Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has rejected a Section 301 petition filed by members of Congress on the issue of China's currency, noting that this petition is similar to two previously rejected petitions. The USTR states that it believes that China has undertaken the necessary and appropriate steps to prepare for a move to a more flexible, market-based exchange rate system; therefore, a Section 301 action would not be an appropriate or productive way to achieve that goal. (USTR statement, dated 05/27/05, available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Spokesperson_Statements/May_27,_2005_Statement_from_USTR_Spokesperson_Richard_Mills_Regarding_a_Section_301_Petition_on_Chinas_Currency_Regime.html)
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1. USTR Rejects Another Section 301 Petition on China's Currency Regime
2. U.S. Requests WTO DSP on Airbus Subsidies, EU Resumes WTO Case Against Boeing Grants
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release announcing that the U.S. will file a request for the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) to resolve its dispute with the European Union (EU) over Airbus subsidies. In response, the EU has issued a press release indicating that it will resume its WTO case against the U.S.' grants to Boeing, which the EU believes violate certain WTO and EU-U.S. agreements. (USTR Press Release, dated 05/30/05, available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2005/May/United_States_Takes_Next_Step_in_Airbus_WTO_Litigation.html) (EU Press Release IP/05/638, dated 05/31/05, available at http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/638&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en)
3. President Issues Memorandum on Effective Date of Certain Provisions of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
The President has issued a memorandum dated April 21, 2005 stating that certain provisions in Title I of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 took effect immediately upon the memorandum's signing. The memorandum made effective section 1097(a), which concerns effective dates; section 1103, which concerns severability; certain other provisions in Title I not specifically excluded from becoming effective, etc. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/17/05 news, 05031720, for the third and final part of BP's summary of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, with links to the first two parts.) (FR Pub 05/05/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/05may20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-9167.pdf.)
4. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board (FTZB) has issued the following notices of recent FTZB actions:
| FTZ applicant/grantee | Company or action |
| Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone, Inc. (FTZ 15) | Order No. 1388 approves the reorgan-ization and expansion of FTZ 15 to delete Site 8A, Site 8B and Site 8C from zone project and include new site in Chillicothe, MO, (new Site 8, 19.57 acres). |
| Piedmont Triad Partnership (FTZ 230) | Order No. 1387 grants authority, on behalf of Diebold, Inc., to manufacture automated teller machines under zone procedures within Site 1 of FTZ 230 in Lexington, NC. |
(FTZB notices, FR Pub 05/02/05, available under 'Foreign-Trade Zones Board' at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-8700.pdf)