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Decision and reasons issued Thursday, July 8, 2010 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on June 2, 2010, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, dated February 6, 2009, with respect to a request for re-determination pursuant to subsection 60(4) of the Customs Act. BETWEEN SANUS SYSTEMS Appellant AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent DECISION

Chapter 08 was published to add a release recommendation of "Approved" for the following HS Code from California if not in transit through British Columbia. 08.06.10 - Grapes (raisins) (fresh) 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 (EDI10-065). Penalties incurred as a result of the system problems experienced on Monday July 19, 2010 will be waived without clients needing to formally apply for a waiver. We regret the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

The following is excerpted from the 16 July 2010 news release by Transport Canada. The Government of Canada announced it is investing in major improvements to the Port of Oshawa that will boost the port as an attraction for families and visitors, and support new jobs and business opportunities in the region.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-064). All systems are functioning normally, however there is a 90 minute backlog processing data.

Negotiations between the Port of Montreal's Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and the longshoremen's union (CUPE), representing employees who operate the marine terminals, have broken down. The union issued 72-hour strike notice on July 9. On July 18, the MEA enacted their right to lock out the workers, effective 0800 Monday, July 19.

The following is excerpted from the 19 July 2010 edition of "globeandmail.com". Commercial operations at the Port of Montreal slid to a halt Monday after the Maritime Employers Association ordered a lockout at Canada’s second-largest port. About 98 per cent of the port’s operations are affected, a spokesman for the association said. The only exception is the grain silos, which are run by the port itself and not affected by the lockout.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-064). All systems are functioning normally, however there is a 3 to 4 hour backlog processing data.

Please be advised that the following documents have been updated on the CFIA website: - Product Inspection of Imported Fish, at: http://inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fispoi/import/pol/procprode.shtml (administrative updates; Section 5.3, product form column added) - Canadian Regulatory Requirements for Fish Import Licence Holders, at:

Application of anti-dumping and countervailing duty 1. This memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to importations of certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) and Chinese Taipei and the application of countervailing duty to importations of certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from China.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is continuing work next week on additional improvements to the interim Port of Entry in the City of Cornwall that began on July 5.

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that effective June 25, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) licensed Mathers Freight Management as the new Highway Sufferance Warehouse operation for the Halifax, N.S. port. 2. Mathers Freight Management is located at 165 Burbridge Avenue, Burnside Industrial Park, Dartmouth, N.S. 3. All bonded highway carriers transporting in-bond commercial freight destined for clearance at the Halifax, N.S. port should report to this highway sufferance warehouse.

Further to this morning's message, CSCB has confirmed that there is no ETA for the resolution of this outage. The CBSA System Outage Contingency Plan - Highway Mode Guideline is available here: http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5115-eng.pdf

The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), today announced that he will travel to Brussels and Berlin from July 18 to 22, 2010, to promote Canada’s engagement in the Americas and discuss shared security challenges rooted in the hemisphere.

This message is the second message with CSCB questions and CBSA answers related to the elimination of itinerant generic carrier code 77YY. The first message with Q's and A's was sent on June 15, 2010, and can be seen here: http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=24142 Please note that we are waiting to hear if a carrier code is required for commercial goods that are imported temporarily and documented on form E29B.

a) Chapter 08 was published to add the conditions for Lobesia botrana for California for the following HS Code. 08.06.10 - Grapes (raisins) (fresh) b) Chapter 09 was published to: i) add new OGD extensions for the end use "human consumption". 09.01.21.7100.00 - Coffee, roasted: Beans, not decaffeinated 09.01.21.7200.00 - Coffee, roasted: Ground, not decaffeinated 09.01.22.7100.00 - Coffee, roasted: Beans, decaffeinated 09.01.90.7100.00 - Coffee, roasted: Ground, decaffeinated

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-064). Please be advised that we are experiencing system problems and are unable to process all EDI traffic. This includes: Electronic Release, RNS, CUSDEC, CADEX, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail, CSA and Highway Cargo. The CBSA System Outage Contingency Plan – Highway Mode is now invoked.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI10-063). The problem with inbound and outbound data for clients using the Value Added Network - GEIS is now RESOLVED.

Plate III - Dumping file #: 4258-102 Dumping case #: AD/1139 Plate V - Dumping file #: 4258-121 Dumping case #: AD/1304 Plate VI - Dumping file #: 4214-25 Dumping case #: AD/1384 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today concluded a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices respecting certain steel plate originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania and Ukraine, pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA).

NRCan has published a notice that clarifies proposed regulations for External Power Supplies and Standby Power. The proposed regulations were pre-published on June 12, 2010, in Part I of the Canada Gazette. If the regulations are published as proposed, all products manufactured after July 1, 2010, are regulated products that must comply with the regulations if they are imported or cross provincial borders for the purposes of sale of lease. NRCan's notice is available here: