On May 10, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
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 May 10, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On May 7, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Administration said Under Secretary Francisco Sánchez will lead an energy efficiency trade mission to Russia June 4-7, 2012. The U.S. delegation will include a senior U.S. Department of Energy official and representatives from 13 U.S. firms that offer a broad range of technologies to improve energy efficiency (see press release for list of firms).
The Food Safety and Inspection Service recently revised export requirements and plant lists for the following countries:
The Foreign Agricultural Service amended the availability and maximum allowable tenor of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2012, for the following countries/regions:
On April 30, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The office of U.S. Trade Representative released its annual 2012 Special 301 review process based on compliance with intellectual property rights, and IPR enforcement in 77 trading partners. The Special 301 Report provides a means for the United States to promote the protection and enforcement of IPR. For companies on the list, the U.S. Government could initiate dispute settlement proceedings at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) or other trade bodies, or eliminate tariff preferences.
China and Russia signed 27 trade contracts worth $15 billion, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said in Moscow April 28, according to the official Chinese government web site. During the signing ceremony, it said, Li proposed that both China and Russia endeavor together to further promote their trade and economic cooperation. China is Russia's top trade partner, with bilateral trade volume reaching $79.25 billion in 2011, up 42.7 percent year-on-year.
House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.) voiced his support April 26 for plans for a hearing on giving Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) announced by the committee's Chairman, Dave Camp (R-Mich.) Levin said the hearing is long overdue, considering it has been four months since Russia was granted membership to the World Trade Organization.