The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by September 23, 2004 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) on behalf of Mast Industries, Inc.:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by September 15, 2004 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) from Textiles Erre Emme Ltda of Bogota, Colombia:
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation entitled Logistic Services: An Overview of the Global Market and Potential Effects of Removing Trade Impediments, as requested by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
On August 31, 2004, the World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized the European Union (EU), Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, India, Japan, and Korea (complainants) to retaliate against the U.S. for its failure to bring the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (Byrd Amendment) into conformity with WTO rules by December 27, 2003.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by September 15, 2004 regarding two "commercial availability" petitions it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) on behalf of Fishman & Tobin:
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a report entitled The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints, the fourth update in a series of biennial reports to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) concerning Investigation No. 332-325.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice stating that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Implementation Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting written public comments by noon on September 17, 2004 for the annual review of the eligibility of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to receive the benefits of the AGOA.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release stating that China has assured both the USTR and USDA that new Chinese import regulations will not interfere with trade in U.S. soybeans and other commodities. (USTR Press Release, dated 08/26/04, available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2004/August/USTR_USDA_Receive_Assurances_from_China_on_Soybean_Shipments.html)
The International Trade Commission (ITC) is announcing that it has instituted a "Section 129" Consistency Proceeding in order to issue a determination that would render its actions in connection with the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) investigations on softwood lumber from Canada "not inconsistent" with the findings of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has initiated four reviews to provide advice to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) concerning four petitions filed on behalf of Fishman & Tobin under the "commercial availability" provision of the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) on apparel of certain woven fabrics. Written comments are due by August 27, 2004. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/11/04 news, 04081135, for BP summary of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreement's (CITA's) related notice.) (Four ITC notices, dated 08/11/04, available at http://www.usitc.gov/332s/shortsup/shortsupstat.htm)