The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a press release announcing that Chyron Corporation of Melville, NY has agreed to pay a $15,300 civil penalty to settle charges that it knowingly exported an animation system to the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO's) Space Applications Center in India without an export license, in violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). (BIS press release, dated 08/30/04, available at http://www.bis.doc.gov/News/2004/Chyron.htm)
According to the State Department, effective October 26, 2004, Visa Waiver Program travelers from 21 countries must present a machine-readable passport at ports of entry to be admitted into the U.S. without a visa. This requirement had been delayed for one year for these countries, while several other countries had to comply earlier. (State Dept press release dated 09/13/04, available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2004/36142.htm .
The Journal of Commerce Online reports that a decision by union longshoremen not to work on Labor Day could cause a labor shortage at the port of Los Angeles - Long Beach, throwing these ports into crisis mode due to record volumes of vessels in the port complex. The article notes that these ports have been struggling with port congestion due largely to delays in the intermodal rail network and a shortage of dockworkers. Port employers had asked the union to be available to work on Labor Day. (Joc Online, dated 09/01/04, www.joc.com )
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective August 31, 2004, which amends 15 CFR Parts 770 and 774 to clarify the export controls on parts and components of certain military ground vehicles, to add a new class of vehicles to the Commerce Control List (CCL), and provide guidance for classifying ground vehicles that are subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and to distinguish those vehicles from vehicles that are subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
The Journal of Commerce Online (JoC Online) reports that a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel has ruled for the third time that the International Trade Commission (ITC) has failed to prove that imports of Canadian softwood lumber are harming U.S. industry, and has ordered the ITC to stop contesting the rulings and instead act to end the ongoing dispute. (JoC Online Pub 09/01/04, www.joc.com)
Journal of Commerce Online reports that importers and exporters who ship their cargo through Los Angeles-Long Beach during the day will pay a fee of $20 per TEU starting November 1, 2004. At the same time, all terminal operators in the port complex will phase in a program of extended gate hours, beginning with a full day shift each Saturday. The terminals will add another weekend or weekday night shift at a rate of one per month. (JoC Online, dated 08/23/04, www.joc.com)
The Journal of Commerce Online reports that during the week which began on August 16, 2004, the World Shipping Council asked the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to allow replies in response to supplemental comments asking the FMC to expeditiously provide a conditional tariff publication and enforcement exemption for non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs). (JoC Online, dated 08/18/04, www.joc.com )
In the July 30, 2004 Federal Register, an Executive Order (EO), an interim rule, and a final rule were published in order to, among other things, set forth changes to the U.S. government's export, reexport, and licensing policies with respect to Iraq.
In the July 30, 2004 Federal Register, an Executive Order (EO), an interim rule, and a final rule were published in order to, among other things, set forth changes to the U.S. government's export, reexport, and licensing policies with respect to Iraq.
In the July 30, 2004 Federal Register, an Executive Order (EO), an interim rule, and a final rule were published in order to, among other things, set forth changes to the U.S. government's export, reexport, and licensing policies with respect to Iraq.