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7 January 2002 Memorandum D17-1-11 The following D memorandum has been updated: D17-1-11 Private Printing Policy and Procedures This memorandum outlines the conditions under which the private printing of accounting, adjustment and export documents is authorized and explains the procedures to obtain…

7 January 2002 Customs Notice N-424, Certain Stainless Steel Round Bar Subject to the Special Import Measures Act 1. This notice advises that the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) initiated a re-investigation of normal values, export prices, and amounts of subsidy of certain stainless steel…

7 January 2002 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Expands Officer Powers at Three Quebec Border Crossings The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) today announced the implementation of officer powers legislation at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle Border Crossing. The Canadian law expands the power…

7 January 2002 NAFTA Partners Agree to Accelerate Elimination of Tariffs On 7 January, International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced that Canada, the United States and Mexico have agreed to accelerate the elimination of NAFTA tariffs on a number of products effective January 1, 2002…

7 January 2002 Sublocation Code Update Sublocation codes have been updated as follow; members requiring the complete sublocation document are asked to contact Jill Burgess at the CCRA, at 613-941-0335, or via e-mail to [email protected]. The updates are available on the CSCB web site, at…

The following messages were sent on 7 January: 1. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (electronic commerce) Sublocation Code Update 2. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (general) CCRA Expands Officer Powers at Three Quebec ... 3. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (notices) Memorandum D17-1-11 Customs…

4 January 2002 Minutes of 6 December 2001 CTACC Meeting Minutes of the CTACC meeting held in Toronto on 6 December 2001 are now available on the CSCB web site in pdf format, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/Dec6Minutespdf.pdf Presentations provided at this meeting have already…

4 January 2002 Electronic Mailing Lists from CCRA Members may wish to take advantage of a new service from the CCRA web site by subscribing to one or more of the following electronic mailing lists: 1. GST/HST News 2. Media room (CCRA press releases) 3. Payroll deductions To subscribe, go to the…

4 January 2002 Memorandum D17-1-19 The following D memorandum is now available on the CCRA web site: D17-1-19 Changes to the Table of Interest Rates, Appendix to Memorandum D17-1-19 This revision includes the Table of Interest Rates and Monthly Interest Rate Factors for the first quarter of 2002…

4 January 2002 New Requirements for the Importation and Domestic Movement of Firewood The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has developed a new policy to limit both the risk of introduction and spread of quarantine pests. The policy will regulate the importation of firewood into Canada and…

4 January 2002 Update to Notice to Importers No. 624 The application form for a share of the turkey TRQ for the period 1 January 2002 to 1 December 2002 is now available on the DFAIT web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/notices/ser624-e.htm http://www.dfait-maeci.gc…

4 January 2002 Changes to HS Sub-headings The following message is from Mr. Gord Chesnut, Acting Director, Administration and Technology Services Division. Effective 1 January 2002, there have been changes to the following HS sub-headings at the international level (digits 1 to 6). HS sub-headings…

3 January 2001 Introduction of the Euro The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The expiration of currencies now using the Euro is causing rejects in ACROSS for shipments released in 2002 with a direct shipment date prior to 2002. To get around this problem, please…

3 January 2001 Customs Notices N-420, N-421 and N-422 The following Customs Notices are available on the CCRA web site: N-420 Follow-up on Euro Conversion N-421 Co-operation Arrangement for the Exchange of Information for the Purposes of Inquiries related to Customs Fraud N-422 Revisions to…

3 January 2001 Expiry No. LE-2001-006 The CITT is issuing a notice of expiry with respect to its findings issued 27 October 1997 in Inquiry No. NQ-97-001, concerning the goods described in the Notice of Expiry, Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate (Expiry No. LE-2001-006). The notice should appear…

3 January 2001 Reminder to Members Regarding Toronto Region Seminars Members are reminded about the forthcoming seminar series in Toronto Region. Four seminars will be presented this winter, on Mandatory HS, Exports, AMPS and Customs Examinations. You may enroll for a single event, all four, or any…