The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting written comments by April 22, 2004 concerning the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) to examine various measures relating to the U.S. antidumping (AD) duty order on gray portland cement and cement clinker (cement) from Mexico.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by March 26, 2004 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) from Dillard's, Inc. and BWA, Inc.:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting written comments by April 6, 2004 regarding the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel concerning measures of the European Communities (EC) affecting the approval and marketing of the products of agricultural biotechnology (biotech products).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site stating that effective February 25, 2004, hand-loomed fabrics of the cottage industry, hand-made cottage industry products made of hand loomed fabrics and traditional handicraft textile products that are entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after February 25, 2004 are eligible for Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) duty-free treatment provided that proper requirements are met.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by March 26, 2004 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) from S. Schwab Company, Inc.:
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release announcing that it has made a negative determination with regard to its safeguard investigation involving uncovered innerspring units from China.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing that on December 23, 2003, the U.S. requested World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with Egypt regarding the import duties that Egypt applies to textile and apparel products. The USTR believes that the duties Egypt actually applies (on a "per article" basis) greatly exceed the ad valorem bound rates that Egypt agreed to apply in the Uruguay Round of WTO negotiations.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing that the U.S. intends to initiate free trade negotiations with Panama. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/04/03 news, (Ref: 03120425), for BP summary of USTR's press release announcing its Congressional notification of this intention.)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting written comments by March 26, 2004 concerning the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel to examine the European Communities (EU) Regulation 2081/92, as amended, which governs the protection of geographical indications for agricultural foodstuffs.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has inadvertently published a notice containing erroneously selected and organized 10-month data on the Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.