/bush_congress_trade_dc_4)
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The World Customs Organization has issued a press release announcing that the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the WCO agreed in September to work more closely in modernizing postal and customs processes, particularly to meet increased demand for the electronic transfer of customs information. (WCO press release, dated 09/07/07, available at http://www.wcoomd.org/press/?v=1&lid=1&cid=4)
Yahoo! News reports that South Korea and the European Union recently resumed free trade talks amid hopes for striking a deal by the end of this year. The fourth round of talks began with negotiations focusing on a dispute over tariffs to be removed over cars and other goods and services. (Yahoo, dated 10/15/07, available at http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071015/ts_afp/skoreaeutradefta)
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a notice announcing that on November 1, 2007 port workers, longshoremen, truckers and others at the port of Corpus Christi, Texas will begin to enroll in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. (FR Pub 10/26/07, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-21112.pdf)
President Bush has issued Executive Order 13448, effective 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight time, on October 19, 2007, blocking the property or interests in property1 of twelve additional persons, as well as persons to be determined by the Treasury Department to have provided financial, logistical, or technical support to the Government of Burma (Myanmar), to be senior officials of the Government of Burma, etc.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective October 24, 2007, which amends the Export Administration Regulations to move Burma into more restrictive country groupings and impose a license requirement for exports, reexports or transfers of most items subject to the EAR to persons1 listed in or designated pursuant to Executive Orders (EOs) 13310 and 13448.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message stating that all importers of rough diamonds must fax a copy of their Kimberly Process Certificate (KPC) to the Census Bureau upon making entry with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The President has signed into law S. 16121 which amends Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA, 50 USC 1705) in order to increase penalties against violators of sanctions law by providing the Department of the Treasury and other federal agencies greater ability to deter wrongful investment and hold violators accountable for their actions.
Delaware Online reports that Delaware Lieutenant Governor John Carney has expressed concerns over the Transportation Workers Identification Credential's cost and extensive criminal background check process, citing them as difficulties for temporary, non-unionized workers and for those with criminal backgrounds who are unable to find any other employment. (Delaware Online, dated 10/16/07, available at http://m.delawareonline.com/news.jsp?key=6993&rc=bz)
Food and Drug Administration officials have issued a statement which, among other things, states that by November 12, 2007, federal agencies that rely on Information Technology systems in their review of imported cargo must develop implementation plans to achieve interoperability of their import data systems with the International Trade Data System (ITDS) managed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (Statement, dated 10/11/07, available at http://www.fda.gov/ola/2007/importfood101107.html)