November 19, 2019 – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced they will be holding a public hearing, and accepting comments, in their country practice review of General System of Preferences (GSP) eligibility for nine countries:
- Azerbaijan: focusing on worker’s rights
- Ecuador: focusing on recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
- Georgia: focusing on worker’s rights
- Indonesia: focusing on protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), as well as market access
- Kazakhstan: focusing on worker’s rights
- Thailand: focusing on market access
- South Africa: focusing on IPR
- Uzbekistan: focusing on worker’s rights
- Laos: whether it meets all GSP eligibility criteria to be designated as a GSP beneficiary country
Comments will be accepted through January 17, 2020.
A public hearing will be held on January 30, 2020.
Post-hearing briefs will be accepted through February 28, 2020.
If you have any questions regarding the review of GSP eligibility for these countries, Livingston can help! Please contact either your Livingston account manager or our regulatory affairs group at usregaffairs@livingstonintl.com