USMCA Implementing Regulations On July 6, 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published in the Federal Register the notice for the USMCA Implementing Regulations Related to the Marking Rules, Tariff-rate Quotas, and Other USMCA Provisions interim final rule. The interim rule is effective July 1, 2021. The rule amends CBP regulations to include implementing regulations for the preferential tariff treatment and related customs provisions of the…
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “United States: Biden Administration Supply Chain Reports Deeper Dive #3: White House 100-Day Review of Semiconductor and Advanced Packaging Supply Chain Recommends Strengthening Export Control,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Biden Administration Supply Chain Reports Deeper Dive #2: Focus on the Use of the Defense Production Act to Incentivize Production in Critical Supply Chains,” which can be viewed here.
On June 9, 2021, Baker McKenzie’s Global Supply Chain Compliance Blog published the blog “The White House Announces Key Findings from 100-Day Reviews Under ‘America’s Supply Chains’ Executive Order and Takes Actions Intended to Ensure Supply Chain Resilience.” The post examines a set of reports published by the White House following a 100-day review of four key supply chains: semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging; large capacity batteries, including electric vehicle batteries; critical minerals and materials; and…
On January 15, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket DARS–2019–0063] adopting as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 related to the procurement of covered telecommunications equipment or services. Specifically, the rule prohibits the use of telecommunications equipment or services from certain Chinese entities…
On January 14, 2021 the : Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published in the Federal Register a final rule [FAC 2021–03; FAR Case 2017–018; Item I; Docket No. FAR–2017–0018; Sequence No. 1] adopting with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 that addresses measures against persons involved in…
The European Commission has released the full text of the 1256 page Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the European Atomic Energy Community for Cooperation on the Safe and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of…
On 10 December 2020, the Department for International Trade (DIT) published a summary of the Trade Continuity Agreement with Canada, The agreement establishes an economic partnership between the UK and Canada, including a comprehensive free trade area. It maintains the effects of the EU-Canada CETA. The UK-Canada agreement covers: trade in goods – including provisions on preferential tariffs, tariff rate quotas and rules of origin sanitary and phytosanitary measures trade in services intellectual property, including geographical indications government procurement The agreement is intended…
On 2 December 2020, the WTO announced that Switzerland and the United Kingdom have completed the final step for making their respective participation in the revised Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) effective. As of 1 January 2021, the revised GPA will be in force for Switzerland, and the UK will be a party to the accord in its own right. The announcement said: Switzerland submitted the so-called “instrument of acceptance” to the WTO on 2 December.…
The WTO announced that at a meeting of the Committee on Government Procurement on 7 October, parties to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) invited the United Kingdom to complete the remaining steps to join the Agreement in its own right following its departure from the European Union. They also applauded Brazil for submitting the first documentation required to start negotiations to join the Agreement. At the meeting, GPA parties adopted a decision granting the UK…