CBP posted the following documents ahead of the June 14 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting:
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CBP posted the following documents ahead of the June 14 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting:
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Reaching the end of its work with CBP on legislative drafts under the 21st Century Customs Framework, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee remains at loggerheads with CBP on five remaining enforcement proposals from the agency, including one on penalties that the COAC completely rejected, according to a white paper released June 5.
FDA issued its Enforcement Report for May 31, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
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CBP is now detaining imports of batteries under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, customs lawyer Richard Mojica said in a post on LinkedIn. “CBP’s Detention Notice Addendum -- a document that lists commodity-specific supply chain tracing requirements -- now references batteries,” Mojica said.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for May 24, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
Importers doing due diligence on their Chinese suppliers to make sure they don’t run afoul of forced labor prohibitions need to stick with the “nuts and bolts” of supply chain information, rather than explaining why it’s needed or asking for certifications that the suppliers comply with U.S. law, both of which could be illegal under Chinese law, Virginia Newman of Miller & Chevalier said during a recent webinar.
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