The European Parliament has formally adopted a directive to extend European Union energy labeling requirements to more products and to add new efficiency classes for all covered products.
The American Conference Institute has announced that it will hold its 6th annual Advanced Forum on Global Customs Compliance on June 28 - 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Forum will address how to overcome complex customs challenges in China, India, Brazil, Mexico, and Europe. Topics to be covered include customs valuation challenges, product safety standards, and expediting customs clearance. BP subscribers can receive a $200 discount off the standard price by referencing discount code "Broker Power." (ACI Forum details, agenda, and registration available at http://www.americanconference.com/globalcustoms.htm)
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
The following are the trade-related hearings scheduled for May 17-22, 2010:
Representatives from the consumer electronics, automotive, jewelry and manufacturing industries met at the State Department on May 14, 2010 to discuss steps that can be taken to ensure that their supply chains do not contain conflict minerals (such as tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold) that have fueled the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Press release, dated 05/14/10, available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/05/141880.htm)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
"Daily Update on Capitol Hill Trade Actions" is a daily International Trade Today compilation of the most relevant legislation, hearings, and actions by Congress involving international trade. The following are brief summaries of recent Capitol Hill actions:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued proposed rules that would designate certain children’s upper outerwear with drawstring violations and handheld hairdryers without immersion protection to be substantial product hazards under section 15 (j) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).
The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information: