Current standards for extra virgin olive oil are widely unenforced and allow a wide range of olive oil qualities to be marketed as extra virgin, weakening the competitiveness of high-quality U.S.-produced olive oil, said an August International Trade Commission report released Sept. 12 (here). It also said many U.S. consumers are unable to distinguish quality differences, so they "gravitate toward less costly oils, giving an advantage to large bottlers that sell low-cost imported product." Last year, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., asked the agency to look at the industry (see 12092633).
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products that may be considered technical barriers to trade. Broker Power delays its publication of these postings for 2-3 weeks because there is often a delay until NIST makes the text of the regulations available.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products that may be considered technical barriers to trade. Broker Power delays its publication of these postings for 2 - 3 weeks as there is often a delay until NIST makes the text of the regulations available.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products that may be considered technical barriers to trade. Broker Power delays its publication of these postings in for 2 - 3 weeks as there is often a delay until NIST makes the text of the regulations available.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products that may be considered technical barriers to trade. Broker Power delays its publication of these postings in for 2 - 3 weeks as there is often a delay until NIST makes the text of the regulations available.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products that may be considered technical barriers to trade. Broker Power delays its publication of these postings in IT Now for 2 - 3 weeks as there is often a delay until NIST makes the text of the regulations available.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that it has updated the HTS on the ACE "References" tab to direct the user to the U.S. International Trade Commission website. Users can simply select the "Launch USITC Site" to navigate directly to the HTS. CBP notes that the "Tariff History" hyperlink is no longer operational in the ACE Portal; users should use the "HTS Archive" on the ITC website. (CSMS 09-000374, dated 12/22/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17770&page=&srch_argv=09-000374&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a proposed rule that would revise 7 CFR 51.38 governing the inspection and certification for fresh fruits, vegetables and other products by increasing certain fees charged for the inspection of these products at destination markets for the next two fiscal years (FYs) (FY 2007 and FY 2008) by approximately 15%.