The European Commission has published its first annual report to the European Council on trade and investment barriers for EU companies in EU strategic partner countries (the U.S., China, India, Russia, Japan, Brazil and Argentina). The report highlights efforts needed to tackle market access barriers related to government procurement, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection, the sustainable supply of raw materials, and customs-related barriers.
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:
On March 9, 2011, Vice President Biden addressed a Roundtable discussion with American and Russian business leaders. In his remarks, the Vice President expressed support for Russia’s bid to join the World Trade Organization and the lifting of Jackson-Vanik. According to Biden, the U.S. and Russia are making progress on bilateral issues that have caused friction in the past such as agricultural trade and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
On March 9, 2011, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk testified before the Senate Finance Committee at a hearing on the President’s 2011 trade agenda.
On March 9, 2011, the Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Administration is revoking the antidumping duty order on magnesium metal from Russia (A-821-819), pursuant to the International Trade Commission's final sunset review determination.
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor” in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order’s duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a notice of Export Library Revisions for February 2011. The notice provides links to the pages of the Export Library for countries that have made changes in their export requirements during February as follows:
On March 1, 2011, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative posted to its website the President’s 2011 Trade Policy Agenda and 2010 Annual Report, which contains information on his trade priorities, including exports, free trade agreements, trade preferences, intellectual property rights, and enforcement.
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice announcing the opportunity for interested parties to request administrative reviews by March 31, 2011 for the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders, for the identified review periods.