February 22, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 22, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) posted an internal audit report concerning the adequacy and effectiveness of the control framework for the administration of permit, licence and other requirements...
Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Food Law, Agriculture, Border Security Initiatives, Canada, Food and Drug Regulation, Food Safety, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
February 05, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 4, 2010, China announced its preliminary determination of dumping in respect of chicken products from the United States. China launched the dumping investigation in September 2009 after the United States imposed...
Posted in China, USA, Agriculture, Trade Remedies | No Comments
February 01, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Representative Bruce Braley, D- Iowa has sponsored HR 4512 in the United States House of Representatives, legislation that ultimately requires country of origin labelling on fuel.
Section 3 of the "Country-of-Origin Labeling...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, USA, Buy America, Agriculture, Government Relations, NAFTA Developments, International Transactions, Protectionism, WTO Developments | No Comments
January 19, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
News Centre reports that India and the EU free trade agreement negotiators will meet next week after the Canadian delegation leaves Brussels. The India-Eu FTA negotiations started in 2007 and the negotiators are on the Seventh...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, USA, Agriculture, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Intellectual Property | No Comments
January 18, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
My good friend Riyaz Dattu (and Peter Glossop) at Oslers is reporting that:
Canadian officials are anxious to receive input from Canadian business. Businesses should consider both their defensive trade strategies in adjusting to...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Agriculture, Customs Duties, Food and Drug Regulation, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
January 12, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Food Safety News reports that the American Meat Institute (AMI) is supporting Canada and Mexico in the dispute concerning the United States 2008 Farm Bill country of origin labelling (COOL) rules. The report indicates that the...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Food Law, Trade Law, Agriculture, Canada, USA, Buy America, Food and Drug Regulation, Dispute Settlement, NAFTA Dispute Settlement | No Comments
January 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 29, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) gave notice that the Canadian antidumping and countervailing duty orders regarding sugar are scheduled to expire on November 1, 2010 (In particular, the...
Posted in Trade Law, Agriculture, Canada, European Economic Community, USA, Trade Remedies, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duties, Protectionism, Government Relations | No Comments
January 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has not yet released a policy statement or guidance for the many visitors to Canada, who specifically plan to attend the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Canada is looking forward to receiving the...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Trade Lawyers Blog, Canada, Customs Duties, Agriculture, Food Safety, Import Controls, Travel Tips | No Comments
January 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 30, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced the commencement of an expiry review of the antidumping duties against whole potatoes from the United States. The Tribunal will consider whether to amend...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, Agriculture, Anti-Dumping | No Comments
January 06, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 5, 2010, Taiwan's Parliament unanimously passed an amendment to the food health law banning imports of some imports of U.S. beef (e.g., organs, ground beef and other high-risk items). This step is merely the...
Posted in USA, Dispute Settlement, Food Safety, Protectionism, WTO Developments, Agriculture | No Comments
October 25, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
According to a media release of 25 October 2009 from the Australian Trade Minister, it has been agreed that the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force on 1 January 2010 following discussion between...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Agriculture, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Australia / New Zealand, Thailand, Customs Duties, Developing Countries, Dispute Settlement, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Food and Drug Regulation | No Comments
September 07, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
Given the rising importance placed on food safety, the Foreign Trade Association, iwhich is headquartered in the Greater Los Angeles area, is hosting a two-part series providing an international perspective on food safety. Laws...
Posted in Agriculture, Border Security Initiatives, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, India, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand | No Comments
August 31, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, South Korea, Agriculture, Food Safety, Import Controls, Government Relations, WTO Dispute Settlement, WTO Developments | No Comments
August 23, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
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...
Posted in Agriculture, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Money Laundering, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Dispute Settlement, Food Safety, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
August 09, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
Here also is an update re antidumping duties. Take a look at the July 1, 2009 decision of the Court of International Trade that dusted shrimp is covered within the definition of shrimp in the pending antidumping cases....
Posted in Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, European Economic Community, India, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, USA | No Comments
August 09, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
Building on existing guidances to industry which have been previously published, FDA has just released new guidances addressing food and supply chain safety regarding the handling of tomatoes, melons and spinach, whether at the...
Posted in Agriculture, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, European Economic Community, India, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand | No Comments