On May 21, 2014, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a document adopting as a final rule [USCBP–2013–0040; CBP Dec. 14–06] the interim amendments to the CBP regulations which were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 63052), as CBP Dec. 13–17, to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. The final rule will be effective…
On January 28, 2014, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register an invitation for applications for inclusion on the US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) dispute settlement rosters. The US-Panama TPA calls for the Parties to establish four rosters of individuals that would be available to serve as panelists in dispute settlement proceedings arising under the TPA. A general roster is required to be established under Chapter Twenty (Dispute…
On December 18, 2013, The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice of determination of procurement thresholds for implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (TAA, 19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.). Executive Order 12260 requires USTR to set the US dollar thresholds for application of Title III of the TAA, which implements US trade agreement obligations, including those under the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement,…
CSMS #13-000615 dated December 18, 2013 announced that each Free Trade Agreement (FTA) page on CBp.gov has been updated and expanded to include the following documents: Implementation Instructions Attachment A (Certification of Origin) General Note Link (Always current) Regulation Link (Always current) Agreement Text USITC Report (Includes the General note, the goods that went free immediately and the phase-out schedule to determine future duty rates.) Summaries and Reports (USTR) Implementation Act (The public law.) Presidential…
On October 31, 2013, the Department of Defense (DoD) published in the Federal Register a final rule [DFARS Case 2012-D044] that adopts as final, with changes, an interim rule (77 Fed. Reg. 68699, November 16, 2012) amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the United States—Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. This Trade Promotion Agreement is a free trade agreement that provides for mutually non-discriminatory treatment of eligible products and services from Panama.
On October 23, 2013, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register interim regulations [USCBP-2013-0040; CBP Dec. 13-17] to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States—Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (PANTPA) entered into by the United States and the Republic of Panama. The interim regulations, which add a new Subpart S to Part 10 of the CBP regulations (19 C.F.R.), as well as making conforming changes throughout…