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Request for Removal of Tariff on PVC and Acryl...

26 September 2001 Request for Removal of Tariff on PVC and Acrylonitrile-butadiene Rubber Sheets The Department has received a request for removal of the tariff on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber sheets for use in the manufacture of safety apparel. These sheets are…

Outage Cancelled, 29-30 September 2001

26 September 2001 Outage Cancelled, 29-30 September 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The following is further to our GEMDES message of May 7, 2001, containing the list of planned outages for the next six months. Contrary to the information posted in the…

New Additions to CITES Appendix III

26 September 2001 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) — New Additions to CITES Appendix III Colombia' s populations of the Central (South American) cedar (Cedrela odorata) and the Bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), and Australia's Great…

Customs Notice N-400

26 September 2001 Customs Notice N-400 Customs Notice N-400 is available on the CCRA web site: N-400 Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plae Subject to the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) This Notice advises that the CCRA initiated three re-investigations of normal values and export prices of…

Postponement of NAFTA Land Transportation Confer..

26 September 2001 Postponement of NAFTA Land Transportation Conference, San Antonio Further to our message of 18 September 2001 reporting that this conference has been postponed, the US Department of Transport (DOT) has announced that a new date will be available in the near future. More information…

Update for 26 September 2001

The following messages were sent on 26 September: 1. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (electronic commerce) ACROSS Queue Stall Outage Cancelled, 29-30 September 2001 2. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (notices) Postponement of NAFTA Land Transportation Conference Customs Notice N-399…
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In Memoriam

21 September 2001 In Memoriam The CSCB is saddened to learn that Ian Scanlan, formerly of King Bros. Limited in Victoria, BC passed away on 19 September 2001. Previously, Ian had worked at Border Brokerage in Toronto and Montreal, and with Leith and Dyke, Livingston International Inc. and Milne &…

Bill S-23, Second Reading

21 September 2001 Bill S-23, Second Reading The CSCB has received the following message from Earle Warren, Director General, Major Project Design and Development, Customs Branch of the CCRA. Members will recall that the CSCB was tracking the Bill's progress through the Senate prior to Parliament's…

Bill S-23 Not Referred to Finance Committee

21 September 2001 Bill S-23 Not Referred to Finance Committee Further to our note earlier this afternoon concerning the progress of Bill S-23, the CSCB has just been informed by Mr. Warren that Bill S-23 was not in fact referred to the Finance Committee for hearings. It is still anticipated that the…

Export Certificates from China

20 September 2001 Export Certificates from China The following message is from Barbara Lukaszewicz, Director, Administration and Technology Services Division of the EICB. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is now able to process the seven digit export licence number issued…

Legislation Tabled to Implement Canada-Costa ...

20 September 2001 Legislation Tabled to Implement Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement On 20 September the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, PC, MP tabled legislation to implement the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement. The agreement includes better access for Canadian fish, paper products, auto…

Appeal No. AP-2000-028

19 September 2001 Appeal No. AP-2000-028 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. The issue in this appeal is whether the tape dispensers imported by the appellant, which are packaged alone or with one or two…
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AMPS Contravention Backgrounders

19 September 2001 AMPS Contravention Backgrounders Members now have access to the AMPS Contravention Backgrounders from the members-only area, "Where We Stand", on our web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Please log in as a member, then go to the "Where We Stand" section and click on the "AMPS…
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Preparation of E29B's in Electronic Format

18 September 2001 Preparation of E29B's in Electronic Format The CSCB wrote to the CCRA requesting clarification of their policy concerning the preparation of E29B's in an electronic format. The letter to the CCRA, the CCRA's response, and our subsequent follow-up letter are posted on the CSCB web…
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Voluntary Disclosures Program

18 September 2001 Voluntary Disclosures Program In late August, the CSCB wrote to the CCRA regarding the publication of the guidelines for the Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP). We have been advised that the guidelines will be published as a D Memorandum, and that the CCRA's target for finalizing…

Invitation to Submit Views on Requests for ...

18 September 2001 Invitation to Submit Views on Requests for Accelerated Elimination of Tariffs under NAFTA The government is seeking information from interested parties on the potential advantages and disadvantages of accelerated elimination of Customs duties under the NAFTA on products covered by…

Come to the CSCB Annual Conference and AGM!

18 September 2001 Come to the CSCB Annual Conference and AGM! The following message to members is from the CSCB President, Carol West. It has been just a week since the terrible events in New York and Washington. Rescue and recovery efforts continue, retaliation is imminent and the economic impact…

NAFTA Land Transportation Conference Postponed

18 September 2001 NAFTA Land Transportation Conference Postponed The CSCB national office has just learned that the NAFTA land transportation conference, scheduled for 21-14 October in San Antonio, Texas (as reported to members on 11 September), has been postponed due to last week's terrorist…