Trade News

13 June 2005 EU chides U.S. China tactics The following article is excerpted from the 13 June 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson called on the U.S. to adopt a more conciliatory stance toward trade disputes after he clinched a last-minute…

10 June 2005 NAFTA Panel Finds US Anti-dumping Determination Illegal The following is extracted from a press release issued by ITC on 9 June 2005. Minister of International Trade Jim Peterson welcomed today’s NAFTA panel decision regarding the West Fraser Mills Ltd. lumber duties. The decision found…

10 June 2005 Update on CFIA AIRS Web Site Problems The following message is from Kim Rodrigue, EDI National Co-ordinator at the CFIA. Our IT staff have located the problem with the AIRS Website. The website was taken off line yesterday between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM for maintenance. This morning AIRS…

10 June 2005 Acceptance Test Packages for ACI The CBSA has provided copies of the following documents: ACI – EDI Supplementary Cargo reporting for Import, In-transit, & FROB (service option 687) -- Acceptance Test Package for EDIFACT Message Standard ACI – EDI Supplementary Cargo reporting for…

The following messages were sent on 10 June: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (electronic commerce) Acceptance Test Packages for ACI 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Update on CFIA AIRS Web Site Problems 3. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (general) NAFTA Panel Find US Anti…

10 June 2005 Have we reached the limits of American integration? The following article is excerpted from the 9 June 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. After more than a century of a progressively deepening economic relationship with the United States, is the trend line about to change? The casual…

10 June 2005 B.C. ports may luck out from Asia shipping boom The following article is excerpted from the 910 June 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The world's ports are bursting at the seams because of booming Asian trade, spurring plans for massive expansion, and Canada's West Coast stands to…

10 June 2005 [US Congress] … delays origin rule The following article is excerpted from the 10 June 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. …. [A]n amendment was included in the bill to delay the implementation of the mandatory country-of-origin labeling rule for meats, vegetables and fruits for another…

9 June 2005 AIRS Intermittent Problems Identified but Not Resolved The following message is from Kim Rodrigue, EDI National Co-ordinator at the CFIA. Our IT staff have located the problem with the AIRS web site. In order to repair the web site, they will need to take AIRS off line periodically. They…

9 June 2005 Forestry Phytosanitary Issues Update -- Exports of Wood Products to Korea, Taiwan, China, India and Mexico During the summer of 2004 a number countries identified proposed changes or implemented changes to phytosanitary policies for Canadian wood products. To ensure that exporters are…

9 June 2005 EDI Outages on 11 and 12 June 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, June 11, 2005 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am…

9 June 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 07 was published. Requirements for personal use added. 07.01.10 - Potatoes, fresh or chilled - Seed / Pommes de terre, frais ou réfrigéré - De semence 07.01.90.2999 - Potato - microtuber, minituber (fresh) / Pomme de terre - microtubercule, tubercules…

9 June 2005 PC 2005-1048 Regulations Amending the Proof of Origin of Imported Goods Regulations Under the terms of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), Canada and Israel have agreed to implement those provisions of the Agreement that concern originating goods (other than goods of Chapters…

9 June 2005 PC 2005-1049 Regulations Amending the Refund of Duties Regulations For goods (other than goods of Chapters 50 through 63) originating in Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary which have been transshipped through the United States but which have not undergone further production, other than…

9 June 2005 PC 2005-1050 Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2005-2 PC 2005-1050 provides the following amendment: The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9931.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended by replacing the…

8 June 2005 Intermittent Problems with AIRS Web Site The following message is from Kim Rodrigue, EDI National Co-ordinator at the CFIA. It has been brought to my attention that there have been some intermittent problems with the AIRS website. Our IT staff are aware of the situation and are working…

8 June 2005 NAFTA Panel Finds Fault with US Injury Decision on Wheat The following news release was issued on 7 June 2005. International Trade Minister Jim Peterson … welcomed a NAFTA panel decision on Canadian hard red spring wheat. In its decision, the panel found that the U.S. International Trade…

8 June 2005 Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US The following was added to the CFIA’s list of designated facilities for the inspection of meat products from the US: Est. 306 Poulbec Inc. 5445 rue Ramsay St-Hubert, QC J3Y 2S3 Further information about this…

The following messages were sent on 8 June: 1. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Intermittent Problems with AIRS Web Site Facilities Designated for the Inspection of Meat from the US 2. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (general) NAFTA Panel Finds Fault with US Injury Decision 3…

8 June 2005 GM boss calls for border mediator The following article is extracted from the 7 June 2005 edition of the “Windsor Star”. The government gridlock over improving Windsor's border crossings has got to end, says the president of General Motors of Canada Ltd. -- but it could take a mediator…