Budget compromise unlikely to have significant impact on trade programs *

USA - May 4 2011
U.S. trade agencies operated under reduced budgets for half of the U.S. government’s 2011 fiscal year, and sources at these agencies do not expect funding cuts resulting from the final 2011 budget to significantly impair operations.

Co-authors: Jeffrey M. Telep, Taryn Koball Williams, Gilbert B. Kaplan.

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Federal Circuit rebuffs commerce for inconsistent new zeroing policy *

USA - May 4 2011
In a case with potentially broad ramifications for U.S. users of the trade laws, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit questioned the Department of Commerce’s strategy for bringing its antidumping practice into compliance with WTO law with respect to “zeroing.”

Co-authors: Jeffrey M. Telep, Taryn Koball Williams, Gilbert B. Kaplan.

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U.S.-Colombian accord on labor issues and U.S.-Panamanian accord on tax information open way for congressional action on three FTAs; timing and legislative process still uncertain *

Colombia, Panama, USA - May 4 2011
The United States has reached accords with Colombia on labor issues and with Panama on the exchange of tax information as part of these countries' bilateral trade negotiations.

Co-authors: Jeffrey M. Telep, Taryn Koball Williams, Gilbert B. Kaplan.

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Proposed legislation would reinstate “Super 301” authority *

USA - May 4 2011
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, and Robert Casey of Pennsylvania recently introduced legislation that would enhance the federal government’s ability to address unfair trade practices

Co-authors: Jeffrey M. Telep, Taryn Koball Williams, Gilbert B. Kaplan.

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Five new antidumping/countervailing duty petitions filed in April ending recent lull in trade remedy filings *

USA - May 4 2011
In response to petitions filed by members of various domestic industries, the Administration initiated five antidumping ("AD") and countervailing duty ("CVD") investigations on April 19-20.

Co-authors: Jeffrey M. Telep, Taryn Koball Williams, Gilbert B. Kaplan.

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