Trade News

6 July 2006 Hearing Schedule and Decisions Pending The latest schedule for hearing CITT appeals is now available on their web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/060706_e.asp The list of pending decisions is also available, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/pending/index_e.asp…

5 July 2006 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Latest Information (as of July 4, 2006 - 17:30 EST) The following news release was issued by the CFIA on the evening of 4 July, and is available on their web site at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/bseesb/situat……

5 July 2006 Proposed Changes to the Plant Protection Act to Remove Importers’ Obligation to Provide Original Hard Copy of Phytosanitary Certificate Regulations Amending the Plant Protection Regulations The following are proposed amendments from the CFIA to remove importers’ obligation to provide…

5 July 2006 CPR International Tariff Rule Changes The following message is from CPR’s General Manager, International. In an effort to continually improve and simplify operations at our Intermodal terminals, we have made some changes to CPR Rules Circular 7800 which are outlined below. Effective…

5 July 2006 Franklin Mint Inc., Appeal No. AP-2004-061 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on December 13, 2005, under section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF decisions of the President of the Canada Border Services Agency dated December 24 and 29, 2004, with…

5 July 2006 Problems with CCS B3 Function The CBSA has just informed the CSCB of ongoing problems experienced today with the B3 portion of the CCS. Only the accounting portion of the system was affected by a technical issue that occurred last night; the release notification portion of the system…

5 July 2006 Softwood deal under attack The following article is excerpted from the 5 July 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Mounting industry opposition is threatening to unravel the minority Conservative government's July 1 softwood truce with the United States as Stephen Harper prepares to visit…

5 July 2006 The crisis in trade The following article is extracted from the 5 July 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The latest effort to get world trade talks back on track went nowhere during three days of crucial negotiations in Geneva last week, making it increasingly doubtful that the current…

4 July 2006 Form E530 The CBSA has informed us that form E530, published on their web site on 22 June and noted to members on that date, is an internal CBSA form only, used for administrative acquittals of the Cargo Control Document. It will be removed from the CBSA web site.

4 July 2006 Time feared running out for WTO's Doha round The following article is excerpted from the 3 July 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Time is running out for trading nations that are trying to revive the Doha round negotiations on tearing down barriers to commerce, after WTO talks failed…

3 July 2006 Potential BSE Suspect Identified in Manitoba The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 30 June 2006, and is found at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2006/20060630be.sht… Preliminary screening tests conducted by the Province of Manitoba and…

3 July 2006 SIMA Index for July, 2006 The SIMA index for July, 2006 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

30 June 2006 CN Genset Service Changes, Effective 3 July 2006 As of July 3, 2006, CN is revising its genset service. These revisions incorporate changes in demand over the last number of months and take into account information being received from our customers regarding forecasted changes in demand…

30 June 2006 Consolidated LVS Adjustments Members may recall information sent regarding a pilot project for making adjustments to Low Value Shipments (LVS). This information was sent on February 16, 2006 and can be seen at: http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=12190 The B2F that was included with…

30 June 2006 Softwood clause could scrap 'long-term' deal by next year The following article is from the 30 June 2006 edition of “National Post”. U.S. negotiators in round-the-clock softwood lumber talks are seeking an opt-out clause that could see the long-standing dispute back on the table in…

30 June 2006 New group to set box anti-terror standards The following article is excerpted from the 29 June 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. An organization devoted to setting standards for container security devices was announced in Brussels early Thursday. Some of the biggest names in…

30 June 2006 Full Enforcement for Wood Packaging Material Import Regulations to Begin July 5 The following is extracted from a news release issued on 29 June 2006 by US Customs and Border Protection. Please note that the CFIA will introduce full enforcement on all types of wood packaging material…

29 June 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 5 was published to change the recommandation for countries OTHER than USA / Le chapitre 5 a été publié pour changer les recommandations pour les pays AUTRES que les États-Unis. 05.06.10.1270.01 Ossein - Avian (bird) / Osséine - Aviaire (oiseau) 05…