AMERICAN ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign)

World Customs Organization exercise to revise Chapters 84, 85, and 90 of the Harmonized Tariff System (print cartridges, power modules, multichip devices, video games, recorded and unrecorded media) European environmental regulations (EU RoHS, EU WEEE review, EUP and Energy Efficiency activities) (need for global harmonization of RoHS requirements) Monitoring China's compliance with the World Trade Organization commitments (Intellectual Property, Industrial policies, development of new standards, Government Procurement Agreement negotiations, encryption regulations) WTO Doha Development Agenda (trade facilitation, electronics sectoral, non-tariff barriers, e-commerce, market access) Chinese environmental regulations (China RoHS, China WEEE, Energy Efficiency Activities) Customs and Border Protection classification issues (LCD displays, print cartridges) China Intellectual Property Rights DOC Deemed Export Proposed Regulations (all provisions) India Market Access (non tariff barriers, IT Law Amendments, Tax Issues, Government Procurement, US-India ICT Dialogue) US China Bilateral Relationship (Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, Government Procurement negotiations) Substance bans as TBTs (Technical Barriers to Trade) China RoHS, Korea RoHS, Thailand RoHS, EU RoHS, WEEE, REACH US Malaysia FTA - government procurement, rules of origin, customs, trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, investment, telecommunications, services, e-commerce, intellectual property rights, tariff reduction WTO maintenance of Information Technology Agreement (all provisions for treatment of information technology products, supporting efforts to get changes in EU policies under ITA that remove IT products from coverage) US - Peru FTA supporting the agreements, specifically interested in rules of origin, customs, trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, investment, telecommunications, services, e-commerce, intellectual property rights, government procurement ,tariff reduction under joining ITA US - Panama FTA - supporting the agreements, specifically interested in rules of origin, customs, trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, investment, telecommunications, services, e-commerce, intellectual property rights, government procurement ,tariff reduction under joining ITA US - Korea FTA - supporting the agreements, specifically interested in rules of origin, customs, trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, investment, telecommunications, services, e-commerce, intellectual property rights, government procurement ,tariff reduction, technology neutrality US - Columbia FTA - supporting the agreements, specifically interested in rules of origin, customs, trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, investment, telecommunications, services, e-commerce, intellectual property rights, government procurement ,tariff reduction under joining ITA China Government Procurement Agreement Korea environmental regulations - Korea RoHS/WEEE Trade Remedies Legislation H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 opposing the need for currency reform legislation S. 1607 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 - opposing the need for Currency Exchange Rate Oversight legislation S. 1677 - Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007 - opposing the need for currency reform and market access legislation H.R. 1229 - Non-market Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 - opposing the need for legislation on trade remedies specifically related to non market economies HR 275 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 - opposing Title 2 as drafted, and some additional provisions under title one, offered alternative text US-India ICT Dialogue - non tariff barriers, IT Law Amendments, Tax Issues, Government Procurement Global RoHS harmonization supporting US government and industry activities to harmonize requirements of material restrictions globally Suppliers Declaration of Conformity for ICT Products in the US Trade Adjustment Assistance support for the goal of TAA to provide assistance to workers who have lost jobs due to trade. Information Technology Agreement - supporting efforts to get changes in EU policies under ITA that remove IT products from coverage Transatlantic Economic Council regulatory cooperation between US and EU US - China Strategic Economic Dialogue support for continuous dialogue with China on IPR, non-tariff barriers, new standards, etc Bilateral Investment Treaties with Brazil, Russia, India and China EU Levies for Private Copying - raise concerns with EU levies on IT products to compensate right holders