The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice, effective October 19, 2006, announcing that it has updated its Unverified List by the addition of fourteen entities.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice requesting public comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures for agricultural commodities exported to Cuba as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
The Treasury Department has published its current list of countries that may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott. The countries included on this list are:
The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a guidance on reexport controls, entitled "Guidance on the Commerce Department's Reexport Controls."
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice stating that it is reviewing the "foreign policy-based" export controls in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to determine whether they should be modified, rescinded or extended.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice, effective October 18, 2006, that withdraws its October 2004 proposed rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in 15 CFR Parts 732, 736, 740, 744, 752, 764, and 772 to update the "red flag" guidance, provide a safe harbor from liability arising from knowledge, and revise the definition of "knowledge."
The Journal of Commerce Online reports that Canada is protesting the new Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule that imposes new border agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) charges on all commercial vessels, commercial trucks, commercial railroad cars, commercial aircraft and international air passengers. Also, Canadian grown fruits and vegetables that enter into the U.S. will no longer be exempt from AQI inspection. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/07/06 news, 06090720, for BP summary of APHIS' interim rule.) (JoC Online, dated 10/17/06, www.joc.com)
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice which extends the comment period on its July 6, 2006 proposed rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise and clarify the U.S.'s policy for exports and reexports of dual-use items to China to December 4, 2006 (from November 3, 2006).
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources, CBP is planning to hold its 7th annual trade symposium on December 13-15, 2006 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.
The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a report on export controls, entitled "Introduction to the Commerce Department's Export Controls."