Trade News

3 October 2005 2005 Export Controls Seminars from International Trade Canada The Export Controls Division, in co-operation with the Controlled Goods Directorate and the CBSA, will offer a seminar in Calgary on Export Controls on 23 November 2005. This event will take place at the Coast Plaza Hotel…

3 October 2005 Bonner puts CEOs on the hook for supply chain security, defends record The following article is excerpted from the 3 October 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert Bonner said [on 29 September] that companies that participate in the…

3 October 2005 Publication of the Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and the Narcotic Control Regulations (NCR), and the Order Amending Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) (Ketamine) This is to advise you that the regulatory amendments to remove the…

3 October 2005 Registrar of Imported Vehicle Program Transport Canada has announced a revised fee structure for the Registrar of Imported Vehicles Program, starting on 1 November 2005. Details are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/registrarimportedvehicles.pdf As well…

30 September 2005 Power Outage in the NCR region The following message is from the CFIA. Please be advised that due to a power outage in the NCR region, all Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) electronic services (including the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) and the Electronic Data…

30 September 2005 Connection Restored in the NCR region The following message is from the CFIA. The following is to confirm that connectivity between CFIA and CBSA was restored.

30 September 2005 D11-5-2, NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations - Amendments to Schedule I - Specific Rules of Origin This Memorandum has been revised to reflect recent amendments to the NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations that were developed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States in…

The following messages were sent on 30 September 2005. 1. Canada Border Services Agency (Notices and Memos) D11-5-2, NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations - Amendments to Schedule I - Specific Rules of Origin 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (Other) Power Outage in the NCR region Connection Restored…

29 September 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site - Chapter 07 Chapter 07 was published - change to release recommendation for onions from U.S. (except Hawaii and New York) for personal use. | Le chapitre 07 a été publié - modification à la recommandation de mainlevée pour les oignons en provenance des…

29 September 2005 Late Accounting Due to Hurricane Rita At the request of members, the CSCB has asked the CBSA the following questions with respect to late accounting due to the effects of Hurricane Rita: 1. We are wondering if the government is willing to entertain late accounting penalty waivers…

28 September 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 02 was published to streamline requirements for Australia only. / Le chapitre 02 a été publié pour simplifier les exigences pour l'Australie seulement. 02.08.90.5242 - Emu / Émeu 02.08.90.5243 - Ostrich / Autruche 02.08.90.5249 - Rhea / Nandou

28 September 2005 CFIA allows Importation of Meat Products Derived from Wild Hunted Game (kangaroo and Tasmanian brushtail possum), Feral Camel and Farmed Ratites (Ostrich, emu, rhea) from Australia Effective immediately, the importation of Meat Products Derived from Wild Hunted Game (kangaroo and…

28 September 2005 Customs chief Bonner to retire The following is excerpted from the 28 September 2005 online edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. WASHINGTON -- Robert C. Bonner has announced his retirement as Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. At a meeting of senior staff late Tuesday…

28 September 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site - Chapter 01 Chapter 01 was published. Vesicular stomatitis has been confirmed in Idaho. | Le chapitre 01 a été publié. La stomatite vésiculeuse a été confirmée au Idaho. 01.01 - Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies | Chevaux, ânes, mulets et bardots…

28 September 2005 D15-2-42 Footwear Originating In Or Exported From The People's Republic Of China 1. This memorandum advises that the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency administers four orders/findings of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal) respecting the dumping of certain footwear…

27 September 2005 Bell Cadex Lines The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Currently there are five ways in which a client can transmit electronic data to the CBSA: - SNA communication line (also called "CADEX communication line") - Value Added Network (VAN) - Direct…

27 September 2005 Ports of Houston, New Orleans re-open The following is excerpted from the 26 September 2005 online edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. BATON ROUGE -- Two of the Gulf of Mexico's biggest ports re-opened for business during the weekend, less than 48 hours after Hurricane Rita…

26 September 2005 Update to appendix 5, Directive D-96-15... Appendix 5 "AREAS INFESTED WITH OR SUSPECTED OF BEING INFESTED WITH JAPANESE BEETLE IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES" of Directive D-96-15 " To Prevent the spread of Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica" has been revised and is available on…

26 September 2005 Directive D-98-09 has been revised... Directive D-98-09 "Comprehensive policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar in Canada and the United States" has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir…

26 September 2005 Trade Data Online The Canadian import and export trade data statistcs to July 2005 are now available online at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html?OpenDocume…