The Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 31 began accepting applications to participate in its new trusted trader program for food imports, it said in a constituent update. Importers that meet the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program’s eligibility criteria may now apply on the FDA website, with applications due by May 31, FDA said. FDA’s application requires information identifying the VQIP importer, Foreign Supplier Verification Program documentation, filer or broker contact information, contact information for the foreign supplier and a list of foods the importer would like to benefit from VQIP.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 22-28:
NAFTA talks progressed during the sixth round of negotiations in Montreal, but much work remains to be done before the U.S., Canada and Mexico reach a new agreement, trade officials from the three countries said following the conclusion of the round on Jan. 29. Negotiators completed a new anti-corruption chapter, and made “tremendous progress” on chapters on customs and trade facilitation, telecommunications, digital trade, and sanitary and phytosanitary measures, Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal said during a joint press conference at the end of the talks.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 15-21:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 8-14:
Canada recently filed a wide-ranging challenge at the World Trade Organization to U.S. procedures in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. In a request for consultations publicly released Jan. 10, Canada said several aspects of U.S antidumping and countervailing duty laws and regulations violate WTO rules, including the retroactive cash deposit requirements after “critical circumstances” determinations.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 2-7:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Dec. 18-31:
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Dec. 28 published its 2017 Annual List of Explosive Materials. The list takes immediate effect. The new list reflects no changes to the agency's list from 2016 (see 1611150070).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 11-17: