On August 31, 2009, the WTO agreed to establish a dispute settlement panel to consider Canada's challenge against South Korea's ongoing import ban against Canadian beef.
The establishment of the panel follows more than six years...
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Source is U.S. Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Statistics
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On July 31, 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued a notice that it has filed a settled enforcement against Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act alleging...
As has been widely publicized, Customs has published the penalty guidelines for the Importer Security Filing program. Carrying on its goal of getting importers to participate as soon as possible, the first mitigating factor...
The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment Act, TRADE Act, H.R. 3012, mandates review of all international trade agreements currently in force, establishes new standards and requirements for future trade...
The HMT currently has a surplus of $4.6 billion. H.R. 3447 proposes to reform the fund by seeking greater expenditures for dredging and deepening the country’s ocean ports as currently only 43.7% of the funding is being...
H.R. 2355 has been introduced with the goal of raising funding to support infrastructure projects. By its terms, the bill provides that states will be given yearly grants from the funds raised in proportion to their contribution...
Tariff Proposals - Taxation without legislation
Readers would be aware of the long-standing methods adopted by successive Australian Federal Governments to effect changes to rates of excise and customs duties before implementing...
Bloomberg.com is reporting that the EU has opened antidumping and countervailing duty investigations against Indian and Malaysian manufacturers of stainless steel fasteners. In January, 2009, the EU imposed anti-dumping duties as...
On Augsut 13, 2009, Canada's Minister of Justice announced that the Harper government will impose mandatory jail sentences for white-collar crimes such as fraud. If you are interested in reading the Globe & Mail article,...
Lawyers in Canada who receive ITAR-controlled technical data in Canada in connection with contract drafting, due diligence reviews, litigation, etc. may be required to register with Canada's Controlled Goods Directorate...
On August 12, 2009, the WTO issued the DSB Panel Decision in DS363 "China — Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Products". To obtain a copy of the...
On August 11, 2009, the Financial Post ran an article written by Brad Cherniak of Sapient Capital Partners in Canada entitled "The trouble with venture capital: Problem is not too little money but too much". It is a great article...
On August 11, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) gave notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its finding made on June 16, 2005, in Inquiry No....
On August 12, 2009, the EU initiated an anti-dumping investigation into allegedly dumped Chinese steel cable allegedly transshipped via South Korea and Malaysia and/or entering the EU as a result of source-switching. Last month...
On August 11, 2009, the initiated an anti-dumping investigation against imports from China of sodium gluconate, which is an industrial chemical mainly used to clean metal and glass.
The complaint was filed by the...
