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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing to amend its regulations pertaining to imports of goods that violate or are suspected of violating U.S. copyright laws in order to implement certain provisions of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act. Comments on this proposed rule are due no later than 16 December. More

In a recent CNN-Business editorial, Sens. Grassley (Republican-Iowa) and Wyden (Democrat-Oregon) criticised that mainland China has self-designated as a developing country “to shirk WTO commitments in critical areas such as agriculture and illegal subsidies”, failed to meet its obligation to report domestic subsidies, and instituted too many cybersecurity requirements on information and communication technology. More

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs is requesting comments and information no later than 13 January 2020 to be used in the preparation of certain documents regarding child labour and forced labour in foreign countries. More

The California Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the sale of the pesticide chlorpyrifos will cease in February 2020 as a result of an agreement between the Department of Pesticide Regulation and pesticide manufacturers. More