Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Los Angeles has issued a Public Bulletin informing the general aviation community of a change in procedure that will require all private aircraft to report to a single CBP approved General Aviation Facility (GAF) upon landing from abroad at Los Angeles International Airport. (LA09-017 is available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com)
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1. LA Public Bulletin on Clearance of Private Aircraft at LAX
2. LA Public Bulletin on Relocation of Agriculture Cargo Unit at LAX
CBP's Port of Los Angeles has issued a Public Bulletin informing the trade community that effective May 26, 2009, the CBP Agriculture Cargo Unit at LAX will relocate their operations. (LA09-016 is available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com)
3. FTZB Grants Subzone Status to Long Beach for Michelin Facility
The Foreign Trade Zones Board has granted the request of the Port of Long Beach, grantee of FTZ 50 for subzone status for Michelin North America, Inc. (Tire Warehousing and Distribution) in San Bernardino, CA. (FR Pub 05/20/09, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-11762.pdf)
4. PNSI Instructions for Prior Notice of Imported Food
The Food and Drug Administration has posted step-by-step web system instructions for Prior Notice of imported food articles for PNSI version 2.0.00. (Notice, available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/pn/pnstep.html)
5. USDA Reallocates Surplus FY 2009 Beet and Sugar Cane Marketing Allotments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has announced the reassignment of projected surplus beet and cane sugar marketing allotments and allocations under the fiscal year (FY) 2009 Sugar Marketing Allotment program. Among other things, the FY 2009 beet and cane sector allotments are larger than can be fulfilled by domestically-produced beet and cane sugar, so the remaining sector surpluses were reassigned to raw sugar imports as required by law. (Release No. 0175.09, dated 05/19/09, available at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/05/0175.xml)
6. APHIS Final Rule on Fresh Longan from Taiwan
The Animal and Plant Inspection Service has issued a final rule, effective June 19, 2009, to allow the importation of commercial shipments of fresh longan with stems from Taiwan into the U.S., as long as certain treatment, inspection, certification, and packaging requirements are met. (D/N APHIS-2007-0616, FR Pub 05/20/09, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-11735.pdf)
7. USDA Reestablishes Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reestablished the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee. In March 2009, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack signed authorization to re-charter the committee for two more years. The purpose of the advisory committee is to examine the full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and offer the Secretary of Agriculture advice on how USDA can tailor its programs to better meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. (AMS No. 088-09, dated 05/19/09, available here.)
8. Food Safety Education Conference in March 2010
The 2010 Food Safety Education Conference will be held on March 23 - 26, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. The theme of the conference is advancements in food safety education, trends, tools, and technologies. (Notice, available at http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=0076080c-a4e7-40b2-a429-e8b206e6c7cc)
9. Revised Directive on Meat, Poultry, Egg Products Refused Entry
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has posted a revised version of Directive 9020.1 entitled Meat, Poultry, Egg Products, and Shell Eggs Refused Entry into the United States (U.S.). (Directive, dated 05/18/09, available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/9020.1Rev1.pdf)
10. Company President Sentenced to 5 Years Prison for Falsely Labeling Seafood Imports
The Justice Department reports that Peter Xuong Lam of Fairfax, Va., who was the president of Virginia Star Seafood Corp., has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy that led to more than 10 million pounds of frozen catfish being imported from Vietnam, but fraudulently labeled and sold in the U.S. as sole, grouper and other species. This sentence is one of the longest imposed by a federal judge for falsely labeling seafood. Lam was convicted last October of conspiring to import mislabeled fish in order to avoid federal import tariffs and three counts of dealing in fish that he knew had been imported contrary to law. (Notice, dated 05/19/09, available at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/May/09-enrd-490.html)
11. OFAC Adds Entity Name on SDN List
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has updated its Specially Designated Nationals list to add an entity to the list. (List, dated 05/19/09, available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/20090519.shtml)
12. TTB to Hold Industry Expo June 24-26, 2009
On June 24 - 26, 2009, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), will hold its second alcohol, tobacco, firearms and ammunition industry conference and expo at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky. The Expo is targeted at industry members, relevant trade associations, consultants, and state government officials. (Press Release, dated 05/18/09, available at http://www.ttb.treas.gov/press/fy09/press-release-ttb-expo-2009.pdf)
13. U.S. & Angola Sign TIFA
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a press release announcing that the U.S. and Angola have signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) that will provide a forum to address trade issues and help enhance trade and investment relations between the U.S. and Angola. (Notice, dated 05/19/09, available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2009/May/asset_upload_file73_15659.pdf)
14. 820 Developing Country Officials Participating in WTO Course
The World Trade Organization reports that 820 officials from developing countries are participating in a six to eight week WTO on-line course on the WTO, technical barriers to trade, and multilateral trade agreements. (Notice, dated 05/18/09, available at http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news09_e/etr_18may09_e.htm)
15. FSIS Updates Export Requirements for China, Russia, Nicaragua
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has posted updated export requirements for the certain countries.
Japan (egg products)- The export requirements for Japan (egg products) were revised to include additional information on alternate certification.
Japan - The export requirements for Japan were updated to include additional information on required certificates for poultry.
Mexico - The export requirements for Mexico were updated to include additional information about ineligible poultry and poultry meat products.
China - The export requirements for China were update to include additional information on restrictions for imported U.S. pork/pork products.
Russia - The export requirements for Russia were updated to include additional information on ineligible poultry meat.
Singapore - The export requirements for Singapore were updated to include information statements for poultry and poultry products.
European Union - The export requirements for the European Union were updated to include additional information on transit certificates.
16. FAS Global Agriculture Information Network Reports
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
EU-27 Sugar: Impact of the EU sugar reform on sugar exporters from ACP and LDCs
Italy Livestock and Products: Italian Pig Breeding Sector Ailing
17. Revised FDA Import Alerts
The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Aquaculture Seafood Products Due to Unapproved Drugs
Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides
Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella
Cheese Due to Microbiological Contamination
Processed Seafood and Analogue Seafood (Surimi) Products for L. Monocytogenes
and Guidance of Foods Containing Illegal and/or Undeclared Colors