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1. Senate Consideration of Climate Change Legislation Moves Forward
The Senate moved forward with its consideration of climate change legislation on 5 November when the Environment and Public Works Committee, one of six committees with jurisdiction over this legislation, voted to approve the Kerry-Boxer Clear Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733)...
20 Nov 2009
2. Customs Issues Overview of IPR Enforcement Practices
CBP recently issued a publication intended to provide guidance and information on its enforcement practices in the area of intellectual property rights...
20 Nov 2009
3. New Legislation Seeks to Reinstate “Super 301” Trade Barrier Investigation Process
A group of senators led by Sens. Sherrod Brown (Democrat-Ohio) and Debbie Stabenow (Democrat-Michigan) introduced on 28 October legislation that would restore the Super 301 trade barriers investigation process in order to give the federal government more tools to fight unfair trade practices...
20 Nov 2009
4. Customs Vows to Use “Common Sense” in Enforcing “10+2” Import Filing Requirements
According to press reports, Assistant Commissioner Thomas Winkowski told a 4 November meeting of the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee that CBP will “take a common sense approach” to imposing penalties for violating the 10+2 importer security filing rule once the current period of informed compliance ends on 26 January 2010...
20 Nov 2009
5. Senators Want Action to Address Chinese Glass Subsidies
Eight Democratic senators sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on 29 October urging action against mainland Chinese trade policies they believe have hurt U.S. glass manufacturers...
20 Nov 2009
6. EPA Implements Ban on Use of Carbofuran in Food
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule that effectively bans the sale of domestically-produced and imported food with residues of the pesticide carbofuran from 1 January 2010...
20 Nov 2009
7. U.S. Requests Panel in WTO Case against China’s Export Restrictions on Raw Materials
Last June, the United States and the European Union requested World Trade Organisation dispute settlement consultations with China over that country’s export restraints on various raw materials, namely bauxite, coke, fluorspar, magnesium, manganese, silicon metal, silicon carbide, yellow phosphorus and zinc. These materials are key inputs for numerous downstream products in the steel, aluminium and chemical sectors across the globe...
20 Nov 2009
8. DOE Moves Forward with Various Energy Conservation Rulemakings
The Department of Energy has been working diligently in recent months to fulfil a request by President Obama to fully implement the energy efficiency requirements and test procedures for a broad range of residential and commercial products that were established under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005...
20 Nov 2009
9. FTC Proposes to Amend Labelling Requirements for Light Bulbs
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments by 28 December on a proposal to amend the current energy labelling requirements for light bulbs. In the next several years new energy standards mandated by Congress will eliminate low-efficiency light bulbs from store shelves in favour of more efficient products, including high-efficiency incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps and light-emitting diode products...
20 Nov 2009
10. CPSC Recalls Various Products Made in China
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the following recalls of products made in mainland China...
20 Nov 2009
11. Legislation Introduced or Passed in the 111th U.S. Congress
From 29 October to 10 November 2009, members of the U.S. Congress introduced and/or approved the following international trade-related bills that may have an impact on Hong Kong or mainland China...
20 Nov 2009
12. U.S. Executive Calendar
U.S. Executive Calendar
20 Nov 2009
13. U.S. and China Achieve Modest Progress at JCCT Meeting
High-ranking representatives of the U.S. and Chinese governments convened in Hangzhou on 28-29 October for the 20th annual meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade...
6 Nov 2009
14. Treasury Again Finds that China Is Not Manipulating its Currency
The Treasury Department released on 15 October its semi-annual report to Congress on foreign currency practices. This report examines the exchange rate policies of major U.S. trading partners that together account for more than 80 percent of U.S. foreign trade in goods and services...
6 Nov 2009
15. GAO Recommends Improvements to U.S. Safety Regime for Imported Food
The Government Accountability Office has released a report identifying a number of improvements federal agencies should make to further ensure the safety of imported food...
6 Nov 2009
16. DOE Amends Energy Test Procedures for Lamp Ballasts, Repeals Procedures for TVs
The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recently issued a final rule adopting new test procedures for fluorescent lamp ballasts in standby mode, as required by section 310 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007...
6 Nov 2009
17. CPSC Considers Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles
The CPSC has begun a rulemaking process under the Consumer Product Safety Act to consider whether there may be unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with recreational off-highway vehicles...
6 Nov 2009
18. CPSC Recalls Various Products Made in China
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the following recalls of products made in mainland China...
6 Nov 2009
19. Legislation Introduced or Passed in the 111th U.S. Congress
From 16 to 29 October 2009, members of the U.S. Congress introduced and/or approved the following international trade-related bills that may have an impact on Hong Kong or mainland China...
6 Nov 2009
20. U.S. Executive Calendar
U.S. Executive Calendar...
6 Nov 2009
 
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