On December 9, 2014, the Department of the Treasury published in the Federal Register a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). On the basis of the best information currently available to the Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, such an international…
On 18 June 2014, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) announced that the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EFTA States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, will become operational for all parties. The FTA, which was signed five years ago, covers activities such as trade in goods, trade in…
On February 24, 2014, the Treasury Department published in the Federal Register, in accordance with section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). On the basis of the best information currently available to the Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or…
On August 9, 2013, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a general notice announcing that CBP is expanding eligibility for its Global Entry program to include citizens of the Republic of Korea who are participants in the Smart Entry System (SES), a trusted traveler program in the Republic of Korea (S. Korea); a limited number of citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) who are participants in the Automated…