Defense and Export-Import Update (Dec 1, 2009)
Defense and Export-Import Update (Dec 1, 2009) |
About Gary Stanley Gary Stanley is the President of Global Legal Services, PC, a Washington, DC-based law firm focusing on trade compliance and other international business issues. Stanley represents, among others, numerous U.S., Canadian, and European companies on defense export control issues. Stanley received his undergraduate degree from Emory University in 1975 and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1978. He was elected in his junior year to Phi Beta Kappa. He currently serves as secretary-treasurer and a trustee of The Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute. For more information about Stanley and his law firm, Global Legal Services, call him at +1 202-686-4854 or e-mail him at gstanley@glstrade.com.
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Today's Items (click here for these items)1. BIS Posts Video and Slide Presentations from Update 2009 Conference
2. USITC Initiates Investigation on Exports by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 3. U.S. Customs Proposes to Close Drawback Center at Port of L.A.-Long Beach 4. USTR Seeks Applicants for NAFTA Binational Panels 5. GAO Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence of Interest Other Headlines
6. Indian, U.K. Companies To Jointly Bid on Indian Vehicle Programs
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Today's Items
1. BIS Posts Video and Slide Presentations from Update 2009 Conference
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has posted on its website video and slide presentations from the Update 2009 Conference on Export Controls and Policy, held September 30-October 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
2. USITC Initiates Investigation on Exports by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
(74 Fed. Reg. 62812) – The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched the second of three studies that will examine the extent and composition of U.S. exports by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and factors that may disproportionately impede U.S. SME exports. The USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, is conducting the investigations in response to a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), received in a letter on October 6, 2009. This second report will analyze the performance of U.S. SME firms in exporting compared to SMEs exporting in other leading economies. As one way of comparing the performance of U.S. SMEs to those in other countries, the Commission will compare the exporting activity of SMEs in the United States and the European Union (EU) and analyze the distinctions between U.S. and EU firms in terms of sectoral composition, firm characteristics, and exporting behavior. It will also identify barriers to exporting noted by U.S. SMEs and strategies used to overcome special constraints and reduce trade costs, as well as the benefits to SMEs from increased export opportunities, including free trade agreements and other trading arrangements. The USITC will deliver the report to the USTR by July 6, 2010. The USITC will hold a hearing in connection with this investigation in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2010 (carrying over to February 10 if needed), and will consider holding two field hearings outside of Washington, DC. Requests to appear at the Washington hearing should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on January 26, 2010, with the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Written submissions (one original and 14 copies) should be addressed to the Secretary of Commission at the above address and should be submitted at the earliest practical date, but no later than 5:15 p.m. on March 26, 2010.
3. U.S. Customs Proposes to Close Drawback Center at Port of L.A.-Long Beach
(74 Fed. Reg. 62715) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing to amend 19 C.F.R. Part 101 to reflect a planned closing of the CBP drawback center at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach (“Los Angeles”), California. CBP believes that the further consolidation in the number of drawback processing centers from five to four is necessary because of decreases in claim filings and drawback claim values at the Los Angeles center. This proposed closure of this drawback center is intended to conserve resources, increase efficiency, exercise fiscal responsibility, and promote greater uniformity in the processing of drawback claims. Interested persons have thirty days to submit comments on this proposed closing. .
4. USTR Seeks Applicants for NAFTA Binational Panels
(74 Fed. Reg. 62878) The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking applicants to serve on the binational panels convened to review final determinations in antidumping or countervailing duty (“AD/CVD”) proceedings and amendments to AD/CVD statutes of a North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) Party. Chapter 19 of NAFTA provides for the establishment of a roster of individuals to serve on binational panels. Applications are invited from eligible individuals wishing to be included on the roster for the period April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, and should be received no later than December 16, 2009. .
5. GAO Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence of Interest
Federal Aviation Administration: Human Capital System Incorporates Many Leading Practices, but Improving Employees' Satisfaction with Their Workplace Remains a Challenge. GAO-10-89, October 28. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-89 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1089high.pdf .
Other Headlines
6. Indian, U.K. Companies To Jointly Bid on Indian Vehicle Programs
DefenseNews.com , Nov. 30 - India's Mahindra & Mahindra and Britain's BAE Systems will form a joint venture to compete for sales of light strike vehicles to the Indian Army. A senior executive of Mahindra & Mahindra, an automobile manufacturer that is part of the Mahindra Group, said the joint venture has been approved by India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board. Mahindra & Mahindra is to initially invest $21.25 million over a three-year period. The Indian company will have a 74 percent equity stake in the joint venture and the remaining 26 percent will be held by BAE. The joint venture will be headquartered here, with a manufacturing facility built south of Faridabad, just outside of Delhi, according to a Nov. 30 news release.
Upcoming Export Control and Other Trade Compliance Conferences
Dec. 2 - SMI Conferences - The Potential of Small Satellites - Guildford, United Kingdom - Surrey Research Park - – Click here for more information.
Dec. 2 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/International Trade Administration/U.S. Commercial Service - Webinar: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights Documentation - 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST. – Click here for more information.
Dec. 3 - National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA) Educational Institute - AES Compliance Webinar - Noon to 1:30 p.m. EST. – Click here for more information.
Dec. 7 - Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters - Global Trade 2010: What's Ahead - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Sheraton Hotel, 801 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON - – Click here for more information.
Dec. 7-8 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security & Disney Entrepreneur Center - Complying with U.S. Export Controls - Orlando, Florida - Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport. – Click here for more information.
Dec. 7-9 - U.S. Trade and Development Agency - 2009 U.S.-India Aviation Partnership Summit - Washington, DC - Walter E. Washington Convention Center. – Click here for more information.
Dec. 8 - Society for International Affairs - Electronic Agreements Webinar - 1:00 p.m. Maj Kristofer Eggehorn, DTC Licensing, will provide an overview on the new Electronic Agreements Processing. LTC Ron Kellar and LCDR Jeremy Clauze, DTC Licensing, will also be available to assist with questions. – Click here for more information.
Dec. 8 - Society for International Affairs - 2009 SIA Holiday Party - 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST - Washington, DC - JW Marriott Hotel. – Click here for more information.
Export Controls Division of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada & Controlled Goods Directorate of Public Works and Government Services Canada - Export Control Seminar - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Hotel Intercontinental Montreal - – Click here for more information.
Dec. 8-9 - American Conference Institute - Economic Sanctions - Frankfurt, Germany - Radisson Blu Hotel - Also See Exclusive Workshop on Dec. 9 – The Fundamentals of Compliance with U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws. – Click here for more information.
Dec. 17 - – National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA) Educational Institute – Webinar: The Agencies and Organizations Other Than Customs That Can Affect Your Supply Chain - Import and Export – Noon to 1:30 p.m. EST. Click here for more information.
Jan. 25-26 – American Conference Institute – Global Forum on Export Finance – New York, NY – Helmsley Park Lane Hotel – Click here for more information.
Jan. 26-27 – American Conference Institute – 4th FCPA Boot Camp Houston Edition – Houston, TX – J.W. Marriott Hotel – Click here for more information.
Jan. 26-27 – U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security & The Arizona District Export Council - Complying with U.S. Export Controls - Phoenix, Arizona -Orange Tree Golf Resort. Click here for more information.
Jan. 28-29 – American Conference Institute – 5th National Forum on Export Enforcement & Investigations – Washington, DC – The Madison Hotel – Click here for more information.
Feb. 8-9 – C5 Group Inc. - 4th Forum on Export Controls – Brussels, Belgium – Le Meridien Brussels Hotel – Click – Click here for more information. Also see In-depth post-conference workshop Using Technology to Overcome Operational Challenges in Your Day-to-Day Export Controls Administration and Compliance on Feb. 10.
Feb. 22-23 – Society for International Affairs – 2010 Winter Back to Basics Conference – San Antonio, TX – Hotel TBD. Click here for more information. Also see 3rd Day Workshop – A Hands-on Approach to Applying the ITAR in the Real World on Feb. 24.
Feb. 22-23 – U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security – Fifth Annual Export Control Forum – Irvine, California – Hyatt Regency Hotel – More information to follow as it becomes available.
March 18-19 – U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security & The San Diego District Export Council – Complying with U.S. Export Controls – Del Mar, California – Hilton San Diego Hotel – Click here for more information.
April 7-8 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security & The Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Institute - Complying with U.S. Export Controls - Denver, Colorado - The Brown Palace Hotel - Click here for more information.
April 26-27 - Society for International Affairs – 2010 Spring Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada – Hotel TBD. Click here for more information.
May 20-21 – U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security & Nevada District Export Council – Complying with U.S. Export Controls – Las Vegas, Nevada – Alexis Park Resort Hotel. Click here for more information.
June 13-15 – International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA) – ICPA EU Conference – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Hilton Hotel – More information to follow as it becomes available.
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