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US – USTR withdraws exclusion of bifacial solar panels to the solar products safeguard measure

By 2 Mins Read

On October 9, 2019, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice [Docket No. USTR–2018–0001] withdrawing the exclusion of bifacial solar panels exclusion to the solar products safeguard measure. On January 23, 2018, the President imposed a safeguard measure on imports of certain solar products pursuant to a section 201 investigation. On February 14, 2018, USTR established procedures for interested persons to request product-specific exclusions from application of…

US – USTR posts “EU Large Aircraft” advance Federal Register notice on Sec. 301 tariffs with final Product Lists

By 5 Mins Read

On October 4, 2019, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) posted on its website an advance copy of the Federal Register Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute [Docket No. USTR-2019-0003], which states that USTR has determined that the European Union (EU) and certain member States have denied US rights under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement and have failed to…

US – USTR grants additional Sec. 301 exclusion requests

By 3 Mins Read

On July 9, 2019, the Office of the USTR published in the Federal Register a notice of product exclusions from the imposition of additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $34 billion (the $34 billion action) as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. USTR initiated the exclusion process in July 2018, and…

EU – Commission proposes new rules to stop the illegal import of cultural goods

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On 13 July 2017, the European Commission announced that it is proposing new rules to clamp down on the illegal import and trafficking of cultural goods from outside the EU, which it says is often linked to terrorist financing and other criminal activity.  It comes just days after the Hamburg G20 called on countries to tackle terrorist finance, including the looting and smuggling of antiquities. The announcement states in part: