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16 May 2005 Statutory Holiday, 23 May 2005 Monday, 23 May 2005 is a designated government holiday, and the Bureau’s offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available for normal hours. The Help Desk e-mail will be monitored between 08:00 and…

16 May 2005 U.S. approves China textile curbs The following article is excerpted from the 13 May 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The United States today agreed to limit imports of cotton shirts, cotton trousers, and both cotton and man-made fiber underwear made in China. In volume terms…

16 May 2005 French Economist to Lead World Trade Organization The following article is excerpted from the 14 May 2005 edition of “The New York Times”. Pascal Lamy, a French economist and former European trade commissioner, was set on Friday to become the next head of the World Trade Organization…

16 May 2005 FDA to hold meetings on Bioterrorism Act record-keeping requirement The following article is excerpted from the 13 May 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold five meetings throughout the [US] in June to address industry questions regarding…

16 May 2005 Message from CN regarding Holiday Hours on 23 May 2005 Note: All U.S.Terminals - Normal Operation Canadian Terminals: HALIFAX (HIT) TERMINAL OPERATIONS: NORMAL HOURS GATE: NORMAL HOURS MONCTON TERMINAL OPERATIONS: NORMAL HOURS - Reduced Staff GATE: NORMAL HOURS MONTREAL TERMINAL…

14 May 2005 Bicycles and Finished Painted Bicycle Frames Safeguard Inquiry Nos. GS-2004-001 and GS-2004-002 NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF REFERRAL ORDER ON INJURY AND REMEDY ROCEEDINGS On February 10, 2005, following a complaint filed by the Canadian Bicycle Manufacturers Association (CBMA), the Canadian…

13 May 2005 T2005-2 Tariff Amendment Package On 28 April members received notification from the CBSA of changes to the 2005 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. Further to that notification, CBSA has provided copies of the amended chapters in that tariff amendment package. These are…

13 May 2005 Appointment of the Next Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) On 13 May, the World Trade Organization announced that Pascal Lamy of France will be nominated as the next Director-General of the WTO at that organization’s General Council meeting on 26-27 May 2005. The…

13 May 2005 WCO Releases Final Draft Framework of Standards The following press release was issued by the World Customs Organization (WCO) on 12 May 2005. The Framework document was sent to members on 10 May, and is available on our web site at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/wcoframeworkmay05.pdf As a…

13 May 2005 WCO trade regime faces hurdles The following article is excerpted from the 13 May 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Further to our message earlier today concerning the press release that accompanied the issuance of the WCO Framework of Standards, members will find the Framework…

13 May 2005 Progress Report on the Implementation of Canada’s National Security Policy At the end of April, 2004 the Government provided its core national security framework for government departments and agencies to address current and future threats. They have now issued a report entitled…

13 May 2005 Trend to Higher Truck Rates Not Reversible: says Bradley The following article is extracted from the 12 May 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance… David Bradley, says that even a softening in economic activity will not…

13 May 2005 Notice from CN Regarding Strike Action with Locomotive Engineers CN announced today that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) has informed the company that its 1,750 members at CN plan to strike the railroad in Canada at 0001 hours May 18, 2005. CN remains optimistic that it can…

12 May 2005 AMPS and the NAFTA Certificate of Origin The CSCB has at last received a response to several letters written to the CBSA regarding penalties associated with the NAFTA Certificate of Origin. Members were concerned with the validity of electronic signatures on the certificate; fields on…

12 May 2005 More Export Controls Seminars Announced International Trade Canada has announced two further seminars on the Canadian Export Controls Process, New Export Controls On-Line System and the New Export Control List Numbering System. These will take place in Halifax on 1 June 2005, and in…

The following messages were sent on 12 May: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (general) AMPS and the NAFTA Certificate of Origin 2. Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (education) More Export Controls Seminars Announced 3. General Surface Coating Materials Regulations A US perspective: Our…

12 May 2005 Surface Coating Materials Regulations The Surface Coating Materials Regulations and the Order Amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Surface Coating Materials) came into force on 19 April, 2005 and were published in Canada Gazette, Part II on 4 May 2005. The Surface Coating…

12 May 2005 A U.S. perspective: Our relationship is too good to risk The following article, by Lee Hamilton, former chairman of the US House of Representatives Committee on International Relations, is extracted from the 12 May 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Mr. Hamilton is currently a director…

12 May 2005 Access to CN Make Gate Appointment Functions The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. All customers that have requested access to CN's Gate Appointment system for CN Montreal should now have their access. The system will be available for making appointments as of 09:00…