Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Journal of Commerce reports that a new Senate cargo security bill, which includes security provisions for maritime cargo, railroads and public transit operations, has been fashioned by Senate leaders in an apparent challenge to the GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act, which was approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 5, 2006. Among other things, this new bill provides for C-TPAT regulations. (JoC Online, dated 05/15/06, www.joc.com )
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1. New Senate Cargo Security Bill Would Include Rail and Public Transit (In Addition to Maritime)
2. Ways and Means Approves Draft Oman FTA Legislation
According to a press release from the House Ways and Means Committee, on May 10, 2006, the committee informally approved draft legislation to implement the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which is part of the administration's strategy to create a Middle East FTA. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/04/06 news, 06040420 for BP summary of committee announcement of hearing) (Ways and Means press release, dated 05/11/06, available at http://waysandmeans.house.gov/news.asp?formmode=release&id=392 )
3. EU Welcomes Repeal of FSC/ETI Grandfathering Provision, Will Not Re-Impose Sanctions
The European Union (EU) has issued a press release stating that it will withdraw the sanctions that were scheduled to be re-imposed on certain U.S.-origin products beginning May 16, 2006, due to Congress' repeal of the grandfathering provision in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2002 (Jobs Act) (See ITT's Online Archives or 05/08/06 and 05/12/06 news, 06050815 and 06051210, for BP summaries of the EU's intent to re-impose sanctions and Congress' repeal of the provision at issue.) (IP/06/606, dated 05/12/06, available at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/606&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en)
4. CBP Cancels Customs Broker Licenses Without Prejudice
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that the following Customs broker licenses are canceled without prejudice:
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