The following is excerpted from an 11 January 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.
At the invitation of the Danish Presidency of the European Union, the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, addressed the EU Customs Union Group (CUG) in Brussels on Wednesday, 11 January 2012.
The following is excerpted from a 5 January 2012 news item from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
On 5 January 2012, the United States notified the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to appeal the panel report in dispute case DS406, “United States — Measures Affecting the Production and Sale of Clove Cigarettes”.
The following is excerpted from a 5 January 2012 news item from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
At the joint requests of Canada, Mexico and the US, WTO members meeting as the Dispute Settlement Body agreed on 5 January 2012 to extend to 23 March 2012 the deadline for the adoption or appeal of the panel reports in the case about country of origin labelling (COOL) requirements.
The World Customs Organization (WCO) announces the entry into force on 1 January 2012 of the new version of the Harmonized System Nomenclature, the world’s global standard for classifying over 98% of goods in international trade.
All of us at the IFCBA Secretariat in Ottawa wish you and your loved ones all the best for a safe and peaceful holiday season.
Each year at this time we are reminded of the many reasons we have to be grateful. We thank you for your continued support of the IFCBA and your contribution to the work we do on your behalf.
May 2012 be a year of health, happiness and prosperity for you!
The Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization recently met in Abuja, Nigeria. Following are links to two documents:
On 17 December, 2011, WTO Ministers adopted Samoa’s and Montenegro’s WTO terms of entry at the 8th Ministerial Conference in Geneva. Samoa will have until 15 June 2012 to ratify its accession package and Montenegro until 31 March 2012. Both countries will become fully-fledged WTO members 30 days after they notify ratification of their respective accession packages to the WTO.
The following is excerpted from a 15 December 2011 news item from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The following is excerpted from a news item from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech at a forum in Beijing on 11 December 2011 commemorating the 10th anniversary of China’s accession to the WTO, said: “On this tenth anniversary, and as we look forward for the next decade, I have two wishes that I would like to express.
