The Center for International Private Enterprise recently hosted an event on Digitalization in Central America: Strategies for Regional Transformation and Recovery. On June 10, 2021, the group, which focuses on supporting private enterprise and market-based democratic reform across the world, brought together four leaders from the George W. Bush Institute’s…
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New Trade Case on Imports of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Against 18 Countries
On March 9, 2020, a new U.S. antidumping petition was filed against common alloy aluminum sheet (“CAAS”) imports from 18 countries. The Petitioners in the case are Aleris Rolled Products, Inc., Arconic, Inc., Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC, JW Aluminum Company, Novelis Corporation, and Texarkana Aluminum, Inc. The countries named…
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Fabricated Structural Steel From Canada, Mexico, and China
On February 4, 2019, the American Institute of Steel Construction, LLC filed antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”). Under U.S. law, a domestic industry can petition the government to initiate an AD investigation into the pricing…
USTR Announces 301 Tariff Exclusion Process
On July 6, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced procedures for requesting product exclusions from the 25% tariff imposed on certain Chinese goods under Section 301. The announcement of exclusion procedures coincided with the imposition of the first phase of tariffs on July 6, 2018 covering…
MOFCOM’s Block of the P3 Network Shipping Alliance
On June 17, 2014, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) blocked the proposed P3 Network shipping alliance between Denmark’s AP Maller-Maersk (“Maersk”), Switzerland’s Mediterranean Shipping Company (“MSC”), and France’s CMA CGM (“CMA CGM”). This is MOFCOM’s second block since it started conducting merger reviews approximately six years ago. This is the…
FTC Approves Final Order for Actavis Acquisition of Forest Laboratories
On September 5, 2014, following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has approved a final order settling charges that Actavis plc (“Actavis”)’s acquisition of Forest Laboratories (“Forest”), Inc. would likely be anticompetitive. Under the proposed order, the two companies agreed to divest four drugs in order to preserve competition…
Amazon Under Antitrust Probe Over e-Book Wrangling
On July 11, 2014, Germany’s association of booksellers announced that European Union (“EU”) officials contacted them regarding its dispute with Amazon.com. The booksellers have already asked German antitrust authorities to investigate Amazon, alleging that the online retailer is delaying the shipment of one of its member, Bonnier AG’s books over…
Intel Loses Appeal in Europe
On June 12, 2014, the European General Court handed down a ruling that rejected Intel’s appeal to have its $1.44 billion fine overturned. In 2009, the European Commission (“EC”) concluded that Intel engaged in anticompetitive practices. According to the EC, Intel’s alleged anticompetitive behavior included giving rebates to PC makers…
Russia’s FAS Lowers Fines on Salmon Cartel Operator
On May 29, 2014, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (“FAS”), the country’s top antitrust regulator, has lowered the fine levied on Severnoi Company for its part in a cartel operating in the Norwegian salmon supply sector, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant. The fine was lowered after SK Retail, part of the…
Japanese Auto Part Executive Indicted on Cartel Conspiracy and Destruction of Evidence
On May 27, 2014, Hitoshi Hirano, an executive of car heater panel manufacturer Tokai Rika, was indicted to fix the price of auto parts with other Japanese parts manufacturers. In addition, Mr. Hirano was charged with persuading company employees to destroy records that would reveal the conspiracy. According to the…