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Message to Corporate Members from the Nominating Committee

Become a CSCB Director! Each year, we look for volunteers to join our hard-working Board of Directors where they can have the opportunity to directly influence the priorities of the CSCB. This is the beginning of that process.

Changes to Import Notification Requirements - Phase 6

This notice is to inform importers and brokers that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will be implementing phase 6 of the changes to import notification requirements for products in the non-federally registered food sector effective Aug 15, 2011.

NAFTA Tariff Treatment Appeals – Update

The CSCB has been keeping members up-to-date on appeals filed on behalf of C.B. Powell. These appeals relate to a situation where the tariff classification of goods was re-determined by CBSA outside of the time frame allowed to change to a NAFTA tariff treatment.

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Members may be interested in the following, published on 28 May 2011, in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Department of Health, under the Food and Drugs Act. Recommendation that regulations be amended to permit the use of a combination of 500 ppm allura red, 250 ppm sunset yellow FCF, 100 ppm tartrazine and 450 ppm brilliant blue FCF as colouring agents in lumpfish caviar. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-05-28/html/notice-avis-eng…

FDA puts inspections, court actions online

The following is from the 27 May 2011 edition of the “American Shipper”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it will disclose more information about inspections and court actions online. The agency now has a Web portal on its enforcement activities as part of the second phase of its Transparency Initiative. These actions are being taken to make FDA’s enforcement and compliance-related activities more accessible, downloadable and searchable online.

U.S., Mexico ease telecommunications trade

The following is from the 27 May 2011 edition of "American Shipper". The United States and Mexico signed an agreement Thursday that eases burdens on U.S. companies, particularly small manufacturers, seeking to export telecommunications products to Mexico.

33rd Annual Conference of the Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council

At the invitation of Comptroller Frank Holder of Barbados Customs, Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya participated in the 33rd Annual Conference of the Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC), held in Bridgetown, Barbados from 25-27 May 2011. CCLEC is dedicated to improving the overall professionalism of its members and comprises 39 Customs administrations in the Caribbean region, confirming the importance attached to regional cooperation...

Government sees smaller 2010-11 deficit than forecast

The following is excerpted from a 27 May 2011 news release by Reuters Canada. Canada is set to post a smaller 2010-11 budget deficit than the government had predicted, the Department of Finance said on Friday, possibly helping the Conservatives meet their goal of a quicker return to surplus... This release is available in its entirety on the Reuters Canada website at: http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE74Q48T20110527

Provincial Outlook Executive Summary: Spring 2011

The following is excerpted from The Conference Board of Canada's publication Provincial Outlook Executive Summary: Spring of 2011. This quarterly economic forecast provides highlights of the Provincial Outlook report, which presents the short-term outlook for Canada's provinces. Document Highlights Economic growth will be strong in the Western part of the country this year—except for British Columbia, where growth will cool following a year of fiscal and Olympic-related boosts in 2010.

CITT - Public Hearings, Appeals

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2011-06-07 AP-2010-037 Great West Van Conversions Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-06-14 AP-2010-055 Tyco Safety Products Canada, Ltd. (formerly Digital Security Controls Ltd.) Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-06-28 AP-2010-057 RLogistics LP Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-06-30 AP-2010-060 Outdoor Gear Canada Customs Act Public Hearing Postponed to 2011-09-27 AP-2009-014 Transport Desgagnés Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing