The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective November 22, 2004, amending its regulations at 7 CFR Parts 319 and 322 on the importation of honeybees, honeybee semen, bees other than honeybees, certain beekeeping byproducts, and used beekeeping equipment.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') Web site has updated its tables which list information on trade bans imposed by foreign countries on U.S. exports due to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and avian influenza (avian flu).
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued an interim rule, effective October 20, 2004, which amends 7 CFR Part 319 in order to impose restrictions on the importation from Canada of pine shoot beetle (Tomicus peniperda) host material, such as pine nursery stock, and pine products (such as cut pine Christmas trees, pine logs, etc.) that consist of pine bark or have pine bark attached.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the U.S. and Japan have reached a framework agreement that will permit the resumption of trade in certain beef between the two countries following a ten-month interruption that resulted from a finding of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in a single cow that had been slaughtered in December 2003 in Washington state.
The Journal of Commerce reports that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have forced marine terminal operators to obtain a court order in order to deny equipment (such as chassis and containers) to a harbor trucker who has not paid late fees or other charges. (JoC, dated 10/11/04, www.joc.com)
American Shipper reports that the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has decided to hold a public meeting on October 27, 2004 to discuss the various petitions and comments made by non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) requesting tariff exemptions to allow them to have confidential service contracts with shippers. (ShippersNewsWire@americanshipper.com , dated 10/13/04)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a notice which, effective September 28, 2004, adds Malaysia to the list of Asian countries from which the importation of certain birds and bird products are temporarily banned in order to protect poultry and humans in the U.S. from the possible spread of avian influenza (Influenza A, H5N1).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release announcing the implementation of emergency interim measures at certain U.S. land border ports in response to the detection and confirmation of the adult Mediterranean Fruit Fly (ceratitis capiata, Medfly) in the municipality of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') Web site has updated its tables which list information on trade bans imposed by foreign countries on U.S. exports due to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and avian influenza (avian flu).
APHIS Final Rule on Treatment, Marking of All Regulated Wood Packaging Material Prior to Importation
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective September 16, 2005, that APHIS states will affect all persons using regulated wood packaging material (regulated WPM) in connection with importing goods into the U.S.