Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release announcing that a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has agreed with the U.S. that Canada's grain distribution system is unfair and violates Canada's WTO obligations. The panel did, however, find against the U.S. with respect to its claims that certain practices of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) are unfair. (USTR Press Release 2004-28, dated 04/06/04, available at http://www.ustr.gov/releases/2004/04/04-28.pdf)
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1. WTO Panel Deems Canada's Grain Distribution System Unfair, But Says the Canadian Wheat Board's Practices Are Not
2. BIS Issues Correction to Final Rule on Wassenaar Changes to the CCL, Etc.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice that corrects two typographical errors that appeared in its March 30, 2004 final rule which, among other things, amended the Commerce Control List (CCL) to remove "National Security " controls from, and to impose "Regional Stability" controls on, certain items in order to conform with certain provisions of the Export Administration Act. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/02/04 news, 04040220, for BP summary of the final rule.) (D/N 031201299-3299-01, FR Pub 04/06/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06apr20040800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-7808.pdf)
3. USTR Issues Fact Sheet on State Government Procurement and FTAs
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a fact sheet in which it discusses eight myths that it has identified regarding state government procurement and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). (USTR fact sheet, dated March 2004, available at http://www.ustr.gov/new/fta/2004-03-factsheet-gp.pdf)
4. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued the following notices of recent FTZB actions:
| FTZ Applicant | Company or action |
| Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (FTZ 40) | expansion of FTZ |
| Findlay/Hancock County Chamber of Commerce (FTZ 151) | extension of authority |
| Louisville and Jefferson County Riverport Authority (FTZ 29) | application for expansion |
| Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves (FTZ 36) | correction to previous FTZ action notice |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County (FTZ 78) | Sanford LP |
FTZ notices (FR Pubs 03/30/04, 04/05/04, 04/08/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-7095.pdf, http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-7528.pdf, and http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-8017.pdf