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Minutes of ACI EDI Air Cargo and Conveyance Reporting Meeting, June 2005 The CBSA has released minutes from the ACI EDI Air Cargo and Conveyance Reporting Technical Information Session held in Ottawa on 14 June 2005. Some of the information contained in the minutes may vary from what was presented…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 09 was published with new extensions. / Le chapitre 09 a été publié avec des nouvelles extensions. 09.10.10.0003 - Ginger, frozen, diced/Gingembre, congelé, en cubes 09.10.10.0004 - Ginger, frozen, other/Gingembre, congelé, autre

Appeal No. AP-2004-052 Arwen Long v. CBSA IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed under section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a letter dated May 26, 2005, from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal directing Ms. Arwen Long to show cause why the above-noted…

Expiry Review No. RR-2004-007, Refined Sugar NOTICE OF CHANGE OF DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING On February 17, 2005, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal gave notice that it had, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, initiated an expiry review of its orders made on…

Safeguard Inquiry No. CS-2005-001, Certain Outdoor Barbeques Decision and reasons issued Monday, July 11, 2005 IN THE MATTER OF a safeguard inquiry in respect of China, under subsection 30.22(3) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, respecting: CERTAIN OUTDOOR BARBEQUES DECISION TO…

Certain Outdoor Barbeques, Safeguard Inquiry No. CS-2005-001 Notice of Decision to Commence a Safeguard Inquiry in respect of China This Notice to commence a Safeguard Inquiry into certain outdoor barbeques from the PRC is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/safeguar…

PC 2005-1273 Regulations Amending the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (Canada – Korea) PC 2005-1273 makes amendments to the regulations amending the CITT Procurement Inquiry Regulations (Canada – Korea). These amendments come into force on 1 September 2005.

Injunction clears Vancouver gates The following article is excerpted from the 12 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A judge issued an injunction against protestors after demonstrations turned violent in a strike by container truckers at the Port of Vancouver…. At the same time, a…

Container Truckers’ Strike – Not All Gates are Cleared Further to the article from yesterday’s “Journal of Commerce”, indicating that an order had been issued prohibiting demonstrations concerned with the container truckers’ strike in Vancouver terminals, we have heard from one of our associate…

Notes from Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters to US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations The following is from notes prepared by the Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the CME, for delivery at a US Senate hearing in Washington today. ….Our borders are both more secure and better managed…

U.S. textile makers petition for protection from Chinese imports The following article is excerpted from the 12 July 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. textile, apparel and fiber-producing trade associations on [11 July] filed four new safeguard petitions covering eight categories of textile…

Export ABCs: Schedule B numbers The following article is excerpted from the 11 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Export control compliance has become a growth industry. The Commerce, Treasury and State Departments administer separate export control regimes, while a host of federal…

Rules and Procedures with respect to Electronic Transmission of Documents The Tribunal is reviewing its rules and procedures with respect to the electronic transmission of documents to the Tribunal, to counsel and to unrepresented parties. The Tribunal is in the early stages of a project that would…

CBSA Wants to Introduce A Fairness Initiative (Again) The Honourable Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), announced on 11 July the launch of a consultation process on a new…

Stakes rising in Vancouver port strike The following article is excerpted from the 12 July 2005 edition of the “Financial Post”. Truckers at ports across the United States are taking to the Internet and their CB radios to talk about the ongoing strike by truck drivers at the Port of Vancouver. The…

11 July 2005 D13-3-4 Place of Direct Shipment (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 54) This Memorandum has been updated to reflect the information contained in Customs Notice N-557 (17 March 2004). The memorandum does not contain any policy or procedural changes but contains additional guidelines. Members…

B4A Personal Effects Accounting Document (list of goods imported) Form B4A has been updated and is available on the CBSA web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b4a/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b4a/README.html

Chinese exporters reach U.S. cap on some textiles The following article is excerpted from the 9 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Chinese exporters yesterday reached a cap the U.S. imposed seven weeks ago on trade in knit shirts and underwear and neared the limit on trousers, amid a surge in…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 16 was published - meat inspection system now approved for Cyprus, Czech Republic and Slovakia. / Le chapitre 16 a été approuvé - système d'inspection des viandes maintenant approuvé pour Chypre, République Tchèque et Slovaquie. 16.01 - Sausages and similar…