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The following is a 24 April 2012 notice from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. On April 24, 2012, the Government of Canada finalized the regulatory process to amend the Area Control List (ACL). This amendment formally removes Myanmar (Burma) from the ACL, a list of countries to which the Governor in Council deems it necessary to control the export or transfer of any goods and technology.

The following is excerpted from a 24 April 2012 news release by CBP. U.S. Customs and Border Protection today published in the Federal Register an Intellectual Property Rights Interim Final Rule (IFR) which takes effect immediately upon publication. This IFR amends, on an interim basis, CBP regulations pertaining to importations of merchandise bearing recorded trademarks or recorded trade names. This release is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from a 24 April 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that Canada will suspend some sanctions against Burma, which were among the toughest in the world.

Decision and reasons issued Thursday, April 12, 2012 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on December 15, 2011, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated June 2, 2011, with respect to a request for review of an advance ruling pursuant to subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act. BETWEEN CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION LIMITED Appellant AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent

The following is excerpted from a 25 April 2012 news release by The Governor General of Canada. It is a pleasure to be here in Brazil and to join you at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica to discuss the strong relationship Brazil and Canada share.

a) Chapter 12 was published to add the miscellaneous code "Rooted, grown in soil free media" to the following HS codes. 12.11.90.3034 - Mint - with or without roots (fresh or chilled) 12.11.90.3035 - Basil - with or without root (fresh or chilled) 12.11.90.3036 - Rosemary - with or without roots (fresh or chilled) 12.11.90.3037 - Sage - with or without roots (fresh or chilled) b) Chapter 15 was published to add the end use of Livestock Feed to the following HS Code.

Pacific Customs Brokers is offering two compliance seminars on Thursday, May 3, 2012. These seminars, open to the public, will take place at Pacific Customs Brokers seminar room, 101-17637 1st Avenue, Surrey, BC. Topics are: U.S. Customs Compliance - May 3 9:00 am-noon Canadian Customs Compliance - May 3 12:30 pm-3:30 pm 5 CCS points towards maintenance of the CCS designation will be awarded for each seminar.

Decision and reasons issued Tuesday, April 10, 2012 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on February 14, 2012, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated February 11, 2010, with respect to a request for re-determination pursuant to section 60(4) of the Customs Act. BETWEEN KOMATSU INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) INC. Appellant AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent DECISION

The following is excerpted from a 23 April 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Pia Olsen Dyhr, Minister for Trade and Investment for Denmark, the current holder of the presidency of the Council of the European Union, today issued a joint statement following their meeting in Ottawa:

The following is excerpted from a 23 April 2012 news release by CBSA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it is initiating an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of liquid dielectric transformers having a top power handling capacity equal to or exceeding 60,000 kilovolt amperes (60 megavolt amperes), whether assembled or unassembled, complete or incomplete, originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea. This release is available in its entirety at:

Chapter 20 was published to add the following OGD extension. 20.08.99.7103 - Cassava chips (dried) Please check your version number before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your Import Service Centre. _________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 23 April 2012 news release by the Department of Finance Canada. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today tabled in the House of Commons a detailed Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement certain tax provisions in Economic Action Plan 2012, as well as certain previously announced tax measures. The Notice of Ways and Means Motion includes the following tax measures:... This release is available in its entirety at:

The following is from the 20 April 2012 edition of the Journal of Commerce. A panel at the 7th Annual Homeland Security Law Institute event in March raised the specter of an international hacking incident. The panel — composed of senior attorneys from the CIA, FBI, Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Justice Department’s National Security Division — presented a hypothetical scenario involving a defense contractor that had an agreement with a U.S.-based cloud computing company.

Members may be interested in the following, published on 21 April 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette.

The following is excerpted from a 23 April 2012 release by Statistics Canada. Wholesale sales rose 1.6% in February to $48.5 billion. The increase followed a 1.1% decline in January. Higher sales were reported in most subsectors in February, four of which accounted for about 90% of the national growth. In volume terms, wholesale sales were up 2.2% in February. This release is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from a 20 April 2012 news release by CBSA. The Honourable James Moore, Senior Minister for British Columbia, on behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced the expansion of the Automated Border Clearance (ABC) pilot project at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Chapter 06 was published to i) add a 2 new miscellaneaous codes: #871 - Pure mushroom spawn with carrier material #872 - Growing media inoculated with mushroom spawn This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes: 06.02.90.0029.02 - Mushroom spawn - morel Armilaria (Armilaria spp., Armillariella spp.) 06.02.90.0029.03 - Mushroom spawn - morel (other spp. than Armilaria spp.) 06.02.90.0029.99 - Mushroom spawn - other

Further to messages sent to members April 5th, 10th, 12th and 17th, CBSA has provided the following update. The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-039)

The following is excerpted from a 20 April 2012 release by CFIA. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is asking for comments on a user fee proposal for its proposed Food Safety Action Plan importer licensing regime.

…… A FITT Webinar, with CSCB participation In the past decade, there have been numerous official pronouncements about border improvements. The most recent and comprehensive of these is the Border Action Plan. Canada’s customs brokers are on trade’s front line, and the organization that represents them – the CSCB – is engaged in making sense of the many plans, announcements and strategies that have the potential to change the operations and profitability of international traders.