U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a general notice announcing that, in conjunction with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), it plans to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the transmission of automated truck manifest (ATM) data.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the Bioterrorism Act (BTA) for Prior Notice (PN) of imported foods and the registration of food facilities.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and responses to its Web page regarding the January 1, 2005 full integration (elimination of quotas) for textiles and textile apparel (textiles) manufactured in countries that are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum describing procedures for the implementation of enforced compliance and penalties for the prior notice of imported food (PN) requirements contained in the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act). In addition, an attachment to the memorandum provides guidelines for the assessment of penalties for Bioterrorism Act violations involving PN, and the mitigation of such penalties.
RIAA filed 493 more “John Doe” infringement suits against file-sharers Mon., the trade group said. Under an interpretation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that Verizon sued to win, RIAA must file suit against those it suspects of illegal music sharing before establishing their identities. RIAA also sued 24 named defendants, first served through “John Doe” suits, who declined to settle with RIAA. RIAA Pres. Cary Sherman in a statement said he hoped the new suits could be settled, saying RIAA would go the “extra mile and seek to resolve these cases in a fair and reasonable manner.”
RIAA filed 493 more “John Doe” infringement suits against file-sharers Mon., the trade group said. Under an interpretation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that Verizon sued to win, RIAA must file suit against those it suspects of illegal music sharing before establishing their identities. RIAA also sued 24 named defendants, first served through “John Doe” suits, who declined to settle with RIAA. RIAA Pres. Cary Sherman in a statement said he hoped the new suits could be settled, saying RIAA would go the “extra mile and seek to resolve these cases in a fair and reasonable manner.”
Effective April 14th ABI, FDA Software to be Modified to Improve the FDA Prior Notice Filing Process
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message announcing that several changes will be made to ABI and FDA software, effective April 14, 2004, to improve the process for filing FDA Prior Notices of imported food (PNs), as follows:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a press release on March 18, 2004 announcing that the U.S. has filed a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against China regarding its discriminatory tax rebate policy for integrated circuits.
Foreign telecom carriers vigorously disputed allegations CompTel/Ascent Alliance and AT&T filed in comments (CD Jan 8 p2) to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) this month. The comments were part of USTR’s annual review of the operation and effectiveness of all U.S. trade agreements on telecom products and services. The foreign operators complained U.S. commenters in many cases had used outdated data and hadn’t said anything new. “We do not feel that CompTel/Ascent has added new material arguments to its prior allegations,” Deutsche Telekom (DT) said.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice inviting comments from interested parties on the International Trade Commission's (ITC's) proposed remedy, and other possible actions, with respect to the market disruption caused by imports of certain ductile iron waterworks fittings from China.