ICC to Hold Incoterms 2010 Seminar in Paris, France on April 25, 2013 to Coincide With Launch of Incoterms 2010 Q&A Book

As part of its launch of the new Incoterms® 2010 Question and Answer book the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is holding a half day Incoterms 2010 "Meet the Experts" program in Paris, France on April 25, 2013.

As indicated on the agenda and registration information below, the ICC's program will feature presentations by some of the leading Incoterms 2010 experts, including several members of the Incoterms 2010 Drafting Group.

One of the presentations, which will focus on the use of Incoterms 2010 in the United States, will be presented by Frank Reynolds, the U.S. member of the Incoterms 2010 drafting group.

The other presentations will discuss common mistakes when using Incoterms 2010, how to choose the right Incoterms 2010 rule and a discussion of how Incoterms 2010 work with contracts of carriage and sales contracts.

The ICC will soon be publishing an Incoterms 2010 Question and Answer book that will feature expert guidance on more than 40 real-life scenarios. The Incoterms 2010 Q and A book will also feature supporting materials related to Incoterms 2010 to help users understand and use Incoterms 2010 to their advantage when buying or selling goods.

The Incoterms 2010 Q and A Book will be available worldwide from the online ICC bookstore and in the United States from the U.S. Council on International Business's online bookstore.

Further information on the Incoterms 2010 expert program on April 25, 2013 can be found here.

ICC Incoterms 2010 Program 25 April 2013 by dougj1

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BIS and DDTC Publish Long-Awaited Export Control Reform Rules

Today BIS and DDTC today issued the long-awaited final transition rules to implement the Export Control Reform process that commenced in August 2009. 

Both final rules will take effect on October 15, 2013.

The 82 page BIS rule at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-16/pdf/2013-08352.pdf adds the new 600 series entries to the Commerce Control List for military aircraft parts and engines, adds the new definition of "specially designed" and makes numerous other changes to the EAR to implement ECR.

The 20 page final DDTC rule at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-16/pdf/2013-08351.pdf revises the ITAR and USML to include updated USML Category VIII (military aircraft), adds new USML Category XIX (Gas Turbine Engines), adds definitions of "specially designed" and "‘‘subject to the EAR’’ to the ITAR and makes other necessary changes to the ITAR to implement the export control reform process.

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