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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is proposing to amend Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations to ensure compliance with new electricity reporting requirements for certain goods (air handlers used in central heating and cooling systems) that are imported, or shipped provincially for sale or lease in Canada. For imported goods, reports must be submitted by the dealer to NRCan before the product is imported into Canada or traded inter-provincially. Customs release documents must show the: - type of product; - model number; - brand name;

In June of 2009, regulations regarding Automotive Refinishing Products were made available in the Canada Gazette. These new regulations are intended to reduce emissions caused by Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Most requirements, including those that affect imported goods, went into effect June 18, 2010, and the balance will come into effect on December 18, 2010. Requirements not yet in effect are those listed in Subsection 3(2); Subsection 10(2); Section 12; and Paragraph 13(1)(c) of the regulations.

Natural Resources Canada has issued proposed amendments, to Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations for Air Source Heat Pumps. These amendments, available here, are being issued prior to posting in the Canada Gazette. These amendments will ensure that consumers are made aware of the cold climate performance of the heat pump they are purchasing. Both imported goods, and those shipped interprovincially for sale or lease, will be affected by the amendments.

The Export and Import Controls Bureau have issued new procedures for the cancellation of permits for released agriculture, steel, textiles and clothing shipments. Cancellation requests for non-released goods are to be requested on-line using the Export and Import Controls System. These requests are to be submitted by facsimile, on a new Request for Cancellation form.

Chapter 08 was published to add the conditions for Lobesia botrana for California for the following HS Codes. 08.09.10.4020 - Apricots (fresh) 08.09.10.4021 - Aprium (hybrid of prunus spp.) 08.09.20.4033 - Chokecherries (fresh) 08.09.20.4034 - Sour cherries (includes Montmonrency cherry) (fresh) 08.09.20.4035 - Sweet cherries (includes French cherry) (fresh) 08.09.20.4036 - Other cherry species (fresh) 08.09.30.4005 - Peach (fresh) 08.09.30.4006 - Nectarine (fresh)

Effective June 21, 2010, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will accept shipments of fresh fruits (except grapes and olives) from areas of California regulated for European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) when they are certified free of the insect. This requirement will help prevent this insect from entering Canada.

Preliminary Determination Respecting Greenhouse Bell Peppers originating in or exported from the Netherlands Dumping case number: AD/1387 Dumping file number: 4214-28 On June 21, 2010, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary determination of dumping pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) in respect of greenhouse bell peppers originating in or exported from the Netherlands. The goods in question are commonly classified under the following Harmonized System classification number:

Members may be interested in the Department of Finance's survey of private sector forecasters for their views on the Canadian economy. The average of these private sector forecasts forms the basis for the economic assumptions used for fiscal planning purposes in the budget and the fall update.

The Government of Canada has commenced the regulatory process to amend Item 5505 – Goods and Technology for Certain Uses of the Export Control List. This proposed amendment will serve to address the concerns of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations and update the regulation to reflect current foreign policy and security considerations.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has removed temporary brucellosis testingrequirements for certain cattle and bison from British Columbia. Sexually intact cattle and bison that have resided in B.C. since March 25, 2010, are no longer required to test negative for brucellosis prior to export to the U.S.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has published the Harmonized Sales Tax Place of Supply Rules. These rules help determine whether a supply is made in a province and are available here: http://cscb.ca/listinfo/Place-of-Supply-Rules-June-11-2010-E.pdf

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for May 2010 is available on the CSCB website at: www.cscb.ca/listinfo/Monthly_EDI_Release_Report_May_2010.xls. The National Percent EDI was 92.8%.

The following is a CBSA message (EDI10-052) The CBSA is in the process of reviewing outstanding PARS release transactions. Specifically, these “outstanding PARS” release requests indicate the related cargo has arrived but the release has not been updated in the CBSA system to a final release status. This situation may be the result of one of the following reasons: • PARS release request was not updated by CBSA to a final release decision at time of cargo arrival

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve the Automated Import Systems please be advised that CFIA will be performing maintenance that will affect access to EDI. EDI will be temporarily unavailable between 6:30 AM & 7:00 AM EST on Wednesday, June 23, 2010. During this time clients are instructed to send all requests for release by paper. Contact Times and Phone Numbers: Eastern ISC 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM Eastern Time: 877-493-0468 National ISC 7:00 AM to 3:00 AM Eastern Time: 800-835-4486

The following is a CBSA message (EDI10-050). The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce Unit clients who transmit data to our TEST environment. Please note that there will be a shutdown of the TEST environment on Friday, June 18th, 2010. ACROSS, CADEX B3, RNS, ACI Marine, ACI Air, Rail and Highway Cargo will be affected by this outage.

The following is a CBSA message (EDI10-051). Saturday, June 19th, 2010 EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down from 5:00 am to 5:30 am (Eastern Time). AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be affected by this outage. Sunday, June 20th, 2010 EDI Mailbox Outage: