Trade News

7 August 2007 Canada Responds Decisively To Foot And Mouth Disease In The United Kingdom The following is excerpted from the 4 August 2007 news release available on the CFIA website at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2007/20070804e.shtml The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of…

7 August 2007 Determination of the Safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.'s Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Event MON 89788 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), specifically the Plant Biosafety Office, of the Plants Products Directorate, the Biotechnology Environmental Release Assessment Unit of the…

7 August 2007 Proposed Changes to Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations and the Dairy Products Regulations The CSCB is grateful to John Brooks of Russell A. Farrow Limited for bringing the following information to our attention. The CFIA has proposed changes designed to eliminate…

CBSA Broker Licensing Division Contact List CBSA has provided a new list of contact information at the Broker Licensing Division in Ottawa. It is available on the CSCB website at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/BrokersLicensingContact.pdf. The new contact list is effective 8 August 2007. *** Americans…

7 August 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 06 was published to add the condition and phytosanitary declaration for Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) for requirements from California and Hawaii. 06.02.10.0011 - Unrooted plants - trees, shrubs and bushes (without edible fruits or…

7 August 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS website A) Chapter 01 was published to change the recommandation to REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION for live birds from KUWAIT now free of Avian Influenza. These changes apply to the end use: Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution 01.06…

7 August 2007 Japan-Chile FTA takes effect This article is excerpted from the 6 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A free-trade agreement between Japan and Chile will take effect on Sept. 3, the Japanese government announced…. The accord, signed in March, will eliminate tariffs on 92…

7 August 2007 India trade deficit grows This article is excerpted from the 6 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. India's trade deficit in June increased to $7.33 billion from $3.64 billion a year ago, as the country's export growth continued to slide in the face of a rising rupee. In…

7 August 2007 EC’s Kovacs slams US 100% screening bill This article is excerpted from the 6 August 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. László Kovács, European Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, has added his voice to those condemning the legislation signed into law Friday that…

7 August 2007 New Deputy Commissioner This announcement is from US Customs and Border Protection on 6 August 2007. As of … August 6, 2007, Jayson P. Ahern assumed the number two position of Deputy Commissioner at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Deborah J. Spero retired on August 3, 2007, after…

7 August 2007 US-China bilateral trade talks set for December 10 This article is excerpted from the 6 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab on Friday said the 18th U.S.-China Joint Commission on…

3 August 2007 EICS/EXCOL – 3 August Help Desk NOT Available The EICS/EXCOL Telephone Help Desk is not available today, Friday, 3 August 2007. The E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored until 16:00 EST. [email protected] [email protected]

1. CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTOIN AGENCY - AIRS National Import Operations Closure 2. CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CUSTOMS BROKERS - Members Only CBSA's Commercial Vision 3. FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA - EICS Operations EICS/EXCOL – 3 August Help Desk NOT Available 4. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS…

3 August 2007 National Import Operations Closure The National Import Operations Division will be closed from Friday August 3, 2007 at 4:00 pm (EST) until Tuesday August 7, 2007 at 8:00 am (EST). If you require assistance please contact your nearest Import Service Centre.

3 August 2007 FDA and food imports This article is excerpted from the “Customs Update” column by Susan Kohn Ross in the 1 August 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. It is impossible to read a newspaper, view a news Web site or listen to a TV news report without hearing something negative…

3 August 2007 NAFTA trade climbs The following is excerpted from the 1 August 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico increased 5.2 percent in May from a year earlier…