Sixteen charged with exporting electronics to Iran
Eight people and eight companies from Dubai, Iran and Malaysia have been charged by a Florida grand jury with exporting sensitive electronics equipment from the U.S. to Iran. The indictment accuses the defendants of purchasing, then illegally exporting, numerous items that have commercial applications but could also be used by other countries' military or nuclear programs.
EU calls for rewrite of IT trade agreement
As tensions mount over the global trade in IT products, the European Commission has called for a broad discussion among all producer countries about what goods should and should not be slapped with customs duties, as well as talks on other barriers to trade, commonly called non-tariff barriers.
U.S. files trade complaint against E.U. tech product taxes
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has filed a trade complaint against the European Union, saying the E.U. has violated a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement by taxing the import of some tech products.
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