Whether Europe has a net neutrality problem, and if so what the European Commission should do about it, remains far from resolved, judging from several responses to an EC public consultation on the issues. The inquiry closed Sept. 30 and comments haven’t yet been posted. The position taken by telecom companies and ISPs -- which say brisk competition among providers precludes a need for regulation -- is clearly at odds with that of digital rights activists and public broadcasters that say rules may be necessary to keep the Internet open.
Whether Europe has a net neutrality problem, and if so what the European Commission should do about it, remains far from resolved, judging from several responses to an EC public consultation on the issues. The inquiry closed Sept. 30 and comments haven’t yet been posted. The position taken by telecom companies and ISPs -- which say brisk competition among providers precludes a need for regulation -- is clearly at odds with that of digital rights activists and public broadcasters that say rules may be necessary to keep the Internet open.
The Government Accountability has issued its report examining the connection between minerals trade with the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and human rights abuses, and the efforts to help control the trade.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of purified carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 (A-201-834).
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.
In an October 4, 2010 decision, Lizarraga Customs Broker v. U.S. et al., the Court of International Trade entered into record U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “Confession of Judgment” in favor of Lizarraga Customs Broker, in which CBP conceded to not suspend or deactivate Mr. Lizarraga entry filer code for any past fact or event.
The International Trade Administration has posted rebuttal comments received by the National Candle Association (NCA) and two candle importers, HSE USA Inc.; and Trade Associates Group (TAG), Ltd., in response to comments on the ITA's preliminary new interpretation for determining whether novelty candles are in the scope of the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from China.
The Court of International Trade has entered U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “confession of judgment” in favor of Lizarraga Customs Broker, which was filed in response to Lizarraga’s pending motion for a preliminary injunction.
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
According to the Canada Gazette, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is initiating investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain metal bar grating of carbon, alloy, or stainless steel originating in or exported from China.The Canadian International Trade Tribunal's preliminary injury determination is due by November 19, 2010.