Tariffs. Customs. Trade Remedies

  On September 11, 2014, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice 8865] informing the public that the Secretary of State determined on August 29, 2014, pursuant to section 1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA), that each of the following EU countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom (hereinafter “EU10”) have maintained their crude oil purchases from Iran at zero over the preceding 180-day period. The Secretary of State last made exception determinations under 1245(d)(4)(D) of the NDAA regarding these purchasers on March 4th, 2014.