The Court of International Trade dismissed another action brought by a domestic producer challenging the distribution of funds under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA) (aka the Byrd Amendment) with regard to the antidumping duty orders on certain polyester staple fiber from Korea (A-580-839) and Taiwan (A-583-833).
The Food and Drug Administration published a report titled “Global Engagement” to outline the actions that it is taking to respond the challenges it faces with regard to the rapid increase in imports of FDA-regulated food and drug products and medical devices over the past decade. Highlights of the report include updates on pilot programs for rapid inspection of products in foreign countries, collaboration with foreign food and drug safety agencies on inspection, etc.
The Bureau of Industry and Security announced a partially open meeting of its Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee for May 10, 2012, in Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to transportation and related equipment or technology. During the open session, the committee will hear status reports by working group chairs and hear public comments and proposals. The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov by May 3, 2012.
The Bureau of Industry and Security said a partially open meeting of its Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee for May 8-9, 2012, in Washington, D.C. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to information systems equipment and technology. During the open session, the committee will hear working group reports and industry presentations, and discuss new business. The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov by May 1, 2012.
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 April 20, 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.
On April 20, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Businessmen from the B20 Trade and Investment Task Force, together with Jose Angel Gurria of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held a meeting with the Trade Ministers of the G20, where they presented a working paper and recommendations, according to the G20. During the ministerial meeting, led by the Mexican Secretary of Economy, Bruno Ferrari, the businessmen highlighted the role played by trade and investment as promoters of development, economic growth and employment.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it revised ordinances regarding the provision of information about harmful chemicals and their handling to: (i) conform to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Label-ling of Chemicals (GHS), and (ii) reconcile the standards regarding indications about hazardous and harmful chemical products. These revisions are effective June 1, 2012, for notification of chemical substances, and April 1, 2015, for mixtures. METI also revised its guidance on Measures to Be Taken by Business Operators Handling Designated Chemical Substances for Class I and II chemicals substances.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board is issuing the following notices for April 23, 2012:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 23, 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 TIT article):