Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
Shippers' NewsWire reports that the World Customs Organization (WCO) has finalized a set of recommendations on the advance electronic submission of cargo information for all transport modes, which the WCO task force on security will present to the council in June 2004 for adoption. The article notes that in the U.S., the guidelines are already in the process of implementation. (SNW dated 04/06/04, www.americanshipper.com)
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1. WCO Finalizes Advance Electronic Cargo Information Guidelines
2. WCO to Host First Global Congress on Product/Trademark Counterfeiting
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has announced that it and Interpol, with the support and participation of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), are hosting the First Global Congress on product and trademark counterfeiting on May 25-26, 2004 in Brussels, Belgium in order to develop a collective understanding of the extent of the counterfeit and piracy problem, identify effective measures of governments and the private sector in anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy work, etc. (Further information available at http://www.anti-counterfeitcongress.org/wco2004/website.asp)
3. FMC Publishes Optional Bond Rider Final Rule & Request for Comments on China's Shipping Restrictions in the Federal Register
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has published in the Federal Register the following: (1) a final rule amending its regulations, effective April 6, 2004, to allow an optional rider to be filed with a licensed, non-vessel operating common carrier's (NVOCC's) proof of financial responsibility for such carriers serving the U.S. oceanborne trade with China; and (2) a notice of inquiry seeking comments by June 1, 2004 from the shipping public on the current status of shipping in the U.S. trade with China.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/06/04 news, (04040610), for the final part of BP's summary of the final rule, with a link to an earlier installment. See ITT's Online Archives or 04/05/04 news, 04040510, for BP summary of FMC's notice of inquiry.) (D/N 04-02 (final rule), FR Pub 04/06/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06apr20040800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-7782.pdf) (D/N 98-14 (notice of inquiry), FR Pub 04/06/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06apr20040800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-7783.pdf)
4. Coast Guard Clarifies Interpretation of 'International Voyage' for Purposes of ISPS Code Requirements
The Coast Guard has issued an interpretation of the term "international voyage" as it is used in an October 22, 2003 final rule on vessel security. The interpretation is intended to assist U.S. flag vessels operating in the waters of a foreign country in determining whether they must comply with certain provisions of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. Coast Guard sources state that this interpretation does not affect deep draft vessels and is targeted mainly at the oil trade. (USCG-2004-17350, FR Pub 04/06/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06apr20040800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-7792.pdf)
5. President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration to Hold Partially Open Meeting
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice stating that the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration will meet on May 20, 2004 for a partially open meeting. This subcommittee provides advice on matters pertinent to those portions of the Export Administration Act, as amended, that deal with U.S. policies of encouraging trade with all countries with which the U.S. has diplomatic or trading relations and of controlling trade for national security and foreign policy reasons. (FR Pub 04/06/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06apr20040800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-7717.pdf)