The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on January 11, 2011:
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices on January 7 and 8, 2011:
In the January 8, 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 10, 2011:
The World Trade Organization posted the following notices for January 10, 2011 (may have to click twice on source documents for proper viewing):
The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Brazil has announced that Senator John McCain and Senator John Barrasso will travel to Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Panama, and Mexico from January 7-14, 2011 to review Latin American efforts in fighting criminal gangs and drug traffickers, and will stress the need for Congress to pass free trade agreements with Panama and Colombia.
Mexico's Secretary of the Economy has issued a press release announcing that Mexico is analyzing the U.S. cross-border trucking proposal that was recently presented to the Mexican government. According to the Secretary, Mexico is looking for a permanent and satisfactory agreement that will provide certainty to the Mexican carriers. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/07/10 news, 11010715, for BP summary of DOT's proposed solution to the U.S.-Mexico border trucking dispute.)
The Government of Canada has issued regulations restricting six phthalates in vinyl parts of toys and certain childcare articles. The new regulations will take effect six months after they are registered, or on approximately June 10, 2011.
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 Government of Canada issued the following notices on January 5 and 6, 2011: