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Serial No. 802 1.0 Purpose 1.1 This Notice sets out the Minister’s policies and practices respecting supplementary imports of eggs and egg products. 1.2 This Notice should be read with the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and the EIPA Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment relevant sections of the EIPA and Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister’s normal practices and procedures. This Notice is available in its entirety on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website at:

Serial No: 804 1.0 Purpose 1.1 This Notice sets out the Minister's policies and practices respecting supplemental imports for beef and veal. It should be read with the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and the EIPA Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment the EIPA and the EIPA Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister's normal practices and procedures. 1.2 This Notice replaces Notice to Importers No. 785, dated November 5, 2010, and is effective immediately.

This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th, 2011. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD) are scheduled for the first Saturday of every month between 3am and 7am EST. __________________________________________________

a) Chapter 01 was published to add the end use "Display in a zoo and public aquarium" to the following HS codes for the United States. 01.05.19.1014.01 Ducks over 3 days old 01.05.19.1018.01 Geese over 3 days old. 01.05.99.1014 Ducks. 01.05.99.1018 Geese. 01.06.39.2092 Small water fowl other than ducks and geese over 3 days old. For more information, please contact the animal health office near you.

CSCB wishes to remind all designates of the Job Posting Service available on our website. When a CSCB member company has a job available, they post it. CCS designates have exclusive access to these online postings. To access, CCS designates need to log into their accounts, locate the 'Recent Job Postings’ box and click on a job title. Check it out - you might find just what you're looking for! __________________________________________________

Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for NOVEMBER 2011 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual NOVEMBER allocation. __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 20 October 2011 news release by CBP. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the establishment of two industry-specific centers: the Center of Excellence and Expertise – Electronics in Los Angeles and the Center of Excellence and Expertise – Pharmaceuticals in New York.

The following is excerpted from a 21 October 2011 news release by the World Trade Organization. The WTO released on 21 October 2011 its annual package of trade and tariff data, giving the full picture of trade developments in 2010. This package includes the 2011 editions of its annual publications — International Trade Statistics, Trade Profiles and World Tariff Profiles — plus an update of the WTO Statistics Database and other data sources. This release is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from the 20 October 2011 edition of The Journal of Commerce. Hike embedded in recently passed free trade agreements Importers will be hit with a nearly 65 percent increase in merchandise processing fees through a provision embedded in the recently passed free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea... This article is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from a 20 October 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 announced that a productive ninth round of talks toward a trade agreement between Canada and the European Union will wrap up tomorrow in Ottawa.

Consumer prices rose 3.2% in the 12 months to September, led by higher prices for gasoline and food. This follows a 3.1% increase posted in August. This report is available in its entirety on the Statistics Canada website at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/111021/dq111021a-eng.htm __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from the 21 October 2011 edition of Reuters Canada. The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart in early trade on Friday after Canadian inflation came in above expectations, slashing already slim odds that the central bank will cut interest rates.

The following is excerpted from a 20 October 2011 news release by The Conference Board of Canada. Canada’s economy will avoid slipping back into recession, but growth will remain modest in 2011 and 2012, according to the Conference Board’s Canadian Outlook– Autumn 2011.

The following is now available on the CBSA Web site: Customs Notice 11-020, Valuation of Horse Semen Imported to Canada http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn11-020-eng.html __________________________________________________

The CFIA's Meat Import Control Centre (MICC) located in Ottawa provides U.S. Meat inspection notifications to Brokers/ Importers after shipments enter Canada. Please be aware that this service, including the phone number 1-877-682-5191, will be temporarily unavailable on October 20, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Should you need to contact someone during this outage, please contact Maria Blair at 613-790-4598. __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 20 October 2011 release by Statistics Canada. Wholesale sales edged up 0.2% in August to $48.4 billion following a 0.9% advance in July.

The following is excerpted from a 20 October 2011 release by Statistics Canada. In the second quarter, the Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI) rose 1.3%.

The following is excerpted from a 18 October 2011 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

The following is excerpted from the 18 October 2011 edition of Global News. The Harper government rejected assurances offered Tuesday by the U.S. ambassador to Canada, who defended the controversial Buy American provisions in his president's new jobs bill.

The following is excerpted from the 19 October 2011 edition of The Globe and Mail. Canadian business leaders are issuing a call for Ottawa to make hard choices now and chart a long-term strategy for Asia, warning that the country’s long-term prospects will suffer unless companies can penetrate deeper into the next generation’s “global centre of economic gravity.”