The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has announced that the House-Senate conference committee for H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, has reached agreement on the Conference Report.
The World Trade Organization provided an update on the Doha Round and posted information on Day 3. WTO Director-General Lamy said that "two days of talks among 30 representative ministers in the "Green Room" have been constructive but discussions in smaller groups are now needed to intensify the negotiations." (WTO press release, dated 07/23/08, available athttp://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news08_e/meet08_summary_23july_e.htm.)
The Department of Justice reports that in May 2008, apparel companies Intertex Apparel Group, Ltd., J.J. Basics, Inc., and Ben's Clothing Inc. dba Red Zone, as well as their principals, Jack Setton, Marc Setton, Vivek Bendre, Jacob Bensadigh, and Steve Bensadigh, agreed to pay a total of $2,798,872.50 to resolve civil charges that they defrauded the U.S. Government by making false statements in connection with the importation of wearing apparel into the U.S.
On October 30, 2007, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation amended and ordered to be favorably reported S. 2045, the CPSC Reform Act of 2007, to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection to children's products, and for other purposes.
On October 30, 2007, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation amended and ordered to be favorably reported S. 2045, the CPSC Reform Act of 2007, to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection to children's products, and for other purposes.
On September 12, 2007, Senators Pryor and Inouye introduced S. 2045, the CPSC Reform Act of 2007, a bill to "reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a detailed memorandum regarding the drawback changes that were enacted by the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-429).