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EU requires export authorization for Covid-19 vaccines and related active substances

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On 12 March 2021, the Official Journal published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/442 of 11 March 2021 making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation, which requires an export authorisation to export (or re-export after such goods have been subject to manufacturing operations including filling and packaging within the customs territory of the Union) vaccines against SARS-related coronaviruses (SARS-CoV species) currently falling under CN code 3002 20 10, irrespective of their packaging…

US–Import restrictions imposed on archaeological material from Jordan

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On February 7, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a final rule [CBP Dec. 20-02] that amends the CBP regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological material from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan). These restrictions are being imposed pursuant to an agreement between the United States and Jordan that has been entered into under the authority of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act.…

US – BIS amends Entity List

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On November 13, 2019, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. 191105-0076] that amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-two entities, under a total of thirty-two entries, to the Entity List. These twenty-two entities have been determined by the US Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These entities will be listed on…

US – USTR announces GSP enforcement actions and successes for seven countries

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On October 25, 2019, USTR announced that President Trump is suspending $1.3 billion in trade preferences for Thailand under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) based on its failure to adequately provide internationally-recognized worker rights. In addition, the President is restoring some GSP benefits for Ukraine following its passage of legislation aimed at addressing shortcomings in its intellectual property (IP) regime. USTR also announced it is opening new GSP eligibility reviews for two countries:  South…

UK issues guidance on existing trade agreement if the UK exits the EU without a deal

By 4 Mins Read

On 21 February, 2019, the Department for International Trade (DIT) issued guidance entitled, Existing trade agreements if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, which sets out the status of those agreements (free trade agreements, economic partnership agreements, association agreements and customs union) that may not be in place by exit day. It also links to trade agreements that have been signed and mutual recognition agreements that have been signed.

US – State receives request for cultural property protection from Jordan

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On January 31, 2019, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of request from the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property [Public Notice 10647]. State received this request on November 26, 2018. Jordan’s request seeks US import restrictions on archaeological material representing…

EU, Jordan relax rules of origin for Jordanian exporters employing Syrian refugees

By 3 Mins Read

On 30 August 2016, the Official Journal published Decision No 1/2016 of the EU-Jordan Association Committee of 19 July 2016 amending the provisions of Protocol 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association ‘between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products’ and the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for certain categories of products, manufactured in dedicated development zones and industrial areas, and connected with generating employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians, to obtain originating status [2016/1436]. The Decision would temporarily relax applicable rules of origin to allow for certain goods produced in facilities located in one of the designated Development Zones and Industrial Areas in Jordan to be subject to less stringent rules of origin for the purpose of determining preferential treatment on import into the Union than would otherwise apply. This temporary relaxation of applicable rules of origin would be part of the Union’s support to Jordan in the context of the Syrian crisis and with the aim of mitigating the costs imposed by hosting a large number of Syrian refugees. The Union considers that the requested relaxation of the rules of origin would contribute to the overall objective that was set by Jordan in the framework of the International Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region, held in London on 4 February 2016, of creating approximately 200 000 job opportunities for Syrian refugees.

EU, Jordan relax rules of origin for Jordanian exporters employing Syrian refugees

By 3 Mins Read

On 30 August 2016, the Official Journal published Decision No 1/2016 of the EU-Jordan Association Committee of 19 July 2016 amending the provisions of Protocol 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association ‘between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products’ and the list of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order for certain categories of products, manufactured in dedicated development zones and industrial areas, and connected with generating employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians, to obtain originating status [2016/1436].

US/Jordan – Jordan joins CSI – will screen US-bound cargo

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On March 18, 2014, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will participate in the Container Security Initiative (CSI). CBP says that CSI increases security for maritime containerized cargo shipped to the United States from around the world by addressing the threat to border security and global trade posed by the potential threat of terrorists and terrorist weapons in the maritime environment. The Port of Aqaba will utilize near…