List 3 Exclusions Granted May 6, 2020 On May 8, 2020 the USTR published in the Federal Register (85 FR 27489) 146 List 3 exclusions (2 subheading and 144 product specific plus revisions to 3 prior granted exclusions). Items included in this round of granted exclusions include chemicals, pigment pastes, machine tools, LED’s and more. […]
In the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a great deal of speculation on where we may be regarding international trade and supply chain issues in the next few months. In the meantime, here is where we may be of assistance: Consulting · Section 301 & 232 classification analyses · Section 301 Tariff Impact […]
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is now considering the extension of exclusions for almost all Section 301 – List 3 exclusions. The comment period to request an extension for one year opened on May 1st and will remain open until June 8th. For purposes of this comment period, the USTR will be accepting requests […]
Author: Joanna Bogdańska – Attorney at law INTRODUCTION Protecting consumers, including protecting their health, but also protecting the environment in relation to goods consumed in the European Union are the priorities of the European Parliament. Therefore, on June 20, 2019, the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 2019/1020 on market surveillance and […]
Author: Joanna Bogdańska – Attorney at law Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 2019/1020 on market surveillance and product compliance requires that each Member State designate at least one market surveillance authority and a single liaison office responsible for coordinating activities and reporting on national strategies. The purpose of supervisory authorities’ activities […]
A webinar with a Government Insider, James Holbein, and Adrienne Braumiller, Founder, Braumiller Law Group Tuesday, May 12th, 11 AM- Noon EST At this time, many companies are engaged in a complex overhaul of their logistics and production concepts. The US-China trade conflict, will still be in place after this pandemic, and will encourage companies […]
Lack of financial liquidity caused by delays in payments of contractors is the most common problem that entrepreneurs, especially those from the area of small and medium-sized companies, have been complaining about for years. The solution is to be the so called anti-gridlock law, i.e. the act aimed at reducing payment gridlocks. The law has […]
Quite often, mergers and acquisitions fail to live up to the revenue generating expectations laid out in the original blueprint for success. Companies have a tendency to focus on quick-fix cost-cutting opportunities (like an overlap in personnel and overhead) and ignore what should have been an elephant in the room, and could impede the long-term […]
07.04.2020 Author: Joanna Bogdańska – Attorney at law The project of “anti-virus shield” does not contain, in its current form, provisions affecting the principles of declaring insolvency by companies. As a reminder, in accordance with the law, insolvency occurs when the company has lost the ability to perform its financial obligations. It is presumed that […]
From the Office of the United States Trade Representative Regarding: Request for Petitions Procedures for the Submission of Petitions by North American Producers of Passenger Vehicles or Light Trucks to Use the Alternative Staging Regime for the USMCA Rules of Origin for Automotive Goods For a limited period, a North American producer of passenger vehicles […]
Yesterday, 4/19, President Trump issued an Executive Order on National Emergency Authority to Temporarily Extend Deadlines for Certain Estimated Payments which authorizes the Secretary of Treasury to “temporarily extend deadlines, for importers suffering significant financial hardship due to COVID-19, for the estimated payments.” By postponing the deadline to deposit certain duties, taxes, and fees for […]
Quite often, mergers and acquisitions fail to live up to the revenue generating expectations laid out in the original blueprint for success. Companies have a tendency to focus on quick-fix cost-cutting opportunities (like an overlap in personnel and overhead) and ignore what should have been an elephant in the room, and could impede the long-term […]