Trade News

29 July 2004 Compliance and Enforcement Strategy – New Nutrition Labelling Regulations The following information letter is from Greg Orriss, Director, Bureau of Food Safety and Consumer Protection. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for the enforcement of the Food and Drugs…

29 July 2004 Review No. RR-2003-003 The Orders and Reasons document related to Review No. RR-2003-003, Certain Corrosion-resistant Steel Sheet Products, is available on the CITT web site at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp

29 July 2004 CFIA AIRS Web Site Available The CBSA reports that problems with the CFIA AIRS web site noted on 27 July have been resolved, and the system is available again.

29 July 2004 U.S. finds fewer ISPS violations The following article is excerpted from the 28 July 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The U.S. Coast Guard reported Wednesday [28 July] that the rate of International Ship and Port Security Code enforcement actions to vessel inspections last…

29 July 2004 Heightened Security at Borders for the Weekend Press reports, and a news release from the union representing CBSA’s customs officers, indicate the likelihood of slowdowns at border points in Ontario and Québec over the coming weekend. This week, while the Democratic National convention…

29 July 2004 CN Brampton Situation The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. T he number of containers grounded/stored in CN Brampton has reduced to a level where the volume is not impairing carter service. The average carter service time yesterday was 45 minutes…

28 July 2004 D10-15-12-INTERIM Discretionary Documentation Requirements for Articles of Tariff Item 9986.00.00 This Memorandum provides additional guidelines to the information contained in memorandum D10-15-12, Interpretation of Tariff Item No. 9986.00.00 – Religious Articles. Specifically, it…

28 July 2004 Critical WTO talks begin [27 July 2004] The following article is excerpted from the 27 July 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Government ministers from around the globe are gathering this week at the World Trade Organization in Geneva in a last-minute effort to craft a treaty…

28 July 2004 Fact Sheet -- Pallet Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System The Pallet VACIS is a self-contained stationary gamma-ray scanning system that captures images of pallets and large pieces of freight in customs commercial examination facilities. This state-of-the-art technology assists officers…

28 July 2004 Highway 402 Road Safety Improvements Implemented The following article is excerpted from the Ontario Trucking Association web site on 27 July 2004. The Ministry of Transportation has announced it will implement a number of improvements within the next two weeks in an effort to improve…

28 July 2004 Truckers urge better border regs harmonization in brief to FDA The following article is excerpted from the 27 July 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) wants the US Food and Drug Administration to further harmonize its requirements…

28 July 2004 Update on CN Derailment at Bala CN has informed us that the derailment last Sunday at Bala, Ontario was made passable at 11:30 last night, ie 27 July 2004. All traffic moved through this Winnipeg-Toronto corridor will suffer delays of between 12 and 24 hours as a result of detours…

27 July 2004 CFIA AIRS Web Site Unavailable due to Technical Problems The CFIA AIRS web site is currently unavailable due to technical problems; there is no timeframe for repair at this time. Members requiring information or assistance should contact the closest CFIA Import Service Centre. A list of…

27 July 2004 Forestry Phytosanitary Issues Update #9 -- Shipments of Wood Packaging to Australia In mid-June, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) was notified that commencing September 1, 2004, Australian import requirements will change slightly for the importation of wood packaging…

27 July 2004 August Civic Holiday, 2 August 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Systems operations and accounting procedures for the Civic Holiday Monday August 2, 2004 will be as follows: CADEX reports will run the evenings of Friday, July 30 and Monday…

27 July 2004 Brampton Terminal Performance Report, July 26 The following note is from Clarke Trolley, Terminal Manager at BIT. As was noted … in previous correspondence, the high Import Volumes from the July Long Weekend created higher than normal Monday average Carter Turn times. We have returned…

27 July 2004 US Trade Act Customer Requirements The following message is from CN’s Customer Service Centre in Winnipeg. Further to recent communication regarding the new requirements of the US Trade Act, CN has been advised by that, effective immediately, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will…

27 July 2004 CN Service Advisory - Bala Subdivision The following message is from Joan Hardy, Director, CN Customer Support Centre. At approximately 0935hrs ET on Sunday, July 25th, CN train Q11131-25 derailed near Burton ON. The incident, which occurred on the Bala subdivision of our main line…