The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by April 27, 2005 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) on behalf of S. Rothschild & Co., Inc. of New York, NY*:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting public comments regarding a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) has been established at the request of the European Communities (EC) with respect to the American JOBS Creation Act of 2004 (JOBS Act).
A Wall Street Journal News Roundup article states that a surge in textile exports helped widen China's trade surplus again last month, likely leading the U.S. to increase political pressure on China to let its currency appreciate. The article states that in the first quarter, China's exports surged 34.9% to $155.89 billion from a year earlier. (WSJ, dated 04/12/05, www.wsj.com )
USTR Seeks Comments on WTO Dispute Over the EC's Non-Uniform Administration of Customs Measures, Etc
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice stating that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) has been established at the request of the U.S. regarding:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued the results of its 2005 Section 1377 Review of Telecommunications Trade Agreements (1377 Review), which it states both identifies barriers facing U.S. telecommunications services and equipment providers, and lays out the specific telecommunications-related issues on which the USTR will focus its efforts this year.
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 Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by April 19, 2005 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) on behalf of Dillard's Inc.:
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).
On March 30, 2005, President Bush submitted to Congress a request for the extension of trade promotion authority (TPA) procedures for an additional two years, until July 1, 2007.
The House Ways and Means Committee has issued an advisory stating that it will hold a hearing on implementation of the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) on April 21, 2005.