Trade News

The tenth review of the trade policies and practices of the European Union takes place on 6 and 8 July 2011. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the European Union. The entire report is available on the WTO website at:

Further to the earlier message on the IPPC's member consultation on draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) for 2011, please note the following schedule for the workshops on each of this year's draft standards:

Chapter 07 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS codes from the United States: 07.03.10 - Onions and shallots

The minutes of the May 18th 2011 GTA-Commercial District CBSA/CSCB meeting are now available on the Regional Activity section of the CSCB website. Login is required. If you wish to print these minutes, please be advised that they are on 8.5” X 14” paper.

The following is excerpted from the 5 July 2011 edition of Canadian Transportation & Logistics ”ctl.ca”.

The following is excerpted from a 4 July 2011 commentary by Glen Hodgson of The Conference Board of Canada.

The following is excerpted from the 5 July 2011 issue of Reuters Canada.

Decision and reasons issued Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The purpose of this message is to inform you that effective July 4, 2011, the frozen pork TRQ from the EU imported under tariff item No. 0203.29.00 of the Customs Tariff has been filled and therefore all imports to July 31, 2012 will be subject to the European Union Surtax Order. The surtax is applicable in the amount equal to the value for the duty (100%) determined in accordance with sections 45 to 56 of the Customs Act.

The next Customs Brokers Professional Examination will be held on October 27, 2011, at 1:00 p.m.

The following is excerpted from the 30 June 2011 issue of The Journal of Commerce. Republicans boycott meeting, objecting to addition of Trade Adjustment Assistance program

The following is excerpted from the 4 July 2011 issue of The Journal of Commerce. Customs is wrestling with the terrible toos: too much trade and too few employees to process it

The following is from the 4 July 2011 issue of Canadian Transportation & Logistics.

Members may be interested in the following, published on 2 July 2011, in Part I of the Canada Gazette.

Members may be interested in the following collaborative report prepared by: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Director-General Pascal Lamy told the Special Session of the Trade Policy Review Body on “The Financial and Economic Crises on the Role of the WTO” on 1 July 2011 that “we can and must do better in notifications and information sharing”.

The following is excerpted from a May 2011 report by Statistics Canada.

a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refuse Entry" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for the following HS Codes originating from the Republic of Korea. 08.06.10.4040.01 - Table grapes and hand harvested grapes for winemaking

The following is excerpted from the 29 June 2011 issue of Reuters Canada.

The following is from the 30 June 2011 edition of The Journal of Commerce. Exports fell only 1.3 percent from June 1-10 year-over-year