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US – Commerce initiates Sec. 232 investigation into imports of laminations and wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers, and transformer regulators

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On May 4, 2020, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced he will initiate an investigation into whether laminations for stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, stacked and wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers, and transformer regulators are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security. The decision to launch an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of…

Brazil submits application to join government procurement pact

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The WTO announced that on 18 May 2020, the WTO Committee on Government Procurement received Brazil’s bid to start negotiations on joining the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Brazil said it would circulate the necessary accession documents as soon as the COVID-19 situation allows it. The announcement said, in part: In its statement, Brazil said that it hopes to present its initial market access offer and to reply to a checklist of issues about its government procurement…

Upcoming Webinar on June 4: Post-Election US Trade Policy

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Post-Election US Trade Policy Speakers: Stuart Seidel (Washington, DC), Teresa Gleason (Washington, DC), and John McKenzie (San Francisco/Palo Alto)Moderator: Terrie GleasonThe webinar will begin at 11:00 AM EST (US) and is scheduled to run approximately 90 minutes.Register today!Upcoming Webinar Dates and TopicsTuesday, June 18, 2013 FCPA and Anti-Bribery Cases and Trends in the US, China and Russia Speakers: Reagan Demas (Washington, DC), Michelle Gon (Shanghai), Alexander Bychkov (Moscow); Moderator: Maria McMahon…