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G T M NEWSLETTERTRADE CONTENT UPDATESMay 22, 2017 Volume 15 Issue 21

IN THIS ISSUE

BRAZIL

CANADA

EUROPEAN UNION

FRANCE

HONG KONG

NEW ZEALAND

SINGAPORE

SWITZERLAND

1. There has been an update to Brazil Civil Police Wanted Lists, adding 1 and modifying 1 RPL record.

2. There has been an update to National Register of the Inapt and Suspended Companies (CEIS), adding 200, modifying 383 and deleting 28 RPL records.

There has been an update to Interpol Recently Wanted, adding 6 and deleting 5 RPL records.

1. There has been an update to HKMA - United Nations Sanctions - Central African Republic, modifying 11 RPL records.2. There has been an update to HKMA-13224 Sanctions list, adding 4 RPL records.3. There has been an update to Hong Kong Monetary Authority, modifying 5 RPL records.

4. There has been an update to Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission - Enforcement Actions, adding 1 RPL record.

There has been an update to New Zealand Police - Wanted to Arrest, adding 2 RPL records and modifying 1 RPL record.

There has been an update to Monetary Authority of Singapore - Investor Alert List, adding 1 RPL record.

There has been an update to SECO - Swiss Denied Party List - Central African Republic, adding 1 RPL record.

Authority: Brazil Civil Police

Authority: Brazilian Government

Authority: Canada OSFI - Regulations Implementing the UNSC Resolution 2127 (2013) concerning CAR

Authority: European Commission Mobility & Transport

Authority: The European Police Office

Authority: Fugitive Investigative Services

Authority: Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Authority: Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission

Authority: New Zealand Police

Authority: The Monetary Authority of Singapore

Authority: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO

There has been an update to Canada OSFI - United Nations Sanctions - Central African Republic, adding 1 and modifying 1 RPL record.

1. There has been an update to EU - List of Banned Airlines, adding 4, modifying 6 and deleting 19 RPL records.

2. There has been an update to Europe's Most Wanted Fugitives, deleting 1 RPL record.

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UKRAINE

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED NATIONS

UNITED STATES

There has been an update to National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, adding 368, modifying 100 and deleting 177 RPL records.

1. There has been an update to United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority – Prohibited Companies and Individuals, adding 12 RPL records.

2. There has been an update to United Kingdom Financial Services Authority – Prohibited individuals, adding 3 RPL records.

3. There has been an update to HM Treasury Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK, adding 1 RPL record.

4. There has been an update to United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO) – SFO Actions, adding 1 RPL record.

There has been an update to United Nations Sanctions - Central African Republic, adding 1 and modifying 1 RPL record.

Authority: National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine

Authority: Financial Conduct Authority

Authority: Financial Services Authority

Authority: HM Treasury

Authority: Serious Fraud Office (SFO)

Authority: UNSC resolution 2134 (2014) concerning Central African Republic (CAR)

Authority: OFAC - Office of Foreign Assets Control

Authority: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Authority: Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, New York

Authority: Pennsylvania -Department of Public Welfare

Authority: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

1. There has been an update to OFAC Sanctions, adding 36, modifying 3 RPL records and deleting 1 RPL record.

2. There has been an update to Presidential Executive Order - 13224, adding 4 RPL records.

3. There has been an update to FBI Wanted Fugitives - Featured Fugitives, adding 1 RPL record.

4. There has been an update to Restricted, Terminated or Excluded Individuals or Entities, adding 10, modifying 2 and deleting 5 RPL records.

5. There has been an update to Department of Public Welfare Medicheck (Precluded Providers) List of Pennsylvania, adding 9 and modifying 7 RPL records.

6. There has been an update to Securities and Exchange Commission - Trading Suspension, adding 5 RPL records.

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TRADE WATCH

GSP: Sri Lanka Now A Beneficiary Country

Source: Official Journal of the European Union

EEA Agreement: Iceland and EU Agree To Eliminate Tariffs on Agricultural Products

thOn 18 May 2017, the EU examined the request from Sri Lanka and have accepted the country as a beneficiary country to the Generalized Scheme of Tariff Preferences (GSP). This enables the country to avail benefit from tariff preferences and boost trade with EU, as a significant part of the import duties on Sri Lankan products will be removed. This Regulation entered into force

thon 19 May 2017.

thOn 19 May 2017, the EU and Iceland agreed to eliminate tariffs on

hese concessions will apply only to products originating, respectively, in the EU and in Iceland, within the meaning of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) preferential rules of origin, to which the European Economic Area (EEA) members are a

agricultural and processed agricultural products. T

AMERICAS

Authority: Ecuador Customs

Authority: Uruguay Customs

ECUADOR

URUGUAY

There has been an update to Ecuador Customs Tariff. This updates adds, deletes and modifies default duty rates for few HS numbers, affecting various HTS chapters across the tariff schedule.

There has been an update to Uruguay Customs Tariff. This update adds, deletes certain HTS and modifies descriptions for few HS numbers. The following HTS chapters are affected: 29, 38, 60, 84 and 90.

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signatory to. This Decision thentered into force on 19 May

2017.

thOn 16 May 2017, the EU increased the existing tariff quotas for wines originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The relevant quotas for wines imported into the EU has been increased from 12800 hectoliter (hl) to 25500 hl and 3200 hl to 15100 hl. The products affected fall primarily under Combined Nomenclature (CN) heading 2204. This Regulation entered

thinto force on 18 May 2017.

Source: Official Journal of the European Union

The EU Increased the Existing Tariff Quotas for Wines from Bosnia And Herzegovina

Source: Official Journal of the European Union

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REGULATORY UPDATES

AMERICAS

Authority: Brazil Customs

ASIA-PACIFIC

Authority: Ministry of Commerce

BRAZIL

CHINA

There has been an update to Brazil Import Controls. This update modifies Tariff rate quota for certain products. The following HTS chapters are affected: 03, 39 and 55.

There has been an update to China Import Controls. This update is the extension of Anti-Dumping duties across the tariff schedule. The following HTS chapter is affected: 40.

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EUROPE

Authority: European Commission, Directorate General (Department) Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD)

Authority: France Customs Authority

MIDDLE-EAST/AFRICA

Authority: Egypt Customs

Authority: Lebanon Customs

EUROPEAN UNION

FRANCE

EGYPT

LEBANON

1. There has been an update to European Union Customs . This update adds certain HS numbers and includes the descriptions of the new HS numbers in Danish, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish. The following HTS chapters are affected: 07 and 08.

There has been an update to France Customs Tariff. This update contains tariff amendments and adds HS numbers across the tariff in French and English languages. The following HTS chapters are affected: 07 and 08.

There has been an update to Egypt Customs Tariff. This update adds and deletes HS numbers, modifies descriptions and general duty rates, adds Value Added Tax and deletes SALE tax, affecting various HTS chapters across the tariff schedule.

There has been an update to Lebanon Customs Tariff. This update adds and deletes HS numbers, modifies descriptions and general duty rates, VAT and Excise rates, affecting various HTS chapters across the tariff schedule.

Tariff

2. There has been an update to European Union Customs Tariff. This update includes new and deleted HS numbers, and new, deleted and changed import duties and preferential duties. The following HTS chapters are affected: 07 and 08.

Guidelines Issued By the Hungarian Authority AEO Status

Source: Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration

Measures Taken To Source Conflict Minerals Responsibly

Source: Official Journal of the European Union

Veto Rights of National Parliaments

Source: Court of Justice of the European Union

Modification in Trade Policy Review Mechanism

Source: Official Journal of the European Union

75% of Peruvian Exports to Costa Rica Enter Without Paying Tariffs

Source: Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Ministerio de Comercio Exteriory Turismo (Mincetur))

Chile and India Discuss the Current State of Their Commercial Relationship

Source: Chile's Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, (Ministerio de Economía, Fomentoy Turismo de Chile)

thOn 17 May 2017, the Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration published guidelines on the criteria and conditions for issuing an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status to an applicant. These guidelines also contain details on the various benefits of an AEO, which include facilitation from mutual recognition agreements between EU and third countries, simplified warehousing procedure and fewer physical and document-based controls among others.

thOn 19 May 2017, the EU published supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of conflict minerals i.e. Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. This is to ensure responsible sourcing of these minerals from conflict areas and avoid illegal

thexploitation to finance violence and crime. The regulation shall apply from 9 July 2017.

thOn 16 May 2017, the European Court of Justice paved the way for a veto right of national parliaments against Free Trade Agreements (FTA) of the EU. Member states wanting to involve their parliaments can add to the bureaucratic burden to negotiate and pass FTA's, CETA being a recent example.

thOn 15 May 2017, World trade organisation (WTO) modified trade policy review mechanism on behalf of EU. The review system defined in terms of their share of world trade in a recent representative period will be the determining factor in deciding on the frequency of reviews. The old review system will be replaced, respectively, by cycles of three, five or seven

thyears. The regulation entered into force on 15 May 2017.

Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) invited Peruvian companies to maximize the opportunities offered th stby the Peru - Costa Rica FTA, which was signed on May 26 , 2011, and entered into force on June 1 , 2013. They pointed out

that since January of this year, approximately 75% of the national shipments enter duty free or with zero tariff to the Central American market. This FTA is part of Peru's trade strategy to improve conditions for access to international markets. It also establishes clear rules that promote the exchange of goods, services and investment between the two countries, which will create new jobs and boost the economy of Peru. Trade between Peru and Costa Rica amounted to 85.1 million USD and the surplus for Peru reached 34.7 million USD in 2016. Lastly, Peru's Deputy Minister Vásquez had a meeting with the Food Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Industries, the House of Representatives of Foreign Companies and the Chamber of Exporters, with the aim of deepening the bilateral relationship of both countries.

Luis Felipe Céspedes, Chile's Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, met with Anita Nayar, India's Ambassador to Chile. The Ambassador expressed her intention to strengthen ties with Chile in non-traditional sectors, like academics, and to extend aspects of India's culture such as gastronomy, yoga and Ayurveda. Céspedes emphasized on the effective date of the partial scope agreement signed on September 2016. This agreement increased the number of products from 474 in 2007 to about 2,800 today, which will benefit Chilean food exports in particular allowing them accessing to that market.

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Disclaimer: This is a general-purpose update, and information provided in this alert does not contain a comprehensive analysis of each news item. No liability is accepted for acts or omissions taken based upon the contents of this alert, and readers are advised to study the full details (available from Amber Road on request), or seek professional advice specific to their situation, before arriving at any decision.

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