Peru and five Central American countries recently finished their first round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, agreeing to reinforce their commercial ties.

In the November 16 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 16, 2010:

The Government of Canada issued the following releases on November 17, 2010:

G20 leaders have issued a declaration and other documents from their November 11-12, 2010 summit in Seoul, Korea. Among other things, the leaders agreed to move toward more market determined exchange rate systems, refrain from competitive devaluation of currencies, bring the World Trade Organization Doha Round to a close in 2011, continue work to tackle corruption, phase-out fossil fuel subsidies, foster job creation, etc.

According to China's State Council and the Central Military Commission, part of China's low-altitude airspace will be opened to promote the country's general aviation sector, including the purchase and use of private planes. The reform will be piloted in some areas in 2011 and gradually extended to other parts of the country.

The European Commission has published new customs security guidelines for import and export procedures as well as updated import and export scenarios, export fallback rules and frequently asked questions on entry summary declarations.

Following the 2008 crisis caused by milk adulterated with melamine, the International Organization for Standardization and the International Dairy Federation (IDF), have developed a testing standard to determine the content of melamine and cyanuric acid in milk, powdered milk products and infant formula.

The World Trade Organization announces that Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the 21st Geneva Week for WTO non-resident members and observers, said that the G20 and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meetings have “provided a clear signal that they expect the Doha Development Round to be a deliverable next year.” He said that: “Discussions between leaders on this topic were to the point: how to supplement what is already on the table with new give and take in order to build a final package that they would take to their respective Parliaments. The challenge is now to translate this political will into negotiations here in Geneva.”

The Chinese mainland announced that it will extend antidumping measures for another five years on ethanolamine imported from Japan, Malaysia, the U.S. and Taiwan from November 14, 2010. The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said in a statement that it levies tariffs ranging from 9% to 74% on ethanolamine imported from those places.