In the May 11-13 editions of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted (here):
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 4 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On May 1 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative called out a range of countries for intellectual property rights violations on April 30 in its Special 301 Report . China and India were named to USTR’s Priority Watch List, the group of countries that host the largest-scale IP infringement. The 2014 Special 301 Report established an out-of-cycle review for India, and the agency later declined to label India a Priority Foreign Country, the most severe USTR classification for IP violations (see 1410140100).
The Justice Department will bring criminal charges against Lumber Liquidators for Lacey Act violations, according to the company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29 (here). DOJ has been investigating Lumber Liquidators products since at least September 2013, when it executed a search warrant at the company’s corporate offices (see 13092716). According to news reports from that time, the raid may have been related to wood imported by Lumber Liquidators that originated in Russia but was entered as coming from a different company. Lumber Liquidators now reports that “in recent communications, the DOJ indicted that it is seeking criminal charges under the Lacey Act.” A DOJ spokesman said the “investigation is ongoing,” but declined to comment further.
On April 27 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
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In the April 25-27 editions of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted (here):
The recently introduced Generalized System of Preferences renewal bill would likely retroactively cover all products, except imports from Russia and Bangladesh, filed as GSP-eligible since expiration of the program on July 31, 2013 , said a number of trade experts. Based on an initial reading of the language of the legislation, the bill seems to apply GSP benefits retroactively regardless of the date of liquidation or reliquidation of an entry during the lapse, they said, while reserving total judgment because of the complexity of legislative language.
On April 20 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: