Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

Members may be interested in the following, published on 2 February 2013 in Part I of the Canada Gazette.

1. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY
SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT
Certain galvanized steel wire — Decision

On January 21, 2013, pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations into the alleged injurious dumping of certain galvanized steel wire from the People’s Republic of China, the State of Israel, and the Kingdom of Spain, and the alleged injurious subsidizing of certain galvanized steel wire from the People’s Republic of China.

Since January 1, 2012, the goods in question are usually classified under the following Harmonized System subheading numbers:

    7217.20.00.11
    7217.20.00.12
    7217.20.00.19
    7217.20.00.21
    7217.20.00.22
    7217.20.00.29
    7217.20.00.31
    7217.20.00.32
    7217.20.00.39
    7217.90.00.10
    7217.90.00.90
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2. CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL
COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY
Galvanized steel wire

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), it has initiated a preliminary injury inquiry (Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2012-005) to determine whether the evidence discloses a reasonable indication that the dumping of cold-drawn carbon or alloy steel wire, of solid cross section with an actual diameter of 1.082 mm (0.0426 inch) to 12.5 mm (0.492 inch), plated or coated with zinc or zinc alloy, whether or not coated with plastic, excluding flat wire, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China, the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Spain and the subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods from the People’s Republic of China (the subject goods), have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury, as these words are defined in SIMA.

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3. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Significant New Activity Notice No. 16917
Significant New Activity Notice

(Section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information in respect of the substance potassium titanate, under section 83 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;

Whereas the substance is not specified on the Domestic Substances List;

And whereas the ministers suspect that a significant new activity in relation to the substance may result in the substance becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment indicates, pursuant to section 85 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, that subsection 81(4) of that Act applies with respect to the substance in accordance

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