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30 March 2006 D-03-08 Phytosanitary Requirements to prevent the introduction into and spread within Canada of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire), into Canada. This directive contains the phytosanitary requirements for the importation and the movement within Canada of nursery…

30 March 2006 SIMA – Expiry Review Decision on Certain Flat Hot-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Sheet and Strip Originating in or Exported from Brazil, Bulgaria, the PRC, Chinese Taipei, India, Macedonia, South Africa, Ukraine and Serbia and Montenegro On 30 November 2005 the CITT initiated an expiry…

30 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 08 was published - Hebei province of China only. / Le chapitre 08 a été publié - la province Hebei de la Chine seulement. Release recommendation change / Modification à la recommandation de mainlevée : 08.08.20.4003.04 - Ya pears, Duck pears, Yali…

30 March 2006 Textile and Clothing Commodity Codes In order to better align the commodity codes with the US tariff and the structure found under Heading 6216, the following changes to the EICS are effective April 1, 2006. All other info remains the same. The on-line Handbook of Export and Import…

30 March 2006 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following establishment has been removed from the list of designated facilities for the inspection of meat products from the United States: Establishment 317 Montpak Inc. 4293 Rue Hogan Montréal, QC H2H 2N2

30 March 2006 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE): Ability of Truck Carriers To Use Third Parties To Submit Manifest Information in the Test of the ACE Truck Manifest System The following notice is from the United States Federal Register of 29 March 2006, volume 71, number 60, pages 15756-15757…

29 March 2006 Export Controls Online (EXCOL) System Requirements Members will recall that a note was sent on 2 March 2006 concerning EXCOL; this is found in the CSCB reference system, at http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=12295. Because EXCOL is a web-based application that runs under the…

29 March 2006 LES HUILES THUOT ET BEAUCHEMIN INC. v. MINISTER OF NATIONAL REVENUE Appeal No. AP-2005-027 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-15; AND IN THE MATTER OF a determination of the Minister of National Revenue dated September 15, 2005…

29 March 2006 Peace Bridge Wide Load Restrictions The following notice is excerpted from a posting on the Ontario Trucking Association web site on 28 March 2006. Starting April 10, the Peace Bridge will begin replacing expansion joints on the bridge deck. It is anticipated that construction will be…

29 March 2006 401 to go through Windsor The following article is excerpted from the 29 March 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Highway 401 will be extended through Windsor, the provincial and federal governments announced yesterday as they narrowed the field for a new border crossing into Detroit…

29 March 2006 An egg by any other name... The following article is extracted from the “Customs Update” column that appeared on 28 March 2006 in “The Journal of Commerce”. Whether you look at the DP World fiasco or the multitude of bills being proposed in Congress, it is clear that politics keeps…

28 March 2006 Release Request Statistics for February, 2006 CBSA has provided release statistics for the month of February, 2006; these are available at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cbsareleaserequeststatsfeb06.htm http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/cbsareleaserequeststatsfeb06.htm

28 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published. Jordan, Serbia & Montenegro and Hong Kong have been added to the list of prohibited countries for pet birds. / Le chapitre 01 a été publié. Le Jourdan, Serbie & Monténégro et Hong Kong ont été ajoutés à la liste de pays interdits…

28 March 2006 Deltaport will return to 100% Reservations on Thursday, March 30, 2006 with Reservations opening on Wednesday The following notice from Deltaport was provided by Brian O’Connell at ISL Customs Brokers. Notable Changes: The Vanterm Reservation system will open at a NEW TIME of 1130…

28 March 2006 Border spat may dwarf trade fray The following article is excerpted from the 28 March 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The battle to prevent Canada from becoming a sort of open-air prison, where only passport holders can enter the United States, is not over,…. Canada has more than a…

27 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published. Colorado was removed from the restricted list for vesicular stomatis. | Le chapitre 01 a été publié. Le Colorado a été enlevé de la liste des pays interdits pour la stomatite vésiculeuse. 01.01 - Live horses, asses, mules and…

27 March 2006 Further Information about the CFIA Brokers Info Kit On 24 March members received a message concerning the latest version of the CFIA’s Info Kit for customs brokers. An additional note from the CFIA, including regional contact information, is available on the CSCB web site, at: http:/…

27 March 2006 AIRS Tutorial from CFIA Howard Stanley, Acting National Import Operations Manager at the CFIA, has provided a presentation (in PowerPoint) concerning AIRS, the Automated Import Reference System. This tutorial is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

27 March 2006 Business fears 'border chill' will cut U.S. trade The following article is excerpted from the 27 March 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's biggest business lobby group is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to hammer out a contingency plan with the United States that…