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The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-087)

Please be advised that due to system maintenance for the WCO Harmonized System Code update, CFIA applications will not be available between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (EST) and 2:00 a.m. (EST) on Monday, Jan 1, 2012. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. __________________________________________________

Eighth revision, dated December 15th, 2011, is to assign the accurate responsibilities in the management of non-compliant ship borne dunnage (Section 4.1). http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-protection/directives/forestry… __________________________________________________

The following is from the 19 December 2011 edition of The Journal of Commerce. Importers, Customs advocates join GAO in recommending changes to an archaic anti-dumping system

On December 16, 2011, the Government of Canada finalized the regulatory process to amend the Export Control List. This amendment serves to control, clarify controls over and to remove from control specific items and to ensure currency of Canada’s export controls of strategic items pursuant to its multilateral obligations. Further information is available on the DFAIT website at:

The following is excerpted from a 16 December 2011 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. International Trade Minister Ed Fast today issued the following statement while at the Eighth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland:

The following is excerpted from a 17 December 2011 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today wrapped up his participation at the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s eighth ministerial meeting, saying the accomplishments in Geneva show the effectiveness of the rules-based multilateral trading system... This release is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from the 18 December 2011 edition of Reuters Canada. European leaders have not done enough to deal with the region's debt crisis and should probably use the International Monetary Fund to more closely monitor countries with the biggest problems, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Sunday... This article is available in its entirety at: http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCATRE7BI09F20111219

The following is excerpted from the 16 December 2011 edition of Reuters Canada. A Manitoba judge rejected a request on Friday by former directors of the Canadian Wheat Board to suspend immediately a new law ending the board's grain marketing monopoly. While Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz celebrated the newly opened market for sales of western wheat and barley, the CWB's former chairman and farmer directors launched a court challenge... This article is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from a 16 December 2011 news release by CBP. U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced that it has been successfully receiving manifests in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) e-Manifest. The pilots, which began in November, focus on transitioning full rail and sea manifest capability to ACE from the legacy system. In addition, CBP announced that thirteen CBP ports have successfully begun accepting and processing sea and rail manifests in ACE... This release is available in its entirety at:

Registration for the CSCB Toronto Region general meeting on January 26, 2012 is now available. The meeting will be held between 5:00 and 8:00 pm. And it will take place at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 6257 Airport Road in Mississauga. 5 CCS Points towards maintenance of the CCS designation will be awarded for this meeting. For a meeting agenda and registration please click here.

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2012-01-17 AP-2011-021 Performance Steel Specialties Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing 2012-01-19 AP-2009-024 Transnat Express Inc. Excise Tax Act Public Hearing Postponed AP-2009-067 Norcan Petroleum Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing Postponed AP-2010-006 Komatsu International (Canada) Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing Postponed AP-2011-011 Bauer Hockey Corporation Customs Act Public Hearing

The Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization recently met in Abuja, Nigeria. Following are links to two documents: 1. a WCO report of those meetings; and 2. the Informal Report of the WCO Private Sector Consultative Group, which is chaired by CSCB President and IFCBA Secretary, Carol West. __________________________________________________

Please note this update to CAED was announced earlier in Customs Notice CN11-024. CAED 2012 version 12.00 was released the week of December 15th, 2011. Further information is available at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/exp/index-eng.htm __________________________________________________

Serial No. 811 The purpose of this Notice is to inform importers of two sets of changes: to regulations and regulatory instruments under the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA), in accordance with changes to tariff item numbers in Canada’s Customs Tariff Schedule; to Notices to Importers. This Notice is available in its entirety on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website at:

The following is excerpted from a 16 December 2011 news release by the Department of Finance Canada. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today congratulated General Motors (GM) on its decision to build the next-generation Chevy Impala and the new Cadillac XTS in Oshawa, Ontario. In August, GM announced plans to invest $117 million to prepare the Oshawa Assembly Plant to build the new Cadillac XTS next year, securing approximately 400 jobs... This release is available in its entirety at:

Further to the message sent earlier today, additional information is available on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/report-rapports/list_…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 17 December 2011 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999, Department of the Environment; notice with respect to certain high priority petroleum substances on the Domestic Substances List. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-12-17/html/notice-avis-eng…

Message to Brokers and Importers: Changes to Commodity Codes for Agricultural Products, effective January 1, 2012. Canada is making changes to tariff item numbers in the List of Tariff Provisions in Canada’s Customs Tariff Schedule (SOR/2011-191). These changes will come into force on January 1, 2012. The commodity codes of the following agricultural goods will be affected: broiler hatching eggs; chicken and turkey fat; cream of more than 6% fat; shell eggs; and wheat and barley. A summary of the changes can be found in the Notice to Importers No. 811.

Message to Brokers: Changes to Commodity Codes for Textiles and Clothing, effective January 1, 2012. Please be advised that Canada is implementing changes to import and export commodity codes as a result of changes being made to the International Harmonized System.