On June 25, 2018, the Federal Register published one year extensions of the national emergencies with respect to the countries listed because the situations in and in relation to the countries indicated continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States:
On June 23, 2016, the Federal Register published Presidential Notice of June 21, 2016 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans which extends for an additional year the national emergency first declared in EO 13219 (June 26, 2001) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of persons engaged in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting…
On October 5, 2015, the Federal Register published Proclamation 9333 of September 30, 2015 – To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences and for Other Purposes. The proclamation: • modifies, effective October 1, 2015, the Rates of Duty 1–Special subcolumn for the corresponding Chapter 52, HTS subheadings in order to designate certain articles as eligible articles only when imported from a least-developed (LD) beneficiary developing country (BDC) for purposes of the Generalized…
On June 25, 2014, the Federal Register published the President’s Notice of June 23, 2014 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans which continues for an additional year the national emergency originally declared on June 26, 2001 in Executive Order (E.O.) to deal with the “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States” constituted by the actions of persons engaged in, or assisting,…
On November 21, 2013, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced that Canada and Macedonia have agreed to begin negotiations toward a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement (FIPA). A FIPA is a treaty designed to promote and protect Canadian investment abroad and foreign investment in Canada through reciprocal, legally binding provisions. By ensuring greater protection against discriminatory and arbitrary practices, and by enhancing the predictability of a market’s policy framework, a FIPA gives businesses greater…