Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Joint Industry Group (JIG) is participating in a coalition of trade associations in order to address proposed legislation related to cargo security. According to JIG, the group recently compiled comments on S. 2008, the GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act. (JIG email, dated 03/14/06, www.jig.org.)
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1. JIG Joins Trade Association Coalition to Address Cargo Security Legislation, Including GreenLane Bill
2. BIS Renews for 180 Days Temporary Order Denying Export Privileges of Oriental Trading Corporation
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued an order that renews for 180 days the denial of export privileges with respect to Oriental Trading Corporation of Islamabad, Pakistan. The renewal is effective March 10, 2006 and may be renewed again. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/23/05 and 10/18/05 news, 05032399 3 and 05101899 6, for BP summaries of the original denial of export privileges and most recent renewal of that denial.)(FR Pub 03/13/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-2359.pdf)
3. State Dept's Advisory Committee on Private Int'l Law Announces Meeting of its Investment Securities Study Group
The State Department has issued a public notice announcing that its Advisory Committee on Private International Law's study group on investment securities will hold a meeting on March 31, 2006 in New York, NY in order to review the results of the second intergovernmental meeting at the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law. (Public Notice 5341, FR Pub 03/15/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-3733.pdf)