Taking A New Look At Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZs)
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This seminar originally took place on September 14, 2010 in New York. DVDs of the seminar are now available for purchase. Click here for the order form. Copies are $60 for members and $90 for non-members, including shipping and handling.
Speaker: Jon Fee, Partner, Alston + Bird LLP
Jon plans to share his overview of the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement and regulatory provisions that created and implemented the QIZ program. He will review the country of origin labeling rules and interpretive rulings that apply to QIZ apparel. He will also give practical suggestions for compliance and record-keeping, and will highlight issues that have been raised by Regulatory Audit and other CBP personnel with QIZ participants. Jon will include useful examples and will encourage questions and discussion.
Speaker: Gail Strickler, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Office of Textiles, Office of the USTR
Gail will share her thoughts on the importance of the QIZ for the Obama Administration, as well as her personal views from her recent trip to the QIZs.
And joining us to speak about the Egyptian QIZs will be:
Mr. Ashraf Ezz El-Din, Commercial Minister and Head of the Egyptian Commercial Office, Egyptian Consulate in NY
Mr. Tamer Ali, Commercial First Secretary, Economic & Commercial Office, Embassy of Egypt in Washington DC