U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message advising the trade on the ABI system requirements needed to file a U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (Morocco FTA) claim.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the opportunity to submit petitions (requests) for the 2005 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Product and Country Eligibility Practices Review (GSP Annual Review). All petitions to modify the list of articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the GSP program or to review the GSP status of any beneficiary developing country must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 15, 2005.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) entitled, Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, 2004 Special Review.
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued an addendum to its February 25, 2005 notice which announced the product petitions that were accepted for further review in the 2004 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Review.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release announcing that it has decided to extend to September 30, 2005 its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Country Practices Review of a petition to remove GSP duty-free benefits from Brazil due to inadequate protection of intellectual property rights (IPR).
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated its comparison of various trade agreements and trade programs in order to add the Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA).
The European Commission (EC) has issued a press release announcing that it has proposed to accelerate the entry into force of the new European Union (EU) Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) in response to the tsunami disaster. Under this proposal, the new EU GSP would come into effect on April 1, 2005 (from the currently proposed date of July 1, 2005).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing the product petitions that are accepted for further review in the 2004 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Review.