The Commerce Department published notices in the June 5 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on preserved mushrooms from China (A-570-851). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find Xingda Foodstuffs and Iceman Group part of the China-wide entity to punish their alleged lack of cooperation. The new rate is effective June 6, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
Correction: Two International Trade Today reports on antidumping proceedings on wood flooring from China (see 13052914) and new pneumatic off-the-road tires from China (13060338) should have referred to those proceedings as new shipper reviews. As such, those reviews did not apply to all companies subject to the order, but only to those companies subject to the new shipper reviews.
The International Trade Commission banned imports of some older models of Apple iPhones and iPads, issuing limited exclusion and cease and desist orders on the products based on findings that they infringe Samsung patents. The decision reverses an earlier finding of no infringement by an ITC administrative law judge, and ends the Section 337 investigation. The orders now begin a 60-day presidential review period, during which President Obama may veto the import bans for policy reasons. The banned products may still enter during the review. The ITC set bond for presidential review period entries at zero percent.
On June 4 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On June 4, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for June 5:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 4, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
White House to Review CBP Patent Exclusion Order Enforcement, Urges New Standard for ITC Injunctions
A White House taskforce on patent issues released a set of recommendations and executive actions, urging legislative action on the standard for International Trade Commission injunctions and committing to an interagency review on CBP’s evaluation of the scope of ITC exclusion orders. The June 4 statement contained five executive actions and seven legislative recommendations “designed to protect innovators from frivolous litigation and ensure the highest-quality patents in our system,” the statement said. The National Economic Council and Council of Economic Advisers released a report on patent challenges (here) in conjunction with the White House announcement.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of June 4 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows: