Trade News

Please be advised that the following document has been amended on the web site: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) of Deer and Elk

This Working Paper contains some observations concerning the evolution of trade and trade-related policies in the Asia-Pacific region since the establishment in 1989 of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM), whose goal is to improve the transparency of these policies.

The following is excerpted from a 16 September 2011 news release by the International Chamber of Commerce.

The following is excerpted from the 16 September 2011 edition of Canadian Transportation & Logistics ”ctl.ca”.

The following is from the 15 September 2011 edition of American Shipper.

Over 200 panellists and some 1,500 participants will be seeking answers to global trade challenges at this year’s WTO Public Forum, to be held at WTO Headquarters from 19 to 21 September... This news item is available on the WTO website at:

Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2008-012R P.L. Light Systems Canada Inc. Customs Act

The following is excerpted from the 16 Setpember 2011 edition of World Trade\INTERACTIVE

The following is excerpted from a 15 September 2011 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

The following is excerpted from a 15 September 2011 news release by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-056) Saturday, September 17th, 2011

a) Chapter 17 was published to add the conditions for the end use "Livestock feed" for the following OGD extension. 17.03.90.7101 - Sugar beet molasses (blackstrap)

Please note that the Contacts - Canadian Centre for Veterinary Biologics has been amended. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/vetbio/conpere.shtml

The following is excerpted from the 15 September 2011 edition of The Ottawa Citizen.

The following is excerpted from a 15 September 2011 release by the International Chamber of Commerce.

CBSA has released Customs Notice CN11-0116, Mandatory HS Codes – Criteria for Use of the "Zero-Class Code". The CSCB is represented on the BCCC PARS-EDI subcommittee and participated in the discussions leading up to this notice. Members were given a heads-up about the zero-class code on August 23rd.

The International Chamber of Commerce’s Institute of World Business Law is offering a PIDA training on international commercial arbitration that will study a mock case under the recently unveiled 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration.

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for August 2011 is available on the CSCB website at:

Members may be interested in the following, published on 15 September 2011 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Order 2011-66-04-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List.

The following is from the 15 September 2011 edition of "www.embassymag.ca".