The United Nations Security Council held an open meeting on December 15, 2010, in which Council members voted to approve three resolutions which terminate certain major sanctions against Iraq, including measures related to weapons of mass destruction, the residual activities for the oil-for-food program, and the Development Fund for Iraq.
Citing news sources, the World Bank reports that on December 14, 2010, leaders from 11 central African nations signed a pledge to stamp out the illegal trade of conflict minerals through national, regional and international legal means and putting in place infrastructure as well as joint projects and industries in the extractive sector.
The Government of Canada issued the following notices on December 16, 2010:
The World Trade Organization posted the following notices for December 15, 2010 (may have to click twice on source documents for proper viewing):
In the December 16, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The European Customs Information Portal has previously reported that the transition period for the European Union’s pre-departure information submission requirements for inbound and outbound cargo (security data) will end December 31, 2010.
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on December 16, 2010:
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on December 15, 2010:
In the December 15, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico announced that the U.S. and Mexico opened the Donna-Rio Bravo border crossing and customs inspection station between Donna, Texas and Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas on December 14, 2010. It is the third new bridge crossing opened in 2010 and is designed to improve trade and enhance the safety, security, and environment of border communities in both nations.