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Global Trade Briefs
OCR Global Trade Brief – August 2023
The EU and New Zealand have signed their free trade agreement (FTA), which will deliver significant gains for the EU. The deal will cut some €140 million a year in duties for EU companies from the first year of application. As a result, bilateral trade is expected to grow by up to 30% within a decade, thanks to this deal, with EU annual exports potentially growing by up to €4.5 billion. EU investment into New Zealand has a potential to grow by up to 80%. This landmark agreement also includes unprecedented sustainability commitments, including respect of the Paris Climate Agreement and core labour rights.
OCR Global Trade Brief – July 2023
NextEra Energy and its subsidiary NextEra Energy Seabrook LLC have filed a brief arguing that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) overstepped its authority by preventing it from shifting costs associated with upgrading its New Hampshire power plant’s circuit breaker to the developer of a $1 billion transmission line. The company argues that the court should vacate and hold that Seabrook is not obligated to install the breaker, leaving cost allocation to commercial negotiations between the parties.
OCR Global Trade Brief – May 2023
In this month’s Global Trade Brief, learn more about why Microsoft has to pay over $3.3M in total combined civil penalties to BIS and OFAC, BIS to Impose $300 Million penalty against SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC related to shipment to Huawei, OFAC Settles with British American Tobacco p.l.c. for $508,612,492 Related to Apparent Violations of the North Korea and Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, and more topics.
OCR Global Trade Brief – March 2023
In this month’s Global Trade Brief, learn more about the UK Parliament Trade Agreement With Australia, Additional Duties on Russian Aluminum, Cyber Power Systems, and more topics.
OCR Global Trade Brief – February 2023
In this month’s Global Trade Brief, learn more about the U.S. CBP modifying forced labor finding, the Statement of the G7 and Australia on price caps, the CBP modifying withhold release order on YTY Industry Holdings, and more topics.
OCR Global Trade Brief – January 2023
This month’s Global Trade Brief reviews U.S. amendments to EAR, Export Controls of certain advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items extended to Macau, and more topics.
OCR Global Trade Brief – December 2022
This month’s Global Trade Brief reviews U.S. technical corrections to rules of origin for certain goods imported into the United States, limits for EU steel tariff-rate quota, goods from Germany and Luxembourg, change to fees for duty-free treatment of infant formula, possible refund opportunities and more topics.
OCR Global Trade Brief – September 2022
This month’s Global Trade Brief reviews U.S. continuation of Section 301 tariffs on imports from China, publication of 14 general licenses related to Russia, Preliminary Guidance on Implementation of a Maritime Services Policy and Related Price Exception for Seaborne Russian Oil, moves to ban products made with forced labour on the EU market, and more topics.