Mexico's Diario Oficial of November 4, 2010 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
In the November 4, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The Government of Canada issued the following releases on November 4, 2010:
Xinhuanet.com reports that China's ambassador to the World Trade Organization urged Chinese exporters to boost product upgrade as the U.S. shifts its focus from labor-intensive goods to investigate imports of high-end products from China. Sun Zhenyu, China's top envoy to the WTO, stated that since the US Commerce Department announced a probe last month into China's clean energy sector over so-called government subsidies, it is clear that the US is increasingly looking critically at China's high-end products as part of its trade weaponry.
On November 4, 2010, the European Commission proposed to ban the use of phosphates and to limit the content of other phosphorous containing compounds in laundry detergents.
Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry and Commerce reports that for the first time since January 2010, Brazil's exports increased more than its imports. For the month of October 2010, exports increased by 37.1%, and imports increased by 35.9%.
This is a reminder that the European Union deadlines to register certain chemical substances under the EU REACH1 regulation and to notify the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) of the classification and labeling of chemical substances placed on the EU market pursuant to the Classification, Labeling and Packaging (CLP) regulation are approaching.
The World Trade Organization reports that a joint report by the WTO, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released on November 4, 2010 for the Group of 20 biggest economies says that by and large, G20 governments have continued to resist protectionist pressures. But it also warns of potential dangers in the months ahead because of persistent high levels of unemployment and tensions over foreign exchange rates.
China's Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian has stated that China will reduce its rare earth export quotas next year, but not by a very large margin .Yao said that "to protect the environment and natural resources, China will stick to the quota system to manage rare earth exports next year, and quotas will also decline." Though giving no clear extent of the decline, Yao's remarks echoed the comments of Wang Jian, a vice minister of commerce.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of November 3, 2010 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows: