The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 15, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
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The National Organic Program will allow the use of two substances, fenbendazole and moxidectin in emergency treatment for organic dairy and breeder livestock. The Agricultural Marketing Service’s final rule, which is effective May 16, 2012, amends the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances1 at 7 CFR 205.603(a)(18) to add use exemptions for the two substances when organic system plan-approved preventative management does not prevent infestation, with the following restrictive annotations2: (1) fenbendazole is only for use by or on the lawful written order of a licensed veterinarian; and (2) moxidectin is for control of internal parasites only.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 15, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Foreign Trade Zones Board is issuing the following notices for May 15, 2012:
The Phytosanitary Certificate and Issuance Tracking (PCIT) system is now fully operational, the Animal and Plant Health and Inspection Service reported an email received by ITT at about 10:40 pm on May 14, 2012. APHIS said network operations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture hosting facility have been restored.
The International Trade Commission is requesting comments by July 3 on its biennial investigation and report on the economic impact of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) on U.S. industries and consumers, as well as on the effectiveness of the ATPA in promoting drug related crop eradication and crop substitution efforts by beneficiary countries (332-352). The ITC’s report is scheduled to be transmitted to be congress by September 28, 2012.
The Foreign Agriculture Service released two fact sheets detailing the benefits of the U.S.-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement, which took effect May 15, 2012, for U.S. agricultural exporters. FAS said upon implementation of the Colombia TPA, almost 70 percent of current U.S. farm exports to Colombia will immediately become duty-free, and remaining tariffs will be eliminated within 15 years. Until now no U.S. agricultural exports have enjoyed duty-free access to Colombia.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that the monographs for the toxicological evaluation of the veterinary drugs (Amoxicillin, Apramycin, Derquantel, Monensin, Monenpental, Narasin, and Triclabendazole), evaluated at the 75th meeting of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization / World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) in Rome on November 7-18, 2011, are now available on the FAO website here, and the WHO website here. Draft maximum residues limits (MRLs) for these compounds will be considered at the 20th Session of Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF).
The Agricultural Marketing Service published a final rule establishing the Processed Raspberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order. Under the Order, producers of raspberries for processing and importers of processed raspberries will pay an assessment of up to one cent per pound ($0.022 / kg), with the initial assessment being one cent per pound, which will be paid to the National Processed Raspberry Council. This final rule is effective May 9, 2012, but collection of assessments and applicable reporting and recordkeeping will begin September 5, 2012.
The International Trade Commission is considering the effect a limited exclusion order with respect to respondent Microsoft Corporation’s accused products and a cease and desist order directed against Microsoft in its Section 3371 investigation of certain gaming and entertainment consoles, related software, and components thereof (337-TA-752) would have upon the public health and welfare, competitive conditions in the U.S., and U.S. consumers, in light of a May 7, 2012 administrative law judge’s recommended determination on remedy and bonding.