Trade News

31 May 2002 NAFTA Tribunal Awards Minimal Damages To Pope & Talbot The Government of Canada received a decision from a NAFTA tribunal today that has awarded American lumber producer, Pope & Talbot, Inc., US$461,566 in damages and interest arising out of the tribunal ruling that administrative…

The following messages were sent on 31 May 2002. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal NAFTA Tribunal Awards Minimal Damages To Pope & Talbot 2. General A. No quick solution for age-old softwood fight B. Challenge harsh U.S. duties, lumber remanufacturers told

31 May 2002 Challenge harsh U.S. duties, lumber remanufacturers told The following article is excerpted from “The Globe & Mail” of 31 May 2002 VANCOUVER -- Representatives of Canada's $4-billion lumber remanufacturing sector are telling their members they should challenge crippling duties imposed on…

30 May 2002 Review of Recommendation Concerning Certain Textile Products – Request for Time Extension (Review No. TA-2002-001) The Tribunal has received requests for an extension of the period allowed for the provision of information concerning the above-referenced review. As a result, the Tribunal…

30 May 2002 Customs Notice 418 - Mandatory RNS for Warehouse Operators The CCRA has advised that July 1, 2002, remains the implementation date for Customs Notice 418. This notice states that sufferance warehouse operators may not release goods from their warehouse until they are in receipt of one of…

29 May 2002 Undeclared Gluten In Milupa Step 1 Baby Meal Rice Cereal Lot 012008 Expiry 20.08.2002 Montreal, May 28, 2002 – Van de Water- Raymond Ltd/Ltée. of Montreal, Quebec and Milupa GmbH & Co. KG of Germany is warning consumers not to consume MILUPA STEP 1 BABY MEAL RICE CEREAL. The affected…

29 May 2002 Request for Removal of Tariff. The Department of Finance is seeking members' views on a request for removal of the tariff on certain needleloom felt for chestpieces in the manufacture of boy’s and men’s suit jackets, sports jackets and blazers. The felt is a blend consisting of 55%…

29 May 2002 Revised B13A The CCRA have recently revised the paper version of form B13A. Those exporters using CADE are not affected by any of the changes made. A summary of the changes are as follows: - field 1: deleted "Canadian"; revised format of address - field 2: added spaces for the required…

29 May 2002 Province Code Change The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Please be advised that effective October 21, 2002, the Newfoundland and Labrador province code will change from NF to NL and the description of the province will change from Newfoundland to…

29 May 2002 Tariff Relief on certain ring-spun yarns - Period Extended On May 3, 2002, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal CITT) recommended to the Minister of Finance, (TA-2001-001) that the tariff relief on certain ring-spun yarns due to expire June 30, 2002, be extended for a period of 18…

29 May 2002 List of Outages The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Please be advised of the following draft list of planned maintenance/enhancement activities that impact the availability of ACROSS, CCS and EDI. The dates and times are based on information available…

28 May 2002 U.S. Countervailing Duty Investigation Of Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada Requests For Individual Expedited Review 1. On May 22, 2002, the U.S. Department of Commerce Notice of Countervailing Duty Order with respect to Certain Softwood Lumber Products was published in the…

28 May 2002 Transport Minister Announces Expert Panel And Review Of The Canada Marine Act at 2002 National Marine Conference TORONTO — Transport Minister David Collenette today announced the appointment of an expert panel to assist him in conducting a review of the Canada Marine Act (CMA). Richard…

28 May 2002 Customs Notice 442 The CCRA has advised of a possible delay in the implementation of the policy outlined in Customs Notice 442. This notice required all "F" type entries to show separate subheaders for field 14 in order to indicate different tariff treatments. However, since the…

28 May 2002 Request for removal of the customs duties on certain forged steel. The Department of Finance is seeking members' views on a request for removal of the customs duties on certain forged steel connecting links (joins chains together) and clevis and eye hooks with gates or self-locking…

Request for Removal of Customs Duties on certain Needleloom Felts and Textile Fibres The Department of Finance is seeking members' views on a request for removal of the customs duties on certain needleloom felts and textile fibres for use in the manufacture of clothing accessories and labels. The…

27 May 2002 Ottawa fights U.S. on pasta subsidies The following article is excerpted from “The Globe & Mail” of 27 May 2002. TORONTO -- As if Ottawa didn't have enough on its plate in the lumber trade dispute with Washington, it's now in a food fight over U.S. pasta subsidies. Joe Vitale, president…