China's General Administration of Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued a notice urging quality inspection agencies at all levels to carry out a nation-wide cracking down on falsified or forged certificates of origin and strengthening management on the mark of origin of export goods. Among other things, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureaus directly under AQSIQ should tighten their oversight of blank certificates of origin, carry out spot checks to prevent fraudulent use of others’ certificates, carry out full investigations, and implement severe penalties.
The World Trade Organization posted the following notice for January 7, 2011 (may have to click twice on source documents for proper viewing):
Mexico's Diario Oficial of January 10, 2011 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The Government of Canada issued the following notices on January 5 and 6, 2011:
In the January 7, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on January 7, 2011:
Mexico's Diario Oficial of January 5, 2011 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
On December 22, 2010, the Government of Canada published new phthalates regulations for toys and child care articles, as well as a consequential amendment to the Hazardous Products (Toys) regulations. First set of phthalates regulations available here. Second set of phthalates regulations available here. Consequential amendment available here.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of January 6, 2011 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The Government of Canada issued the following notices on January 4, 2011: