The E.U. Regulation on deforestation-free products entered into force June 29., primarily focused on the expansion of agricultural land linked to the production of commodities like soy, beef, palm oil, wood, cocoa, coffee, rubber and some of their derived products, such as leather, chocolate, tyres, or furniture.

China, the world's leading marine fishing producer, officially accepted the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on June 27. The Agreement aims to promote marine sustainability by curbing harmful fishing subsidies. China is responsible for nearly 40 percent of the world's fishing and aquaculture. The WTO Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, received the instrument of acceptance from China's Commerce Minister, Wang Wentao. "China's support is crucial for the Agreement's success," said Okonjo-Iweala.

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Ottawa Post has published it's annual FAIRS Report on Canadian Agricutural Policy. The implementation of the USMCA in July 2020 and Canada's trade agreements with other trading blocs like the EU and the CPTPP increased competition in the Canadian market and expanded access to Canada’s supply-managed markets.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) has announced the creation of a new bipartisan task force aimed at overhauling the U.S. foreign military sales process. Named the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) Task Force, it is set to be led by Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL) and co-led by Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA).

During the June 30 DSB meeting, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard announced that Venezuelan Jorge Castro, currently serving as the Chief of the Training Section at the WTO's Institute for …

The European Union (EU) has rebuffed the United States' first proposal to permanently eliminate Section 232 tariffs on European aluminum and steel imports, as reported by The Financial Times. The …

Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing a final rule to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR) to reduce the concentration threshold level above which mixtures containing a Schedule 2A chemical are subject to the declaration requirements.

The Council of the European Union has agreed on a negotiating position for a draft directive designed to improve the tracking, identification, freezing, confiscation, and management of criminal assets, While legislation in Washington aims to provide additional aid to Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and other Russian sovereign assets.

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the imposition of sanctions on four companies and one individual connected to the notorious Russian military group, PMC Wagner (Wagner …

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and His Majesty’s Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) have jointly published a humanitarian Factsheet on Humanitarian Assistance and Food Security in relation to Russia sanctions. This Factsheet is a testament to the OFAC-OFSI Enhanced Partnership, where the two agencies continue to make ongoing efforts to effectively communicate and implement new sanctions in close coordination with each other.

In a collaborative endeavor to enhance global security, the United States and its Five Eye partners – Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom –committed Wednesday to …

Along with sanctions on miners affiliated with th Wagner Group, the U.S. released a multiagency advisory on compliance concerns associated with the Gold Trade. Jointly issued by six Departments - State, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) the advisory had been delayed several days, along with the Wagner Sanctions, to allow the mutiny in Russia to sort itself out.

Mexico last Saturday began imposing a 50% tariff on white corn imports, a move the president says looks to boost national production and prevent imports of genetically modified corn.

India Eyes Joining IPEF Trade Pillar India is contemplating whether to join the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum, but the United States is somewhat reluctant to allow New …

Wednesday, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced the Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act , legislation aimed at bolstering national security by incentivizing the exposure of …

Republican senators introduced legislation  to modify the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) processes for granting export licenses, particularly for technology exports to China and Russia. …

Friday, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded the third plenary of the Singaporean presidency, during which it advanced its anti-corruption agenda, approved for public consultation a …

The Justice Department Friday announced the arrest of two individuals and the unsealing of three indictments in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York charging China-based companies and their employees with crimes related to fentanyl production, distribution, and sales resulting from precursor chemicals.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trade Advisory Committee, known as the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), convened in Arlington, Virginia on June 14, 2023. The …

Friday, the EU Council announced the adoption of the eleventh comprehensive package of sanctions, imposing restrictive measures on an additional 71 individuals and 33 entities identified as …