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12 April 2006 EICS Help Desk NOT Available on 13 April 2006 The EICS Telephone Help Desk will not be available tomorrow, Thursday 13th April 2006. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:00 EST. ([email protected].)

12 April 2006 MacKay to pressure Rice about border ID The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay says he'll use a trip to Washington [today] to argue against American plans to require passports or special ID cards…

12 April 2006 Request for Tariff Relief regarding High-Density Polyethylene Resin The Department of Finance has received a request for tariff relief on high-density polyethylene resin for use in the manufacture of Rachel knit high-density polyethylene fabrics. We are proposing to create the…

12 April 2006 Fliers circulate about May 1 trucker strike in Los Angeles The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. In response to the U.S. Congress’ debate over an overhaul of the nation’s immigration policy, an independent trucker group is trying to…

11 April 2006 Transition Procedures for Applications to Export B. C. Logs Date: April 5, 2006 The new Export Controls System (EXCOL) went into production at 7:00 EST on March 31st, 2006. With the introduction of the new online system and to allow for efficient and consistent processing of Export…

11 April 2006 Transitional Measures related to Applications to Advertise B.C. Logs Date: April 5, 2006 The new Export Controls System (EXCOL) went into production at 7:00 EST on March 31st, 2006. To ensure clear separation of business transactions between the new and old procedures, the processing…

11 April 2006 Ottawa mulls softwood help The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa is preparing to offer loan guarantees to struggling Canadian timber producers if the United States keeps dragging out the five-year, cross-border timber dispute…

11 April 2006 BSF158 Application for G7 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Export Reporting This form has been renumbered as part of the transition from the Canada Revenue Agency; previously, it was numbered E687. It is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/bsf158…

11 April 2006 3319067 CANADA INC. (UNIVERSAL LITES) v. President of the CBSA Appeal No. AP-2004-017 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on April 21, 2005, under section 67 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 Services…

11 April 2006 EICS System – Brief Outage Today The EICS System will be taken down at noon today, Tuesday 11 April 2006, for a quick technical task. Estimated time is 15 minutes. This is unrelated to the recent connectivity problems, which lie with the PKI Certificate Authority.

11 April 2006 Easter Holiday, 14-17 April 2006 Friday, 14 April and Monday, 17 April are designated government holidays, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available Friday 04:00 - 24:00; Saturday from 04:00 to 20:00…

11 April 2006 2006 CSCB Atlantic Region Annual Conference The CSCB Atlantic Region 2006 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled to take place on June 9 -10 at the Four Points Sheraton in Halifax. This year’s theme is “Vital Information for Customs Professionals”. The conference program…

11 April 2006 2006 CSCB Prairie Region Annual Conference The CSCB Atlantic Region 2006 conference and annual general meeting is scheduled to take place on the afternoons of June 13 & 14 at the Canad Inns Polo Park in Winnipeg. This year’s theme is “Vital Information for Customs Professionals”. The…

11 April 2006 2006 CSCB Prairie Region Annual Conference This message is being sent again; in error we referred to the "Atlantic" regional meeting in this message, and wanted to clarify that this message is concerned with the Prairie Region. The CSCB Prairie Region 2006 conference and annual general…

11 April 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 44 was published. / Le chapitre 44 a été publié. a) two requirements created for : with bark and without bark - continental U.S. / deux exigences créées pour : avec écorce et sans écorce - zone continentale des É.-U. 44.03.99.0131.01 - Elm - other…

11 April 2006 Private sector group to advise WCO on global trade security and facilitation CSCB President Carol West is the IFCBA’s delegate to, and Canada’s only representative on, the World Customs Organization’s Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) on global trade security and facilitation…

11 April 2006 Easter Weekend Arrangements for Electronic Commerce Unit The Electronic Commerce Unit will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday April 13, 2006 at 5:00 pm (ET) until Monday April 17, 2006 at 8:00 am. On Monday, April 17, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, three officers will be…

11 April 2006 Canada to mirror C-TPAT rules The following article is extracted from the 11 April 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada plans to mirror U.S. Customs' newly upgraded Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism that makes motor carriers responsible for verifying supply chain…

11 April 2006 New EDC program to help small business meet anti-terrorism guidelines for cross border trade with U.S. The following is excerpted from the news release issued by Export Development Canada today. The news release in its entirety is available on the EDC web site, at http://www.edc.ca…

10 April 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was published on 7 April. / Le chapitre 06 a été publié. 06.02.10.0011.20 - Camellia - Unrooted plants/Camélia - Plantes non racinées 06.02.90.0023.20 - Camellia - plants/Camélia - plantes a) a declaration on the phytosanitary certificate was…