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21 February 2001 PC 2001-231 PC 2001-231 is the Order Repealing the Motor Vehicles Tariff Order, 1998 and Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff. The purpose of these Orders is to complete the implementation of the rulings of the World Trade Orgaanization (WTO) regarding the measures used by…

20 February 2001 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No.: PI-2000-005 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL SHEET ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA…

20 February 2001 The following minutes of the meeting held in Windsor on 14 February 2001 between customs brokers and the CCRA are also available on the Ontario Region area of the CSCB web site, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca. Customs/Brokers Associations Meeting Commercial Offsite…

19 February 2001 SIMA Expiry Review Decision re Certain Oil and Gas Well Casing from the Republic of Korea and USA On 20 October 2000 the CITT initiated an expiry review pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the SIMA, concerning certain oil and gas well casing originating in or exported from the…

19 February 2001 Exports of Military Goods from Canada: Annual Report for 1999 The following document is available from the DFAIT web site: Exports of Military Goods from Canada: Annual Report for 1999 This can be found at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb/whatsnew-e.htm…

19 February 2001 Applications for the 2001 Canada Export Awards are Available The nomination period for the 2001 Export Awards has begun. The awards are open to Canadian firms in all sectors of the economy; they must have been exporting for at least three years. Companies that excel in foreign…

19 February 2001 Neles Controls Ltd. v The Queen, CTR 3667 Motion before the Court for the determination of four questions of law. The plaintiff alleged that it was entitled to a refund of approximately $400,000 on account of customs duties paid in respect of certain valves the plaintiff imported…

19 February 2001 Minutes of Meeting between CSCB and CCRA in Toronto, February 13, 2001 These minutes are also available to members only on the Toronto Region area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. In Attendance: Glenda Lavergne, CCRA Nick Filazzola, CCRA Cathy Tice, CCRA Doreen Maybee…

16 February 2001 EICS Deployment Phases for CCRA Licensed Customs Brokers Information concerning access for customs brokers to the new on-line EICS is available from the DFAIT web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/%7Eeicb/EICS/EICSDeployCB-bil.htm http://www.dfait-maeci.gc…

16 February 2001 Minutes of Meeting between CSCB and CCRA in Toronto, January 9, 2001 These minutes are also available to members only on the Toronto Region area of the CSCB web site, at http://www.ccb.ca. In Attendance: Glenda Lavergne, CCRA Nick Filazzola, CCRA Cathy Tice, CCRA Doreen Maybee, CCRA…

16 February 2001 Export and Import Control System Demonstration The EICS demonstration referred to in our message of 14 February is available at the following address without need for a password: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/EICS/EICSDemo-e.htm http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/EICS/EICSDemo…

16 February 2001 Appeal regarding Recent Earthquake in India The following appeal is from Lt. Cdr. R. Srinivasan, President of the Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations in India. The FFFAI is a member of the IFCBA, and this appeal for assistance is in support of the victims of the recent…

16 February 2001 Customs Service Standards Brochure A brochure entitled "Customs Service Standards" is available from the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4299 It briefly outlines goals for timeliness set by CCRA for processing travellers at land borders…

15 February 2001 Appeal No. AP-99-092 This is an appeal pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act from decisions of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) dated September 21, 1999. The goods in issue are in-line skating boots. The…

15 February 2001 Request for Removal of Customs Duties on Steel Plate The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of customs duites on three specifications of steel plate for use in the manufacture of railway car and underframes and railway car trucks. The steel plates in…

15 February 2001 Outage for Maintenance Activities Scheduled for 18 February 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. This is a notice of a planned outage for maintenance activities this Sunday…

15 February 2001 D Memorandum D2-1-1 The following D memorandum has been updated: D2-1-1 Temporary Importation of Baggage and Conveyances by Non-Residents This Memorandum has been revised to reflect changes regarding wine entitlements, firearms, and regulations administered on behalf of other…

15 February 2001 PC 2001-203 PC 2001-203 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (US Barley and Barley Products). This Order will provide for duty-free entry in the Customs Tariff for all US-originating barley and barley products pursuant to Article 705 (market access for grains and…