According to World Customs Organization (WCO) sources, the WCO Secretariat is preparing a new publication that will present all of the amendments to the Nomenclature appended to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System or HS) that are scheduled to enter into force on January 1, 2007. WCO sources state that the amendments will be commented on individually, item by item, and all of the amended legal texts will be reproduced and their background, nature and scope will be briefly explained. According to these WCO sources, publication of the document is expected in late 2005/early 2006.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Trinidad and Tobago.
Whether the DTV transition will produce an upsurge in analog TV dumping was raised Tues. in a Senate hearing and lawmakers seemed open to a fee and tax credit approach to jump-start a national electronics-waste recycling system. There are about 287 million analog TV sets in the country, Ranking Member Barbara Boxer (D-Cal.) said at an e-waste oversight hearing held by the Senate Superfund & Waste Management Subcommittee. About 90% of those devices are likely to be discarded after the digital transition, resulting in 1 billion pounds of lead entering the waste stream, she said.
The issue of whether the digital transition will mean a surge in analog TV dumping came up Tues. in a Senate hearing. Lawmakers seemed open to a fee and tax credit approach to jump-start a national electronics-waste (e- waste) recycling program. The U.S. is home to some 287 million analog TV sets, Ranking Member Barbara Boxer (D- Cal.) said at an e-waste oversight hearing by the Senate Superfund & Waste Management Subcommittee. About 90% of those devices are likely to be dumped after the digital transition, adding 1 billion pounds of lead to the waste stream, she said.
Attorneys in a court case over online pornography are sharpening swords for a hearing next week in U.S. Dist. Court, Denver, but an adult entertainment industry trade group says the Justice Dept. case has evolved dramatically in recent days. The govt. reportedly is retooling its argument against the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and allies to emphasize that record-keeping requirements aren’t onerous.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the changed circumstances antidumping (AD) duty review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Romania.
The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has posted to its Web site the following five monthly reports containing official May 2005 trade data from the Department of Census for imports and exports of textiles and apparel:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain cased pencils from China for the period of December 1, 2002 through November 30, 2003.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Romania for the period of August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004.