The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued another warning about the suffocation and strangulation hazards associated with drop-side cribs, stating that it has recalled more than 7 million such cribs in the last five years and is actively investigating more manufacturers for potential drop-side hazards. (Notice, dated 05/07/10, available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10225.html)
Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently met to discuss the U.S.-ASEAN Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement (TIFA) and the importance of the trade relationship between the U.S. and ASEAN. (Press release, dated 05/07/10, available at http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2010/may/deputy-united-states-trade-representative-marantis-and)
The U.S.-China Business Council has submitted comments on China’s April 2010 draft notice on the launch of the National Indigenous Innovation Work. The Council states that China’s current policies, which appear to use a mix of product catalogs, unique standard requirements, government procurement preferences, and tax incentives that include requirements for domestic intellectual property ownership, are inconsistent with international best practices and may prove counterproductive to China’s goals. (Comments, dated 05/10/10, available at http://www.uschina.org/public/documents/2010/05/uscbc_most_circular_comments.pdf)
The following are the trade-related hearings scheduled for May 10-15, 2010:
"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:
On May 6, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration’s Deputy Commissioner for Foods Michael Taylor testified at a House Subcommittee1 hearing on “the Role and Performance of FDA in Ensuring Food Safety.”
On May 5, 2010, over 130 companies and trade associations (Toy Industry Association, American Iron and Steel Institute, Target, 3M, American Automotive Policy Council, etc.) signed a letter to the House Speaker and Minority Leader and the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman and Ranking Member urging immediate passage of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB, also referred to as the Miscellaneous Trade bill).
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:
On May 5, 2010, the Clean and Sustainable Transportation Coalition sent a letter to leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Highways and Transit Subcommittee1 urging them to reject efforts to re-write the trucking rules in the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act.
On May 5, 2010, the House passed the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act (H.R. 5160). The Senate passed the same measure the next day, on May 6, 2010, clearing the bill for the President.