The Government of Canada issued the following releases on October 31, 2010:
The Government of Canada issued the following releases on October 29, 2010:
In the October 29, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The European Chemicals Agency reports that the Committee for Risk Assessment has adopted opinions on four proposals for harmonized classification and labeling across Europe. The opinions concern fuberidazole, TNPP (tris(nonylphenyl)phosphite), lucirin (Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide) and acequinocyl. The final decision for harmonized classification and labeling will be made by the European Commission.
The World Trade Organization announces that on October 28, 2010, the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures extended by another year — until the end of 2011 — the transition period for the elimination of certain export-subsidy programs of 19 developing countries. The beneficiary countries are the following: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Jordan, Mauritius, Panama, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Uruguay. Three export subsidy programs — one each from Belize, Fiji and Mauritius — have already been phased out.
Xinhuanet.com reports thtat Russian presidential aide Arkadi Dvorkovich stated that the country has more than a 50 percent chance to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2011. The accession preparation will take from two to four months, after which the accession procedure is expected to begin for two or three months.
On October 28, 2010, a Chinese official said that the country would not use rare earths as a bargaining chip.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of October 28, 2010 lists a notice from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
In the October 28, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The World Trade Organization reports that at the meeting of the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices on October 26-27, 2010, 32 WTO members reported taking antidumping actions during the first half of the year (the European Union counting as one). A number of these actions were questioned during the meeting, and the members concerned were urged to follow WTO rules.