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Forwarded to you by: April 18, 2011 Information on Mexico Advanced Manifest Filing On May 1, 2011 Mexico Advanced Manifest System (SAM) requirements are scheduled to become mandatory for air cargo. This regulation requires that an advanced electronic declaration be filed for goods being carried by air transportation to allow customs authorities to assess the security risk of cargo into and out of the customs territory of Mexico. The regulation applies to: - Goods to be imported into Mexico; The timing requirements for sending SAM data to bring the goods into Mexico are as follows: It is the responsibility of both the airline carrier and the freight forwarder to submit the SAM within the required deadline. Carriers will need to receive the following information in order to submit a filing: Shipper Information Permission to land at any international airport in Mexico may be denied if advance electronic information for incoming foreign cargo aboard an aircraft has not been received by Mexico customs. Additional goods descriptions guidelines can be found on the Mexico Customs website:
FDA's PREDICT Application to Launch Nationally During her testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on April 13, 2011, Commissioner Margaret Hamburg of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that the Predictive Risk-based Evaluation for Dynamic Import Compliance Targeting application (PREDICT) was on track to be released nation-wide this year. According to Commissioner Hamburg's testimony, "Currently, using risk-management strategies, FDA screens each shipment electronically to determine if the shipment meets identified criteria for physical examination or sampling and analysis, or warrants other review by FDA personnel. PREDICT represents a significant enhancement to FDA’s targeting ability by enabling the Agency to use data from a much wider range of sources to inform our entry decisions." The testimony also noted that PREDICT's ability to better identify high-risk shipments allows FDA to focus its resources where they will have the most impact. This results in an increase in the number of volatile shipments that are intercepted, and a decrease in the time it takes for low-risk shipments to enter the country. PREDICT was originally scheduled to be released nationally in 2010 but was delayed due to technical issues. It is currently in use in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and San Francisco, with coverage expanding to FDA's Florida and San Juan Districts later this month.
DOS Proposes Amending ITAR Definition of Defense Services In a Federal Register notice published on April 13, 2011 the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced a proposed rule to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to update the policy regarding defense services and to clarify the scope of activities that are considered defense services, among other changes. After review, the DOS determined that the current definition of defense services was overly broad and captured some activities that did not warrant control. As such, a number of changes were made: In addition to other updates, the proposed rule also removes the requirement to seek the Directorate of Defense Trade Control's approval if the defense service used public domain data that is otherwise exempt from ITAR licensing requirements. Public comments on the proposed rule will be accepted until June 13, 2011.
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