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18 April 2007 Coming in Force of Part 8 of the Public Safety Act, 2002 On March 1, 2007, the Government of Canada formally fixed March 31, 2007 as the date on which Part 8 of the Public Safety Act, 2002, assented on May 6, 2004 comes into force. Part 8 of the Public Safety Act, 2002, amends certain…

18 April 2007 Amendment of the Export and Import Permits Act Serial No. 151 Date: March 31, 2007 1.0 Purpose 1.1 This Notice is to advise exporters that the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) has been amended to clarify specific controls over technology contained on the Export Control List (ECL)…

18 April 2007 CADEX/CUSDEC Outage on 21 April 2007 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. Please note that there is a partial outage planned this weekend. The CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 9:00 pm Saturday April 21st until 3:45 am Sunday April 22nd…

18 April 2007 Hearing Schedule for Appeals and Decisions The CITT has updated its hearing schedules as follow: Decisions Pending http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp Appeals Pending http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/070418_e.asp

18 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 28 was published. A requirement was created for copper sulfate. 28.33.25 - Other sulphates: Of copper A new registration type was added. No. 526 for Certificate of Analysis for dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCB - where feed end use indicated - C…

18 April 2007 PC 2007-431, Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2007-1 Amendments The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended as set out in Part 1 of the schedule to this Order. The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act…

18 April 2007 Women in Logistics Initiative Members may be interested in supporting the Women in Logistics initiative that creates processes and programs to attract, support and retain women in the supply chain logistics sector, and assists women in the development of their professional careers…

18 April 2007 Many companies claim C-TPAT security program generates ROI This article is excerpted from the 18 April 2007 edition of “American Shipper”. Security-certified U.S. importers who voluntarily participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism on average spend $54,000 per year…

17 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" from the United States. 05.11.99.1294 Animal embryos - intact 05.11.99.1295 Animal embryos - micromanipulated b) Chapter 05 was…

17 April 2007 Ottawa readies legislation to end Canadian National strike The following article is excerpted from the 16 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The … government plans to introduce legislation that would end the lockout and strike at Canadian National Railway. Labor Minister…

17 April 2007 U.S. And Canada to Hold Softwood Lumber Talks The following article is extracted from the 16 April 2007 edition of “The New York Times”. U.S. and Canadian officials will meet this week in a bid to salvage a deal on softwood lumber trade that is showing signs of fraying just six months…

17 April 2007 Canada to end CN Rail strike The following article is excerpted from the 17 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Back-to-work legislation was being rushed through … Parliament today in an effort to end the strike and lockout at Canadian National Railway. The government said…

17 April 2007 Introduction of the “World Customs Journal” The World Customs Organization (WCO) has just put the first electronic issue of its “World Customs Journal” on its web site, at: http://www.worldcustomsjournal.org/index.php?resource=2 This publication is designed to provide customs…

17 April 2007 Food and Drug Administration plans restructuring This article is excerpted from the 17 April 2007 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”, and provides coverage of sessions of the NCBFAA’s annual conference being held this week. The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to restructure…

16 April 2007 CN, UTU remain apart on issues; conductors’ strike continues The following news release was issued by CN on 14 April. CN and the United Transportation Union (UTU) met for five hours today for discussions but emerged with no settlement, so the UTU strike that began Feb. 10, 2007…

16 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" 05.11.99.1292.11 Animal semen (other than bovine) - fresh Equine (horse) B) Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from…

16 April 2007 Release Request for March, 2007 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for March, 2007. These are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/march07.xls

16 April 2007 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published. a) Change in release recommendation for North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington. As a result, there was a change in version numbers for most of the United States. 44.01.21.0121.04 - Pine - wood chips, wood…

16 April 2007 BSF5044, Importing a Firearm or Weapon into Canada CBSA has advised that publication BSF5044, “Importing a Firearm or Weapon into Canada”, has been withdrawn from their web site because they are re-ordering some of the contact information in the publication’s annexes. This pamphlet…

16 April 2007 CN concludes national UTU agreement not possible Company seeks to negotiate regional settlements in Canada The following news release was issued by CN on 16 April. Following discussions held April 14, 2007, by CN and United Transportation Union (UTU) negotiators, CN has concluded that…