Trade News

The following is from today's edition of "montrealgazette.com". Longshoremen will return to work Saturday morning at the Port of Montreal, ending a lockout that has idled Canada's second largest port since Monday. Union president Daniel Tremblay said his members voted unanimously Friday to accept the back-to-work protocol negotiated with the help of a federal mediator Thursday night. Both the union, representing about 850 longshoremen and women, and the employer have agreed to stop pressure tactics and to begin intensive contract negotiations.

The CSCB received the following from the Department of Finance regarding an extension of the Designer Remission Order. Members with an interest in this proposal can send their comments to the CSCB at [email protected] by September 1, 2010, so that a CSCB response can be sent to the Department by their requested date of September 10. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Ms. West:

Trading in natural resources creates a great many challenges both for importing and exporting countries and governments need to cooperate more intensively if these challenges are to be adequately addressed, according to WTO economists. Director-General Pascal Lamy said: “I believe not only that there is room for mutually beneficial negotiating trade-offs that encompass natural resources trade, but also that a failure to address these issues could be a recipe for growing tension in international trade relations”.

There are three inquiries regarding Greenhouse Bell Peppers available on the CITT's website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp One is regarding a supplier and the others identify two importers.

As of September 1, importers and exporters of cattle, bison and sheep will be asked to provide their Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) or Agri-Traçabilité Québec (ATQ) database account number on animal health export certificates and import permits.

The following is from today's edition of "montrealgazette.com". Montreal's longshoremen and the Maritime Employers Association have come to an agreement to end the lock-out at Montreal's harbour. The city's 900-plus dock workers are expected to return to work on Saturday morning. "It's very good for us and for the people of Montreal and for the businesses," said Daniel Tremblay, president of the longshoremen's union, CUPE Local 375.

a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Refuse Entry" for the following HS Code for Belgium. 08.08.10 - Strawberries (fresh) Please check your version number before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your Import Service Centre. b) Additional Information on Import Permit and Export Certificate

Dumping File #: 4214-8 Dumping Case #: AD/1262 Subsidy File #: 4218-12 Subsidy Case #: CV/94

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-066). As a result of recent disruptions at the marine port of Montréal, marine vessels may be diverted to another marine port. Importers and brokers are encouraged to review any recently transmitted release transactions for shipments imported via the marine mode through the marine port of Montréal.

Chapter 10 was publish to streamline the import conditions for the following HS Code. 10.08.90.0092.00 - Wild rice - grain. (Zizania spp.) This generated a requirement version change for the following HS Code. 10.08.90.0091.00 - Wild rice - seed. (Zizania spp.) Please check your version number before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your Import Service Centre.

In view of the current situation in Montreal, CBSA has issued a reminder notice of the ACI policy that must be followed in the event that a vessel is re-routed. That notice is available here: http://cscb.ca/listinfo/CBSA_port_of_Montreal.pdf

Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for AUGUST 2010 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual August allocation.

a) Chapter 09 was publised to: i) change the end use from "Human consumption (less than 50kg)" to "Human consumption" AND add the end uses "Other end uses" and "Travellers & Personal use not for resale or distribution" for the following HS Code. 09.10.91.7200.00 - Other spice mixtures: Crushed or ground. ii) streamline the import condition for the following HS Code. 09.10.99.7337.00 - Curry This generated a requirement version change for the following HS Codes.

The following is excerpted from the 20 July 2010 news release by Transport Canada. Today the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Canada’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister John Baird concluded their tour of port facilities in Kitimat and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

The following is a 20 July 2010 news release by Communications New Brunswick. Construction began today on the Route 1 gateway project - the largest financial highway undertaking in New Brunswick history. Transportation Minister Denis Landry, New Brunswick Southwest MP Greg Thompson and Harry Varjabedian, project manager, Dexter Construction Co. Ltd., participated in a groundbreaking ceremony in St. George.

The following is excerpted from the 20 July 2010 edition of " montrealgazette.com". As the Port of Montreal labour lockout enters its second day, both sides are drawing battle lines and claiming the high ground. But with no containers moving in or out of Canada's second-largest port, the ball is in the court of the union representing about 850 longshoremen.