The following is excerpted from a 22 October 2013 news release by Canada's Economic Action Plan.
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White House Trumpets Progress on Export Control Reform
November 11, 2013
A White House fact sheet states that with the first set of revised export control lists having gone into effect Oct. 15, the Obama administration “has successfully implemented the first parts of its new export control system in all four areas of the current export control system: what we control, how we control it, and how we enforce and manage our controls.”
Still No Agreement on Harmonized Rules of Origin Work at WTO
October 29, 2013
Following a Sept. 26 meeting, the World Trade Organization’s Committee on Rules of Origin reported that members continue to be divided on whether or not to work toward the completion of negotiations for harmonized non-preferential rules of origin.
D19-7-1, Interpretation of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
October 27, 2013
The following memorandum has been updated and is available on the CBSA website.
[US] Food Imports, User Fees, Electronic Import System Among Topics of Forthcoming USDA Rules
September 30, 2013
The Department of Agriculture recently issued its semiannual regulatory agenda, which lists proposed and final regulations affecting international trade in agricultural goods that could be issued within the next year as well as rulemaking proceedings that have been in process for some time and are not as likely to see further progress in the near term.