🚚Approval of Subzone Status for DHL in Fort Worth, Texas
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board has approved subzone status for Radix Group Int'l, operating as DHL Global Forwarding, in Fort Worth, Texas. This status allows the company to benefit from customs advantages and regulatory incentives within the existing activation limits of FTZ 196, enhancing their operational capabilities in international logistics.
Learn More📈Notice on Membership Changes in TM Forum Under Antitrust Law
This regulatory notice from the Department of Justice details changes in membership within the TM Forum, a cooperative research organization. It outlines new members joining, withdrawals, and name changes, emphasizing the ongoing participation in cooperative research and production under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. The document provides insight into international collaboration across various countries and industries.
Learn More🌍National Emergency Continuation
The President's notice announces the continuation of a national emergency concerning export control regulations, initiated in response to threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy. This emergency must persist to allow enforcement of sanctions and export controls under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Learn More⚖️Overview of International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions Regulations
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding regulations to implement a February 6, 2025 International Criminal Court-related Executive order. The rule also includes information relevant to a May 9, 2025 Executive order relating to requirements for final rules published in the Federal Register. OFAC intends to supplement these regulations with a more comprehensive set of regulations, which may include additional interpretive guidance and definitions, general licenses, and other regulatory provisions.
Learn More📈Notice on MLCommons Association Membership Changes and Antitrust Provisions
The Department of Justice has issued a notice regarding membership changes in the MLCommons Association under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. The notice details additions and withdrawals of member organizations and reinforces the act's provisions designed to limit antitrust claims to actual damages in specified scenarios.
Learn More🛑OFAC Sanctions Notice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Learn More🚫Proclamation Restricting Foreign National Admissions at Harvard
The proclamation by the President addresses national security concerns associated with foreign students at Harvard University, citing failures in compliance with federal regulations. It suspends the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study at Harvard due to issues related to revealing misconduct involving international students, highlighting economic and compliance implications for the university and associated educational programs.
Learn More🌍New Trademark Replacement Rules Align with Madrid Protocol
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this final rule to implement an amendment to the Regulations under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol) adopted by the Madrid Union Assembly that went into effect on February 1, 2021, with a delayed implementation date of February 1, 2025. This final rule modifies U.S. trademark regulations addressing the replacement of a national registration or registrations by an international registration to allow for submission of partial replacement requests, in alignment with the Madrid Protocol, and to require a listing of the goods and/or services for which replacement is requested.
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Action
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Learn More⚠️Continuation of National Emergency Regarding Somalia Regulation
The President's notice announces the continuation of the national emergency concerning Somalia due to persistent violence, piracy, and arms embargo violations. The proclamation references prior Executive Orders aimed at addressing the security threats and stabilizing the region, highlighting ongoing concerns that demand sustained U.S. governmental attention and action.
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