U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice on staged entry for overshipments of certain categories subject to 2005 China safeguard quotas.
According to a press release from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and USTR sources, duty-free benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program have been reinstated for Ukraine effective January 23, 2006.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a limited exclusion order in its section 337 patent-based investigation of certain light-emitting diodes and products containing the same by reason of infringement of various patent claims. In addition, the ITC is announcing the termination of this investigation.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting comments by 10 a.m. on February 13, 2006 regarding whether any foreign countries should be identified under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 USC 2242), which is commonly referred to as the "Special 301" provision of the Trade Act.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule to amend its regulations at 7 CFR Parts 319, 330, and 340 regarding the importation of nursery stock. Comments on the proposed rule are due by February 13, 2006.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective December 8, 2005, to amend its regulations at 7 CFR Part 305 and 319 in order to relieve certain restrictions on various fruits and vegetables, among other things.
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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective December 28, 2005, that amends 7 CFR Part 319 regarding the importation of wheat and related articles by removing the prohibitions related to foreign strains of flag smut (flag smut) for a specific country or locality (country), if a risk evaluation indicates that such wheat and related articles from that country would not introduce other plant pests.
In January 2005, APHIS issued final rule which established a category of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) minimal risk regions and added Canada to this category. The final rule provided conditions for the importation of certain live ruminants and ruminant products and by products from such regions.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued notices announcing the availability of a revised compliance policy guide on prior notice (PN) of imported food as well as the second edition of a questions-and-answers (Q&A) document regarding the final rule on establishment and maintenance of records under the Bioterrorism Act.