On July 31, 2009, the World Trade Organisation announced that a panel was established of the basis of China's second request for a panel in WT/DS392 'United States - Certain measures affecting imports of poultry from...
On July 31, 2009, China took the step that we have been expecting for some time. China has filed a request for consultations with the World Trade Organization regarding the EU final determinations in the fasteners AD/CVD case....
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced plans to start auditing high-volume sellers on eBay (and other web-based sellers, such as Craigslist, Kijiji) at the end of the summer to ensure they pay their fair share of income...
On July 29, 2009, the European Union announced it filed a request for consultations at the WTO against the Philippines over what the EU claims are excessively high duties imposed on imports of EU distilled spirits...
On July 22, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) made its decision in PR-2009-002 SIVA & ASSOCIATES v. Canada and determined that SIVA did not file its government procurement bid challenge within the 10 day...
On July 29, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal issued a finding that the dumping of stainless steel wire from Korea, Switzerland and the United States, and the subsidizing of stainless steel wire from India were...
On July 27, 2009, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a re-investigation respecting the amounts of subsidy of refined sugar, refined from sugar cane or sugar beets, in granulated, liquid and powdered form,...
Trade Lawyers Blog rarely comments on human rights laws. I have an opportunity today to point out that a representative from the Canadian Embassy in Sudan attended the trial of a Sudanese woman, Lubna Hussein, who is on trial for...
On July 1, 2009, 72 year old retired University of Tennessee professor John Reece Roth was sentenced to four (4) years in prison for illegal exports of military technical information which resulted from him ignoring the...
Canada's International Trade Minister, Stockwell Day, has announced that Canada will go to the World Trade Organization to appeal a decision by the European Union banning imports of seal products. The importation ban was approved...
Space.com reported last week that 40 years ago, the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through U.S. Customs upon returning from the moon. Please go to the following link to read the full article -...
As many would be aware, the Australian Productivity Commission ("Productivity Commission") has been undertaking a review of "parallel import" protection afforded to Australian authors and publishers. The current provisions...
Rueters reported on July 17, 2009 - China has decided to challenge at the World Trade Organisation European Union anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made screws and bolts imposed by Brussels in January, sources with knowledge of the...
On July 17, 2009, Canada's Industry Minister announced that the Canada filed an application with the Federal Court of Canada asking US Steel to honour the commitments it made when it acquired Hamilton, Ontario-based Stelco. The...
Based on what we have been seeing lately from clients / exporters, the Canada Border Services Agency is detaining more shipments destined for Iran and Dubai. They are requesting addition information to ensure that the exporter...
On July 15, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal issued orders following the expiry review of its findings made on June 18, 2004, in Inquiry No. NQ-2003-003, concerning the dumping of wood slats originating in or...
