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International Trade Compliance Update (Covering Customs and Other Import Requirements, Export Controls and Sanc- tions, Trade Remedies, WTO and Anti-Corruption) Newsletter | June 2021 In This Issue: World Trade Organization (WTO) World Customs Organization (WCO) Other International Matters The Americas - North America The Americas - South America Asia-Pacific Please see our Webinars, Meetings, Seminars section for information for Europe, Middle East and North Africa links to the webinars in our 18th annual Global Trade and Supply Chain Africa (except North Africa) Webinar Series: “International Trade & Developments in a World Fo- Newsletters, reports, articles, etc. cused on Recovery & Renewal,” which just began, as well as links to addi- tional webinars and other events. Webinars, Meetings, Seminars, etc. WTO Covid Trade Notifications There are also links to the video recordings, PowerPoints and handout materi- als of the WTO TBT Notifications CBP Rulings: Downloads and 2020-2021 Asia Pacific International Commercial and Trade Webi- Searches nar Series CBP Rulings: Rev ocations or Modifi- cations 2020 Virtual Trade Conference (July 14-16 2020) Section 337 Actions 2020 Virtual Year-End Review of Import/Export Developments Antidumping, Counterv ailing Duty 2020 Global Trade and Supply Chain Webinar Series: Interna- and Safeguard Inv estigatio ns, Or- ders & Rev iews tional Trade Basics and Trends To keep abreast of international trade -related news, visit our blogs: For International Trade Compliance Updates , please regularly visit https://w w w.internationaltradecomplianceupdate.com/. For additional articles and updates on trade sanctions and export controls, please visit: https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/ regularly. Editor, International Trade Com- To see how BREXIT (the UK exiting the EU) may affect your business, visit pliance Update https://brexit.bakermckenzie.com/. Stuart P. Seidel For additional compliance new s and comment from around the w orld, please visit Washington, D.C. https://globalcompliancenews.com/. +1 202 452 7088 [email protected] Note: Unless otherw ise indicated, all information in this Update is taken from official ga- This may qualify as “Attorney Advertis- zettes, official w ebsites, new sletters or press releases of international organizations ing” requiring notice in some jurisdic- (UN, WTO, WCO, APEC, INTERPOL, etc.), the EU, EFTA, EAEU, Customs Unions or tions. Prior results do not guarantee a government agencies. The specific source usually may be obtained by clicking on the similar outcome. blue hypertext link. Please note that as a general rule, information related to fisheries is not covered. Please see copyright and acknowl- edgements on the last page Please see copyright and acknowl- Ed- Inter- edgements on the last page itor na- tional Trade 401992165-v2\NA_DMS 1 Compliance Update Baker McKenzie WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) The International Trade Compliance Update is a publication of the COVID-19: Trade and trade-related measures Global International Commercial and Trade Practice Group of Baker The WTO has set up a dedicated webpage to help governments, business, the McKenzie. Articles and comments media and the public track the latest information on trade-related responses to are intended to provide our readers the COVID-19 outbreak. For measures posted during the period of coverage by w ith information on recent legal de- this Update, see the WTO COVID-19 Trade and Trade-Related Measures sec- velopments and issues of signifi- tion below.. cance or interest. They should not be regarded or relied upon as legal Trade Policy Review: Kyrgyz Republic advice or opinion. Baker McKenzie The third review of the trade policies and practices of the Kyrgyz Republic took advises on all aspects of Interna- tional Trade law . place on 18 and 20 May, 2021. The basis for the review was a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. Comments on this Update may be DSB activities sent to the Editor: During the period covered by this update, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) or Stuart P. Seidel parties to a dispute took the following actions or reported the following activities. Washington, D.C. Requests for a panel are not listed (click on “DS” number to go to summaries of +1 202 452 7088 [email protected] the case, click on “Activity” to go to the latest news or documents): A note on spelling, grammar DS No. Case Name Activity Date and dates-- Panel report circulated; In keeping with the global nature Canada — Measures Governing the Sale Parties have reached DS 537 25-05-21 of Baker McKenzie, the original of Wine (Complainant: Australia) mutually agreed solu- spelling, grammar and date format- tion ting of non-USA English language China — Anti-dumping and countervailing material has been preserved from DS 598 duty measures on barley from Australia the original source whether or not (Complainant: Australia) the material appears in quotes. European Union and certain Member Panels established 28-05-21 states — Certain measures concerning DS 600 Translations of most non-English palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels language documents are unofficial (Complainant: Malaysia) and are performed via an auto- mated program and are for infor- TBT Notifications mation purposes only. Depending on the language, readers with the Member countries of the WTO are required under the Agreement on Technical Chrome browser should be able to Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report to the WTO all proposed technical automatically get a rough to excel- regulations that could affect trade with other Member countries. The WTO Secre- lent English translation. tariat distributes this information in the form of “notifications” to all Member coun- tries. See separate section on WTO TBT Notifications for a table which summa- Credits: rizes notifications posted by the WTO during the past month. Unless otherwise indicated, all in- WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO) formation is taken from official inter- national organization or government Over 56,400 cultural goods seized and 67 arrests made in action websites, or their newsletters or press releases. involving 31 countries On 11 May 2021, the World Customs Organization announced that the 2020 edi- Source documents may be accessed by clicking on the blue tion of Operation Pandora targeting the illicit trafficking of cultural goods has hypertext links. been the most successful to date with over 56,400 cultural goods seized. These goods include archaeological objects, furniture, coins, paintings, musical instru- This Update contains public sector infor- ments and sculptures. Excerpts from the announcement follow: mation licensed under the Open Govern- ment Licence v3.0 of the United King- Running from 1 June to 31 October 2020, Operation Pandora V saw the involvement dom. In addition, the Update uses mate- of Customs and other law enforcement authorities from 31 countries. rial pursuant to European Commission policy as implemented by Commission Decision of 12 December 2011. International Trade Compliance Update | June 2021 2 401992165-v2\NA_DMS Baker McKenzie During the operational phase, tens of thousands of checks and controls w ere carried out in various airports, ports and border crossing points, as w ell as in auction houses, museums and private homes. As a result, more than 300 investigations w ere opened and 67 individuals arrested. Given the global nature of this type of crime, Operational Coordination Units w orking 24/7 w ere established by Europol on one side, and by the World Customs Organiza- tion (WCO) and INTERPOL on the other, to support the exchange of information as w ell as to disseminate alerts, w arnings and perform cross-checks in different interna- tional and national databases. The Operation w as led by the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil), w ith international coordination supported by Europol, INTERPOL and the WCO. Operation PANDORA V w as carried out under the framew ork of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT). *** As part of Operation Pandora V, the Dutch National Police (Politie) organized a five- day cyber patrol w eek focusing on online markets. Law enforcement authorities from 15 countries, w ith the support of Europol, INTERPOL and the WCO, identified suspi- cious sales online and this resulted in 15 new investigations being opened. Europol, as co-leader of this action, played a key role in implementing the entire oper- ation by facilitating information exchange, and providing analytical and operational support. The WCO also facilitated intelligence exchange betw een different agencies through a special closed user group set up on its CENcomm secure communication platform. INTERPOL connected Balkan and European participating countries, facilitating the exchange of information through its secure communications system. A dedicated ex- pert supported the entire operation by double checking searches against INTERPOL's Stolen Works of Art database to locate and identify stolen and missing items. Announcements and news releases [dd-mm-yy] Date Title 04-05-21 A fruitful PCA Remote Technical Assistance in Uzbekistan Free zone experts of the Asia Pacific region discuss effective implementation of 05-05-21 the WCO Practical Guidance on Free Zones 8.5 metric tons of bomb-making materials seized by East African Customs dur- ing WCO border Operation 06-05-21 The 60th Meeting of the Data Model Projects Team concludes successfully First Strategic
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