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9 August 2000 Disruption to IPPS The following message is from Mr. Luc Scott of DFAIT. DFAIT is experiencing problems with their telecommunications lines. Access to the IPPS system is therefore subject to disruption. Members who are on-line brokers will be advised by DFAIT as soon as the problem is…

9 August 2000 IPPS System Returns to Operational Status The following message is from Mr. Luc Scott of DFAIT. The IPPS system is now operational.

9 August 2000 SIMA Investigation re Grain Corn On 9 August 2000 the CCRA initiated an investigation under the SIMA into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing into Canada of grain corn in all forms, excluding seed corn, sweet corn, popping corn and certain white dent corn, originating in or…

9 August 2000 Ontario Region Meeting with CCRA Scheduled in Windsor A meeting between the CSCB Ontario Region in Windsor and the CCRA is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 23 August 2000. Members wishing to submit items for discussion are asked to contact Mr. John Moccia at [email protected] as…

8 August 2000 Special Characters The following is a message from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. This is a reminder that the following six special characters should not be sent in the free text fields of EDI messages (release, arrivals, CUSDEC B3): exclamation mark; single quote; colon…

8 August 2000 Certain Iodinated Contrast Media used for Radiographic Imaging, Originating in or Exported from the USA (Including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) On 8 August 2000 the CCRA initiated a review pursuant to section 55 of the SIMA. This review follows the CITT finding of material injury…

8 August 2000 PC 2000-1142 PC 2000-1142 is the Regulations Amending the Exportation of Certain Goods to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Exemption Regulations (Miscellaneous Program). Paragraph 2(1)(a) of the Exportation of Certain Goods to the Federal Republic of…

4 August 2000 Request for Removal of Customs Duty on Certain Stainless Steel Plate for use in Manufacture of Pressure Vessels The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of Customs duty on certain stainless steel plate for use in the manufacture of pressure vessels, such as…

4 August 2000 Request for Removal of Duty on Refractory Cement re Moulds The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for the removal of Customs duty on refractory cement for use in the manufacture of moulds and parts for the aluminum and foundry industries. The cement is imported in a powder or…

3 August 2000 CCRA Internet Gateway The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The CCRA has announced that its internet Gateway was placed into production on 30 July 2000, and is now available for testing with external clients. Members who wish to undertake testing are…

3 August 2000 New Processed Products Regulations — Grades and Standards The CFIA is proposing new regulations concerning product specifications, including standards of identity, grades, composition and standard containers, for food products. These proposals are available on the CFIA web site, at…

2 August 2000 August 2000 SIMA Index To view the SIMA index for August, 2000 please go to the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sima.htm Thank you. http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sima.htm

2 August 2000 Customs Notice N-341 This Notice advises that the address for the highway sufferance warehouse in Dorval has been changed to: Room 217 10765, chemin Cote de Liesse Dorval, QC H9P 2R9 The telephone number is 514-631-4327 and the fax number is 514-633-7747.

2 August 2000 European Community Temporary Emergency Measure on Wood Packing Materials The following information is from Mr. Greg Stubbings, National Manager, Forestry Section of the CFIA. On 24 July 2000 the European Union (EU) issued a WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) notification on wood…

2 August 2000 Inquiry No. NQ-2000-001 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: CERTAIN REFRIGERATORS, DISHWASHERS AND DRYERS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND PRODUCED BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, WHITE CONSOLIDATED…

1 August 2000 Customs Notice N-340 and D Memorandum D10-18-9 The above-mentioned notices are available on the CCRA web site: N-340 Drawback and Duties Relief Provisions for Mexico Under NAFTA D10-18-9 Tariff Rate Quotas on Certain Agricultural Products that are Entitled Customs Notice N-340 provides…