China: New Medical Supplies Export-Control Measures Issued
(May 13, 2020) On April 25, 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the General Administration of Customs (Customs), and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly issued the...
View ArticleTaiwan: Government Lifts Mask Export Ban and Loosens COVID-19 Restrictions
(June 26, 2020) On May 29, 2020, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced that the ban on exporting masks made in Taiwan would be lifted effective June 1, 2020. The restriction that...
View ArticleEngland: Equine Microchip Law to Enter into Force
(Aug. 7, 2020) On October 1, 2020, regulations requiring all equines in England to be microchipped will enter into force in the country. The new regulations, the Equine Identification (England)...
View ArticleUnited Arab Emirates: New Decree-Law Abolishes Law on Boycott of Israel
(Sept. 9, 2020) On August 29, 2020, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, issued Federal Decree-Law No. 4 of 2020, abolishing Federal Law No. 15 of 1972...
View ArticleChina: Government Releases Provisions on Unreliable Entity List Regime
(Oct. 9, 2020) On September 19, 2020, upon approval of the State Council, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released the Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List (English translation prepared by...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Export of King George III Watch Temporarily Banned in Hopes...
(Feb. 26, 2021) On January 29, 2021, Minister for Digital and Culture Caroline Dinenage, upon the advice of the Reviewing Committee of the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest...
View ArticleGreat Britain: New Regulations Aim to Prevent Plant Bacteria Xyella from...
(Mar. 9, 2021) Amidst a backdrop of outbreaks in continental Europe of Xyella fastidiosa (Xyella), a bacterium that causes plant diseases, Great Britain has introduced the Official Controls and...
View ArticleChina: Single-Use Plastic Straw and Bag Ban Takes Effect
(Mar. 23, 2021) On January 1, 2021, a plastic ban took effect in China that prohibits restaurants throughout the country from providing single-use plastic straws and stores in the major cities from...
View ArticleEuropean Union: Commission Amends Authorization Mechanism for Exports of...
(Apr. 1, 2021) On March 26, 2021, the European Commission’s Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/521, which amends the authorization mechanism for exports of COVID-19 vaccines adopted on January 30, 2021,...
View ArticleSudan: Cabinet and Ruling Sovereign Council Pass New Law Repealing Israel...
(May 7, 2021) On April 19, 2021, the Sudanese Cabinet and the Sovereign Ruling Council in a joint session approved a draft law to repeal the Israel Boycott Act of 1958. Because Sudan currently has no...
View ArticleIndonesia: Export Ban on Unprocessed Minerals Comes into Effect
(Jan. 23, 2014) On January 12, 2014, an Indonesian presidential decree prohibiting the export of unprocessed minerals came into force. It had been signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on...
View ArticleIceland/European Union: Reduction in Import Duties, Increase in Quotas for...
(Oct. 20, 2015) On September 17, 2015, Iceland’s government and the European Union agreed on new terms for agricultural trade. (Press Release, EU and Iceland Strike Deal to Protect Geographical...
View ArticleNetherlands: Ban on Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia
(Apr. 1, 2016) On March 15, 2016, the Dutch Parliament adopted a motion urging the government to ban weapons exports to Saudi Arabia. The motion was based in part on Saudi Arabia’s violations of...
View ArticleNew Zealand: Trans-Pacific Partnership Bill Passed
(Nov. 22, 2016) On November 15, 2016, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill (TPPA Amendment Bill). (Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment...
View ArticleAustralia: Import Ban on Lever-Action Shotguns with Magazine Capacity over...
(Nov. 28, 2016) On November 21, 2016, during a late-night session, the Australian Senate voted on a motion, put forward by Senator David Leyonhjelm, to disallow a regulation that would continue an...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Border Force Has Bumper Haul of Seized Christmas Counterfeit...
(Jan. 5, 2017) Border Force, a law enforcement agency within the Home Office that is responsible for securing the borders of the United Kingdom through enforcing immigration and customs controls,...
View ArticleIndonesia: Revision of Mining Regulation
(Jan. 24, 2017) On January 11, 2017, Indonesia’s government issued a fourth revision to a government regulation of 2010 on the management of mineral and coal businesses. (Viriya P. Singgih, Indonesia...
View ArticleJapan/India: Diet Approves Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
(June 14, 2017) The upper house (House of Councillors) of the Diet (Japan’s parliament) approved the Japan-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement on June 7, 2017. (Information on Bills: Japan-India...
View ArticleChina: National Plan on Banning "Foreign Garbage" and Reducing Solid Waste...
(Aug. 8, 2017) On July 27, 2017, China’s State Council released the Implementation Plan on Banning Entry of Foreign Garbage and Reforming the Administrative System of Solid Waste Importation (Plan)....
View ArticleJapan: Chemical Substances Control Law Amended
(Sept. 6, 2017) Japan’s Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) aims to prevent environmental pollution caused by chemical substances that pose a risk to human health and interfere with the habitat and...
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