LOS ANGELES Stronger legislation and enforcement have failed to curb global piracy, said Timothy Trainor of the Global Intellectual Property Strategy Center. Testifying Monday in Los Angeles before a special session of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Trainor urged the committee to provide more enforcement resources, including additional officers in the field to try and combat the problem.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice stating that with the deployment of Automated Commercial Environment M1 (e-Manifest: Ocean and Rail) processing capabilities in spring 2009, a new custodial bond user verification feature will be available for ACE account holders.
The World Customs Organization's Harmonized System Committee (HSC) has adopted amendments to the Harmonized System, the international level tariff schedule, at its 43rd Session from March 9-20, 2009. The HSC adopted these amendments to the HS in the context of the fourth review cycle.1
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued CSMS messages announcing that the Automated Commercial System has been automated to accept U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement and U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement through the Automated Broker Interface effective April 1, 2009.
The International Trade Data System has posted a document providing information on M1 (e-Manifest: Ocean and Rail) capabilities and functionality for Participating Government Agencies (PGAs).
The Food and Drug Administration has posted a fact sheet and a slide presentation on its November 2008 final rule on Prior Notice (PN) of imported food and on its draft compliance policy guide outlining FDA's enforcement policies regarding the final rule.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have issued instructions regarding the submission of the automated and paper versions of the Lacey Act Amendments Plant and Plant Products Declaration (PPQ 505).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at the March 25, 2009 ACE Information Seminar provided an update on the current status of the Automated Commercial Environment and the capabilities to be delivered in future releases.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made available through a recent Webinar1 a March 17, 2009 PowerPoint presentation containing updated information on the Lacey Act Amendments declaration requirement for imported plant and plant products.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will automate versions of the following most commonly used CBP forms with the deployment of ESAR A2.2 (the Initial Entry Summary Types release)1, which is expected in spring 2009: