According to European Union diplomats, EU nations have agreed to an arms embargo, assets freezes and travel bans on Libya in a package of sanctions designed to ramp up pressure on Moamer Kadhafi's regime. The sanctions against Kadhafi, which also include an embargo on providing Tripoli with law enforcement equipment used to crack down on protesters, will come into force in several days after being legally drafted. The Treasury Department warned banks to be vigilant of transfers linked to Libya's political leaders.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of February 25, 2011 lists a notice from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
Mexico's Diario Oficial of February 24, 2011 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
Gov.cn reports that the largest aviation freight facility in midwest China was put into operation on February 21 in Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, in the province of Sichuan. The aviation cargo in Chengdu will increase sharply due to demands caused by mass-production in manufacturing plants at Intel, FOXCONN and other large electronic enterprises. It is estimated that more than 100 ton of electronic products will be delivered through air transport.
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices on February 23, 2011:
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on February 25, 2011:
In the February 25, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted :
China's Ministry of Commerce has stated that China hopes the U.S. will make the approval process for Chinese enterprises seeking to invest in the U.S. more transparent. Yao Jian, the ministry spokesman, made the remarks during a news briefing when a question was raised about Huawei Technologies Co's troubled bid to acquire U.S. server technology firm 3Leaf Systems in 2010, in which the Pentagon retroactively requested a review of the acquisition. Huawei was told recently by a U.S. security review panel that it must sell 3Leaf or the committee would recommend U.S. President Obama cancel the deal. Chinese and foreign experts stated that the U.S. overreacted to the acquisition, and called to remove non-trade barriers between the two countries.
The World Trade Organization posted the following notices for February 22-23, 2011 (may have to click twice on source documents for proper viewing):
The Council of the European Union adopted its first-reading-position on a draft regulation1 on food labeling rules, which would include nutrition and country of origin labeling rules, etc.