Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
According the American Shipper, PierPass has said that members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will hold a routine stop-work meeting from 5 p.m. Thursday through 3:00 a.m. Friday. As a result, there won't be PierPass truck gates at any terminals in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach during those hours. (ShippersNewsWire@americanshipper.com )
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1. No PierPass Truck Gates Open from 5 pm Thurs to 3 am Friday due to ILWU Stop-Work Meeting
2. US Files WTO Case Against Turkey Over Rice Restrictions
According to the Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on November 2, 2005, the U.S. filed a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against Turkey due to its unfair import licensing requirements that have caused U.S. rice exports to Turkey to decline by two-thirds since 2003. (USTR press release, dated 11/02/05, available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2005/November/United_States_Files_WTO_Case_Against_Turkey_Over_Rice_Restrictions.html )
3. PHMSA Issues Technical Correction to its Final Rule on Hazmat Regs
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a technical correction to its September 28, 2005 final rule that clarified and refined the hazardous materials (hazmat) regulations. The PHMSA's correction deletes a "" symbol that erroneously appeared in 49 CFR 172.101. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/29/05 news, 05092925, for BP summary of this final rule.)(FR Pub 10/11/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/C5-18983.pdf)
4. Recent CPSC Press Releases on Recalls
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued separate press releases (dated 09/01/05-09/30/05) announcing that the following companies, in cooperation with the CPSC, are voluntarily recalling the products listed below. Due to the large number of recalls in September, this is Part II, the final part of a two-part series of summaries. (Press releases available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelsep05.html)
| Code Legend: D - Distributor, I - Importer, M - Manufacturer, N/A - Not Applicable, R - Retailer, W - Wholesaler, A - Agent. |