Third party testing and certification rules now in force for children’s products manufactured on or after February 8, 2013 *

USA - February 13 2013
A key rule mandated by the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), requiring that manufacturers and importers of children's products…

Co-authors: Michael A. Nemeroff.

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United States waives ban on Burmese imports *

Myanmar, USA - November 20 2012
On November 16, 2012, as President Obama was preparing to head to Asia on a trip that included a six-hour stop in Burma (Myanmar), the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury announced the issuance of a new general license that waives a nearly decade-old U.S. import ban on most Burmese-origin goods.

Co-authors: Robert Torresen, Lisa Crosby.

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U.S. government eases sanctions against Burma *

Myanmar, USA - July 12 2012
On July 11, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control authorized new investment in and the exportation of financial services to Burma, thereby easing sanctions that have been in place for over 15 years.

Co-authors: Stanimir Alexandrov, Robert Torresen, Lisa Crosby, Brooks Allen.

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U.S. customs to disclose identifying information on imported goods to enforce certain IP rights *

USA - April 26 2012
On April 24, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued an interim rule authorizing officials to share identifying information with intellectual property holders during the import clearance process.

Co-authors: Richard Belanger, Lisa Crosby.

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U.S. customs sets rules for statistical sampling and offsetting in audits and prior disclosures *

USA - October 28 2011
On October 25, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a final rule providing for the use of statistical sampling in customs audits and prior disclosure proceedings.

Co-authors: Richard Belanger, Lisa Crosby.

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