Office of the United States Trade Representative April 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements With Respects to Goods and Services of Australia
Document Number: 2019-08543
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-04-29
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
The United States has agreed to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements for eligible products and suppliers of Australia beginning on May 5, 2019.
Notice of Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
Document Number: 2019-07758
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-04-18
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $34 billion (the $34 billion action) as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The Trade Representative's determination included a decision to establish a product exclusion process. The Trade Representative initiated the exclusion process in July 2018, and stakeholders have submitted requests for the exclusion of specific products. In December 2018 and March 2019, the Trade Representative granted two prior sets of exclusion requests. This notice announces the Trade Representative's determination to grant additional exclusion requests, as specified in the Annex to this notice. The Trade Representative will continue to issue decisions on pending requests on a periodic basis.
Initiation of Investigation; Notice of Hearing and Request for Public Comments: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute
Document Number: 2019-07267
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-04-12
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
The United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) is initiating an investigation to enforce U.S. rights in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute against the European Union (EU) and certain EU member States addressed to EU subsidies on large civil aircraft. The Trade Representative proposes determinations that the EU and certain member States have denied U.S. rights under the WTO Agreement and have failed to implement WTO Dispute Settlement Body recommendations. The Trade Representative proposes to take action in the form of additional duties on products of the EU or certain member States, to be drawn from the preliminary list annexed to this Notice. The interagency Section 301 Committee is seeking public comments and will hold a public hearing in connection with the proposed determinations.
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