Marathon talks on the World Trade Organization's first-ever worldwide trade reform in Geneva failed early on Monday to agree on a text to put to ministers who meet in Bali next month.
International Trade Compliance
Next Deployment of [US] ACE Functionality Slated for Jan. 4; Re-engineered AES Expected in April
...CBP is planning to complete core trade processing capabilities in ACE through seven deployments of new features over the next three years. This approach is based on the Agile software development methodology, which produces smaller pieces of functionality more frequently. The first of these deployments (Deployment A) was implemented Nov. 2.
[US] Importer Bona Fides, Benefits for Broker Best Practices Discussed at COAC Meeting
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and trade community representatives are continuing to work on developing a standard way for importers of record to establish their identity to customs brokers.
FDA Supplier Verification Rule Merits NCBFAA Nod, Caution
In a November 14, comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the its proposed Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule, National Customs Broker and Forwarders Association of America, Inc., (NCBFAA) NCBFAA President Darrell Sekin applauded the FDA for capturing the intent of the law by defining the importer as "the person who caused a food to be imported." The regulati
[US] Congress Considers Further Delays in Food Safety Rules; FDA Extends Comment Period
A number of regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act could be further delayed if Congress approves a House-backed provision as part of the farm bill currently under consideration. This provision could make it more difficult for the FDA to comply with a federal court order directing the agency to issue all FSMA final rules no later than June 30, 2015.