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19 August 2008 Public Hearing -- AP-2007-025 The public hearing on the following appeal is available on the CITT web site: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/hearing/hearing_e.asp#2

19 August 2008 ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2008-002 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on August 18, 2008, from the Director General of the Trade Programs…

19 August 2008 Public Hearings The latest CITT public hearings are found on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp

The following messages were sent on 19 August: 1. Canadian Customs Articles Prentice counters anti-NAFTA Talk 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (AIRS) Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site CFIA Central Region Import Center EDI Systems... CFIA Central Import Services Center EDI Systems... 3. Canadian…

19 August 2008 CFIA Central Import Service Center EDI System Unavailable Please note that the Central Import Service Center EDI system is down. Until further notice, please present release requests to the Eastern Import Service Center At this time we are unable to determine when service will be…

19 August 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the following HS Codes for California. 08.05.10.4038 - Oranges (fresh) 08.05.20.4038 - Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines…

19 August 2008 CFIA Central Region Import Center EDI System Update The following message is from the CFIA. We have been advised by our staff that the CISC EDI System is now running normally. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may have caused. Thank you for your cooperation.

19 August 2008 Joint U.S.-Canadian Enrollment Center Opens in Sweetgrass/Coutts U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the opening of a joint “Trusted Traveler” enrollment center at the shared U.S.-Canadian port of entry. The Enrollment Center is designed to make obtaining a NEXUS border…

18 August 2008 Decision Document DD2008-73: Determination of the Safety of BASF Canada Inc.’s Imidazolinone-Tolerant CLEARFIELD® Canola Quality Indian Mustard Event S006 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Directive 94-08 (Dir94-08), entitled…

18 August 2008 Amendments to Seeds Regulations Published The following news release was issued on 15 August by the CFIA. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is announcing amendments to the Seeds Regulations that remove the kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) requirements when importing…

18 August 2008 SCOTT H. WU v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY, Appeal No. AP-2007-004 Decision and reasons issued Tuesday, July 29, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on December 18, 2007, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF…

18 August 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 25 was published to add the end use of "Scientific use (Research)" for the following HS Code. 25.30.90.0023 - Soil

18 August 2008 Lower costs, higher morale benefits of four-day work week The following article is extracted from the 18 August 2008 edition of “globeandmaila.com”. High gas prices and a slack economy are sparking new notions about how and where people work. Few shifts seem more radical, however…

18 August 2008 Grassley to Examine Expanding Container Security Initiative to Illicit Drugs This article is excerpted from the 18 August 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the senior Republican on the Senate committee that oversees trade policy, said … he wants…

18 August 2008 Imported Food Safety Verification System to be Reviewed This article is extracted from the 18 August 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. As part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to improve the safety of imported food and food products, the National Advisory Committee…

18 August 2008 Imported Food Safety Verification System to be Reviewed This article is extracted from the 18 August 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. As part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to improve the safety of imported food and food products, the National Advisory Committee…

18 August 2008 Remarks by W. Ralph Basham, Border Security Conference, El Paso, Texas … Today, I want to touch upon some of the highlights of where we are in our efforts to secure the supply lanes—and some of the challenges that lie ahead of us. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)…

15 August 2008 Thermoelectric Containers, Inquiry No. NQ-2008-002 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on August 13, 2008, from the Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate at the Canada Border…

15 August 2008 SIMA Index Updated The SIMA index was reviewed on 13 August, and is found on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/monthly-eng.html

15 August 2008 CFIA Meat Directives Updated The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/direct… MHD 2008-36 Chapters 2 and 3 - removal in anticipation of new version MHD 2008-28 Chapter 10…