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This message is to advise you that CFIA has an outage scheduled for Saturday October 29, 2011 - 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM EST. Please submit all urgent Requests for Release via the paper process to your Import Service Centre. The AIRS tool will remain available to you via the CFIA website and any EDI transaction submitted during the down time will be held in the work queue and processed through the system once it is back up. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2011-10-27 AP-2010-033 AP-2010-042 Contech Holdings Canada Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-11-10 AP-2010-068 6572243 Canada Ltd. o/a Kwality Imports Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-11-15 AP-2011-009 Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Customs Act Public Hearing 2011-11-17 AP-2011-010 AP-2011-019 Commonwealth Wholesale Corp. Customs Act Public Hearing

The following is excerpted from a 24 October 2011 report by the World Customs Organization. Upon the invitation of Jacek Kapica, Director General of Polish Customs, and of the European Union (EU), Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya participated in the “Towards better cooperation” Eastern Neighbourhood Customs Cooperation Seminar, held from 19 to 21 October 2011 in Krakow, Poland. This report is available in its entirety at:

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-062) - Update We are now able to process CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and Query requests. __________________________________________________

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-062). We are not processing CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and Query requests, however, AO queries are being processed. There is no ETA. __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 19-20 October 2011 report by the World Customs Organization. On 19 and 20 October 2011, the Deputy Secretary General of the WCO, Sergio Mujica, took part in the International Forum “Customs-Business: International Aspects of Cooperation”, co-organized by the WCO and the Russian Federal Customs Service (RFCS) in Moscow, Russia. This report is available in its entirety at:

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-061) UPDATE We are now able to send CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release query responses. __________________________________________________

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-061) We are unable to send CADEX and CUSDEC B3s AND AO release query responses. There is no ETA. __________________________________________________

CCS designates are reminded that the third and last quiz of 2011 is due this Thursday, October 27th at 2pm EDT. The quiz is available in English and French, and is free of charge! Don’t miss your chance to gain ten (10) professional development points towards maintenance of the CCS designation. December is right around the corner! __________________________________________________

Members may be interested in the following, published on 22 October 2011 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Notice No. HA-2011-014 - Appeals (please note, there are two appeals under this notice) http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-10-22/html/commis-eng.html#… __________________________________________________

Members may be interested in the following, published on 15 October 2011 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Environment, Dept. of the, and Dept. of Health Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-10-15/html/reg2-eng.html __________________________________________________

Serial No. 803 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Notice is to outline the Minister's policies and practices respecting supplementary imports of dairy products. 1.2 This Notice should be read with the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and the EIPA Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment relevant sections of the EIPA and EIPA Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister's normal practices and procedures.

Serial No. 806 1. Purpose 1.1 The purposes of this Notice are: a. to inform importers of the Minister's policies and practices respecting the administration of the 484,000 kg tariff rate quota (TRQ) for ice cream and ice cream novelties for 2012. It should be read with the Import Allocation Regulations and the Import Permit Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment these Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister's normal practices and procedures; and

Serial No. 802 1.0 Purpose 1.1 This Notice sets out the Minister’s policies and practices respecting supplementary imports of eggs and egg products. 1.2 This Notice should be read with the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and the EIPA Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment relevant sections of the EIPA and Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister’s normal practices and procedures. This Notice is available in its entirety on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website at:

Serial No: 804 1.0 Purpose 1.1 This Notice sets out the Minister's policies and practices respecting supplemental imports for beef and veal. It should be read with the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and the EIPA Regulations. Where elements of the present Notice augment the EIPA and the EIPA Regulations, those elements are to be read as expressions of the Minister's normal practices and procedures. 1.2 This Notice replaces Notice to Importers No. 785, dated November 5, 2010, and is effective immediately.

This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th, 2011. 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 and 7am EST. __________________________________________________

a) Chapter 01 was published to add the end use "Display in a zoo and public aquarium" to the following HS codes for the United States. 01.05.19.1014.01 Ducks over 3 days old 01.05.19.1018.01 Geese over 3 days old. 01.05.99.1014 Ducks. 01.05.99.1018 Geese. 01.06.39.2092 Small water fowl other than ducks and geese over 3 days old. For more information, please contact the animal health office near you.

CSCB wishes to remind all designates of the Job Posting Service available on our website. When a CSCB member company has a job available, they post it. CCS designates have exclusive access to these online postings. To access, CCS designates need to log into their accounts, locate the 'Recent Job Postings’ box and click on a job title. Check it out - you might find just what you're looking for! __________________________________________________

Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for NOVEMBER 2011 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual NOVEMBER allocation. __________________________________________________

The following is excerpted from a 20 October 2011 news release by CBP. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the establishment of two industry-specific centers: the Center of Excellence and Expertise – Electronics in Los Angeles and the Center of Excellence and Expertise – Pharmaceuticals in New York.