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Washington Tariff & Trade Letter

October 6, 2008            Vol. 28, No. 39

- BIS Proposes Intra-Company Transfer License Exception
- Textile Industry's Call for Monitoring China Lacks Political Clout
- Groups Claim Trade is Part of Economic Problem
- Opposition Slows Costa Rica's Entry to CAFTA-DR
- BIS Drops Reporting Requirements for De Minimis Reexports
- Doha Round Farm Talks Try to Move Beyond SSM Dispute
- Minor Changes to Encryption Rules Leaves Much Undone
- Mandelson Joins Exodus of Negotiators from Doha Talks
- U.S. Proposes End of Trade Preferences for Bolivia
- Briefs: FCPA, Ex-Im Bank, NAFTA, Rwanda, Iran