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In EU law, the European Commission is responsible for monitoring whether EU regulations are applied correctly and on time.

In June 2020, China’s central government announced its economic masterplan to develop the south China island of Hainan into a Free Trade Port (FTP).

On November 15, Japan joined 14 countries spanning the Asia-Pacific region in signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.

On November 9, 2020, the European Commission imposed additional tariffs to a list of U.S. products following the WTO ruling against U.S. subsidies to aircraft maker Boeing.

On October 30, 2020, Hong Kong officially filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization’s dispute unit against the United States on the subject of the United States’ new labelling arrangement...

Effective November 7, 2015, the full range of U.S. beef products gained market access to the Macau Special Administrative Region.

As required by U.S. statute, the United States maintains a trade embargo with Cuba. However, agricultural commodities are exempt provided that export transactions meet certain legal criteria.

The German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety just added another chapter by defending its previous stance that ODM and CRISPR should not fall under GMO regulations.

Seed companies have not objected to Germany for applying the “opt out” regulation for biotech corn varieties.

On November 28, 2015, the Russian Government issued Decree No. 1285 imposing a temporary export ban on hides and skins which fall under HS codes 410411 and 410419 from November 30 until May 30, 2016.