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Taxonomy: Implementing Jurisdiction - United States of America


United States of America: Visas for highly skilled workers

Measure #4668 | Published 22 May 2013 ▲

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An immigration reform bill now working its way through the U.S.

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United States of America: Temporary waiver of sugar restrictions

Measure #4661 | Published 22 May 2013 | Inception 1 May 2013 ▲

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on May 1, 2013 that it is waiving certain provisions in the Refined Sugar Re-Export Program. Under the program, refiners may enter raw sugar unrestricted by the quantitative limit established

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United States of America: New farm bill under development

Measure #4632 | Published 21 May 2013 ▲

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The agriculture committees in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are developing new farm bills to replace the previous (2008) farm bill. Each of them approved their versions in the week of May 13, 2013.

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United States of America: Antidumping investigation of welded stainless pressure pipe imported from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam

Measure #4631 | Published 21 May 2013 ▲

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In response to a petition filed on May 16, 2013, the United States initiated an antidumping investigation of welded stainless pressure pipe imported from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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United States of America: Export of domestically produced liquefied natural gas to non-FTA partners

Measure #4584 | Published 18 May 2013 | Inception 17 May 2013 ▲

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The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on May 17 its conditional authorization allowing the export of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not

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United States of America: AD investigation of steel product imported from China, Mexico, and Thailand

Measure #4416 | Published 25 Apr 2013 ▲

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On April 23, 2013 two U.S. firms (the Davis Wire Corporation and Insteel Wire Products Company) filed antidumping petitions against imports of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from China, Mexico, and Thailand.

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United States of America: Antidumping investigation of Japanese steel

Measure #4391 | Published 17 Apr 2013 ▲

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On 27 March 2013, the Thomas Steel Strip Corporation filed an antidumping petition against diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel flat-rolled products imported from Japan.

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United States of America: Expanded scope of biobased products receiving preferential treatment in Federal procurement

Measure #4390 | Published 17 Apr 2013 | Inception 1 May 2013 ▲

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In a final rule published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2013 (Vol.78 No.62) the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) amended the

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United States of America: Repeal of catfish inspection program

Measure #4389 | Published 17 Apr 2013 ▲

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The farm bill under debate in Congress in 2013 could provide for the elimination of a special catfish inspection program that had been created in the previous (2008) farm bill.

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United States of America: Bill to ban foreign providers of airport screening services

Measure #4387 | Published 17 Apr 2013 ▲

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Representative Bennie Thompson (Democrat of Mississippi) introduced a bill on April 10, 2013 that would bar subsidiaries of foreign corporations from getting contracts to provide passenger and baggage screening services at domestic comme

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