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Transport Canada to fund shortsea shipping study The following article is excerpted from the 30 June 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Transport Canada will provide close to $26,000 in funding for a study on shortsea shipping on the east coast of North America to be conducted by…

D11-4-20 Free Trade Agreement Origin Verification Procedures D11-4-20 is the Procedures for Verification of Origin under a Free Trade Agreement. It has been revised to reflect the implementation of the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement, as well as changes to the “Guidelines and General…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 02 was published with new hs code extensions. 02.08.90.5256 - Kangaroo/Kangourou 02.08.90.5256.01 - Carcasses/Carcasses 02.08.90.5256.02 - Cuts - bone in/Coupes - avec os 02.08.90.5256.03 - Cuts - boneless/Coupes - désossées 02.08.90.5256.98 - Other - unprocessed…

EICS Help Desk Is Not Available The EICS Telephone Help Desk is not available today or tomorrow, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th June 2005. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:30 EST ([email protected].).

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 03 was published - change in release recommendation for end use of propagation. 03.07.10.8935.01 - Oysters - Live / Huîtres - vivant

Certain Flat Hot-Rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Sheet and Strip The CBSA has concluded the re-investigation of normal values and export prices of certain flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip, originating in or exported from Brazil, Bulgaria, the PRC, Chinese Taipei, Ukraine, Serbia…

[US] Export ABCs: Compliance issues The following article is excerpted from the 28 June 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. … Feedback on the [US] Census Bureau's Feb. 18 proposed Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) is in. It, along with a copy of the proposed regulations, is available at the…

North American governments see progress on preclearance system The following article is excerpted from the 29 June 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The United States and Canada have selected the U.S. side of the Thousand Island Bridge in Alexandria Bay, New York, as the site for a Canadian…

Certain Waterproof Rubber Footwear, RD-2004-008 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INTERIM REVIEW The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, it has initiated an interim review of its order made on…

Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate, Expiry Review No. RR-2004-004 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on June 27, 2000, in Inquiry No. NQ-99-004, as amended on August 23…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 05 was published - change in the release recommendation. 05.11.10.1290 - Frozen bovine semen/Semence bovine congelée 05.11.99.1292 - Animal semen (other than bovine) - fresh/Semence animale (autre que bovine) - fraîche 05.11.99.1293 - Animal semen (other than…

CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) Course Applications for 2005-2006 are Now Available Your clients count on you to manage critical business transactions with care, knowledge, and expertise, at a time when knowledge and expertise are more important than ever before. CSCB courses are developed with…

Scholarship Application Deadline -- June 30th Planning to attend college or university next year? The CSCB is now accepting applications for the 2005 CSCB Guy Graveline Scholarship. This scholarship is worth CDN $2000 and will be awarded on the basis of academic results and other achievements…

Garlic -- Expiry No. LE-2005-001 NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF FINDING AND ORDER The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its finding made on May 2, 2001, in Inquiry No. NQ-2000-006, concerning…

Note from CN regarding Terminal Operations on Canada Day Note: All U.S.Terminals = Normal Operation HALIFAX (HIT) ------- GATE June 30 - NORMAL HOURS July 1 - 08:00 - 18:00 July 2 - NORMAL HOURS MONCTON ------- GATE June 30 - NORMAL HOURS July 1 - 08:00 - 18:00 July 2 - NORMAL HOURS MONTREAL -------…

CN’s Manual Billing Requirements The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Today, most customers provide their bills of lading electronically. When your shipments arrive at the CN terminal they are accompanied by paper documents, which must be reviewed to determine if a manual bill…

Port Vancouver CEO calls for facilitator in truck dispute The following article is excerpted from the 28 June 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Vancouver Port Authority President and Chief Executive Officer, Captain Gordon Houston, is calling on both sides of a trucking dispute…

Revision to CN Notice concerning Canada Day Terminal Hours MISC GATE June 30 - NORMAL HOURS July 1 - 0600 – 1400 July 2 – 1000 – 1800 (not normal hours, which are 0001 – 1400)

Statement by The Honourable Andy Mitchell, Minister Responsible for the CFIA The following is excerpted from a statement concerning the discovery of BSE in the United States issued by Minister Mitchell on 24 June 2005. Despite the confirmation … of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in…

United States' Schmitz is Elected to Director at the World Customs Organization The following message is extracted from a Customs and Border Protection press release issued today. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert C. Bonner is pleased to announce that Michael T. Schmitz…