1.1 BILATERAL AND REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY
COLOMBIA: THEIR PROGRESS AND PERPECTIVES
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On June 9, 2010, responding to Iran's continued refusal to suspend its nuclear enrichment program and accept international safeguards, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1929.
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("the ITAR") issued by the U.S. Government have been the subject of significant controversy in Canada. They can result in Canadian aerospace and defence companies excluding individuals born in certain countries from work opportunities, and therefore raise human rights law concerns.
There was considerable public scrutiny of the Obama Administration’s performance in its inaugural year, but comparatively little focus on one of the Administration’s key processes governing the flow of investment into the United States _ namely, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
The concept of Management by Account (MBA) is not new. Sometimes referred to as Account Based Processing or Account Management, the concept of viewing an importer’s business from a more holistic approach has been under discussion between the trade and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for years.
The final rule issued by the U.S. Treasury Department in August implements significant new sanctions requiring compliance by U.S. and foreign financial institutions.
For those who have not visited the country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is likely to be an unknown quantity – similar to an Arabian epic novel of noble men in flowing robes, picturesque desert and perhaps the odd camel. For those who have cursory knowledge of the UAE, its significant oil & gas reserves and Dubai’s recent debt troubles may be the first matters that come to mind. Whatever camp they fall in, New Zealand businesses looking for new markets may not get too excited about either the
The European Union has on 26 July 2010 imposed tough new economic sanctions against Iran, going beyond the fourth round of sanctions approved by the UN Security Council last month.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has issued notices to all foreign food facilities registered with the FDA advising that it plans to conduct an inspection of those facilities between 1 October 2010 and 30 September 2010.
