China has announced that it recently published a regulation on the registration administration of resident representative offices for foreign companies. The regulation, which is effective in March 1, 2011, includes rules on the registration, establishment, information change, cancellation of registration and legal responsibilities of the representative offices of foreign companies.
In the December 1, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
The World Trade Organization announces that the sixth review of the trade policies and practices of Hong Kong, China takes place on December 1 and 3, 2010. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Hong Kong, China. An executive summary of the report is available here.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have published a new handbook setting out the advantages for exporters in developing countries of closer collaboration between national standards bodies (NSBs) and trade promotion organizations (TPOs), "Building linkages for export success." The handbook is available here.
The European Commission states that with the passing of the first registration deadline under the EU REACH program, chemical substances produced or imported in large quantities as well as the most dangerous chemicals, have now been registered at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). ECHA states that by the November 30 deadline, 24,675 registration dossiers were successfully submitted for 4,300 substances. Q & A document on REACH is available here.
The Government of Canada issued the following releases on November 30, 2010:
On November 29, 2010, Health Canada announced new regulations to restrict the lead content of a variety of consumer products, including certain toys for young children.
In the November 30, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
Mexico's Diario Oficial of November 29, 2010 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Organization for Standardization has published two brochures to facilitate understanding and use of its new ISO 26000 standard giving guidance on social responsibility, which was launched on November 1, 2010.