Trade News

7 July 2000 AP-99-029 and AP-99-046 These are appeals under 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). The issue in these appeals is whether the telephones imported by the appellant are…

6 July 2000 D Memoranda Revised The following D memoranda have been revised: D14-1-1 Special Import Measures Regulations (http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d1411eq/d1411-e.pdf) D15-2-30 Certain Iodinated Contrast Media (http://www.ccra- adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d15230eq/README.html) D17-1-21…

5 July 2000 Second IPPS System Failure The IPPS experienced a second power failure during the evening of 4 July and will therefore be down until at least the morning of 5 July.

5 July 2000 CTR 3571 — Johns Manville International Inc. v. D/MNR Headnote from an application for judicial review of a decision in which an official of Revenue Canada refused to disclose to the appellant certain information about the assessment of anti-dumping duty imposed on goods exported by the…

5 July 2000 IPPS System Restored The IPPS system has been restored to fully operational status.

5 July 2000 Finalists for 2000 Canada Export Awards Announced On 4 July the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade, announced the 25 finalists competing for the Canada Export Awards. Up to ten winners will be announced in Halifax at the fifth annual convention of the Alliance…

5 July 2000 Preliminary Determination on Bingo Paper The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency announced today [5 July] that provisional duties will be imposed on bingo paper, in finished or unfinished form, originating in or exported from the United States of America and produced by or on behalf of…

5 July 2000 D Memorandum D10-18-7 Updated The following D memorandum has been updated: D10-18-7 Tariff Rate Quota on Cut Roses from Israel or Another CIFTA Beneficiary This memorandum provides an overview of the tariff rate quota on cut roses (and rose buds) from Israel or another Canada-Israel Free…

5 July 2000 Newly Elected Mexican President Wants to Expand Relationship with Canada The following is based on an article in the 5 July 2000 edition of the "National Post". The new President-Elect of Mexico, Mr. Vicente Fox Quesada, announced on 4 July that he will promote increased trade, open…

5 July 2000 Appeal No. AP-99-083 This is an appeal under 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) made under section 63 of the Customs Act. The issue in this appeal is whether certain drill…

5 July 2000 Appeal No. AP-99-012 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency). This appeal deals with the classification of the following goods imported by the…

5 July 2000 Request for Removal of Duty on Certain Resin Bonded Magnesia-Graphite Refractory Brick The Department of Finance has received a request for the removal of the customs duty on certain resin bonded magnesia-graphite refractory brick used in lining the slagline of steel making ladles. The…

4 July 2000 Inquiry No. NQ-2000-002, Certain Stainless Steel Round Bar Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on June 29, 2000, from the Acting Director General of the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate at the Canada Customs and…

4 July 2000 Checklist of Customs Notices Updated for May, 2000 To view the updated checklist of Customs Notices for the month of May, 2000 from the CCRA, please go to the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn0500eq/cnlist5b.pdf http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn0500eq…

4 July 2000 IPPS Electrical System Failure The following information is from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Members are advised that, due an electrical system failure, IPPS is running on a diesel generator backup. There may be a need to shut down the system without…

4 July 2000 Request for Fast Track Tariff Relief on Certain Coloured Polyester Staple Fibres The Department of Finance has received a request for fast track tariff relief on certain coloured polyester staple fibres, measuring 3.3 decitex or less, of a length exceeding 31 mm but not exceeding 50 mm…

4 July 2000 Free Trade Negotiations with Costa Rica The Minister for International Trade, the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, MP, PC has announced the launch of free trade negotiations with Costa Rica. The first negotiating session will be held in Ottawa between July 11 to 14. "A free trade agreement…

30 June 2000 Final Determination of Dumping Respecting Top-Mount Electric Refrigerators... On 30 June the CCRA announced the final determination of dumping respecting top-mount electric refrigerators, electric household dishwashers, and gas or electric laundry dryers, originating in or exported from…

30 June 2000 July 2000 SIMA Index The SIMA index for July, 2000 is now available on the CSCB web site, at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sima.htm. http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sima.htm

30 June 2000 Minutes of BC Regional General Meeting, March 2000 The minutes from the BC Regional General Meeting on 16 March 2000 are now available on the BC Region web page on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. http://www.cscb.ca