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US – State announces meeting on CAFTA-DR Chapter 17 (Environment)

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On March 19, 2014, the US Department of State (State) published in the Federal Register a notification of the Eighth Meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and request for comments [Public Notice: 8661]. State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the parties to the CAFTA-DR intend to hold the eighth meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (Council)…

CBP extends import restrictions on archaeological and ecclesiastical ethnological materials from Honduras

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On March 12, 2014, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a final rule [CBP Dec. 14-03] amending CBP regulations to reflect the extension of import restrictions on certain archaeological materials from Honduras. These restrictions, which were last extended by CBP Decision (Dec.) 09–05, were due to expire on March 12, 2014, unless extended. The Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State (Department of State), has…

Canada, Honduras sign FTA

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On November 5, 2013, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada announced that the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and José Adonis Lavaire, Minister of Industry and Commerce for Honduras, signed the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement. Parallel agreements on labour cooperation and environmental cooperation were also signed. In addition to the trade agreement news, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that, effective immediately, the Harper government has secured full market access for Canada’s…

US – State schedules Cultural Property Advisory Committee meetings

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On September 25, 2013, the Federal Register published a Notice of Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee [Public Notice 8480; Docket No. DOS–2013–0020] to be held on November 1, 2013. Additionally, the Government of Honduras has asked that the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Honduras Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Pre-Columbian Cultures of Honduras…

US/Honduras – State proposes extension on MOU with Honduras imposing import restrictions on certain Pre-Columbian artifacts

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On September 24, 2013, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice 8479] proposing to extend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Honduras Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Pre-Columbian Cultures of Honduras (MOU). The Government of the Republic of Honduras has informed the Government of the United States of America…