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7 November 2008 eManifest Newsletter: First Edition (Fall 2008) The CBSA has published its first eManifest Newsletter. This is a biannual publication to help keep the trade community informed about the eManifest initiative. Here are the topics addressed in the first issue: Moving forward eManifest…

7 November 2008 CFIA Notice - Cheese The following notice is from CFIA. The purpose of this notice is to advise you of the implementation approach that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will use to assess the compliance of cheese, as per the amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR)…

7 November 2008 Wood Slats, Expiry Review No. RR-2008-003 NOTICE OF EXPIRY REVIEW OF FINDINGS The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiate an expiry review of its…

7 November 2008 Fasteners, Interim Review No. RD-2008-001 IN THE MATTER OF an interim review, under paragraph 76.01(1)(b) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 7, 2005, in Inquiry No. NQ-2004-005 concerning: The dumping of…

7 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 12 was published to change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-ISC" for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic…

7 November 2008 PM moves fast to build bridges with Obama The following is excerpted from the 7 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said yesterday he will stress to Barack Obama that Canada's relationship with the U.S. is its most important, and that he will…

7 November 2008 Canada adds 9,500 jobs, defies expectations The following is excerpted from the 7 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian economy defied expectations and added 9,500 new jobs in October, which some economists called an impressive result that augured well for income…

7 November 2008 Worst yet to come: Flaherty The following is excerpted from the 7 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The worst of the global credit crisis is not over yet, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said yesterday, and he warned some G20 countries are likely to push for protectionist…

7 November 2008 [US] Unemployment Rate at 14-Year High After Big October Losses This article is excerpted from the 7 November 2008 edition of “New York Times”. Squeezed by tight credit and plunging spending power, the American economy is shedding jobs at the fastest pace since 2001, and the losses…

7 November 2008 CBP Outlines Achievements, Best Practices Under C-TPAT The following was reported on in the 7 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. At its recent Trade Symposium in Washington, D.C., U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials gave a presentation on what has been…

6 November 2008 PM looks to U.S. for climate deal The following is excerpted from the 6 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Conservative government says it will act quickly to propose a new North American climate change deal with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama – a move critics said…

6 November 2008 eManifest Stakeholder Partnership Network Website The CBSA established the eManifest Stakeholder Partnership Network (eSPN), made up of external stakeholders and CBSA representatives, to provide a forum for dialogue and to help the CBSA reach out to all commercial trade-chain…

6 November 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-087). EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, November 8th, 2008 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am AND…

6 November 2008 BSE Investigation Report The information on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in North America has been updated on the CFIA website. The Report on the Investigation of the Thirteenth Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada is available at: http://www.inspection…

Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to modify the requirements for the following HS codes for the Continental United States. There were version changes for the States of California and Oregon only. 06.02.10.0011.01 Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - Unrooted plants. (Abies…

6 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to modify the requirements for the following HS codes for the Continental United States. There were version changes for the States of California and Oregon only. 06.02.10.0011.01 Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - Unrooted plants…

6 November 2008 North American surface trade up 4.5% from last year The following was reported on in the 5 November 2008 edition of “Canadian Trasportation & Logistics”. Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 4.5% higher in August 2008 than in August 2007, reaching…

6 November 2008 Customs Update: DHS in 2009 The following is written by Susan Kohn Ross, an International Trade Counsel at Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLP in Los Angeles, for the 6 November 2008 edition of the Customs Update column in the “Journal of Commerce”. At the recent Homeland Security…

5 November 2008 EICS: Remembrance Day, November 11 Tuesday, November 11 is a federal government holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available during normal hours. The Help Desk email will be monitored between 08…