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The following is from a 26 June 2012 speech by Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech at the Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance in Berlin on 26 June 2012, said that “multilateralism is at a crossroads. Either it advances in the spirit of shared…
The following is from a 26 June 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.Minister Yu Guangzhou of China Customs, accompanied by Ambassador Wu Hailong, visited WCO Headquarters on 26 June 2012 for discussions with Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya on matters of common interest.The Minister…
The following is from a 27 June 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.On 27 June 2012, the United States, the European Union and Japan requested a special meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) to be held on 10 July 2012 to consider their requests for panels to examine China’s exports…
The following is excerpted from a 23 June 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya met US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on 23 June 2012 for discussions on security-related issues at the end of her visit to Denmark, France, and Belgium…
The following is from a 19 June 2012 release by the International Chamber of Commerce.“The world economy is experiencing the worst crisis of the last 60 years, with growth falling in many regions, unemployment rising, multilateral talks stalled and protectionist measures proliferating”, said Jean…
The following is from a 20 June 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.On 20 June 2012, Canada and the Republic of Korea submitted a notification of a mutually agreed solution in the dispute “Korea – Measures Affecting the Importation of Bovine Meat and Meat Products from Canada”. This item…
The following is from the 18 June 2012 edition of the Journal of Commerce.Importers get two-year reprieve from container scanning mandate, but their bid to kill the requirement failsU.S. importers are learning just how hard it is to kill federal regulation, even when the agency in charge of…
The following is excerpted from a 14 June 2012 news release by the International Chamber of Commerce.Trade documentation specialists, from chambers of commerce from more than 20 countries, set in motion a series of global initiatives and projects during their recent meeting on 6 June in Paris…
The following is excerpted from a 12 June 2012 news item by CBP.The U.S. and Korea today formally announced a reciprocal agreement for expedited processing of arriving international airline passengers. Korea thus became the first Asian country to partner with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s…