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California Congressman Introduces Make It In America Act “To Bring Good Manufacturing Jobs Back To America”
Patrick Togni
Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) recently introduced H.R. 613, the Airports, Highways, High-Speed Rail, Trains, and Transit: Make It In America Act (“Make It In America Act”). The legislation would make amendments to Buy America Act provisions of current law regarding various transportation sectors, including airports, highways, high-speed rail, Amtrak, buses, light rail, and heavy rail. The Make It In America Act is part of the Make It In America agenda and legislative initiative for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives whose goal is to rebuild manufacturing in America. More »
The United States Challenges China’s Auto Case At The WTO
Lee Smith
The United States recently challenged duties imposed by China on U.S. auto exports at the World Trade Organization (“WTO”). The duties, ranging from 2 to 21.5 percent, were imposed by China after the government conducted antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigations. The United States is challenging numerous aspects of China’s autos determination. More »
Pratt & Whitney Canada Pleads Guilty To Export Control Violations For Selling Military Software To China
Shannon Doyle
On June 28, Pratt & Whitney Canada pleaded guilty to violating the Arms Export Control Act and to making false statements to the U.S. government about its export activities. Pratt & Whitney Canada sold commercial helicopter engines and modified software to the Chinese government. The software, originally developed for use in U.S. military helicopters, is controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. More »
Russia Ratifies WTO Accession Protocol
T. Augustine Lo
On July 21, 2012, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed Russia’s protocol of accession to the WTO. As reported in January, Russia finalized its WTO accession protocol last December. Under that protocol, Russia agreed to reductions in its tariffs on imports of manufactured goods and agricultural products, as well as technical barriers to trade. More »
- China Unveils Supporting Policies For The New-Energy Auto Industry Over 2012-2020 – Lingna Yan – Following the promulgation of the 12th Five-Year National Development of Strategic Emerging Industries, on June 28 the State Council of China issued the Energy-Saving and New-Energy Automobile Industry Development Plan (2012-2020) (“the Plan”) to further direct and support the development of China’s new-energy auto industry, one of the seven strategic emerging industries strongly boosted by the Chinese government, over the period of 2012 to 2020. More »
- Canada, Mexico To Join Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations – Josh Snead – U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk informed Congress in letters sent on July 9 and 10 of the Obama administration’s intent to bring Canada and Mexico into ongoing negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. More »
- WTO Appellate Body Issues Decision In U.S. Country Of Origin Labeling Case – Shannon Doyle – On June 29, the WTO Appellate Body circulated its report in United States - Certain Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) Requirements. Although the Appellate Body upheld the Panel’s decision that the COOL requirements are inconsistent with Article 2.1 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers To Trade (“TBT”) Agreement, it did so on different grounds. More »
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