The European Union recently issued the following trade-related release (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):
China has failed to implement a World Trade Organization dispute settlement decision against its antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. broiler chickens, the WTO said. A WTO compliance panel found that China continues to violate WTO agreements on AD/CV duties, despite a 2013 WTO decision that the broiler ehcken duties were against WTO rules (see 13080602). The compliance panel’s ruling, which the U.S. had requested in 2016, opens up the possibility of the U.S. imposing retaliatory tariffs on Chinese goods if China does not bring itself into compliance or the U.S. and China can’t agree to some other form of compensation.
The World Customs Organization issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of Jan. 17 (some may also be given separate headlines):
The Committee on International Trade in Endangered Species on Jan. 15 issued an advisory to members on trade in rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus) from Nigeria. CITES members should not accept any CITES permit or certificate issued by Nigeria for the rosewood species unless its authenticity has been confirmed by the CITES Secretariat, and “importing countries should pay particular attention to trade in Pterocarpus erinaceus to ensure that trade in this species only takes place when Parties are satisfied that it is in line with the requirements of the Convention,” the notice said.
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of Jan. 16 (some may also be given separate headlines):
A suspension in trade of rosewoods and ebonies from Madagascar will remain in place, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species said in a Jan. 15 notice. The suspension will continue until Madagascar improves its measures against illegal logging and exports, CITES said. However, exports of finished products of rosewoods “that were produced, packaged, ready for retail trade and duly registered and authorized for export in Madagascar” before Jan. 2, 2017, are not covered by the recommendation to suspend trade, CITES said. “Consequently, exports of those registered specimens can take place in accordance with the relevant special provisions of the Convention related to trade in pre-convention specimens.”
Vietnam filed a new challenge at the World Trade Organization on Dec. 12 of U.S. antidumping duties on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam, the WTO said in a press release. The country says the U.S. violated WTO rules in several recent and ongoing administrative reviews, including by requiring Vietnamese exporters to demonstrate their eligibility for separate rates or else assigning them to the Vietnam-wide entity. The request for consultations begins a 60-day period of discussions between the U.S. and Vietnam. If that period passes without agreement, Vietnam may request a dispute settlement panel to decide the case.
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of Jan. 12 (some may also be given separate headlines):
Mexico's Diario Oficial of Jan. 10 lists trade-related notices from the Secretary of Economy as follows: