On October 23, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a notice of arrival restrictions announcing the decision of the Commissioner of CBP to direct all flights to the U.S. carrying persons who have recently traveled to, from, or through Ebola-stricken countries to arrive at one of the U.S. airports where CBP is implementing enhanced screening procedures. Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1433(c) and 19 C.F.R. 122.32, CBP has the…
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently posted a fraud warning on fake Kimberley Process Certificates for Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Guinea. CBP, in conjunction with the Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, is advising the public on several scams involving Kimberley Process Certificates. Legitimate Kimberley Process Certificates are used to control the international trade in rough diamonds. In one elaborate scheme, individuals were invited to Sierra Leone to view rough diamonds…
On October 9, 2013, the Canada Gazette published the Regulations Repealing the United Nations Sierra Leone Regulations (SOR/2013-159, September 30, 2013), the purpose of which is to bring Canada in line with its own legislation, which requires an Article 41 decision of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to be in force for implementing regulations under the United Nations Act to be authorized. No such decision has been in force with respect to the United Nations…