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President Obama signs legislation applying anti-subsidy trade law to imports from non-market economies such as Vietnam and China

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 13 2012

On March 13, 2012, President Obama signed legislation that explicitly authorizes the United States to apply countervailing duties (CVD), defined as tariffs on imports that benefit from subsidies, to imports from non-market economy (NME) countries

Federal Circuit exempts non-market economy country exports from US countervailing duty law

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 22 2011

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected the US government’s use of countervailing duties against imports into the United States from so-called non-market economy (NME) countries

USTR seeks comments on Japan, Canada, and Mexico joining Trans-Pacific Partnership talks

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 9 2011

On December 7, 2011, the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued Federal Register notices asking for public comments on Japan, Canada, and Mexico joining Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations

US Trade Representative identifies imported articles that may lose duty preferences under the Generalized System of Preferences

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 1 2011

On December 1, 2011, the US Trade Representative (USTR) released trade data on articles that may exceed Competitive Need Limitations (CNL) thresholds under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP

US Congress restores the generalized system of preferences program and the Andean Trade Preferences Act

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 18 2011

On October 12, 2011, the US Congress passed legislation renewing the US Generalized System of Preferences program (GSP), which had expired on December 31, 2010, along with the Andean Trade Preferences Act program (ATPA

The US Congress approves free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Colombia, Panama, South Korea, USA
  • -
  • October 17 2011

On Wednesday October 12, the US Congress passed free trade agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, culminating more than six years of negotiation and political wrangling across two US administrations

United States eases export controls against India

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2011

On January 25, 2011, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) lifted restrictive export controls on trade with India in the civil space, defense, and other high technology sectors

New export control certification required for non-immigrant worker visas

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2011

Companies seeking visas for their foreign national workers must now certify whether such workers need a deemed export license to access controlled technology and technical data

Certain Cuba sanctions restrictions lifted

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2011

On January 28, 2011, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 (CACR or Cuba sanctions

President announces trade agency reorganization initiative

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2011

On March 11, 2011, President Obama issued a memorandum assigning a US Chief Performance Officer with the responsibility of leading an effort to create a plan for the restructuring and streamlining of certain federal government agencies