The President has issued a notice that he is continuing for one year the national emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation, as declared in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000. EO 13159 blocks property and interests in property of the Russian Government in the U.S. or in the possession or control of U.S. persons that are directly related to the implementation of the agreement between the U.S. and Russia concerning the disposition of highly enriched uranium extracted from nuclear weapons, and related contracts and agreements (collectively, the HEU Agreements). The President's letter to Congress is available here.
Russia export controls and sanctions
The use of export controls and sanctions on Russia has surged since the country's invasion of Crimea in 2014, and especially its invasion of Ukraine in in February 2022. Similar export controls and sanctions have been imposed by U.S. allies, including the EU, U.K. and Japan. The following is a listing of recent articles in Export Compliance Daily on export controls and sanctions imposed on Russia:
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of solid urea from Russia (A-821-801) covering the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices 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 a subsequent ITT article):
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a radio broadcast which states that Russia will be lifting its ban on grain exports, mostly wheat, and Ukraine has announced a similar move, which means that the countries do not expect the crop disaster like that in 2010, and they expect ample supplies. A USDA official states that the countries may be overly optimistic, and forecasts a comeback, but not at 2009 levels.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in a future issue of ITT):
At the EU-Russia Summit on June 9-10, 2011, President of the European Commission Barroso stated that the European Union and Russia have agreed that Russia's ban of all vegetables imports from the EU imposed due to the E. Coli outbreak in Germany, will be lifted. The countries also agreed that a system of certification of the vegetables' safety by the European Commission will be put in place without any delay and details on this certificate will be finalized as soon as possible.
The World Economic Forum has released its Indonesia Competitiveness Report 2011 which draws on findings of the Global Competitive Index 2010-2011 (GCI). Indonesia ranks 44th among 139 economies in the CGI ranking. According to the report, Indonesia has progressed in each of 12 categories of the index. This improvement in the overall ranking is the highest of all G20 countries. WEF states that Indonesia now compares favorably with the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), with the exception of China.
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on June 9, 2011:
In the June 10, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in a future issue of ITT):