Trade News

28 April 2004 Sections 7.1 and 32.2 of the Customs Act A response has been received from the CBSA to a long-outstanding CSCB issue. Given that there is no legislative mechanism similar to that under section 32.2. or 74 to amend incorrect information that has been provided to Customs, members were…

28 April 2004 Last Session of the World Customs Organization Task Force The following press release is from the World Customs Organization (WCO). CSCB President Carol West attended the Task Force meetings over the past two years, including the meeting earlier this month discussed in this article; Ms…

28 April 2004 Canada launches sweeping security plans The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” issue of 27 April 2004. The Canadian government … said it would spend C$308 million ($228 million) to increase maritime security, and is developing stricter controls along its land…

28 April 2004 EDM2-2-4 Approved Financial Institutions and Acceptable Bonding Companies This memorandum provides lists of approved financial institutions and acceptable bonding companies for the purposes of posting security as required in the Excise Act, 2001. Appendix B, List of acceptable bonding…

28 April 2004 Import Procedures for Meat from USA for Cruise Ship Supplies The CFIA has provided a power point presentation that summarizes import procedures for importing meat from the USA for cruise ship supplies. Members wishing to receive this presentation are asked to contact the CSCB national…

28 April 2004 SIMA – Initiation of Investigation On 28 April, the CBSA initiated an investigation under the SIMA into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of carbon steel and stainless steel fasteners, ie screws, nuts and bolts of carbon steel or stainless steel that are used to…

28 April 2004 Cancellation Procedures for Paper PARS for Goods to be Cleared Inland under EDI RMD The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The purpose of this message is to clarify the procedures for the cancellation of a paper PARS at a frontier location when the…

28 April 2004 FDA Proposes Additional Rules to Ensure the Safety of Imported Food The following message is from DFAIT. If you or your food-exporting clients would like to comment on the USFDA proposal, please send these to Sharon Flack at the CFIA, at [email protected]. The [US] Food and Drug…

28 April 2004 CBSA Verification Information The CSCB recently attended a meeting with CBSA representatives at which several outstanding issues were discussed, including the verification process. We have since been provided with two documents related to this process. Prior to a verification being…

27 April 2004 Payment Authorization for Permit Applications This new form is now available from EICB, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp

27 April 2004 Notice to Importers No. 662 Items 114 to 116 -- Beef and Veal: Supplementary Imports The above-mentioned notice was updated on 26 April 2004, and is found at the following address on the DFAIT web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp http://www.dfait-maeci.gc…

27 April 2004 CSCB Toronto Region Annual General Meeting Mark you calendar! The Toronto Region of the CSCB will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, 23 June 2004 at the Woodbine Racetrack. The following topics will be on the day’s agenda: FAST C-TPAT PIP ACI TRADEGATE/VIASAFE AMPS – audit AMPS –…

27 April 2004 CFIA-AIRS Internet unavailable The following message is from the CFIA. Members are advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is experiencing problems with the AIRS web site. At the moment, the CFIA is unable to predict when…

27 April 2004 AIRS Web Site Now Available Please note that the AIRS web site was unavailable between 5:00 pm on 26 April and 12:30 pm this afternoon. It is now restored.

26 April 2004 Vancouver tug strike over The following article is excerpted from the 24 April 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [The] … strike by tug boat workers that crippled operations at the Port of Vancouver (schedules) ended after labor and employers accepted a federal mediator's…

26 April 2004 CN-CHECK0304 Customs Notice – Checklist (March 2004) The list of Customs Notices issued in March 2004 is available in this notice, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0304/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0304/README.html

26 April 2004 Animals of the Family Bovidae and their Products Importation Prohibition Regulations, No. 2 The following information is drawn from the regulatory impact analysis statement that accompanies the above-mentioned amendment to the Health of Animals Regulations. This announcement is…

26 April 2004 Canadian Imports Affected by Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures, 1995-2003 Analytic Report This report is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/rep95-03_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/rep95-03_e.asp

26 April 2004 Textile Tariff Request No. TR-2003-003 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from Peerless Clothing Inc. (the requester) of Montréal, Quebec, is properly…