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8 November 2000 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No.: PI-2000-003 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on November 3, 2000, from the Acting Director General of the Anti-dumping and…

8 November 2000 Inquiry No.: NQ-2000-003 NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF INQUIRY On September 29, 2000, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal) published a notice in the Canada Gazette informing interested parties that it had suspended its injury inquiry in the above-mentioned matter further to…

8 November 2000 Final Determination of Dumping re Waterproof Footwear On 8 November the CCRA announced the final determination of dumping regarding waterproof footwear and bottoms of plastic or rubber, including moulded clogs, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, excluding…

8 November 2000 Forms Available on CCRA Web Site The following forms are available on the CCRA web site: Undertaking (one signature) E518-1E (http://207.6.23.164/news/doce.cfm?id=4203) Undertaking (two signatures) E518-2E (http://207.6.23.164/news/doce.cfm?id=4204) Application for Llicence to…

8 November 2000 Trucking Strike In Quebec Continues Truckers are slowly returning as the alternative is becoming too costly for them. Picketers and goon squads are still targeting different locations; however. their effect on movement of cargo is diminishing daily. Cargo is moving from the ports and…

8 November 2000 The minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2000 for customs brokers, the CCRA and carriers follow; these minutes are also available to members only on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Customs Meeting Minutes Niagara Falls November 7, 2000 In…

7 November 2000 Tariff Code The following information is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are reminded that the 2001 classification and tariff code files will be available during the first week of December 2000 in the following formats: 3 ½ inch disk, or internet e-mail…

7 November 2000 SIMA Preliminary Decision re Dumping of Certain Grain Corn On 7 November the CCRA made a preliminary determination under the SIMA that certain grain corn from the US has been dumped and subsidized. Provisional duties will now be imposed on grain corn in all forms, excluding white…

7 November 2000 The following agenda is for the meeting between brokers and the CCRA on 7 November. It is also available on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site, http://www.cscb.ca. Agenda for Customs Meeting Niagara Falls November 7, 2000 9:30 a.m. Elimination of 2ITN PARS barcodes and…

6 November 2000 CPP Pensionable Earnings Ceiling for 2001 Increased The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency announced on 3 November that the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for the year 2001 will be $38,300 - a $700 increase over 2000. Contributors who earn more than…

6 November 2000 Government Responds to Industry Concerns about Dumped Steel Imports On 3 November 2000 the Government announced it will examine Canadian steel industry complaints that unfairly priced imports of certain steel products are having a negative effect on its operations in Canada. In…

6 November 2000 CCRA Starts Dumping Investigation into Concrete Reinforcing Bar The CCRA announced on 3 November that it has started a dumping investigation into concrete reinforcing bar imported from the Republic of Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of…

6 November 2000 Trucking Strike Continues in Quebec The following information is from Mr. Paul Hughes of the Quebec Region. We are grateful for his updates. The truckers' illegal walk-out continues as of today, despite very tough legislation passed by the Quebec provincial government. Most truckers…

6 November 2000 Update regarding Truckers' Strike in Quebec Another update from Paul Hughes. We have just found out that Shed 59 (Racine Terminal) and Shed 77 (CAST Terminal) are open but have only limited service (manager & supervisory personnel are picking up the slack). CSN is declaring war and…

6 November 2000 Information on the 2001 Tariff The following information is from Mr. Tom MacDonald, Acting Manager, Specialty Publications, Trade Incentives Programs at the CCRA. The 2001 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff is currently in production at the printers, and should be…

6 November 2000 Update for Sublocation Codes Please note the following updates to the sublocation list. For the complete sublocation document, please contact Ms. Jill Burgess at 613-941-0335 or via e-mail at mailto:[email protected]. Division Port Relation Sub Port Warehouse Name 1-1…

6 November 2000 Review No.: RR-99-006 In the matter of a review, under subsection 76(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on November 6, 1995, in Inquiry No. NQ-95-002, concerning: THE DUMPING OF REFINED SUGAR, REFINED FROM SUGAR…

3 November 2000 Outage Scheduled for 4-5 November 2000 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are reminded that EDI systems will not be available on Saturday, 4 November 2000 from 2:00 am until 12:00 pm (noon) on Sunday, 5 November. This outage is scheduled…