Proposed rules on the definition of “specially designed” in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Implementation of Export Control Reform (ECR) were submitted for Office of Management and Budget approval by the Bureau of Industry and Security on May 3 and 4, respectively. The State Department also submitted its “specially designed” proposed rule to OMB on May 4. Additionally, BIS submitted its final rule implementing the changes to the EAR from the Wassenaar Arrangement 2011 Plenary Agreements. OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has 90 days to review the proposed rules, which may be extended on a one-time basis by 30 days.
Brian Feito
Brian Feito is Managing Editor of International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. A licensed customs broker who spent time at the Department of Commerce calculating antidumping and countervailing duties, Brian covers a wide range of subjects including customs and trade-facing product regulation, the courts, antidumping and countervailing duties and Mexico and the European Union. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason University. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2012.
A New Jersey woman was sentenced to three years of probation, six months of home confinement and a $44,215.50 fine on charges of trafficking in counterfeit M·A·C cosmetics and accessory items, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE said Lynn Lavigne, 61, of Vineland, NJ, received the cosmetics from a supplier in China, and continued buying and selling the cosmetics after repeated notices by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol that the merchandise was counterfeit and subject to forfeiture.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 14, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
On May 10, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails May 14, 2012, announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 14, 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):
The Foreign Trade Zones Board is issuing the following notices for May 14, 2012:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of May 11, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
On May 11, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 10, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows: