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US – FinCEN imposes special measures against N. Korea

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  On June 3, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury,  published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to propose to prohibit covered financial institutions from opening or maintaining a correspondent account in the United States for or on behalf of a North Korean banking institution and to prohibit the use of foreign banking institutions’ correspondent accounts at covered U.S. financial institutions to process transactions involving North Korean financial institutions. This follows…

BIS and State amend EAR and ITAR to harmonize definitions and scope

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  On June 3, 2016, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. 141016858–6004–02] revising certain definitions in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This final rule is part of the Administration’s Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative. The Initiative will enhance U.S. national and economic security, facilitate compliance with export controls, update the controls, and further the goal of reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens on U.S. exporters. As part…

US – NMFS/NOAA announces export test of ITDS; seeks comments

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  On June 3, 2016, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce, published in the Federal Register a notice announcing, in consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a test of the International Trade Data System (ITDS) involving the electronic submission of forms and/or data, related to exportation of fish products regulated by NMFS, using the export Partner Government Agency (PGA) data set of the Automated Export System (AES) Trade…

US – Treasury finds N. Korea to be primary money laundering jurisdiction

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  On June 2, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury,  published in the Federal Register a notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in the USA PATRIOT Act, the Director of FinCEN found on May 27, 2016 that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” or “North Korea”) is a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern. The designation provides Treasury with a range of options that can be…

Client Alert: Changes in Customs Declaration Requirements Herald Greater Scrutiny in China

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  From 30 March 2016, importers and exporters are required to provide additional information when making customs declarations in China which could result in further scrutiny from Customs on the valuation of imported goods. Pursuant to the Amendments to the Standards of PRC Customs for the Completion of Import and Export Customs Declaration Forms issued by the General Administration of Customs (” GAC “) and effective from 30 March 2016 (” Announcement No. 20 “),…

US – CBP publishes notice of intent to distribute continued dumping and subsidy offsets to affected domestic producers

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  On May 31, 2016,  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a notice, pursuant to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, of its intent to distribute assessed antidumping or countervailing duties (known as the continued dumping and subsidy offset) for Fiscal Year 2016 in connection with countervailing duty orders, antidumping duty orders, or findings under the Antidumping Act of 1921. The document provides the instructions for affected…

US – USTR makes additional FY 2016 TRQ allocations for raw sugar; FY 2017 TRQ allocations for raw, refined, specialty sugars

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  On May 27, 2016, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice providing country-by-country allocations of additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 in-quota quantity of the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar as announced by Secretary of Agriculture on May 18, 2016. On May 18, 2016, the Secretary of Agriculture announced an additional in quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the…

US – FDA issues new food labeling requirements

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  On May 27, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. FDA–2012–N–1210] amending its labeling regulations for conventional foods and dietary supplements to provide updated nutrition information on the label to assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices. The updated information is consistent with current data on the associations between nutrients and chronic diseases, health related conditions, physiological endpoints, and/or maintaining a healthy dietary pattern…

US – Commerce seeks input on U.S. Port Competitiveness Initiative

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  On May 27, 2016, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published in the Federal Register a notice and request for comments on U.S. seaport efficiency and competitiveness issues for its 21st Century U.S. Port Competitiveness Initiative. In this effort, Commerce is working with seaports, stakeholders, and port users to identify and share best practices in port-stakeholder-user coordination, collaboration, and information-sharing that are being used to resolve operational and infrastructure issues that affect freight flows and increase…

US – State certifies shrimp harvesting nations

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  On May 26, 2016, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a document [Public Notice: 9584] announcing that on May 3, 2016, it certified that 14 shrimp-harvesting nations (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, and Suriname) have a regulatory program comparable to that of the United States governing the incidental taking of the relevant species of sea turtles in the course of commercial shrimp…