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Expiry Reviews (section 76.03) REFINED SUGAR Expiry Review No. RR-2009-003 Orders issued Monday, November 1, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the orders made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on November 2, 2005, in Expiry Review No. RR-2004-007, continuing, with amendment, its orders made on November 3, 2000, in Review No. RR-99-006, continuing, with amendment, its findings made on November 6, 1995, in Inquiry No. NQ-95-002, concerning:

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml MHD 2010-38 Chapter 14 The PDF version of directives should be used for maintaining print copies of the meat hygiene manual of procedures.

The following registration type was published on October 28, 2010. # 688 - ISPM no. 15 compliant stamp (Confirmation ( C )) Please check your version number before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your Import Service Centre.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-93). The annual interest rate for the first quarter of 2011 (January 1 to March 31) will be 0.9046.

The following is excerpted from the 2 November 2010 edition of "ca.reuters.com". Canada's dollar hit its highest in more than two weeks against the U.S. currency on Tuesday, putting its sights on parity again, helped by an unexpected interest rate rise in Australia. But the gains paled in comparison to its commodity cousin, the Australian dollar, which shot above parity to its highest against the U.S. currency since 1983 after a surprise Australian interest rate hike.

The following is from the 1 November 2010 edition of Canadian Transportation and Logistics ”ctl.ca”. The Canadian railway industry saw an increase in cargo loadings in August, as traffic originating on domestic railways as well as traffic received from American railways rose, according to a report from Statistics Canada. Total rail freight traffic increased to 25.1 million metric tonnes in August, up 19.6% from the same month last year.

Purpose This Notice sets out the Minister’s policies and practices respecting supplementary imports of eggs and egg products. 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. Coverage

The following is a 1 November 2010 news release by the Department of Finance. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, said today an annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) statement confirms the Government’s strong economic management.

The third and last CCS Designate Quiz of 2010 must be submitted by 2 p.m. EST on November 9th. Here’s your chance to gain ten (10) professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation in 2010, and we encourage all designates to consider taking this opportunity. The quiz is, of course, free of charge. This is the LAST quiz of 2010! We know many designates rely on successful completion of these quizzes to maintain the CCS designation.

Effective November 01 2010 the Rail Industry is upgrading to EDI Rail version 06020. The last Industry upgrade was version 05050 which occurred in November 2008. The following EDI transaction sets, that you may currently be receiving from CN as an inbound message, will be upgraded to EDI version 06020 effective November 01 2010. 417 Rail Carrier Waybill Interchange 418 Rail Advance Interchange Report

Members may be interested in the following notices and proposed regulations published on October 30, 2010, in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. CITT, Greenhouse Bell Peppers, Finding. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-10-30/html/commis-eng.html#…

The following is a CBSA message (EDI10-092-Update). The problem with processing Electronic Release, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail, CSA and Highway Cargo data has now been resolved.

The deadline for submission of applications for this year’s online CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course has been extended until November 18, 2010. The application, course policy and course description are available on the CSCB website at: http://new.cscb.ca/CCS_Course

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-091). Please note that there will be some changes to the list of HS codes subject to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency requirements. The ACROSS system and the CBSA website will be updated Monday, November 8, 2010. A document listing the CFIA HS codes is available at: http://new.cscb.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/CFIA_HS_CODES-…

The following is excerpted from the 1 November 2010 edition of "montrealgazette.com". If an astute investor asked a Canadian forest industry executive just five years ago about lumber sales to China, the answer would probably have been: “China? China doesn’t buy our lumber.” How times have changed. China has become a bright spot on the balance sheets of companies still waiting for a recovery of the U.S. housing sector, its mainstay market for decades.

The following is excerpted from the 29 October 2010 edition of "ca.reuters.com". Canada's economic recovery picked up speed again in August after stalling in July, but third-quarter growth is still on track to be the weakest since the rebound began, according to figures released on Friday. Statistics Canada said gross domestic product climbed 0.3 percent in August, bolstered by wholesale trade, manufacturing and oil and gas extraction. GDP shrank 0.1 percent in July, the first contraction in a year.

The following is from the 29 October 2010 edition of Canadian Transportation and Logistics ”ctl.ca”. Halloween is on Sunday and cross-border shippers and carriers may be feeling more than a little spooked this year as Oct. 31 also marks the roll-out of Canada Border Service Agency's (CBSA's) ACI (Advance Commercial Information) eManifest program.

Brokers are advised that the correction period for OCTOBER 2010 Softwood Lumber permits ends Tuesday November 9th 2010, at 17:00 ET. We remind you of the importance of submitting correct information on permits as this is imperative to the operation of the Softwood Lumber Agreement. Please submit permit corrections for the month of OCTOBER before the end of the correction period, as is the case for every allocation month of the year.

Purpose This Notice sets out the Minister’s policies and practices respecting supplementary imports for turkey and turkey products. 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. Coverage