Trade News

The following form has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: E601, Traveller Declaration Card to Be Used by Canadian Residents to Declare Goods http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e601-eng.pdf _________________________________________________

This guide has been updated and is available on CBSA's website: BSF5056, I Declare, A guide for residents of Canada returning to Canada http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5056-eng.html _________________________________________________

The following form has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: E311-Rev, CBSA Declaration Card - Revised - Effective June 1, 2012 http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e311-rev-eng… _________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 31 May 2012 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The Canadian swine industry will benefit from market access to Ukraine, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today. Effective immediately, the Ukrainian market has been re-opened to Canadian live swine, and opened for the first time to Canadian swine genetics.

The following is excerpted from the 31 May 2012 edition of CBC News. The Canadian dollar was trading below 97 cents US on Thursday, dragged down by weak commodity prices and discouraging news about the U.S. job market. Employment firm ADP said the U.S. private sector created 133,000 jobs during this month, less than the 150,000 that economists expected. This article is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from a 1 June 2012 release by Statistics Canada. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.5% in the first quarter, the same pace as in the previous quarter. Business investment contributed the most to first-quarter GDP growth. Final domestic demand grew 0.3%. On a monthly basis, real GDP by industry edged up 0.1% in March.

The following is from the 1 June 2012 edition of CBC News. The union representing 4,800 striking Canadian Pacific Railway employees is asking them to report for work this morning. The Teamsters made the call after federal back-to-work legislation became law last night. The workers, including locomotive engineers, walked out nine days ago, forcing Canada's second-biggest railway to shut down its freight operations. CP Rail says its freight service will be back to normal in 48 hours.

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647 MHD 2012-23 Chapter 19 – Annex A: Data Collection Forms MHD 2012-22 Chapter 11 : Section 11.7.3 - Taiwan The PDF version of directives should be used for maintaining print copies of the meat hygiene manual of procedures. _________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 31 May 2012 news release by Transport Canada. Today, Canada and the United States announced that both governments have agreed to the mutual recognition of, and cooperation on, air cargo security in both countries. The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Mr. James D. Nealon, Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy on behalf of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole, made the announcement.

Customs Notice 12-015, Use of Customs Brokers' Business Numbers for Non-commercial Casual Importers and One-time Commercial Importers, is a revised version of 07-036. The latest version includes an alternative to using the broker's BN. CBSA has indicated that the importer may account for these goods themselves using a B15 or B15-1, Casual Goods Accounting Document at the CBSA office closest to where the goods are held for release. Customs Notice 12-015, Use of Customs Brokers' Business Numbers for Non-commercial Casual Importers and One-time Commercial Importers

The following is excerpted from a 30 May 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the launch of negotiations toward foreign investment promotion and protection agreements (FIPAs) between Canada and both Benin and Burkina Faso.

a) Chapter 05 was published to: i) add the following OGD extensions. 05.06.90.1274.03 - Cattle skulls - over thirty months 05.06.90.1274.04 - Cattle skulls - under thirty months ii) streamline the import conditions for the following HS codes. 05.06.90.1274.02 - Other bones 05.06.90.1274.05 - Bison skulls iii) remove the following OGD extension. 05.06.90.1274.01 - Bovine skulls

The following is excerpted from a 29 May 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced the members of a new advisory panel that will help guide Canada’s ambitious, pro-trade plan in large, dynamic and fast-growing priority markets.

The following is excerpted from a 29 May 2012 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Pierre Lemieux, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, has returned from Japan, where he worked to strengthen Canada's agriculture and trade ties while promoting the mutual benefits of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two countries.

Dumping case number: AD/1396 Dumping file number: 4214-36 Subsidy case number: CV/132 Subsidy file number: 4218-34 STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the initiation of investigations into the dumping of CERTAIN CARBON STEEL WELDED PIPE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM CHINESE TAIPEI, THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA, THE SULTANATE OF OMAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THAILAND, THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and the subsidizing of

Please be advised that the following has been updated on the external website: - List of Exporters of Live Lobster and Lobster Tomalley Products to Japan http://inspection.gc.ca/food/fish-and-seafood/exports/by-jurisdiction/j… (establishments added: 2510)

The following is excerpted from the 28 May 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. The Canadian government will force striking workers at Canadian Pacific Railway back to work with fast-track legislation aimed at restoring rail service by Thursday, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said on Monday. The government introduced the legislation in the House of Commons on Monday to end a work stoppage by 4,800 locomotive engineers, conductors and rail traffic controllers at CP Rail, Canada's second-biggest railway. This article is available in its entirety at:

This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, June 2nd, 2012. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD) are scheduled for the first Saturday of every month between 3am to 7am EST. _________________________________________________

Members may be interested in the following, published on 26 May 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Carbon steel welded pipe — Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-05-26/html/commis-eng.html#… 2. Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Order 2012-87-02-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List

The following is excerpted from the 25 May 2012 edition of CBC News. The strike at Canadian Pacific Railway has put a stop to international trade moving through the rail tunnel connecting Windsor, Ont. and Detroit. CPR and Borealis Transportation share ownership of the tunnel. "The suspension of CP's freight network in Canada, due to the walkout means tens of thousands of carloads of freight are not moving. This is impacting our customers' business and Canada's economy," CPR spokesperson Ed Greenberg wrote in an email to CBC News.