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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…

27 June 2007 Blockades from T.O. to Montreal expected This article is excerpted from the 26 June 2007 edition of “Globe and Mail”. A crucial highway and rail line that moves tens of thousands of people daily around Central Canada will be subject to a crippling blockade on Friday… The protesters are…

27 June 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation for grapes from Italy from "Refuse entry" to "Refer to CFIA" for the end use of "Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution". 08.06.10 - Grapes (raisins) (fresh)

27 June 2007 Update to CFIA HS Codes The following updates have been made to the CFIA HS Code regulated list based on the recommendations in AIRS. From To Effective date Expiry date 0507900000-0507900000 2007-06-22 9999-12-31 0810409000-0808101011 2007-06-22 9999-12-31 0810909090-0810901000 2007-06…

27 June 2007 National Import Operations Closure The National Import Operations Division will be closed for the Canada day holiday from Friday June 29, 2007 at 4:00 pm (ET) until Tuesday July 3, 2007 at 8:00 am.

27 June 2007 Reminder - Production Database Backup This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, July 7, 2007. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD)…

27 June 2007 New Zealand to certify exporters for C-TPAT This article is excerpted from the 27 June 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to formally announce this week… that it has recognized New Zealand's supply chain security program as meeting U.S…

27 June 2007 New HMT exemption bill filed This article is excerpted from the 27 June 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Michigan and Ohio senators are sponsoring legislation that would exempt non-bulk cargo on the Great Lakes from the Harbor Maintenance Tax. The Great Lakes Short Sea…