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2 August 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 12 was published. | Le chapitre 12 a été publié. 12.07.99.0118.01 - Niger (seed) | Niger (semence) end use of propagation; phytosanitary certificate added to condition of import | utilisation finale de propagation; le certificat phytosanitaire a été…

2 August 2005 No subsidies, says WTO chief The following article is extracted from the 1 August 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Rich nations will eventually have to stop subsidizing their farmers even though this will not be agreed to in the current round of free-trade negotiations, the…

2 August 2005 WTO Compliance Panel Finds U.S. Countervailing Duties on Canadian Softwood Exports Illegal The following news release was issued by International Trade Canada on 1 August 2005. The Government of Canada today welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel report which found…

2 August 2005 Exciting Conference Program Details Confirmed From speakers to sponsors, this year’s annual conference has been attracting attention. Join us in Mont Tremblant, Québec where you can hear from those who have first-hand knowledge of projects and programs that affect your business…

2 August 2005 WSIB Announces 2006 Rates The following news release was issued by the Ontario Trucking Association on 27 July 2005. Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has announced its new 2006 rates. While the average rate has been increased by 3%, trucking and related rate groups…

2 August 2005 Port imposes deal to move freight The following article is excerpted from the 2 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. A day after truck companies rejected a proposed deal to end a crippling five-week dispute, the Vancouver port has imposed a stopgap solution it says could have…

2 August 2005 New booths planned at Ambassador Bridge The following article is extracted from the 1 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The operator of the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit expects to begin a $3-million (U.S.) project to build seven new U.S. Customs…

1 August 2005 Truck companies latest proposals The following article is excerpted from the 1 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa will ask Vancouver container ports to come up with an enforcement mechanism to stamp out rampant price undercutting that is at the root of a costly dispute…

29 July 2005 CFIA Request for Approval Forms Updated The following message is from the CBSA Electronic Commerce Unit. The Request for Release Approval forms (CFIA-5272) including the appendix have been updated. Several changes have been made. From now on, the oldest copies will not be accepted…

29 July 2005 Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada – EU Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement Negotiations (TIEA) Closing Date: 16 September 2005 Members will know that the Government will be undertaking a strategic environmental assessment of the negotiations for a Trade and…

29 July 2005 Customs expands truck e-filing The following article is excerpted from the 29 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Customs and Border Protection has … announced the introduction of the Automated Commercial Environment truck manifest system on the southern border. …. Customs…

29 July 2005 Revision to Appendix 2 of Directive D-02-06 Appendix 2, "List of Regulated Countries and Regulated Areas within Canada for Swede Midge" of Directive D-02-06, "Interim Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Swede Midge (Contarinia nasturtii)", has been revised and…

29 July 2005 Revision to Appendix 5 of 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…

29 July 2005 Pacific Rim postal officials launching new express courier service The following article is excerpted from the 29 July 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Six Pacific Rim postal administrations… have announced the inauguration of a single express courier network…

29 July 2005 Revision to Appendix 1 of Directive D-01-01 Appendix 1, "List of Species Regulated for Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden Oak Death)", of Directive D-01-01 "Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum" has been revised and is available on the web : http://www…

29 July 2005 Changes to HS Codes for Goods Subject to OGD Regulation The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The following is to advise that changes are being made to the list of HS codes subject to OGD regulation. Effective August 1, 2005 the HS codes listed below…

29 July 2005 EURO Exchange Rate for 29 July 2005 Revised The following message is form the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The Euro exchange rate for 29 July 2005 has been revised, and the correct rate to be used is: 1.4960.

29 July 2005 Negotiations break off in B.C. truckers' strike The following article is excerpted from the 29 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Talks aimed at ending a nasty strike by 1,200 truckers at the Port of Vancouver broke off yesterday after the two sides in the dispute failed to reach…

29 July 2005 Negotiations break off in B.C. truckers' strike The following article is excerpted from the 29 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Talks aimed at ending a nasty strike by 1,200 truckers at the Port of Vancouver broke off yesterday after the two sides in the dispute failed to reach…

29 July 2005 Negotiations break off in B.C. truckers' strike The following article is excerpted from the 29 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Talks aimed at ending a nasty strike by 1,200 truckers at the Port of Vancouver broke off yesterday after the two sides in the dispute failed to reach…