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18 April 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published. Additional declaration for B.C. - California only. / Le chapitre 06 a été publié. Déclaration additionnelle pour la C.-B. - Californie seulement. 06.02.90.0024.04 - Pepper - vegetable transplants/Piment - plants de légume à…

18 April 2006 2006 CSCB Ontario Region Annual Conference The CSCB Ontario Region 2006 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled to take place on June 15 & 16 at the Holiday Inn Select in Windsor. The conference program, registration forms and hotel reservation information are available on…

18 April 2006 Release Requests for February and March, 2006 The CBSA has provided the CSCB with corrected release statistics for the month of Feburary, 2006 at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/feb06revisedstatsfromcbsa.xls In addition, the statistics for March, 2006 are found at http://www.cscb.ca…

18 April 2006 Business Numbers Lost over Easter Weekend Due to a programming error in the Customs Commercial System on 15 April, thousands of active Business Numbers were deleted from the CBSA’s system. Divisions within CBSA are looking at the best way to deal with the problem, and may be able to…

18 April 2006 Blanket claims for refunds On 14 December 2005, the CSCB sent a message to members concerning tariff item changes for textiles and apparel. This message is found at: http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=11875 We had asked the CBSA for additional information and acceptance of blanket…

18 April 2006 Business Numbers to be Reinstated The CBSA plans to run a program overnight that is expected to reinstate the more than 4,000 Business Numbers deleted from their system in error on 15 April. Members are asked to contact the CSCB national office tomorrow if you find the problem has not…

18 April 2006 Ottawa to address new travel-security law in meeting with U.S. The following article is excerpted from the 18 April 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Creating new, secure travel identification will be the focus of a meeting between Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and his…

18 April 2006 For security-minded companies, C-TPAT is just the start The following article is excerpted from the 13 April 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Thomas Falanga, a representative of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, warned that joining C-TPAT is only the…

13 April 2006 CN637 Customs Sufferance Warehouse Customs Notice 637 advises that, effective 31 March 2006, Intermediate Terminals Warehousing Inc. has surrendered its highway sufferance warehouse licence in Oshawa, ON. The CBSA is seeking an interested party to operate the highway sufferance…

13 April 2006 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following facility has been added to the CFIA’s list of facilities designated for the inspection of meat products from the US: S215 Calgary Cold Storage Ltd. 10559 46th Street S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 5C2 Further…

13 April 2006 Leather Footwear, Expiry No. LE-2005-005 IN THE MATTER OF a notice of expiry, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on December 27, 2001, in Inquiry No. NQ-2001-003, concerning: LEATHER…

13 April 2006 Transport Gilles Perreault Inc., Appeal No. AP-2004-051 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 31, 2006, under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-15; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the Minister of National Revenue dated November 25, 2004, with respect to an…

13 April 2006 World Trade Organization Appellate Body issues Report on Softwood Lumber Dispute The WTO Appellate Body issued its report regarding the compliance panel report in the case "United States—Investigation of the International Trade Commission in Softwood Lumber from Canada" (DS277). It has…

13 April 2006 Amendment to the CFIA Conditions for Importation of Poultry Meat and Meat Products from Germany Following the confirmation of Avian Influenza H5N1 in domestic fowl in Germany (in the state of Saxony), effective immediately the importation of avian meat products, fresh and processed…

13 April 2006 Canada Requests WTO Consultations on Chinese Treatment of Auto Parts The following is extracted from DFAIT’s press release of 13 April 2006, which is found at: http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.asp?Language=E&public…. International Trade Minister … David L…

13 April 2006 Deltaport Gate Hours Brian O’Connell at ISL Customs Brokers provided this update from Deltaport Terminal. For Extended Gate Hours ONLY, Deltaport will increase the amount of Full Import Reservations each carrier can make. From 1700-2359 each carrier will be able to secure up to 10 Full…

12 April 2006 CN636 Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff The purpose of this Notice is to clarify the treatment of goods imported in 2005 that have been affected by Order in Council PC 2005-2115, Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2005-3 (Textiles and Apparel). It also…

12 April 2006 Easter Holiday Hours for CFIA’s National EDI Co-ordination Office The following message is from the CBSA Electronic Commerce Unit. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's National EDI Coordination Office will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday April 13, 2006 at 3:30 pm (ET)…

12 April 2006 CN - Intermodal Terminal Stat Holiday Hours (revised) The following information is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Revised Calgary Terminal Gate hours : 07:00 - 12:00 GOOD FRIDAY April 14, 2006 TERMINALS Closed Time re-open Time HALIFAX (HIT) ------- GATE 08:00 - 17:00 MONCTON -----…