International Trade
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Latest News in International Trade
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March 15, 2019
Senators Want GAO To Probe Saudi-US Nuclear Talks
Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., have urged the federal government’s non-partisan watchdog to review negotiations dating back to 2009 between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over a civil nuclear cooperation agreement for the Middle Eastern country.
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March 15, 2019
Battle Over Venezuela Sanctions Set To Escalate At WTO
Venezuela will ask a World Trade Organization panel to decide whether U.S. sanctions on its goods, services, debt and government-backed cryptocurrency violate international trade rules after efforts to resolve the dispute bilaterally fell short, according to a WTO agenda circulated Friday.
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March 15, 2019
Chiquita Fights Class Cert. In Terror-Funding MDL
Chiquita Brands International Inc. urged a Florida federal judge to reject a class certification bid by New Jersey litigants alleging the company funded Colombian paramilitaries who murdered banana plantation workers, arguing Friday in multidistrict litigation that the claims are individual in nature.
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March 15, 2019
Commerce Hits Chinese Aluminum Cos. With Hefty Duties
The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday that it has preliminarily set a countervailing duty rate of roughly 200 percent for five China-based companies to offset what officials deem illegal subsidies from the Chinese government for aluminum extrusions.
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March 15, 2019
US Breaks Ground In Opposing S. Korean Antitrust Rules
The Trump administration cried foul over South Korea's "opaque" antitrust enforcement efforts Friday, issuing the first-ever bid for consultations with Seoul under the countries' bilateral trade agreement since the deal took effect seven years ago.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Anti-dumping and countervailing disputes
- Trade-related disputes over patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographic indications, and other intellectual property
- Mass torts, product liability suits, and personal injury suits involving imports
- Antitrust suits involving international trade
- Breach of contract disputes
- Insurance coverage suits involving imports
- Trade disputes before the World Trade Organization
- Subsidies disputes
- AGENCIES
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- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- World Trade Organization
- Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
- POLICY & REGULATION
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- International trade negotiations and agreements
- False Claims Act
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act
- Changes in import-related product regulation, environmental standards, and food and drug safety rules
- Trade lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Customs classifications and actions
- Export controls and anti-boycott activities
- Global price-fixing investigations
- Recalls and safety actions over imported products
- Trade sanctions, restrictions, and embargoes
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of international trade practices
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