Announcements
- NEW: Revised Procedures for CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability: CITA announces its modifications to procedures for considering Requests for Commercial Availability Determinations under the CAFTA-DR. These modified procedures will be effective as of September 15, 2008.
- NEW: Interim Procedures for the Earned Import Allowance Program under Haiti HOPE II: OTEXA announces its interim procedures for participation in the Earned Import Allowance Program under Haiti HOPE II, which begins October 1, 2008.
- 09/03/2008: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys' Worsted Wool Suits, Suit-Type Jackets and Trousers in the United States and to Persons Who Weave Such Fabrics in the United States.
- 08/12/2008: Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee (ETAC); Notice of Open Meeting and Solicitation for Members
- 08/12/2008 Determinations under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision
of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of Eight Requests from the Government of the Dominican Republic. - 08/15/2008 Amendment to the CAFTA-DR rules of origin will become effective on August 15, 2008. USTR has published a Federal Register with guidelines. A summary of the 'Amendment to CAFTA-DR' as referenced in the FR can be found here. The CAFTA-DR Cumulation Provision will become effective on August 15, 2008. Terms of the provision are found on page 137 of the Annex 4.1 of the CAFTA-DR text.