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17 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published. / Le chapitre 06 a été publié. a) Change in release recommendation for New York and Idaho. / Modification à la recommandation de mainlevée pour New York et Idaho. 06.02.90.0224.02 - Eggplant - vegetable transplants / Aubergine -…

17 October 2006 McKenna urges Liberals to rethink Canada's relationship with the U.S. This article is extracted from the 17 October 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna says security concerns now trump every other aspect of the Canada-U.S. relationship and…

17 October 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 07 was published. Idaho was separated from a group of states and a statement for Potato Cyst Nematodes was added to the new requirements. This resulted in version changes to the requirements for Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. /…

17 October 2006 Canada protests APHIS rule The following article is excerpted from the 17 October 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada is protesting the new U.S. Department of Agriculture rule imposing new border inspection charges on all Canadian trucks entering the U.S., saying it…

17 October 2006 Import Alert on Long Grain Rice The CFIA has asked that the alert regarding long grain rice imports published on 3 October 2006 be re-sent. This is in respose to the recent unintended release of an unapproved research line of genetically engineered long grain rice. The import alert…

17 October 2006 News Release regarding Income Tax Relief On 16 October the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement the government’s tax relief agenda. These measures were introduced in the 2006 Budget, but were not included in the Budget…

17 October 2006 Economic Update from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce As was expected, the Bank of Canada this morning kept the target for the overnight rate at 4.25% for the third consecutive meeting. In keeping the rate steady, Canada's central bank stated that total CPI inflation remains above 2%…

17 October 2006 CBP Launches Third Northern Border Air Branch This news release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 16 October 2006. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched the Great Falls Air Branch … at Great Falls International Airport. As part of a northern border…

17 October 2006 U.S. suspends gun drills on Great Lakes This article is excerpted from the 17 October 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended machine-gun practice on the Great Lakes as Washington considers whether the live-fire drills pose an environmental danger to…

16 October 2006 Cross-Linked Polyethylene Tubing, Inquiry No. NQ-2006-001 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE TUBING ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FINDING The Canadian International…

16 October 2006 Revised Summary of Changes to 2007 Customs Tariff The CBSA has provided a revised Summary of Changes to the 2007 Customs Tariff, found at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/2007tariffsummaryrevised.pdf Changes were made to the following classifications: 4418.90.00.90, 5402.11.10, 5402.11…

16 October 2006 Release Requests for September, 2006 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for September, 2006; these are available on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sept06releasestats.xls.htm http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sept06releasestats.xls.htm

16 October 2006 Time to Enroll in the Certified Customs Specialist Course! Members are reminded that the time has come for colleagues and employees to enroll in the 2006-2007 Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) course. The deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday, 31 October 2006. The…

16 October 2006 Revision to "List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge" Appendix 2, "List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge", of Directive D-02-06, "Interim Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Swede…

16 October 2006 New Cutoff Time - Brampton Intermodal Terminal This message is from CN’s Intermodal Marketing department. To enhance the reliability of CN's train service, effective Monday October 30th, 2006 the cut-off time at CN's Brampton Intermodal Terminal for traffic destined to Winnipeg…

16 October 2006 CFIA Inspection Facilities Procedures – Meat and Meat Products The CFIA has modified its import inspection facilities procedures for meats and meat products, as of 15 September 2006. Members were notified of this change on 28 August 2006, with the message at http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs…

16 October 2006 UN approves inspections for all cargo shipped to North Korea The following article is excerpted from the 16 October 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. The United Nations Security Council voted Saturday to impose strict sanctions against North Korea in response to its … nuclear test…

13 October 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement in Force The following message is from the EICB. Further to our message of Friday, October 6, 2006, this message is to confirm that the Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement entered into force on October 12, 2006. Notice to Exporters 145 on the…