Miscellaneous International Trade Notices

1. Despite Recent Positive Developments, e-Manifest Pilot is Still Limited

2. President Extends National Emergency with Respect to Iran

The State Department's Washington File reports that President Bush has extended the U.S. national emergency with respect to Iran because of that country's continued support for terrorism, its efforts to undermine the Middle East peace process, and its efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction. (Washington File article dated 03/11/05, availablefromBP by emailing documents@brokerpower.com)

3. APHIS Clarification on Imports of Bovine Cheek Meat from Canada

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted a notice to its Web site clarifying that until further notice, cheek meat derived from bovines is not allowed under conditions specified on permits authorizing the importation of boneless beef, boneless bison meat, boneless buffalo meat, and associated meat byproducts. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/16/05 news, 05031615, for BP summary on APHIS' list of ruminant commodities that may be imported under permit from Canada, etc.) (USDA notice, dated 03/17/05, available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/beefcheekmeat.pdf)

4. FDA Responds to Questions on Codex Draft Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted to its Web site responses to questions about the Codex Draft Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements, which were completed in November 2004 and are scheduled for adoption in July 2005. (FDA responses, dated March 2005, available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/dscodex.html)

5. Correction to BP Summary on USA-ITA Trade Development Memo

BP's March 18, 2005 ITT summary 05031899 5, based on a United States Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA) Trade Development Memo (TDM) should be corrected to state that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is asking the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) for a directive in order to make 19 CFR 12.130 apply only to Israel, and to cancel the textile declaration requirement under 19 CFR 12.130.

6. FDA Establishes Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations Issues Between 03/14/05 -12/31/06

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule that establishes a uniform compliance date of January 1, 2008 for food labeling regulations that are issued between March 14, 2005 and December 31, 2006. (D/N 2000N-1596 (formerly 00N-1596), FR Pub 03/14/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-4956.pdf)

7. FSIS to Hold 2 Public Meetings to Prepare for Upcoming Codex Sessions

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued two notices announcing the following upcoming public meetings in Washington, DC in connection with upcoming Codex Commission Sessions:

March 29, 2005 - a public meeting will be held to provide draft U.S. positions and receive public comments on agenda items that will be discussed at the 22nd Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which will be held in Paris, France April 11-15, 2005.

April 26, 2005 - a public meeting will be held to provide draft U.S. positions and receive public comments on agenda items that will be discussed at the 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling, which will be held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia May 9 - 13, 2005.

(FR Pub 03/15/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-4995.pdf)

8. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board (FTZB) has issued the following notices of recent FTZB actions:

FTZ applicant/grantee	Company or action
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (FTZ 40)	Application for authority to expand FTZ 40 in the Cleveland, Ohio area within the Cleveland Customs port of entry (for general warehousing and distribution activities).
Foreign Trade Zone Corporation of Southeastern Pennsylvania (FTZ 147)	Application for authority to expand and reorganize FTZ 147 in the south central Pennsylvania area adjacent to the Harrisburg Customs port of entry.

FTZB Notices (FR Pub 03/09/05) available at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a050309c.html under the heading of Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

9. FMC Lists Applicants for OTI Licenses

The FMC has issued a notice stating that the following companies have filed applications for license as a non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF), or NVOCC/FF ocean transportation intermediary (OTI):

NVOCC

Freightcan Global Inc., NJ Shipping Express Inc. NY T.J. Expediters Inc., NY GCS Logistics Inc., NY Logistics Container Line, LLC, NYPack & Send Cargo, Inc., FL Delta Trans Logistics, Inc., CA Mobility Express, LLC, CA TP Express, Inc., ILLa Onion Shipping Co, Inc., NY Servicarga of America, Inc., FL Veco Logistics USA, Inc., FLDal Investment, Inc., Washington, DC

NVOCC/FF-OTI

Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc., GAAGI-Link Cargo Int'l, LLC, GAAir Cargo Global, Corp., NYApex Logistics International Inc., CATMMAA Line Houston, Inc., TXGlobal Galan Logistics Inc., NYFF-OTIAnchor Customs Brokerage, LLC, VAL.O. Trading Corp., FL Q-Air, Inc., TXMVP Global Logistics, LLC, MA

(FR Pub 03/16/05, available at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a050316c.html under the heading of Federal Maritime Commission)