Trade News

29 June 2007 Mandatory Line Release at the Ambassador Bridge CBSA in Windsor has provided a document advising of new requirements and effective dates for changes to mandatory line release at the Ambassador Bridge. This document can be viewed on the CSCB website at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

29 June 2007 Specified Risk Material Permits for Cattle This CFIA news release is available at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/bseesb/enhren…. As of July 12, 2007, a permit is required for transporting, accepting and disposing of certain cattle tissues capable of…

29 June 2007 Certification of Imported Aquaculture Fish Products from Chile for the Absence of Emamectin Benzoate This CFIA news release is available at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/commun/20070628e.shtml The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the National Fisheries…

29 June 2007 Police move in ahead of blockade Ontario Provincial Police, who shut down Canada's busiest highway early Friday morning west of Kingston due to native protesters in the area, have decided to reopen Highway 401. The OPP had closed it earlier in the day after the protesters blockaded a…

29 June 2007 U.S., Panama Sign Free Trade Pact Just In Time The United States and Panama signed a free trade agreement on Thursday [28 June 2007]…. Like trade deals struck with Colombia and Peru, the Panama pact requires congressional approval. It is considered relatively noncontroversial, but it is…

29 June 2007 TSN convinces CBP to stagger ACE start-up for entries This articles is excerpted from the 29 June 2007 edition of the “American Shipper” U.S. Customs and Border Protection has pulled back its plan to turn on its modernized trade processing system in one fell swoop for all importers, and…

29 June 2007 FDA detains Chinese seafood This article is from the 28 June 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it would detain imports of five species of farmed Chinese seafood until China can show that they are free of potentially dangerous…

28 June 2007 Shipment delays caused by sinkhole east of Calgary, Alberta A sinkhole east of Calgary, Alberta has temporarily suspended operations on Canadian Pacific (CP) mainline between Calgary and Medicine Hat, Alberta. CP is rerouting trains, however further shipment delays of 24 – 48 hours may…

28 June 2007 Exemption Regulations The full article is available on DFAIT website at http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/military/exemp-regu-en.asp. The Government of Canada has commenced the regulatory process to enact regulations to exempt certain individuals from the application of the Export…

28 June 2007 EICS Bulletin - Canada Day Holiday 2007 Monday, 02 July is a statutory 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 08:00 - 16:00…

28 June 2007 T2007-3 Tariff Amendment – Amended Chapters The amendments to T2007-3 are available on the CSCB website, as follows: T-2007-3 Covering Letter http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/T2007-3/T-2007-3CoveringLetterEng.pdf T2007-3 Summary http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/T2007-3/T2007-3Summary.pdf Chap 30…

28 June 2007 Armed U.S. agents a blow to sovereignty This article is excerpted from the 28 June 2007 edition of the “Toronto Start”. The federal government plans to give an unspecified number of American police agents carte blanche to carry guns in Canada. It insists that in the post-9/11 world it…

28 June 2007 China Export Rebate Policy Further details about the China Export Rebate Policy noted in the article sent to members on 19 June 2007, are available from Deloitte China at http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/cn_tax_tap122007eng_220607…

27 June 2007 The Government invests $1.9M to modernize border facility at Christina Lake, B.C. The full article is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2007/0626cascade-en…. Dave MacKenzie, MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public…

27 June 2007 Amendment to Chapter 3, Subject 1, Imported Fish and Fish Products Inspection Members are advised of the update of text in Chapter 3, Subject 1, Definitions (first-time import) and Section 5.4.2.1 (first-time import). The amended Chapter 3, Subject 1 is available at: http://www…

27 June 2007 Revision to 'Requests Not Yet Initiated' The latest list of 'Requests Not Yet Initiated' is available on the CITT website at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/textiles/requests/index_e.asp.

27 June 2007 SIMA – Re-investigation The Canada Border and Services Agency has concluded its re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of certain flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip originating in or exported from Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, Chinese…

27 June 2007 PC 2007-1005, Order Amending the FIFA Men’s U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 Remission Order PC 2007-1005 is the Order Amending the FIFA Men’s U-20 World Cup Canada 007 Remission Order. Amendment 1. The definition “members de la famille de la Coupe du monde U-20” in section 1 of the French…

27 June 2007 PC 2007-964, Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff -- Pharmaceutical Understanding, 2007 PC 2007-964 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff -- Pharmaceutical Understanding, 2007. Amendments 1. The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the…

27 June 2007 What on earth is Google thinking? This article is excerpted from the 26 June 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”. It’s not enough that it is already one of the world’s most successful companies, but it has now gone to the U.S. Government asking it to make the world even safer for Google…