Thomas G. Travis, Managing Partner of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, To Speak On Changes In U.S. Trade Policy and Their Impact On Textile and Apparel Companies.Business Editors/Legal Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2002 Due to popular demand following the recent success of a similar seminar held in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , ST&R, a leading international trade and customs law firm, will host a seminar on changes in U.S. policy and their impact on textile and apparel companies on February 12, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Miami. "The proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA Free Trade Agreement of the Americas FTAA Florida Turkish American Association FTAA Federated Tanners Association of Australia FTAA Fixed Threshold Adaptation Algorithm ), expanded preferences for Andean countries, proposed Free Trade Agreements with Singapore, Chile and others, and new initiatives for Pakistan and Turkey require that the textile and apparel community become informed on new U.S. textile policies," stated Thomas G. Travis, managing partner of the firm, who will teach the seminar. "The seminar will also provide a detailed review of existing special U.S. tariff and quota preference programs, including the 9802 (807) program for Caribbean Basin and Andean countries, the North American Free Trade Agreement North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on Jan. 1, 1994. (NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's ) and the new Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) is a United States legislative act signed into law on May 18 2000 by President Bill Clinton as part of the Trade and Development Act of 2000. (CBTPA CBTPA Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act ), among others. Any professional who is responsible for textile sourcing and customs compliance, customs brokers and importers of textile/apparel products would greatly benefit from this seminar." Participants will have the opportunity to learn the details of U.S. tariff, preference and quota rules affecting sourcing decisions; impacts of U.S. Customs' increased enforcement efforts against exporters relating to quota, transshipment Transshipment The passing goods from one ocean vessel to another. , classification and value issues; and ethical sourcing concerns. Mr. Travis has been widely recognized for his presentations and speeches before the American Association of Exporters and Importers, the National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of America and the United States Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel. At the time of the seminar, Mr. Travis will have just recently returned from a trip to Vietnam, where he participated in a trade mission coordinated by Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg and the Vietnam Resource Group and sponsored by the American Apparel and Footwear Association. ST&R's February 12, 2002, seminar on changes in U.S. policy and their impact on textile and apparel companies is open to all members of the international trade community. Registrations are $135.00 by calling the firm's seminar registration line at 800/5-TRADE-5 or 305/267-9200 ext. 227. For more information on ST&R's seminars or its international trade and customs practice, please contact Thomas G. Travis in the firm's Miami office by phone, 305/267-9200 or e-mail ttravis@strtrade.com, or visit the firm's website at http://www.strtrade.com. About ST&R Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. (ST&R) is an international trade and customs law firm which concentrates its practice in assisting clients with the movement of goods and personnel across international borders, representing them in international trade disputes and assisting governments with their trade relations with the United States. ST&R has offices throughout the United States -- Miami; Washington, DC; New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; Baltimore; San Francisco; Los Angeles; and Chicago. The company also services its clients through its affiliated consulting company, Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal , Inc., with offices located in Washington, DC, Detroit, Miami, Portland and Ottawa. |
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