On October 14, 2014, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a request for written comments [Docket No. USTR–2014–0020] regarding the 2014 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) of India In the 2014 Special 301 Report, USTR announced that, in order to assess progress on engagement with the Government of India on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues, an OCR would be conducted for India. USTR requests written submissions from…
On 10 October 2014, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released Consolidated Sanctions List Data Files in order to make it easier to comply with OFAC’s sanctions regulations. OFAC is now offering all of its non-SDN sanctions lists in a consolidated set of data files “the Consolidated Sanctions List.” These consolidated files comply with all OFAC’s existing data standards. In the future, if OFAC creates a new non-SDN style list, the office will add…
On 10 October 2014, the Norwegian Government law site Lovdata published FOR 2014-10-10-1278: Regulation amending the Regulation on restrictive measures concerning actions that undermine or threaten Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and stability a Royal Decree put forward by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Decree amends Regulation â„– 1076 of 15 august 2014 on restrictive measures concerning actions that undermine or threaten Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and stability. In Regulation of 15 August 2014 No.…
The New Zealand Customs Service announced that from 1 November 2014 all tobacco imported into New Zealand will attract duty and GST, except for a limited amount carried by travellers arriving in New Zealand. The duty free limit for travellers will drop from 200 to 50 cigarettes or 50 grams of cigars or tobacco products. The gift concession will be eliminated. There will not be a duty-free (or GST) allowance for tobacco sent or imported…
On 3 October 2014, the European Commission announced that seventh round of EU-U.S. negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) took place in Chevy Chase, Maryland from 29 September to 3 October. Negotiators discussed the regulatory elements and rules pillar of TTIP, and services. Negotiators said they had a week of productive discussions. Negotiations are now moving smoothly into the textual phase, where discussions are based on specific textual proposals. Discussions on the…
On 10 October 2014, the Swiss Government announced that the chairperson of the joint committee signed decree no. 1/2014 on the amendment of Annex I to the agreement between Switzerland and the EU on the simplification of customs formalities and on customs security measures. The decree was approved by the Federal Council on 8 October 2014 and entered into force the day after it was signed. The announcement said: The agreement of 25 June 2009…
On October 8, 2014, the Canada Gazette published several regulations to implement the Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA), which was signed on November 5, 2013. When implementing free trade agree¬ments in Canada, legislation and associated regulations and orders are necessary to implement commitments into the Canadian legal framework. The Canada — Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act received Royal Assent on June 19, 2014. The associated regulations and orders required to fully implement the commitments…
It is almost a year since the enactment of Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia Regulation No. 67/M-DAG/PER/11/2013 on Labeling Requirement in Bahasa Indonesia on Goods as amended by Minister of Trade Regulation No. 10/M-DAG/PER/1/2014 (“Regulation 67”).At this point, we should remind our readers of the following upcoming changes in the regulation landscape under this regulation. Deadline: 25 December 2014Regulation 67 became effective on 25 June 2014 for goods which have not been distributed…
During the past seven days, the following notices adding, removing or continuing persons (including entities) to/from restrictive measures lists were published in the Federal Register by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or by the State Department (State): F.R. Date Applicable orders 10-02-14 OFAC: Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13224 [“Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism”] (11 individuals, 1 entity) State: In the…
On October 7, 2014, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice, published in the Federal Register a notice [Docket No. 2014R–25T] containing the 2014 Annual List of Explosive Materials. Federal law makes it unlawful for any person to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in explosive materials without an ATF license. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 841(d) and 27 C.F.R. 555.23, the Department must publish and revise at…