According to Washington Trade Daily, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the U.S. and Vietnam are expected to sign the bilateral World Trade Organization (WTO) accession agreement on market access on May 31, 2006. (WTD, dated 05/31/06, www.washingtontradedaily.com )
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective June 19, 2006, which amends 9 CFR Parts 93, 94, and 98 in order to apply a uniform set of importation requirements related to classical swine fever (CSF) to a region consisting of all of the 15 Member States of the European Union (EU) that comprised the EU as of April 30, 2004 (the EU-15).
According to Washington Trade Daily, the Canadian government hopes to issue a draft text of the softwood lumber agreement with U.S. negotiators by the end of this week. The article states that the proposed seven-year renewable deal would replace U.S. lumber duties with a Canadian border tax or quotas and would return about 80% of the duties collected. (WTD, dated 05/25/06, www.washingtontradedaily.com)
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would represent a significant structural revision of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and would establish a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the U.S. APHIS has scheduled four public hearings in May and June 2006 to discuss the proposed changes.
On May 18, 2006, President Bush issued a notice continuing for one year beyond May 20, 2006 the national emergency with respect to Burma (Myanmar). This national emergency was originally declared in Executive Order (EO) 13047 on May 20, 1997. (FR Pub 05/19/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-4767.pdf)
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would represent a significant structural revision of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and would establish a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the U.S. APHIS has scheduled four public hearings in May and June 2006 to discuss the proposed changes.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would represent a significant structural revision of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and would establish a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the U.S. APHIS has scheduled four public hearings in May and June 2006 to discuss the proposed changes.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a notice that is intended to provide background information about, and solicit public comments on, the use of bilateral workplans by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has issued a press release announcing that a delegation from the U.S. and Chinese governments has concluded two days of negotiations to establish a protocol for the resumption of U.S. beef sales to China. According to the press release, USDA officials are now traveling to Japan to continue discussions on the resumption of U.S beef sales to Japan. (FAS, PR 0057-06, dated 05/15/06, available at http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?Entry=valid&PrNum=0057-06)
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would represent a significant structural revision of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and would establish a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the U.S. APHIS has scheduled four public hearings in May and June 2006 to discuss the proposed changes.