customs union agreement

• Trade Policy Staff Committee: U.S.-Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement,

• FR, May 07, 2003
• Notices
• Trade Representative, Office of United States

• Import investigations: Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement; advice concerning probable economic effect,

• FR, November 26, 2002
• Notices
• International Trade Commission

• An Uphill Climb ; Turkey and the European Union

Next Monday, Turkey will most likely start talks to enter the European Union. Yet the question remains whether Turkey's Sisyphean past will change going forward. In December, EU leaders agreed that Turkey had met all the criteria to start accession talks. But today, they disagree over whether it was a good idea at all. Those who oppose Turkey's membership still cite problems ranging from geography to culture, from religion to population. However, the most recent problems have arisen because of Cyprus. The Cyprus problem is almost four decades old, but for the first time a U.N.backed peace plan was put on referendum in April. Turkish Cypriots, who were promised full EU membership, accepted the plan; the majority of Greek Cypriots opposed it. The EU did not see the referendum as an obstac...

• The Washington Times
• September 27, 2005

• Trade Policy Staff Committee: U.S.-Southern Africa Customs Union Free Trade Agreement; environmental review,

• FR, March 13, 2003
• Notices
• Trade Representative, Office of United States

• Trade Policy Staff Committee: U.S.-Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement— Volunteer trade capacity building assistance,

• FR, November 05, 2003
• Notices
• Trade Representative, Office of United States

• Eu to Ignore Cyprus Standoff ; Accession Talks Will Go Ahead As Scheduled

The European Union has agreed on a compromise declaration to stave off a crisis over Turkey's refusal to recognize the Greek Cypriot government and to open its ports and airports to ships and planes from Cyprus. The stand on the ships goes against Turkey's customs agreement with the European Union.

• The Washington Times
• September 05, 2005

• Trading Across Borders

The top performers on the ease of continually consult export businesses on how to make trading easier (table 9.1). In Denmark, for example, 3 main trade documents (bill of lading, commercial invoice and customs declaration) suffice to cover most trade transactions. And these are transmitted online. Traders can begin the clearance process before goods arrive at the port. Because risk-based inspections apply, only about 2% of cargo is physically inspected. It takes only 5 days for goods to leave the factory, clear customs and be on a vessel heading to its destination. Botswana licensed more customs brokers, spurring competition and leading to lower customs brokerage fees. Liberia cut the customs administrative fee from 3% of the cargo value to 1.5%. Kenya extended p...

... and Opportunity Act) and the European Union (under the Cotonou agreement) are significantly un...

• Doing Business
• November 17, 2010

• Corporate Governance In Cyprus &The Private & The Public Company.

... is a system of structures and operations, customs, policies and institutions which affect the way in.... The joining of the European Union on the 1 May 2004 by Cyprus resulted in full compl... EEC and Cyprus formed an Association Agreement, which was signed in 1973. Cyprus has enjoyed stro...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

The Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (``circular welded pipe'') from the United Arab Emirates (``UAE'').

...Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') data on imports of..., implicit or otherwise, on loan agreements between ADPICO and its financiers, or act as bank ... in accordance with the GCC Customs Union Agreement (2003), industrial establishments operat...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 19219, March 30, 2012
• Notices
• International Trade Administration

• Ukraine's Tymoshenko Sentenced to 7 Years in Jail

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday on charges of abuse of office in signing a gas deal with Russia, a verdict the European Union and the United States both condemned as politically motivated. Tymoshenko, the driving force of the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution and now the nation's top opposition leader, denounced the trial as rigged by President Viktor Yanukovych to get rid of a political opponent.

... conclusion of a landmark association agreement, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in ... with the EU in favor of a Moscow-led customs union. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin insi...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• October 12, 2011