On November 9, 2010, the European Commission laid out its five-year blueprint for a European Union trade policy to help revitalize Europe's economy, reduce trade barriers, and to take a more assertive approach to ensure the benefits of trade reach European citizens.
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:
FSIS has provided updated information for the export of U.S. meat and poultry to the following countries:
The Justice Department has announced settlements totaling $156,565,000 with Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. and its U.S. subsidiary, as well as five oil and gas service companies and subsidiaries, to resolve investigations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.
The White House has issued a press release on the President’s upcoming trip to Asia during which he will discuss how the U.S. is trying to pursue greater U.S. exports in Asian markets. He will also discuss the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement in a bilateral meeting with Korea’s President, have bilateral meetings with Japan and Australia on economic and security issues, mark Russia's progress toward entering the WTO in a bilateral meeting with Russia, and attend the APEC meetings and leaders retreat.
In a NewsRadio broadcast, the Department of Agriculture has announced that Russia has extended its grain export ban until mid-summer 2011. A USDA grains analyst states that the U.S. has picked up some limited extra sales of grain because of the Russian export ban and may pick up more into the new marketing year.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations announced that at the recent East Asian Summit (EAS), leaders extended formal invitations to the Russian Federation and the U.S. to join next year's EAS, which will expand participation from 16 to 18 countries in this ASEAN summit generally held after annual ASEAN leaders' meetings.
The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information:
Xinhuanet.com reports thtat Russian presidential aide Arkadi Dvorkovich stated that the country has more than a 50 percent chance to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2011. The accession preparation will take from two to four months, after which the accession procedure is expected to begin for two or three months.
FSIS has provided updated information for the export of U.S. meat and poultry to the following countries:
In the October 27, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted: