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Domestic
China implements export controls on specific graphite items
In order to safeguard the interests of the Ministry of Commerce, the State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the General Administration of Customs announced No. 50 in 2006 ("Decision to Implement Temporary Export Control Measures for Graphite-related Products") to optimize and adjust the scope of items listed in the Ministry of Commerce, the State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the General Administration of Customs. Among them, high-purity, high-strength, high-density artificial graphite materials and their products, natural flake graphite and their products, without permission, shall not be exported;At the same time, the temporary control of five types of low-sensitive graphite items mainly used in basic industries of the national economy, such as iron and steel, metallurgy, and chemical industry, such as carbon electrodes for furnaces, will be abolished. The above policy will be officially implemented on December 1, 2023.
The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Quality and Safety of Edible Agricultural Products Marketed Sales came into force on December 1
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Quality and Safety of Edible Agricultural Products Marketed Sales (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), which will come into force on December 1, 2023. It stipulates that the packaging or labeling of imported edible agricultural products shall comply with the provisions of China's laws, administrative regulations and the requirements of food safety standards, and indicate the country of origin (region) in Chinese, as well as the name, address and *** of the ** merchant, importer or distributor registered in China according to law, and the name, address and *** of the producer may not be marked in addition, the outer packaging of imported fresh and frozen meat products shall indicate the specifications, origin, destination, production date, shelf life, storage conditions and other contents in Chinese.
China against the six countriesPilotUnilateral visa exemption
On November 24, China decided to expand the scope of unilateral visa-free countries on a trial basis, and to implement a unilateral visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from six countries: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia. From December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024, holders of ordinary passports from the above-mentioned countries can enter China without a visa for business, tourism, family and friends and transit for no more than 15 days.
abroad
Japan Travel Visa will fully enter the era of electronic visa from December 4th
According to the latest notice of the Japanese Embassy in China, following the implementation of electronic visas for individual tourists in Japan, three-year multiple-entry and five-year multiple-entry tourist visas to Japan will also be electronically signed from December 4
Malaysia has announced a 30-day visa-free entry for Chinese tourists
Starting December 1, visitors from countries such as China will be exempt from visas for 30 days of entry. Since the implementation of this measure, tourists from China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and other countries visiting Malaysia can enter Malaysia without a visa for a period of up to 30 days.
Botswana requires the SCSR SIIR certificate from 1 December
Botswana recently announced that the Conformity Certification Program has been renamed from the Imported Products Standard Inspection Regulations (SIIR) to the Mandatory Standards Regulations (SCSR), effective December 1, 2023.
Maersk officially closed its operations in Syria on December 1
Due to the high level of sanctions, business activities in Syria have been greatly restricted, and Maersk's business in the country is very limited, and it has decided to officially end its Syrian business from December 1, when it will no longer accept bookings to and from Syria, and Maersk ships will no longer call at Syrian ports.
Maersk raises FAK rates from Asia to Northern Europe
Maersk has raised its FAK rate for containers from the Far East to Northern European ports since December 18.
The U.S. banned some financial services with Myanmar's state-owned oil and gas companies on December 15
The United States announced a ban on some financial services with Myanmar's state-owned oil and gas companies effective December 15. The reason is that these sanctions are used to effectively stop the military action of the Myanmar ** army in northern Myanmar.
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