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15 June 2006 Release Requests for May, 2006 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for May, 2006 and these are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/may2006releaserequests.xls http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/may2006releaserequests.xls

15 June 2006 Change to Port of Vancouver Import Perishable Service Effective June 26th 2006 CPR advises that Port of Vancouver perishable import traffic currently moving from VIF to Lachine on CPR genset power, will now require the use of customer clip-on gensets. This change is due to the…

15 June 2006 Meat Hygiene Directive: 2006 – 27 Chapter 11 – Section 11.7.3 - USA This directive updates procedures required by the US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for Canadian establishments exporting meat or poultry to the United States. The update is found on the CFIA web site, in…

The folloiwng messages were sent on 15 June: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (forms and publications) RC4116 Exporting Goods from Canada... 2. Canada Border Services Agency (tariff) Tariff Notice - TN-15 3. Canada Border Services Agency (other) Release Requests for May, 2006 4. Canadian Customs…

15 June 2006 Anti-terror measures trumping trade The following article by Susan Kohn Ross is excerpted from the 14 June 2006 “Customs Update” column in “The Journal of Commerce”. The General Accountability Office in March issued a startling report describing how undercover government investigators…

14 June 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 and 06 were published to streamline requirements. / Les chapitres 01 et 06 ont été publiés pour simplifier des exigences. 01.06.19.2072 - Rabbits and Hares/Lapins et lièvres 06.02.90.0024.99 - Other rooted greenhouse plant species (including…

14 June 2006 BC Regional Meeting Agenda, 22 to 25 June 2006 The agenda for the BC regional conference at the Qualicum Heritage Inn is now available on the CBCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/m00/m02/docs/rgbc_AGM_agenda_200606.pdf Please contact Sonia Thandi at PBB if you have any questions; Sonia…

14 June 2006 BAUER NIKE HOCKEY INC. v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY, Appeal No. AP-2005-019 Decision and reasons issued, Thursday, May 18, 2006 Corrigendum issued, Friday, May 19, 2006 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on February 1, 2006, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act…

14 June 2006 GORDON SCHEBEK v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY, Appeal No. AP-2005-009 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on February 17, 2006, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the Canada Border…

14 June 2006 Basham renews CBP commitment to trade partnership The following article is extracted from the 14 June 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. In his first public speech as the new commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Ralph Basham pledged that he would maintain the agency's…

13 June 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 01 and 23 were published because of new registration types. This is only for the U.S. and there were no version changes to the requirements. / Les chapitres 01 et 23 ont été publiés à cause de nouveaux types d'enregistrement. Ce n'est que pour les É…

13 June 2006 Québec Civic Holiday The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CBSA. The following is information concerning this year's civic holiday in Québec on Monday, June 26, 2006. For all clients, overnight reports will run the evenings of Friday, June 23 and Monday June…

13 June 2006 The Second CCS Quiz is Available Now Just a reminder that the second quiz for CCS designates will be available until Friday, 30 June at 2:00 pm EST. It’s worth ten professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation. The quiz is based on messages sent to CCS…

12 June 2006 Meat hygiene Directive: 2006 – 25 Summary of Foreign Markets relative to BSE Chapter 11 – Section 11.7.3 – Thailand Please add the section on Thailand and replace annex R of the introduction to Chapter 11 in your copy of the Manual of Procedures for beef import conditions applied in…

12 June 2006 A Fence for Good Neighbors The following article is excerpted from the 12 June 2006 edition of “The New York Times”. Few things infuriate Canadians more than to be told (by Americans) that their quiet, tolerant nation treats potential terrorists with kid gloves, putting their neighbors…

9 June 2006 D2-5-11 Administrative and Operational Guidelines for Commercial Carriers for the Processing of Passenger Information Pursuant to the Requirements of the CBSA’s Advance Passenger Information/Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) Program This Memorandum provides administrative and operational…

9 June 2006 D2-6-3 Disposition of Excess Liquor This Memorandum has been modified to reflect the following adjustment: it has been changed from an R-memorandum to a D-memorandum because nothing of a restricted nature was identified in the memorandum and, there is no D2-6-3 at the present time. It is…

9 June 2006 D8-2-11 Goods Returning to Canada After Being Altered or Worked on Outside Canada This is a new Memorandum, published to address various concerns that have been raised related to the term “alteration” as it appears in tariff item Nos. 9992.00.00 and 9971.00.00 of the Customs Tariff and…