Canada’s new anti-forced labour legislation, the Forced and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, will come into effect in January 2024, with due diligence reporting requirements starting on May 31, 2024....more
11/29/2023
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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
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Developing international rules for cross-border data flows and digital trade.
Cross-border data flows are integral to the modern economy, enabling communications, financial transactions,...more
On August 22, 2023, the United States made the first-ever request for the formation of panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement's (USMCA) facility-specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel. The case...more
On August 18, 2023, the US Department of Commerce ("Commerce") issued its final affirmative determinations that solar cells and modules completed in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam (collectively, "Southeast Asia")...more
8/23/2023
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Vietnam
Two sets of exclusions from the Section 301 tariff actions against China are currently set to expire on September 30, 2023, leaving companies uncertain about future import costs. USTR has not yet indicated whether it intends...more
Recent disruptions in the global food supply chains have highlighted Africa's urgent need to become self-sufficient in food production. Traditionally, the continent has turned to small-scale community-based agricultural...more
7/12/2023
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On May 3, 2023, the Senate approved a bill that would undo President Biden’s two-year delay on the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam....more
5/8/2023
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Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
Thailand ,
Vietnam
On April 17, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") published the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Section 30D New Clean Vehicle Credit (the "Proposed Rules") to the...more