📉Executive Order Raises Tariffs on Chinese Imports for Opioid Crisis
Executive Order 14228 addresses the ongoing threat posed by synthetic opioids, specifically from China. The order amends previous executive actions and increases tariffs on related products, citing insufficient action by the PRC to mitigate this issue. The measure emphasizes national security concerns linked to drug trafficking and economic stability.
Learn More📜Notice on R Consortium Membership Changes by DOJ Antitrust Division
The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued a notice regarding changes in membership within the R Consortium, Inc. This notice outlines the addition of new members and its implications for antitrust provisions under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, emphasizing compliance requirements for participating businesses.
Learn More📺Investigation into Patent Infringement of Glass Substrates for LCDs
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 31, 2025, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of company, city, state or country. A supplement was filed on February 3, 2025. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain glass substrates for liquid crystal displays, products containing the same, and methods for manufacturing the same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,851,394 ("the '394 patent"), U.S. Patent No. 8,642,491 ("the '491 patent") and U.S. Patent No. 8,640,498 ("the '498 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
Learn More📦Postal Service Announces New Fulfillment Product and Rates
Postal Service notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to establish a new Fulfillment Standardized Distinct Product and Non-Published Rates product, named FFNPR.
Learn More🛢️Antitrust Division Notice on Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Membership
The Department of Justice announces updates to the membership of the Petroleum Environmental Research Forum, following its compliance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. This notification highlights the group's intent to maintain antitrust protections for its members, ensuring continued opportunities for collaboration in environmental research in the petroleum sector.
Learn More📜Notice of Changes in Pistoia Alliance Membership and Implications
The Department of Justice released a notice regarding changes in the membership of the Pistoia Alliance, Inc., a research group, informing the public about the addition and withdrawal of members. The notice aims to ensure compliance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, affecting existing and potential members of the alliance.
Learn More📅NOAA Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting Canceled
On February 12, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a Hydrographic Services Review Panel public meeting to be held on March 4th and March 5th, 2025. This notice announces the cancellation of that public meeting.
Learn More📦Amended Duties on Chinese Imports Due to Synthetic Opioid Crisis
In order to effectuate the President's Executive Order 14195, "Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China," as amended by the President's Executive Order 14200, "Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China," and further amended by the President's March 3, 2025 Executive Order, "Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China," which imposed an increase in the specified rates of duty on imports of articles that are products of the People's Republic of China (PRC or China), the Secretary of Homeland Security is amending its February 12, 2025 Notice in the Federal Register, Amended Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of the People's Republic of China Pursuant to the President's February 1, 2025 Executive Order Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China, to reflect that appropriate action was needed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as set out in the Annex to this notice.
Learn More🍤Expedited Review of Frozen Shrimp Duty Order from Ecuador
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating an expedited review of the countervailing duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Ecuador.
Learn More🛏️Revocation of Antidumping Order on Mattresses from Indonesia
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in PT. Zinus et al. v. United States, Slip Op. 25-15, Consol. Ct. No. 21-277, (February 18, 2025) (PT. Zinus III), sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s second remand redetermination pertaining to the antidumping (AD) duty investigation of mattresses from Indonesia covering the period of investigation January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final determination in that investigation, and that Commerce is amending the final determination from affirmative to negative as a result of the dumping margin assigned to PT. Zinus Global Indonesia (Zinus Indonesia) changing from 2.22 percent to 0.00 percent. Thus, Commerce is revoking the AD order on mattresses from Indonesia.
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