On July 30, 2010, Representative Critz (D) and two co-sponsors1 introduced H.R. 6007, the Trade Enforcement Priorities Act, to amend 19 USC 2420 to strengthen provisions relating to the identification of U.S. trade expansion priorities.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requesting comments on a proposed extension and revision of an information collection that would revise CBP Form 301 in order to accurately reflect the changes that have occurred with regard to CBP bonds.
In Aromont USA Inc., v. U.S., the Court of International Trade determined that certain food flavorings (derived from veal, chicken, duck, lamb, beef, fish, lobster, mushroom or vegetable stock), imported from France should not be classified as soups or broths, but instead as unfinished food preparations, principally used as ingredients in gravies, sauces, and salad dressings.
The International Trade Commission has released "The Year in Trade 2009: Operation of the Trade Agreements Program," its annual overview of the previous year's trade-related activities.
On July 1, 2010, Representative Lofgren (D) and 9 co-sponsors1 introduced H.R. 5694, the One Global Internet Act of 2010, to combat trade barriers that threaten the maintenance of a single, open, global Internet, mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access and related measures; and to promote the free flow of information.
The National Marine Fisheries Service is reopening the comment period on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking on developing procedures for evaluating commercial imports of fish and fish products with respect to marine mammal bycatch to implement provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA1).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a notice seeking comment on the possible modification or termination of its April 2009 imposition of a 10% additional duty on imports of softwood lumber from certain Canadian provinces, as Canada is taking steps to address the situation through the imposition of a 10% export charge.
The following summary provides details of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s proposed rule that would establish a publicly available and searchable database on CPSC’s Web site on the safety of consumer products and other products or substances regulated by CPSC, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).
The Food and Drug Administration requests comments on the draft second edition of its guidance, “Questions and Answers Regarding the Reportable Food Registry as Established by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (Edition 2),” which provides further information to the industry in complying with RFR requirements and on the new Safety Reporting Portal.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued its proposed “15 Month Rule1” on Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) testing and labeling for product certification, one of the agency’s most important CPSIA rulemakings. The proposed rule would create a new 16 CFR Part 1107 to establish requirements for: