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30 December 2004 Latest Information on BSE Testing Results The following information is extracted from the CFIA web site, at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/English/anima/heasan/disemala/bseesb/situat…. 1. Preliminary BSE testing results completed late on 25 December have identified a suspect…

30 December 2004 PC 2004-1543 PC 2004-1543 is the CIFTA Remission Order, 2003 Extension Order, and extends for a year the applicable period of the CIFTA Remission Order, 2003. The Remission Order had been introduced as an interim measure to ensure continued duty-free treatment under the terms of the…

29 December 2004 CFIA Allows Importation of beef jerky from Brazil The following notice is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Program, CFIA. Effective immediately [ie, 24 December 2004], the importation of beef jerky from Brazil is allowed. The Conditions for Importation of beef jerky to Canada…

29 December 2004 Expiry No. LE-2004-009 -- Refined Sugar NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF ORDERS 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 orders made on November 3, 2000, in Review No. RR-99…

29 December 2004 Inquiry No. NQ-2004-004 – Outdoor Barbeques NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF INQUIRY Upon receipt of a preliminary determination of dumping and subsidizing made on August 27, 2004, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) initiated an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special…

29 December 2004 RC4006 What to Expect from a NAFTA Verification This document is available from the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4006/README.html This document has undergone an annual review that updated references to the CBSA; changed the fax number on page 8; and…

29 December 2004 An Inquiry into the Availability of Domestic Textiles for the Production of Apparel in Canada (Reference No. MN-2004-001) On 9 May 2004 the CITT was directed by the Minister of Finance, pursuant to section 19 of the CITT Act, to inquire into and report on the availability of certain…

The following messges were sent on 29 December: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (notices) RC4006 What to Expect from a NAFTA Verification 2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFIA Allows Importation of beef jerky from Brazil 3. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Inquiry No. NQ-2004-004 - Outdoor…

29 December 2004 Recent AIRS Outages The following message is from Michel Labrosse, National Imports Operations Manager at the CFIA. This message is intented to clarify the recent CFIA Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) outages. As some of you may have noticed, we have been experiencing…

29 December 2004 South Asian ports reopen after flooding The following article is excerpted from the 29 December 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The ports of Chennai in southern India and Colombo in Sri Lanka were damaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami on Dec. 26, but all South Asian ports affected…

29 December 2004 Consensus Reached on Hours of Work for Truckers Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre announced on 20 December that a consensus has been reached among key players in the Canadian trucking industry on safety rules for inter-provincial commercial vehicle operations. Transport Canada…

29 December 2004 Cargo security group launches international expansion The following article was excerpted from the 29 December 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. Scott H. Smith was elected chairman of the National Cargo Security Council for 2005 as the association of cargo transportation and…

The following messages were sent on 22 December 2004 1. Canada Border Services Agency (Notices) CN-601 Refined Sugar From the European Union Customs Notice N-600 - Announcing the November 30, 2004 implementation of the NEXUS Air Pilot Project at the Vancouver International Airport 2. Canadian Food…

22 December 2004 CN-601 Refined Sugar From the European Union Customs Notice N-601 advises that a review of the amounts of subsidy, initiated by the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) on July 13, 2004, respecting refined sugar, refined from sugar cane or sugar beets, in granulated, liquid and…

22 December 2004 Textiles & Clothing Notice to Exporters No. 142 NAFTA Fabric TPL - Allocation and Transfer Policies The purpose of this Notice is to outline the Minister’s policies and practices respecting the allocation of fabric TPL, including to new entrants, and respecting the transfer of…

22 December 2004 Customs Notice N-600 - Announcing the November 30, 2004 implementation of the NEXUS Air Pilot Project at the Vancouver International Airport NEXUS Air is the latest implementation of the NEXUS program as announced on September 24, 2002, in Customs Notice CN-469 Proposed Regulatory…

22 December 2004 Import requirements of non-manufactured wood and other non-propagative wood products The following provides notification that Appendix 5 "Canadian Food Inspection Agency Approved Fumigation Companies" of Directive D-02-12 " Import requirements of non-manufactured wood and other non…

22 December 2004 AIRS Sytstem Problems The following message is from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. It has come to our attention that there have been some problems with the AIRS website today. Example: Slowdown of performance, not working with any kind of consistency; and the pull down menus…

22 December 2004 Update on Byrd Consultations International Trade Minister Jim Peterson today issued the following statement on the public consultations concerning the Byrd Amendment: “On November 23, 2004, the Government of Canada launched consultations with Canadians on possible trade retaliation…