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a) Chapter 02 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from all origins except; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States.
 
02.01 - Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled.
02.02 - Meat of bovine animals, frozen.
02.03 - Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.04 - Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.05 - Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.06 - Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.
02.07 - Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No. 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen
02.08.10 - Of rabbits or hares
02.08.60 - Of camels and other camelids (Camelidae)
02.08.90.5239 - Antelope
02.08.90.5240 - Reindeer
02.08.90.5241 - Venison
02.08.90.5242 - Emu
02.08.90.5243 - Ostrich
02.08.90.5244 - Partridge
02.08.90.5245 - Pheasant
02.08.90.5246 - Pigeon, doves and other game bird species not specified
02.08.90.5247 - Ptarmigan
02.08.90.5248 - Quail
02.08.90.5249 - Rhea
02.08.90.5250 - Squab
02.08.90.5251 - Other fowl
02.08.90.5252 - Caribou
02.08.90.5255 - Yak
02.08.90.5256 - Carcasses
02.08.90.5257 - Tasmanian possum
02.09 - Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
02.10.11 - Meat of swine: hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in
02.10.12 - Meat of swine: bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof
02.10.19 - Meat of swine: other
02.10.20 - Meat of bovine animals
02.10.99.5296 - Ovine animals
02.10.99.5297 - Turkey and poultry of the species Gallus Domesticus
02.10.99.5300 - Other animal species
02.10.99.5500 - Chicken - Freeze dried, dehydrated
02.10.99.5501 - Mature chicken - Freeze dried, dehydrated
02.10.99.5502 - Old rooster - Freeze dried, dehydrated
02.10.99.5503 - Turkey - Freeze dried, dehydrated
02.10.99.5504 - Pork - Freeze dried, dehydrated
02.10.99.5505 - Beef - Freeze dried, dehydrated
 
This created a requirement version change to the same HS codes from all origins.
 
b) Chapter 05 was published to;
 
i) change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from all origins except; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States.
 
05.04.00.5339 - Sausage casings of sheep
05.04.00.5340 - Sausage casings of hog
05.04.00.5341 - Sausage casings of other
 
This created a requirement version change to the same HS codes from all origins.
 
ii) change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refer to CFIA - Veterinary inspection" for all countries except the United States
 
05.02.10.1237.02 - Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair - Processed
05.05.10.1257 - Processed feathers or down
05.05.90.1257 - Processed feathers or down.
05.11.99.1996.02 - Horsehair and horsehair waste - Processed.
 
c) Chapter 15 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from all origins except; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States.
 
15.02.10.5397 - Beef tallow, edible
15.02.90.5395 - Beef - fatty tissue, raw, unprocessed, fresh or frozen
15.02.90.5396 - Beef - fatty tissue, partially defatted, cooked, edible
15.17.90.7410 - Animal fats and oils and their fractions - rendered fat fit for human consumption with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products
 
This created a requirement version change to the same HS codes from all origins.
 
d) Chapter 16 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from all origins except; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States.
 
16.01.00.5455 - Beef (including salami)
16.01.00.5456 - Veal
16.01.00.5457 - Lamb
16.01.00.5458 - Pork (including salami)
16.01.00.5459 - Turkey
16.01.00.5460 - Chicken
16.01.00.5461 - Pheasant
16.01.00.5462 - Various/combined
16.01.00.5463 - Mature chicken
16.01.00.5464 - Other fowl
16.01.00.5480 - Meat tray (with cheese)
16.01.00.5481 - Meat tray (without cheese)
16.02.10 - Homogenized preparations
16.02.20 - Of liver of any animal
16.02.32 - Of poultry of heading No. 01.05: fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
16.02.39 - Of poultry of heading No. 01.05: other
16.02.41 - Of swine: hams and cuts thereof
16.02.42 - Of swine: shoulders and cuts thereof
16.02.49 - Of swine: other, including mixtures
16.02.50 - Of bovine animals
16.02.90 - Other, including preparations of blood of any animal
16.03.00.5544 - Beef - other processed
16.03.00.5545 - Chicken - other processed
16.03.00.5546 - Mature chicken - other processed
16.03.00.5547 - Turkey - other processed
16.03.00.5548 - Pork - other processed
 
This created a requirement version change to the same HS codes from all origins.
 
e) Chapter 19 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from all origins except; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States.
 
19.01.20.7345 - Pizza with meat (uncooked)
19.01.20.7348 - Mixes and doughs containing more than 2% and less than 20% meat
19.02.20.5594 - Containing pork - ready-to-eat, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5595 - Containing pork - semi-prepared, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5596 - Containing chicken - semi-prepared, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5597 - Containing beef - semi-prepared, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5598 - Containing beef - hermetically sealed, canned
19.02.20.5599 - Containing beef - hermetically sealed, pouch
19.02.20.5600 - Containing beef - ready-to-eat, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5601 - Containing veal - semi-prepared, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5602 - Containing veal - hermetically sealed, canned
19.02.20.5603 - Containing veal - hermetically sealed, pouch
19.02.20.5604 - Containing turkey - ready-to-eat, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5605 - Containing turkey - semi-prepared, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5606 - Containing chicken - ready-to-eat, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5607 - Containing veal - ready-to-eat, entree dinners
19.02.20.5608 - Containing pork - hermetically sealed, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5609 - Containing various/combined meat - semi-prepared
19.02.20.5610 - Containing various/combined meat - hermetically sealed
19.02.20.5611 - Containing various/combined meat - ready-to-eat
19.02.20.5612 - Containing unspecified meat - semi-prepared
19.02.20.5613 - Containing unspecified meat - hermetically sealed
19.02.20.5614 - Containing unspecified meat - ready-to-eat
19.02.20.5615 - Containing chicken - hermetically sealed, entree dinners
19.02.20.5616 - Containing turkey - hermetically sealed, entrees dinners
19.02.20.5620 - Containing other meat
19.02.20.5622 - Containing various/combined meat - semi-prepared - containing bovine meat
19.02.20.5623 - Containing various/combined meat - hermetically sealed - containing bovine meat
19.02.20.5624 - Containing various/combined meat - ready-to-eat - containing bovine meat
19.02.20.5625 - Containing unspecified meat - semi-prepared - containing bovine meat
19.02.20.5626 - Containing unspecified meat - hermetically sealed - containing bovine meat
19.02.20.5627 - Containing unspecified meat - ready-to-eat - containing bovine meat
19.02.30.5630 - Containing beef - hermetically sealed, canned
19.02.30.5631 - Containing beef - hermetically sealed, pouch
19.02.30.5632 - Containing beef - ready-to-eat
19.02.30.5633 - Containing beef - semi-prepared
19.02.30.5634 - Containing chicken - semi-prepared
19.02.30.5635 - Containing pork - ready-to-eat
19.02.30.5636 - Containing pork - semi-prepared
19.02.30.5637 - Containing turkey - ready-to-eat
19.02.30.5638 - Containing turkey - semi-prepared
19.02.30.5639 - Containing veal - hermetically sealed, canned
19.02.30.5640 - Containing veal - hermetically sealed, pouch
19.02.30.5642 - Containing veal - semi-prepared
19.02.30.5643 - Containing various/combined meat - hermetically sealed
19.02.30.5645 - Containing various/combined meat - ready-to-eat
19.02.30.5646 - Containing various/combined meat - semi-prepared
19.02.30.5647 - Containing unspecified meat - hermetically sealed
19.02.30.5649 - Containing unspecified meat - ready-to-eat
19.02.30.5650 - Containing unspecified meat - semi-prepared
19.02.30.5651 - Containing chicken - hermetically sealed, entrees dinners
19.02.30.5652 - Containing turkey - hermetically sealed, entrees dinners
19.02.30.5653 - Containing chicken - ready-to-eat
19.02.30.5654 - Containing veal - ready-to-eat
19.02.30.5655 - Containing pork - hermetically sealed
19.02.30.9420.02 - Instant noodles containing beef
19.02.30.9420.03 - Instant noodles containing chicken
19.02.30.9420.04 - Instant noodles containing pork
19.04.90.7192 - Prepared foods with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products
19.05.90.5606 - Egg rolls, semi-prepared, with chicken
19.05.90.5607 - Egg rolls, semi-prepared, with pork
19.05.90.5608 - Egg rolls, with other meat
19.05.90.6026 - Bakery products with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products
19.05.90.7100 - Pot stickers - with beef
19.05.90.7101 - Pot stickers - with pork
19.05.90.7102 - Pot stickers - with chicken
19.05.90.7103 - Pot stickers - with other meat
19.05.90.7341 - Pizza with meat (pre-cooked or cooked)
19.05.90.7342 - Burritos, tacos, chimichangas with meat
19.05.90.7344 - Sandwiches with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products
19.05.90.7346 - Meat pie with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products
 
This created a requirement version change to the same HS codes from all origins.
 
f) Chapter 20 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from all origins except; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States.
 
20.04.10.2008 - Other pre-cooked or otherwise prepared potatoes - Containing more than 2% but less than 20% meat products - Frozen
20.04.90.3001 - Vegetable preparations with more than 2% but less than 20 % meat - frozen
20.05.20.2085 - Potatoes - dehydrated with more than 2% but less than 20 % meat
20.05.51.2068.02 - Baked beans with pork containing more than 2% but less than 20 % meat
20.05.99.3001 - Vegetable preparations with more than 2% but less than 20 % meat
 
This created a requirement version change to the same HS codes from all origins.
 
g) Chapter 21 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-NISC" to "Refuse entry" for the following HS codes originating from all origins except; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States.
 
21.03.20.2115 - Tomato sauce with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products
21.03.90.5652 - Pork - other processed
21.03.90.5653 - Beef - hermetically sealed
21.03.90.5654 - Beef - other processed
21.03.90.5655 - Veal - hermetically sealed
21.03.90.5656 - Veal - other processed
21.03.90.5657 - Mutton - other processed
21.03.90.5658 - Lamb - other processed
21.03.90.5659 - Turkey - other processed
21.03.90.5660 - Turkey - semi-prepared
21.03.90.5661 - Chicken - hermetically sealed
21.03.90.5662 - Chicken - other processed
21.03.90.5663 - Various/combined meat
21.03.90.5664 - Other meat
21.04.10.5672 - Pork - hermetically sealed
21.04.10.5673 - Pork - other processed
21.04.10.5674 - Beef - hermetically sealed
21.04.10.5675 - Beef - other processed
21.04.10.5676 - Veal - hermetically sealed
21.04.10.5677 - Veal - other processed
21.04.10.5678 - Turkey - hermetically sealed
21.04.10.5679 - Turkey - other processed
21.04.10.5680 - Chicken - other processed
21.04.10.5681 - Mature chicken - other processed
21.04.10.5682 - Old rooster - other processed
21.04.10.5683 - Chicken, hermetically sealed
21.04.10.5684 - Mutton
21.04.10.5685 - Various/combined
21.04.10.5689 - Other meat
21.04.20.2066 - Infant foods containing two or more basic ingredients, with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products
21.06.90.1000 - Food preparations with more than 2% but less than 20% meat products
21.06.90.720601 - Meat flavour
 
This created a requirement version change to the following HS codes as well as the HS codes listed above from all origins.
 
21.03.20.2114 - Tomato sauce with less than 2% meat products
21.03.90.5665 - Other gravy/sauces containing less than 2% of meat product
21.04.10.5690 - Other soups and broths containing less than 2% of meat product
21.06.90.1001 - Food preparations with less than 2% meat products
 
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