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April 2021 International Trade Compliance Update International Trade Compliance Update (Covering Customs and Other Import Requirements, Export Controls and Sanc- tions, Trade Remedies, WTO and Anti-Corruption) Newsletter | April 2021 In This Issue: World Trade Organization (WTO) World Customs Organization (WCO) Other International Matters The Americas - North America The Americas - South America Please see our Webinars, Meetings, Seminars section for information for Asia-Pacific links to the webinars in our 18th annual Global Trade and Supply Chain Europe, Middle East and North Africa Webinar Series: “International Trade & Developments in a World Fo- cused on Recovery & Renewal,” which just began, as well as links to addi- Africa (except North Africa) tional webinars and other events. Newsletters, reports, articles, etc. There are also links to the video recordings, PowerPoints and handout materi- Webinars, Meetings, Seminars, etc. als of the WTO Cov id-19 Notifications 2020-2021 Asia Pacific International Commercial and Trade Webi- WTO TBT Notifications nar Series CBP Rulings: Downloads and Searches 2020 Virtual Trade Conference (July 14-16 2020) CBP Rulings: Rev ocations or Modifi- 2020 Virtual Year-End Review of Import/Export Developments cations European Classification Regulations 2020 Global Trade and Supply Chain Webinar Series: Interna- Amendments to the CN Explanatory tional Trade Basics and Trends Notes To keep abreast of international trade-related news, visit our blogs: Section 337 Actions For International Trade Compliance Updates, please regularly visit Antidumping, Counterv ailing Duty https://www.internationaltradecomplianceupdate.com/. and Safeguard Inv estigations, Or- ders & Reviews For additional articles and updates on trade sanctions and export controls, please visit: http://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/ regularly. For resources and news regarding international trade, particularly in Asia, please visit our Trade Crossroads blog at http://tradeblog.bakermckenzie.com/. To see how BREXIT (the UK exiting the EU) may affect your business, visit https://brexit.bakermckenzie.com/. Editor, International Trade Com- For additional compliance news and comment from around the world, please visit pliance Update https://globalcompliancenews.com/. Stuart P. Seidel Washington, D.C. +1 202 452 7088 Note: Unless otherw ise indicated, all information in this Update is taken from official ga- [email protected] zettes, official w ebsites, new sletters or press releases of international organizations (UN, WTO, WCO, APEC, INTERPOL, etc.), the EU, EFTA, EAEU, Customs Unions or This may qualify as “Attorney Advertis- government agencies. The specific source usually may be obtained by clicking on the ing” requiring notice in some jurisdic- tions. Prior results do not guarantee a blue hypertext link. Please note that as a general rule, information related to fisheries is similar outcome. 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 401636969-v2\NA_DMS 1 Compliance Update Baker McKenzie WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) The International Trade Compliance Update is a publication of the Trade Policy Reviews: Saudi Arabia, Mongolia Global International Commercial and Trade Practice Group of Baker The third review of the trade policies and practices of Saudi Arabia took place on McKenzie. Articles and comments 3 and 5 March 2021. The basis for the review was a report by the WTO Secretar- are intended to provide our readers iat and a report by the Government of Saudi Arabia. w ith information on recent legal de- velopments and issues of signifi- The third review of the trade policies and practices of Mongolia took place on 17 cance or interest. They should not and 19 March 2021. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat be regarded or relied upon as legal and a report by the Government of Mongolia. advice or opinion. Baker McKenzie advises on all aspects of Interna- tional Trade law . Talks kick off for Brazil’s accession to government procurement pact Comments on this Update may be On 3 March 2021, the WTO announced that ‘Parties to the Government Procure- sent to the Editor: ment Agreement (GPA) initiated negotiations on Brazil’s accession to the GPA at a virtual meeting of the Committee on Government Procurement. This was the Stuart P. Seidel Washington, D.C. Committee’s first meeting since Brazil circulated in February its initial market ac- +1 202 452 7088 cess offer, a key document required to ‘jumpstart’ negotiations.” [email protected] DSB activities A note on spelling, grammar and dates-- During the period covered by this update, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) or In keeping with the global nature parties to a dispute took the following actions or reported the following activities. of Baker McKenzie, the original Requests for a panel are not listed (click on “DS” number to go to summaries of spelling, grammar and date format- the case, click on “Activity” to go to the latest news or documents): ting of non-USA English language material has been preserved from the original source whether or not DS No. Case Name Activity Date the material appears in quotes. United States — Anti-Dumping and Coun- tervailing Duties on Certain Products and US appeals panel DS 539 19-03-21 Translations of most non-English the Use of Facts Available [Complainant: report language documents are unofficial S. Korea] and are performed via an auto- mated program and are for infor- Members review proposals on improving implementation of Tech- mation purposes only. Depending nical Barriers to Trade Agreement on the language, readers with the Chrome browser should be able to The WTO announced that at a meeting of the Committee on Technical Barriers automatically get a rough to excel- to Trade (TBT) on 23-26 February, WTO members discussed various proposals lent English translation. submitted under the Triennial Review of the TBT Agreement. The review aims at developing a set of recommendations by the Committee on how to improve the Credits: implementation of the Agreement. Members discussed 81 specific trade con- cerns, 20 of which were new concerns. Several of the new concerns address is- Unless otherwise indicated, all in- sues related to the environment, with a focus on energy consumption and label- formation is taken from official inter- ling of electronic and electrical equipment. See the announcement for details. national organization or government websites, or their newsletters or press releases. TBT Notifications Source documents may be Member countries of the WTO are required under the Agreement on Technical accessed by clicking on the blue Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report to the WTO all proposed technical hypertext links. regulations that could affect trade with other Member countries. The WTO Secre- This Update contains public sector infor- tariat distributes this information in the form of “notifications” to all Member coun- mation licensed under the Open Govern- tries. See separate section on WTO TBT Notifications for a table which summa- ment Licence v3.0 of the United King- rizes notifications posted by the WTO during the past month. dom. In addition, the Update uses mate- rial pursuant to European Commission policy as implemented by Commission Decision of 12 December 2011. International Trade Compliance Update | April 2021 2 401636969-v2\NA_DMS Baker McKenzie COVID-19: Trade and trade-related measures The WTO has set up a dedicated webpage to help governments, business, the media and the public track the latest information on trade-related responses to the COVID-19 outbreak. For measures posted during March 2021, see the WTO COVID-19 Trade and Trade-Related Measures section below. Please see the WTO dedicated webpage for earlier notifications.. WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO) CBP publishes dates and draft agenda for 67th Session of the WCO HSC In the March 10, 2021 Customs Bulletin and Decisions, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published the dates and draft agenda for the 67th session of the Harmonized System Committee (HSC) of the World Customs Organization. Due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the next session of the HSC, the 67th, will be held virtually April 12 – 30, 2021. See the Customs Bulletin and Decisions for the Agenda. [Note: In accordance with section 1210 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitive- ness Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–418), the Department of Homeland Security, rep- resented by CBP, the Department of Commerce, represented by the Census Bu- reau, and the US International Trade Commission (ITC), jointly represent the United States. The CBP representative serves as the head of the delegation at the sessions of the HSC.] Announcements and news releases [dd-mm-yy] Date Title WCO A-CIP Programme and Ethiopian Customs Commission (ECC) hold a vir- 01-03-21 tual training w orkshop on Stakeholder Engagement Liberia steps up digital transformation of tariff classification w ork The STCE Programme delivers a Virtual National Training for Cambodia Cus- toms 02-03-21 COLIBRI presents its Geoportal, featuring a new mapping tool combined w ith a database completely dedicated to General Aviation COPES CCP Training for Tunisian Customs Successful Anniversary 20th Session of the Integrity Sub-Committee – Evolu- tion of Integrity in Customs and the Need to be Responsive The World Customs Organization successfully held a National Time Release Study for the Tajikistan Customs Service
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