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22 December 2000 Participant's Guide to CANPASS - Corporate Aircraft The participant's guide to CANPASS - Corporate Aircraft is available on the CCRA web site, at http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4249 http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4249

22 December 2000 D Memorandum D15-2-32 The following D memorandum has been published: D15-2-32 Certain Refrigerators, Dishwashers and Dryers, Originating in, or exported from, the United States of America This memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to importations of certain…

22 December 2000 Copyright Board Sets Private Copying Levies for 2001-2002 The following information is taken from a press release issued by the Copyright Board on 15 December 2000, explaining the revised levies on recordable audio media. Members should note that these levies are not applicable at…

22 December 2000 Appeal No. AP-97-133 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary issue of jurisdiction in an appeal filed on behalf of Chicago Rawhide Products Canada Ltd. under section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the Deputy Minister of National…

22 December 2000 D Memorandum D14-1-3 The following D memorandum has been revised: D14-1-3 Procedures for Making a Request for a Re-determination (an appeal) of Goods Under the Special Import Measures Act This memorandum is revised to reflect amendments made to the Special Import Measures…

21 December 2000 Vancouver turns to trucking association to resolve dispute with independent drivers The following article is excerpted from the 20 December 2000 on-line edition of "The Journal of Commerce". The Vancouver Port Authority, in an effort to avoid a work stoppage by independent truckers…

21 December 2000 PRD for CSA The CCRA has announced that the Participants Requirements Document (PRD) for Customs Self-Assessment (CSA) is now ready for distribution. The PRD contains information on the CSA program itself, the application process for CSA, and the new EDI message maps to be used by…

21 December 2000 Notice to Importers, Serial No.: 611 Items 94 and 95; Broiler Hatching Eggs and Chicks for Chicken Production - Supplemental Imports 1.1 This Notice cancels and replaces Notice to Importers No. 516 of 20 November 1995. It refers toitems 94 and 95 of the Import Control List, namely…

21 December 2000 D Memoranda Updated The following D memoranda have been revised: D8-2-15 Representational Gifts Remission Order D17-1-19 Changes to the Table of Interest Rates Appendix to Memorandum D17-1-19 D10-18-8 Tariff Rate Quotas on Dry Onions and Fresh Strawberries under the Canada- Chile…

21 December 2000 Information Services Updates The following documents are available on the CCRA web site: RC4040 Automated Customs Information Service http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4244 RC4062 CANPASS — Airport - Extending Border Services http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=4245 RC4075…

21 December 2000 Availability of IPPS and ECS Systems during Holiday Period The IPPS and ECS systems will be available as follows for the period 23 December 2000 to 2 January 2001. Friday, 22 December available until 5:00 pm (Ottawa time); skeleton staff and one operator to assist customs brokers…

21 December 2000 EICS Participants Requirement Document, Version 1, Draft 4 Now Available Members may wish to access Draft 4 of the EICS Participants Requirement Document from DFAIT. It can be found on their web site, at the following address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/whatsnew-e.htm http:/…

20 December 2000 Appeal No. A-262-99 At issue in this Federal Court appeal was whether the CITT erred in coming to the conclusion that the goods in issue did not qualify as "moulding compositions" within the meaning of Tariff Code 7902 of the Chemical and Plastic Duties Reduction or Removal Order…

20 December 2000 Exchange Rate Correction re Myanmar The exchange rate for Myanmar (Burma) effective 19 December 2000 was incorrect; the correct rate should have read 0.2319.

20 December 2000 Seminars offered in CSCB Toronto Region, Winter/Spring 2001 The following information is also available on the Toronto Region page on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. Those requiring further information about these seminars should contact Mr. Phil Mason at 416-252-9844, or…

20 December 2000 PC 2000-1761 PC 2000-1761 is Regulations Amending the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations, 1998. *** PC 2000-1768 PC 2000-1768 remits to Derco Aerospace, Inc. $24,349.50 of tax paid by the company under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act in respect of the temporary importation of a…

19 December 2000 Wheat Product Tariff Code Flags in the Customs Commercial System The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members are advised that the classification and tariff code flag files were turned off when updates took place for the TRQ classification files…

19 December 2000 Exchange Rate Correction The exchange rate for Sweden effective 16-18 December 2000 was incorrect; the correct rate should have read 0.1581.