March 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On March 8, 2010, Canada's Export & Import Controls Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (the "EICB") announced it is engaging in consultations with interested Canadian companies and wishes to...
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace Law, Internet & E-Commerce Law, Trade Law, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
February 21, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
There is information available on the Internet that the United Arab Emirates is the back door or intermediary for the flow of goods to Iran. Please see this article -...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Trade Law, Border Security Initiatives, Canada, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Shipping & Transport | No Comments
February 11, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canadian businesses should expect a new round of Iran Sanctions in the near future. On February 10, 2010, Prime Minister Harper issued the following statement:
"Canada is deeply disturbed by Iran's decision further to enrich its...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Government Relations, Import Controls, Global Compliance & Risk Management, International Transactions | No Comments
January 28, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The National Post contains a great post by Terence Corcoran entitled "The loopy Obama-Sarkozy axis of trade". He is right on point. Corcoran observes "on trade issues that [Obama and Sarkozy] promoted ideas that...
Posted in Trade Law, Buy America, Climate Change, Canada, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Free Trade Agreements, Government Relations, International Transactions, Protectionism | No Comments
January 27, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Ottawa Citizen newspaper published an article written by David Pugliese on January 25, 2010 entitled "Navy says no to buying American U.S. restrictions on technology can lead to delays". This article contains great reporting...
Posted in Public Private Partnerships/Project Finance, Labour & Employment Law, Canada, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
January 27, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Thomas R. Fox (twitter - @tfoxlaw) sends Trade Lawyers Blog the following post that we are pleased to share:
In his excellent FCPA Blog, Richard Cassin has written about an effective compliance program. He notes that the purpose...
Posted in Anti-Corruption - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/Corruption of Foreign Public Officials, Border Security Initiatives, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
December 21, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
Although it has been the subject of some media coverage, we are pleased to provide the following reminder as to the commencement of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement ("AANZFTA") on 1 January 2010.
The AANZFTA...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Australia / New Zealand, Thailand, Customs Duties, Developing Countries, Dispute Settlement, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Food and Drug Regulation, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management | 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
August 12, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
August 10, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ("Customs") has recently issued two new rulings whose impact is considered below.
Customs compliance monitoring program
The 2008/2009 Federal Budget contained reference to...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Australia / New Zealand, Customs Duties, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Procurement Bid Challenges, Government Relations, Import Controls, Shipping & Transport, Technical Trade Barriers | No Comments
August 06, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
WOW! Export Industry News (http://blogs.officialexportguide.com/news/?p=3057) and Export Law Blog (http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/540) have reported on the August 6, 2009 Joint Settlement Agreement between freight...
Posted in USA, Border Security Initiatives, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
July 31, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Taxation, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions | No Comments
July 27, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
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...
Posted in Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, European Economic Community, India, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, USA | No Comments
July 19, 2009By: Andrew Hudson
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...
Posted in Trade Lawyers Blog, Australia / New Zealand, Customs Duties, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Import Controls, Intellectual Property, International Transactions, Protectionism | No Comments
July 17, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
July 14, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
There are a number of possible regulatory reforms coming in the current session of Congress that will change how services providers interact with their customers, including the Food Safety Enhancement Act and possible export...
Posted in Border Security Initiatives, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, European Economic Community, India, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand | No Comments
