The Bureau of Industry and Security issued a notice correcting spelling errors in final rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by (i) adding three persons to the entity list (published on April 18, 2012), and (ii) adding sixteen persons under eighteen entries to the Entity List (published on April 27, 2012). Corrections are as follows:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of May 14, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
The Foreign Agriculture Service released two fact sheets detailing the benefits of the U.S.-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement, which took effect May 15, 2012, for U.S. agricultural exporters. FAS said upon implementation of the Colombia TPA, almost 70 percent of current U.S. farm exports to Colombia will immediately become duty-free, and remaining tariffs will be eliminated within 15 years. Until now no U.S. agricultural exports have enjoyed duty-free access to Colombia.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 14, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 14, 2012, 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 Administration published notices in the May 14, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
On May 11, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 10, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails May 14, 2012, announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) held its 44th Session on April 23-28 in Shanghai, China. FSIS said about 300 representatives from 182 countries and regions attended the meeting. According to FSIS, the Session resulted in the following: