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EPCA
Enforcement Effective
August 5th
SUMMARY: This document adopts as a final rule,
with changes, proposed amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) regulations that provide that CBP will refuse
admission into the customs territory of the United States to
consumer products and industrial equipment found to be
noncompliant with energy conservation and labeling standards
pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA)
and its implementing regulations. The final rule further provides
that, upon written or electronic notice from the Department of
Energy (DOE) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), CBP may
conditionally release under bond to the importer such
noncompliant products or equipment for purposes of
reconditioning, re-labeling, or other action so as to bring the
subject product or equipment into compliance. This regulation
implements the mandate of the EPCA, as amended.
Source: Federal Register
Online via GPO
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Washington - U.S. Customs and
Border Protection and the General Administration of Customs,
People's Republic of China (GACC) today announce the results of a
joint intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement operation,
the first ever of its kind between the two customs agencies. The
month-long operation resulted in the seizure of over 243,000
counterfeit consumer electronics products including popular
trademarks such as Apple, Beats by Dr. Dre, Blackberry, Samsung,
Sony, and UL.
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Colombia's free trade pact with EU comes into
force
According
to the EU, the agreement provides numerous benefits to Colombians.
"It
will deliver jobs and growth at home that will ensure the economy
keeps growing, provide tariff free access to EU markets for key
agricultural products including sugar, flowers, coffee, bananas
and other fruit and beef, whilst protecting sensitive products
such as pork, poultry, corn and rice. It will also build
partnerships with international actors that can support
Colombia's progress in promoting human rights and trade union
rights at home and abroad" among others.
Source: Colombia Reports
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