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APHIS Animal Product PPQ Manual Updated
July 21, 2010 by Kathy Hedrick|Other U.S.

On July 19, 2010, APHIS updated its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Animal Product Manual. This Manual provides the background, procedures, and regulatory actions to enforce the regulations governing the import and export of animals, animal products, and animal by-products.

OFAC Supplements Info for Blocked Individual in Colombia Under Kingpin Act
July 21, 2010 by Kelly Sly|Other U.S.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing supplementary identifying information for one previously-designated individual, Urrego Escudero, Carlos Agustin in Colombia, whose property and interests in property continue to be blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, who was originally designated on May 6, 2010.

OFAC Blocks 9 Individuals, 13 Entities Under Narcotics EO
July 21, 2010 by Kelly Sly|Other U.S.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control is publishing the names of nine individuals and 13 entities in Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Spain whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978, “Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions with Significant Narcotics Traffickers," effective July 15, 2010.

FTC Joins APEC Network of Privacy Enforcement Authorities
July 21, 2010 by Marie Rapport|Other U.S.

The Federal Trade Commission has joined an agreement with privacy enforcement authorities from other member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. The agreement provides a framework for agencies from different APEC member economies to help each other with enforcement investigations. It also enhances information sharing among these agencies. The APEC privacy enforcement agreement, known as the Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement, also advances the FTC’s use of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act.

FTC to Host July 21 Roundtable on OECD Consumer Policy Toolkit
July 21, 2010 by Marie Rapport|Other U.S.

The Federal Trade Commission is holding a public Roundtable Discussion with officials from FTC and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on a new OECD publication: Consumer Policy Toolkit designed to help government policy makers around the world who strive to protect and empower consumers in an increasingly complex global marketplace. The Roundtable will be held on July 21, 2010 in Washington, D.C. The Consumer Policy Toolkit outlines a comprehensive six-step process for choosing the best consumer protection policies, and describes a range of policy tools that government officials can use to address consumer problems, drawn from the experiences of more than 20 countries. A webcast of the event will be broadcast.