The European Commission has created a guidebook to help EU exporters affected by antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguard investigations abroad. The guidebook gives advice on problems and situations that companies frequently face and is designed to achieve the best possible outcome for EU companies facing such investigations.
In the October 6, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
Mexico's Diario Oficial of October 6, 2010 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
At the 9th China-ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting, China's Minister of Commerce Chen announced that trade value between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) went up 49.6% year-on-year in the first seven months to $161 billion, with ASEAN enjoying a surplus of $7.54 billion. Chen also stated that the growth rate of ASEAN’s export to China is much higher than that of its imports from China.
The European Union and Malaysia launched negotiations for a free trade agreement on October 5, 2010. The negotiations will cover tariffs, non-tariff barriers as well as commitments on other trade related issues, notably procurement, competition and sustainable development.
The European Union and South Korea signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on October 6, 2010. The EU states that this is the most ambitious FTA it has ever negotiated and its first with an Asian country. The date of provisional application will be July 1, 2011, pending formal consent by the European Parliament, ratification of the agreement by Member States, etc.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of October 5, 2010 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
In the October 2 and October 5, 2010 editions of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The European Union and Vietnam signed an aviation agreement on October 4, 2010 to remove nationality restrictions in the bilateral air services agreements between EU Member States and Vietnam. The agreement will allow any EU airline to operate flights between any EU Member State and Vietnam, where a bilateral agreement exists and traffic rights are available.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will hold a public hearing on October 28, 2010 to consider the appeal, Wolseley Canada Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency, on whether boilers, model G234X, which are classified under tariff item No. 8403.10.00, are entitled to the benefits of tariff item No. 9948.00.00 as articles for use in process control apparatus, excluding sensors, which converts analog signals from or to digital signals.