The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 19, 2007, which amends the Export Administration Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 742, 743, 744, 748, 750 and 758 to revise and clarify U.S. licensing requirements and licensing policy on exports and reexports to China, among other things.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has announced that it will be holding a webinar on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. EDT regarding its recently published final rule which amended the Export Administration Regulations to revise and clarify U.S. licensing requirements and licensing policy on exports and reexports to China.
CNN reports that the House passed a $37.4 billion appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security on June 15, 2007, but minority Republicans rallied enough votes to uphold a promised veto by President Bush. The bill exceeds Bush's request for the department by $2.1 billion, or 6%, thus drawing a veto threat from the White House. (CNN, dated 06/19/07, available at http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/18/congress.spending.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest)
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 19, 2007, which amends the Export Administration Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 742, 743, 744, 748, 750 and 758 to revise and clarify U.S. licensing requirements and licensing policy on exports and reexports to China, among other things.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 8, 2007, which revises the Export Administration Regulations at 15 CFR Part 736 by amending General Order No. 3 to add sixteen additional persons related to Mayrow General Trading (Mayrow).
The Journal of Commerce reports that a working group of the U.N. Commission on International Law (UNCITRAL) was scheduled to meet in New York April 16-27, 2007 to begin the third reading of a draft agreement to cover cargo liability in ocean transportation. The U.S. delegation was seeking input from truckers, railroads, and shippers for both a new agreement and for the political battle to come - when Congress must be persuaded to ratify it. (JoC, 03/05/07, www.joc.com)
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule1 which corrects errors contained in its March 22, 2007 correction of the April 24, 2006 final rule that implemented the new formula for calculating computer performance from Composite Theoretical Performance (CTP) measured in Millions of Theoretical Operations Per Second (MTOPS) to Adjusted Peak Performance (APP) measured in Weighted TeraFLOPS (Trillion Floating point Operations Per Second) (WT).
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a proposed rule to add license requirements for exports or reexports to entities acting contrary to national security or foreign policy interests in the U.S., among other things.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a notice announcing a tentative agenda for topics for discussion for the public session of the June 19, 2007 meeting of the Deemed Export Advisory Committee (DEAC) in Cambridge, MA.
The Journal of Commerce reports that the U.S. decision to withdraw its obligations in the online gambling case brought against the U.S. by Antigua and Barbuda in a World Trade Organization dispute panel could imperil U.S. exports. The Journal of Commerce further states that the ruling of the WTO dispute panel opened the door for compensation claims against the U.S., not only by Antigua but by any WTO member, which could potentially run into the billions of dollars in trade concessions imposed on U.S. goods. (JoC, 05/23/07, available at www.joc.com.)