Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
According to a U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA) Textile Development Memo, on January 25, 2005, the government sent to the Court of International Trade (CIT) a notice stating its intention to file an appeal with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) challenging the CIT"s preliminary injunction enjoining the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) from taking further action on threat-based China safeguard petitions. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/04/05 news, 05010405, for BP summary on the CIT injunction.)(USA-ITA TDM, dated 01/26/05, www.usaita.com.)
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1. Government Intends to Appeal CIT Injunction Preventing CITA from Taking Further Action on Threat-Based China Safeguard Petitions
2. UN/EC Sign Global Pact to Fight Drug Trafficking/Organized Crime in Andean Region, etc.
The State Department's Washington File reports that a new pact to coordinate efforts to fight drug trafficking and transnational organized crime in the Andean region and other areas of the world has been signed by the United Nations and the European Commission (EC). The article notes that the agreement calls for heightened coordination, cooperation, and partnership between the two organizations to fight the links between drugs, organized crime, and terrorism. (Washington File dated 01/24/05, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=January&x=20050124132251AEneerG0.8264124&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html.)
3. BIS Assesses Civil Penalties, Denies Export Privileges for EAR Violations
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued two notices announcing that it is assessing civil penalties against and denying certain export privileges of Valtex International Corporation and its president, Vladimir Alexanyan. According to BIS, Valtex and Alexanyan violated the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by, among other things, attempting to export germanium coated polymide film to China. A civil penalty of $88,000 was assessed against Alexanyan and a $77,000 civil penalty was assessed against Valtex International Corporation. In addition, certain export privileges of both were denied for five years. (FR Pub 01/26/05 available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-1362.pdf (Alexanyan) and http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-1363.pdf (Valtex))
4. CBP Issues Federal Register Notice on Quarterly Interest Rates
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice in the Federal Register announcing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) quarterly interest rates that will be used to calculate interest on underpayments and overpayments of customs duties for the period beginning January 1, 2005 and ending March 31, 2005. (See ITT's Online Archives or 1/11/05 news, 05011110, for BP summary of these rates based on an IRS notice.) (FR Pub 01/26/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-1382.pdf)