The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The World Trade Organization frequently posts communications to WTO members on issues that involve the U.S. The following are short summaries of such issues for September 18 to October 31, 2009:
On October 29, 2009, Secretary of State Clinton announced a breakthrough in negotiations in Honduras. According to the Secretary, there will be elections held on November 29, 2009 and the U.S. will work with the people and government of Honduras to realize the full return of democracy and a better future for the Honduran people. (Press release, dated 10/30/09, available at http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/10/131078.htm.)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The European Commission has posted EU Trade Commissioner Ashton's remarks on "the transatlantic challenge: working together to shape the rules of globalization" in which she called on policy-makers on both sides of the Atlantic to make common cause in breaking down regulatory barriers to trade. Additional information is available here. (Press release, dated 10/26/09, available at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/499&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
A coalition of nine1 business associations sent a letter to Senate leadership on October 21, 2009 urging the Senate to quickly confirm the nominees for five sub-Cabinet posts that affect international trade in the Commerce, Treasury, and State Departments, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
The World Bank reports that the global use of remedy laws such antidumping and countervailing duties, safeguards, and China-specific safeguards increased 52.6% in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the third quarter of 2008. (Notice, dated October 2009, available at http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTPREMNET/Resources/PREMNote144Antidumping.pdf)