The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for April 24:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website April 23, 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.)
The Northern California U.S. District Court on April 22 granted the Center for Food Safety’s motion for an order mandating a timetable for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, although it declined to set out specific deadlines in its ruling. Concerned that its own dates would be arbitrary, the court instead ordered the Center for Food Safety and the Food and Drug Administration to agree to a timeline by May 20.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 23 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by May 3 on public interest factors it should consider in its decision on whether to issue a limited exclusion order blocking imports of Nanya’s DRAM semiconductor chips that infringe patents held by Elpida Memory. An administrative law judge recommended the order in September, the ITC said.
The International Trade Commission is beginning an enforcement investigation to see if imports of dimmable compact fluorescent lamps from MaxLite are violating Section 337, despite a consent agreement with complainant Neptun Light (337-TA-830). According to the Feb. 19 complaint, a lawyer representing Neptun was able to order the products online well after the settlement’s effective date (see 13022029). When the products arrived, they were branded "MaxLite" and said they were made in China, Neptun said. In its complaint, Neptun requested a permanent cease and desist order, as well as monetary penalties of the greater of the value of the good, or $100,000, for each day the order has been violated.
The Commerce Department published notices in the April 23 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):
On April 22 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
During the week of April 15-21, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination and/or surveillance of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance on container and carton labeling for prescription drugs and biological products. The draft guidance focuses on how to design container labels and carton labeling in ways that minimize medication errors. Comments on the draft guidance are due by June 24.