Agency: Trade Representative, Office of United States
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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined not to initiate investigations under section 302 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to petitions addressed to the valuation of Chinese currency because initiation of investigations would not be effective in addressing the issues raised in the petitions.
Published: 2004-12-30 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE : Trade Representative, Office of United States
[FR Doc 04-28626] 2.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(``USTR'') is providing notice that the European Communities (``EC'')
has requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (``WTO
Agreement''). That request may be found at Published: 2004-12-30
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States
The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(``USTR'') is providing notice that on December 9, 2004, Thailand
requested consultations with the United States under the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (``WTO Agreement'')
concerning the imposition of provisional antidumping measures on shrimp
from Thailand. That Published: 2004-12-30
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States Under the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation
Act (``IFTA Act''), articles of qualifying industrial zones
encompassing portions of Israel and Jordan or Israel and Egypt are
eligible to receive dutyfree treatment. Effective upon publication of
this notice, the United States Trade Representative, pursuant to authority Published: 2004-12-29
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States This document modifies Additional U.S. Notes 2, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 25 to Chapter 4 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS) to reflect the enlargement of the
European Union (EU) to 25 countries on May 1, 2004.
Published: 2004-12-27
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States This publication gives notice that, pursuant to the Trade Act
of 2002, and consistent with Executive Order 13141 (64 FR 63169) (Nov.
18, 1999) and its implementing guidelines (65 FR 79442), the Office of
the United States Trade Representative (USTR), through the Trade Policy
Staff Committee (TPSC), is initiating an environmental review of the Published: 2004-12-22
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States This publication gives notice that, pursuant to the Trade Act
of 2002, and consistent with Executive Order 13141 (64 FR 63169) (Nov.
18, 1999) and its implementing guidelines (65 FR 79442), the Office of
the United States Trade Representative (USTR), through the Trade Policy
Staff Committee (TPSC), is initiating an environmental review of the Published: 2004-12-22
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) gives notice that the
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the
Department of Labor (Labor) are initiating a review of the impact of a
proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Oman
on U.S. employment, including labor markets. This notice seeks written
public Published: 2004-12-21
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States
The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) gives notice that the
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the
Department of Labor (Labor) are initiating a review of the impact of a
proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) on U.S. employment, including labor markets.
This Published: 2004-12-21
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C.
2242), requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to
identify countries that deny adequate and effective protection of
intellectual property rights (IPRs) or deny fair and equitable market
access to U.S. persons who rely on intellectual property protection. In
addition, USTR Published: 2004-12-14
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting written
public comments on general U.S. negotiating objectives as well as country, product, and servicespecific priorities for the Published: 2004-12-09
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
seeking public comment in selecting four U.S. law schools whose degrees
will be recognized by Singapore for admission to the Singapore bar, as
required under the U.S.Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Published: 2004-12-08
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States The United States intends to initiate negotiations on a free
trade agreement with Oman. The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee
(TPSC) will convene a public hearing and seek public comment to assist
the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in amplifying and
clarifying negotiating objectives for the proposed agreements and to
provide Published: 2004-12-06
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States The United States intends to initiate negotiations on a free
trade agreement with the UAE. The interagency Trade Policy Staff
Committee (TPSC) will convene a public hearing and seek public comment
to assist the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in amplifying
and clarifying negotiating objectives for the proposed agreement and to
provide Published: 2004-12-06
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States Pursuant to section 303 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984,
as amended, USTR is required to publish annually the National Trade
Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE). With this notice, the
Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting interested parties to
assist it in identifying significant barriers to U.S. exports of goods, Published: 2004-11-24
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States Pursuant to section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3106) (``section 1377''), the
Office of the United States Trade Representative (``USTR'') is
reviewing, and requests comments on: the operation and effectiveness of
and the implementation of and compliance with the World Trade
Organization (``WTO'') Basic Published: 2004-11-24
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States Chapter 19 of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(``NAFTA'') provides for the establishment of a roster of individuals
to serve on binational panels convened to review final determinations
in antidumping or countervailing duty (``AD/CVD'') proceedings and
amendments to AD/CVD statutes of a NAFTA Party. The United States
annually renews its Published: 2004-11-17
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
received petitions in September 2004 to review certain practices in
certain beneficiary developing countries to determine whether such
countries are in compliance with the ATPA eligibility criteria. This
notice publishes a list of the September 2004 petitions that were filed
in response Published: 2004-11-15
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States This notice extends the deadline for the submission of petitions Published: 2004-11-15
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States Background In Federal Register notice 0418716, dated August 17, 2004, the
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative sought public input on ideas
for deepening transatlantic economic ties and requested that written
comments be submitted no later than November 15, 2004. In view of the
fact that further public dialogue sessions are being organized Published: 2004-11-09
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States This notice announces the initiation of a review to consider
the designation of Azerbaijan as a beneficiary developing country under
the GSP program and solicits public comment relating to the designation
criteria. Comments are due on December 10th, 2004 in accordance with
the requirements for submissions, explained below. Published: 2004-11-05
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States
Background: In Federal Register Notices 0420543, dated September 10,
2004, and 0421762, dated September 28, 2004, the Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative sought comments concerning a list of goods for
which tariff concessions may be withdrawn and duties may be increased
in the event the United States cannot reach agreement with the European Published: 2004-10-25
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C.
2242), requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to
identify countries that deny adequate and effective protection of
intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitable market access
to U.S. persons who rely on intellectual property protection. Section
182 is commonly Published: 2004-10-13
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(``USTR'') is providing notice that on September 21, 2004, in
accordance with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade
Organization (``WTO Agreement''), the United States requested
consultations with the European Communities regarding (a) the non
uniform administration by the European Published: 2004-10-08
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE :
Trade Representative, Office of United States The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting written
public comments with respect to the expansion of market access
opportunities in government procurement under the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement. The specific
information being sought is described in the background section below. Published: 2004-10-07
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