North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA became effective on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding NAFTA’s replacement by USMCA, the forthcoming U.S. Customs Broker License Examination (CBE), will focus on materials that still have NAFTA codified or promulgated. As a result, knowledge of NAFTA is still relevant for the forthcoming CBE, which is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2020. To assist with preparation with forthcoming CBE, we are rolling out a series of lectures focused on NAFTA in the context of CBE. The lectures took place during class preparing for April 2017 Customs Broker License Examination. The follow-along outline is available for download at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCpLa38nAZxzfw-sDuPm6iFzAokBafDC/view?usp=sharing Additionally, Martin K. Behr, being a Professor at Baruch College, kindly shared NAFTA study guide that was provided to the Baruch College students. The study guide is available for download at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4Ww1znOpBeDu8s-wfmMLcAonixmquuo/view?usp=sharing Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/starikovlaw) No registration Required, just follow the link.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA became effective on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding NAFTA’s replacement by USMCA, the forthcoming U.S. Customs Broker License Examination (CBE), will focus on materials that still have NAFTA codified or promulgated. As a result, knowledge of NAFTA is still relevant for the forthcoming CBE, which is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2020. To assist with preparation with forthcoming CBE, we are rolling out a series of lectures focused on NAFTA in the context of CBE. The lectures took place during class preparing for April 2017 Customs Broker License Examination. The follow-along outline is available for download at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCpLa38nAZxzfw-sDuPm6iFzAokBafDC/view?usp=sharing Additionally, Martin K. Behr, being a Professor at Baruch College, kindly shared NAFTA study guide that was provided to the Baruch College students. The study guide is available for download at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4Ww1znOpBeDu8s-wfmMLcAonixmquuo/view?usp=sharing Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/starikovlaw) No registration Required, just follow the link.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA became effective on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding NAFTA’s replacement by USMCA, the forthcoming U.S. Customs Broker License Examination (CBE), will focus on materials that still have NAFTA codified or promulgated. As a result, knowledge of NAFTA is still relevant for the forthcoming CBE, which is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2020. To assist with preparation with forthcoming CBE, we are rolling out a series of lectures focused on NAFTA in the context of CBE. The lectures took place during class preparing for April 2017 Customs Broker License Examination. The follow-along outline is available for download at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCpLa38nAZxzfw-sDuPm6iFzAokBafDC/view?usp=sharing Additionally, Martin K. Behr, being a Professor at Baruch College, kindly shared NAFTA study guide that was provided to the Baruch College students. The study guide is available for download at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4Ww1znOpBeDu8s-wfmMLcAonixmquuo/view?usp=sharing Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/458349533) No registration Required, just follow the link.
Our yesterday’s stream was primarily dedicated to the Sec. 301 duties imposed within the framework of Trade Act of 1974m, as amended. We discussed specifics surrounding the Sec. 301 challenge currently pending before the Court of International Trade. However, there is a parallel dialogue about the legality of Sec. 301 duties that is taking place within the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime. On September 15, 2020 WTO issued a report which is available at the following link: WT/DS543/R: United States – Tariff Measures on Certain Goods From China: https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/DS/543R.pdf&Open=True The report concludes that the U.S. argument for imposition of Sec. 301 duties, namely “public morals” are not adequately explained, and therefore has not demonstrated that Sec. 301 measures are “provisionally justified under Article X(a) of the GATT 1994.” Essentially, the “public morals” argument reflected the U.S. position in the USTR’s report about “misappropriation of U.S. technology, intellectual property, and commercial secrets.” It remains to be seen how this will play out in the future, whether through WTO appeal or negotiations outside of WTO framework. But, this struggle further underlines the point that we made during the Bretton Woods stream about changes in the paradigm.
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A weekly live web event dedicated to issues related to international trade. This week the conversation focused on so-called “Trump” tariffs: a.k.a. Sec. 201, 232, 301. In light of lively debate about Sec. 301 challenge in the Court of International Trade, we also focused on the details and legal rationale underlying the Sec. 301 litigation. Materials used throughout the stream include: Martin Behr’s Presentation: “Trump’s Tariffs: Sections 201, 232, and 301,” available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/17kgaG2an_EiUL4kZOduqinbUWWu1-2MD/view?usp=sharing U.S. Court of International Trade Plaintiff’s Complaint: HMTX Industries v. U.S., available at https://filehost.thompsonhine.com/uploads/USCIT_-_HMTX_Industries_LLC_et_al_v_United_States_-_Sept_2020_2ea7.pdf Jurisdictional Statute, 28 USC 1581(i)(1)(B): https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:28 section:1581 edition:prelim) OR (granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1581)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true Statute of Limitations, 28 USC 2636(i) – 2 years from the date the cause of action first accrues: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:28 section:2636 edition:prelim) “First Accrues” Date: 83 FR 47974 (09/21/2018) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/09/21/2018-20610/notice-of-modification-of-section-301-action-chinas-acts-policies-and-practices-related-to 19 USC 2411 (Sec. 301) https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2411&num=0&edition=prelim 19 USC 2414 (Sec. 303) https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2414&num=0&edition=prelim 19 USC 2417 (Sec. 307) https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2417&num=0&edition=prelim 4 Sec. 301 lists available at USTR website https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/enforcement/section-301-investigations/section-301-china/200-billion-trade-action 8/18/17 FR Notice of Investigation https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/24/2017-17931/initiation-of-section-301-investigation-hearing-and-request-for-public-comments-chinas-acts-policies USTR Report (Final?) https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Section%20301%20FINAL.PDF USTR Response for List 3 https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2018/june/ustr-robert-lighthizer-statement-0 Reliance on Sec. 307 (at page 2) https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/2018-0026%20China%20FRN%207-10-2018_0.pdf USTR Statement Mentioned in the Complaint https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2018/june/ustr-robert-lighthizer-statement-0 Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At…
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA became effective on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding NAFTA’s replacement by USMCA, the forthcoming U.S. Customs Broker License Examination (CBE), will focus on materials that still have NAFTA codified or promulgated. As a result, knowledge of NAFTA is still relevant for the forthcoming CBE, which is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2020. To assist with preparation with forthcoming CBE, we are rolling out a series of lectures focused on NAFTA in the context of CBE. The lectures took place during class preparing for April 2017 Customs Broker License Examination. The follow-along outline is available for download at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCpLa38nAZxzfw-sDuPm6iFzAokBafDC/view?usp=sharing Additionally, Martin K. Behr, being a Professor at Baruch College, kindly shared NAFTA study guide that was provided to the Baruch College students. The study guide is available for download at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4Ww1znOpBeDu8s-wfmMLcAonixmquuo/view?usp=sharing Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/458349533) No registration Required, just follow the link.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA became effective on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding NAFTA’s replacement by USMCA, the forthcoming U.S. Customs Broker License Examination (CBE), will focus on materials that still have NAFTA codified or promulgated. As a result, knowledge of NAFTA is still relevant for the forthcoming CBE, which is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2020. To assist with preparation with forthcoming CBE, we are rolling out a series of lectures focused on NAFTA in the context of CBE. The lectures took place during class preparing for April 2017 Customs Broker License Examination. The follow-along outline is available for download at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCpLa38nAZxzfw-sDuPm6iFzAokBafDC/view?usp=sharing Additionally, Martin K. Behr, being a Professor at Baruch College, kindly shared NAFTA study guide that was provided to the Baruch College students. The study guide is available for download at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4Ww1znOpBeDu8s-wfmMLcAonixmquuo/view?usp=sharing Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/458349533) No registration Required, just follow the link.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA became effective on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding NAFTA’s replacement by USMCA, the forthcoming U.S. Customs Broker License Examination (CBE), will focus on materials that still have NAFTA codified or promulgated. As a result, knowledge of NAFTA is still relevant for the forthcoming CBE, which is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2020. To assist with preparation with forthcoming CBE, we are rolling out a series of lectures focused on NAFTA in the context of CBE. The lectures took place during class preparing for April 2017 Customs Broker License Examination. The follow-along outline is available for download at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCpLa38nAZxzfw-sDuPm6iFzAokBafDC/view?usp=sharing Additionally, Martin K. Behr, being a Professor at Baruch College, kindly shared NAFTA study guide that was provided to the Baruch College students. The study guide is available for download at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4Ww1znOpBeDu8s-wfmMLcAonixmquuo/view?usp=sharing Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/458349533) No registration Required, just follow the link.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA became effective on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding NAFTA’s replacement by USMCA, the forthcoming U.S. Customs Broker License Examination (CBE), will focus on materials that still have NAFTA codified or promulgated. As a result, knowledge of NAFTA is still relevant for the forthcoming CBE, which is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2020. To assist with preparation with forthcoming CBE, we are rolling out a series of lectures focused on NAFTA in the context of CBE. The lectures took place during class preparing for April 2017 Customs Broker License Examination. The follow-along outline is available for download at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCpLa38nAZxzfw-sDuPm6iFzAokBafDC/view?usp=sharing Additionally, Martin K. Behr, being a Professor at Baruch College, kindly shared NAFTA study guide that was provided to the Baruch College students. The study guide is available for download at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4Ww1znOpBeDu8s-wfmMLcAonixmquuo/view?usp=sharing Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/458349533) No registration Required, just follow the link.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA became effective on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding NAFTA’s replacement by USMCA, the forthcoming U.S. Customs Broker License Examination (CBE), will focus on materials that still have NAFTA codified or promulgated. As a result, knowledge of NAFTA is still relevant for the forthcoming CBE, which is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2020. To assist with preparation with forthcoming CBE, we are rolling out a series of lectures focused on NAFTA in the context of CBE. The lectures took place during class preparing for April 2017 Customs Broker License Examination. The follow-along outline is available for download at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCpLa38nAZxzfw-sDuPm6iFzAokBafDC/view?usp=sharing Additionally, Martin K. Behr, being a Professor at Baruch College, kindly shared NAFTA study guide that was provided to the Baruch College students. The study guide is available for download at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4Ww1znOpBeDu8s-wfmMLcAonixmquuo/view?usp=sharing Please remember to attend our weekly live stream! Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST At Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/458349533) No registration Required, just follow the link.