International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 5
Client Alert | 1 min read | 05.16.06
Inside this issue:
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- ANTITRUST IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- MARKET ACCESS: The Swiss government recently approved an agreement which creates a US-Swiss Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum ("Forum")
- AVIATION: The US Department of Transportation's Strengthening of Foreign Control Proposal May Make the Proposal More Attractive in the United States, but Not to Foreign Investors
- EXPORT CONTROLS: Export Control Alert - Draft China Catch All Rule Available
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: USTR Releases 2006 Special 301 Report with Focus on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues
- US TRADE DEFENSE: Establishing Injury in US Antidumping Investigation Requires Specific Finding on Non-Subject Imports
- SANCTIONS: Congress Moves Closer to New Iran Sanctions
- GAMBLING: The US decision to ignore a World Trade Organization ("WTO") ruling on US gambling laws leaves questions unanswered for US relations with Antigua and Barbuda
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