Vol. 1007-2005

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NEWSLETTER

NEWS:

The Customs and Border Protection ("CBP'') issued interim amendments to the CBP regulations to update, restructure, and consolidate the regulations relating to the country of origin of textile and apparel products. The interim amendments reflect changes brought about, in part, by the expiration on January 1, 2005, of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing ("ATC'') and the resulting elimination of quotas on the entry of textile and apparel products from World Trade Organization ("WTO'') members. The primary regulatory change set forth in this document is the elimination of the requirement that a textile declaration be submitted for all importations of textile and apparel products. In addition, to improve the quality of reporting of the identity of the manufacturer of imported textiles and apparel products, the interim amendments include a requirement that importers identify the manufacturer of such products through a manufacturer identification code (MID''). Interim rule effective October 5, 2005; comments must be received by December 5, 2005.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) announced that it is extending until November 30, 2005, the period for making a determination on whether to request consultations with China regarding imports of cotton and man-made fiber sweaters (category 345/645/646), cotton and man-made fiber dressing gowns and robes (category 350/650), men's and boys' wool trousers (category 447), and knit fabric (category 222).

“The U.S. has not hesitated to use the textile safeguard mechanism as permitted under China's WTO accession agreement; however, we are seeking a longer-term solution that will permit the orderly development of textile and apparel trade,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce and CITA Chairman James C. Leonard, III. “We have made progress in our consultations with the Chinese government and will meet again soon to continue those consultations. Today's action demonstrates our intent to consult in good faith, but we will not accept a bad deal for U.S. industry.”

D-TRADE: The new D-Trade v2.01 is available for submissions starting Friday October 7, 2005. As of that date, the DSP-5 v2.0 will no longer be accepted.

The new version of D-Trade contains the Forms Upgrader utility. The Forms Upgrader can be used to "upgrade" DSP-5 version 2.0 only. Any previous versions of the DSP-5 (i.e., version 1.08) will be rejected.

A full working version of the DSP-5 v2.01 is available for downloading.

If you are a past user of the PureEdge Form Viewer v5.1, it is recommended that you keep this viewer on your hard drive. If you do not, you will not be able to view the earlier DSP-5 v1.08 and lower version forms you have saved on your PC.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Department of Treasury announced revisions to their watch list on September 29, 2005. Entities have been added in the notice and information on existing parties on the watch list has been updated with new addresses and branch offices.

DENIED PERSON UPDATE:

The following entities were added to the Denied Persons List .The full list of changes can be accessed at the OCR web site

• ABD AL-RAHMAN, Abdullah Muhammad Rajab, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AKA/DBA: a.k.a. ABU AL-KHAYR, Ahmad Hasan
  Privileges affected: DOB 3 Nov 1957; POB Kafr al-Shaykh; nationality Egypt (individual)
  Effective date: 09/29/05, Expiration date: UNTIL RESCINDED

• AL-HABOBI, Dr. Safa Haji J., Flat 4D Thorney Court, Palace Gate, Kensington, UNITED KINGDOM, AKA/DBA: a.k.a. Minister of Oil; a.k.a. AL-HABUBI, Dr. Safa Hadi Jawad; a.k.a. AL-HABOBI, Dr. Safa; a.k.a. JAWAD, Dr. Safa Hadi; a.k.a. HABUBI, Dr. Safa Jawad; a.k.a. HABUBI, Dr. Safa Hadi Jawad
  Effective date: 02/01/95, Expiration date: UNTIL RESCINDED
  F.R. Date: 07/30/2004, Citation: 60 FR 6375; 69 FR 46055

• AL-ISLAMBULI, Muhammad Ahmad Shawqi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  Privileges affected: DOB 21 Jan 1952; POB Minya , Egypt ; nationality Egypt (individual)
  Effective date: 09/29/05, Expiration date: UNTIL RESCINDED

• Armed Islamic Group, AKA/DBA: a.k.a. Al Jammah Al-Islamiah Al-Musallah; a.k.a. GIA; a.k.a. Groupement Islamique Arme
  Privileges affected: Subject to an arms embargo in implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1390 (2002). Action is being taken pursuant to Sections 38 and 42 of the Arms Export Control Act and in accordance with Section 5 of the UN Participation Act (UNPA) and E.O. 12918.
  Effective date: 10/24/02, Expiration date: UNTIL RESCINDED
  F.R. Date: 10/24/2002, Citation: 67 FR 65398

CONFERENCES:

BI S Seminars

Title: Update 2005 Conference on Export Controls and Policy
Date: October 24 - 25, 2005
Location: Renaissance Hotel, Washington DC .

Title: Export Controls For Forwarders
Date: November 8, 2005
Location: Sunnyvale , CA

Title: How to Develop an Export Management and Compliance Program
Date: December 2, 2005
Location: Washington , D.C.

CBP Seminars

Title: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trade Symposium
Date: November 2 - 4, 2005
Location: Washington , D.C.

S IA Seminar

Title: Fall Advanced Conference
Date: November 7-8, 2005
Location: Washington , DC

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