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, 2006 Review.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice stating that the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting written comments no later than March 15, 2007 on considerations relating to the decision adopted at the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2005 on duty-free, quota-free (DFQF) market access for the least developed countries (LDCs).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing that Bulgaria and Romania are no longer designated as beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program effective as of January 1, 2007.
On December 29, 2006 President Bush issued Proclamation 8098, in which he made various determinations regarding the eligibility of certain countries for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), etc.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing the product and country practice petitions that are accepted for further review in the 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Review, and setting forth the schedule for comments and public hearing on these petitions.
On December 29, 2006, President Bush issued Proclamation 8098, in which he made various determinations regarding the eligibility of certain countries for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), etc.
On December 29, 2006, President Bush signed four proclamations. These proclamations have not yet been assigned a Federal Register publication date, nor have their annexes (if any) been made available.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release regarding the impact of recently enacted competitive need limitation (CNL) waiver amendments to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program contained in the "Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006."
On December 20, 2006, President Bush signed H.R. 6111, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, into law. The Act includes trade provisions which:
In early December 2006, the House of Representatives and Senate passed H.R. 6111, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, which includes trade provisions for Vietnam permanent normal trade relations, GSP and ATPA/ATPDEA extensions, amendments to AGOA apparel benefits, new Haiti benefits, HTS Chapter 99 actions, etc.