February 02, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 4, 2011, Prime Minister Harper and President Obama plan to make an announcement (so we are told by The Globe & Mail) concerning the creation of a high level working group on border security and regulatory convergence....
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January 25, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
You do not need be a psychic to make predictions. I have been watching the trends in the new trade laws and cases. The trends are:
A. Accountability - Following the law is not a suggestion - individuals and partnerships will be...
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January 15, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be under the microscope during the week of January 17-21, 2011 as the sixth rounds of negotiations take place in Brussels. One of the difficult...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Public Private Partnerships/Project Finance, Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Buy America, Government Procurement Bid Challenges, International Transactions, WTO Developments, NAFTA Developments | No Comments
June 28, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
Originaly Published in the June 2010 JOC Magazine -
Anyone who imports textile or wearing apparel products knows that achieving 100% regulatory compliance has been challenging for both Customs and the trade community. In a...
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April 04, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
In a recent posting my colleague, Cyndee Cherniak spoke about NAFTA audits and things prudent Canadian companies will do to prepare for them. It is worth noting that such audits are done quite differently in the U.S. Oh, the...
Posted in Canada, Mexico, USA, Customs Duties, Global Compliance & Risk Management, NAFTA Developments | No Comments
March 19, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
A number of customs attorneys in the United States have been warning me that the United States Customs and Border Patrol (USCBP) are stepping up enforcement activities under NAFTA. I have been informed by very reliable sources...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, USA, Customs Duties, Dispute Settlement, Government Relations, Textiles and Apparel, NAFTA Developments | No Comments
March 14, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Most Canadian businesses do not relish a visit from a Canadian tax auditor and also do not view with anticipation a fax from the United States Customs and Border Patrol (USCBP) asking to come for a visit to conduct a NAFTA...
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March 11, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Recently, I have been informed of two NAFTA verifications being conducted by the Canadian Government in order to verify the correctness of NAFTA certificates of origin provided by U.S. companies and one NAFTA verification being...
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February 05, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 5, 2010, Canada’s Minister of International Trade (Peter Van Loan) and the United States Trade Representative (Ron Kirk) issued a joint statement on Canada-United States government procurement. This tentative...
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February 04, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on February 4, 2010 that "the United States is committed to a rules-based trading system where the American people - and the Congress - can feel confident that when we sign an agreement...
Posted in Trade Law, Public Private Partnerships/Project Finance, Canada, Buy America, USA, NAFTA Developments, WTO Developments, Protectionism, Government Procurement Bid Challenges, Government Relations | 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...
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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 11, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
Given the expanding concern about the safety of the U.S. food supply, Congress is again taking action to change the rules. From what we have seen so far, those changes are likely to be dramatic and potentially quite costly,...
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January 11, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
Originally printed in the Journal of Commerce -
As the new year begins, many trade professionals wonder what is 2010 likely to hold? One can never be sure how events will unfold, but from what we know right now, it will be...
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January 11, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
In the past, we have commented on the expansion of tools available to federal authorities for the prosecution of export violations. Specifically, 18 U.S.C. § 554 allows prosecution of any individual or entity for...
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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...
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