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17 February 2009 Harper must sell Canada's importance to U.S.: Experts This article is excerpted from the 16 February 2009 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has one crucial mission when he meets Barack Obama for the first time Thursday – convince him that America's…

17 February 2009 The border is a long row to hoe The following is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “globenandmail.com”. Canada will have to be constantly lobbying to limit the protectionist damage from the ambiguous U.S. stimulus bill that President Barack Obama is signing today in…

17 February 209 Certain Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China, Notice of Final Determinations On February 16, 2009, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import…

Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 07 was published to remove the conditions for Soybean Cyst Nematode for Arizona for the following HS Codes. 07.01.90.3000.01 - Potatoes, round type (fresh or chilled) 07.01.90.3000.02 - Potatoes, long type (fresh or chilled) This created requirement version…

17 February 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 07 was published to remove the conditions for Soybean Cyst Nematode for Arizona for the following HS Codes. 07.01.90.3000.01 - Potatoes, round type (fresh or chilled) 07.01.90.3000.02 - Potatoes, long type (fresh or chilled) This created…

17 February 2009 AIRS Outage The following notice is from Import Systems Unit. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is down. At the moment, we are unable to predict when service will be restored however we will keep you informed…

17 February 2009 AIRS now available The following notice is from Import Systems Unit. We have been advised by our IT staff that the AIRS Website is now operating. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

17 February 2009 U.S. crisis batters Canadian manufacturing The following is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The economic pounding hit coast-to-coast in December, and will likely get worse. The value of Canadian manufacturing sales … plunged 8 per cent in December…

17 February 2009 US-EU Joint Customs Cooperation Committee Roadmap Toward Mutual Recognition The following note appeared on CBP website on 13 February 2009. In support of the mutual recognition efforts, the U.S. and EU agreed to the Roadmap towards Mutual Recognition of Trade Partnership Programs in…

17 February 2009 [US] Legislative Update: Food Safety, Miscellaneous Trade Bill, Trade Enforcement This article is excerpted from the 17 February 2009 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. Congress recently completed action on its top priority, an economic stimulus bill, which includes several trade…

17 February 2009 [ACE] Initial Entry Summary Capabilities to Deploy in Spring 2009 The following notice was posted by US Customs on 12 February 2009. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin implementing Automated Commercial Environment initial entry summary capabilities in spring 2009. CBP is…

17 February 2009 CBP Unmanned Aircraft Begins Operations in North Dakota The following is excerpted from the 16 February 2009 news release by CBP. Federal and state dignitaries this morning officially opened the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Unmanned Aircraft Operations Center of North Dakota…

13 February 2009 2008/09 Sugar-containing Products Quota Holders List The 2008/09 sugar-containing products quota holders list is now available on the EICS website at: http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/prod/agri/sugar-sucre….

13 February 2009 EICS: Help Desk NOT Available Today The EICS/EXCOL Telephone Help Desk is not available today Friday, 13 February 2009. The E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored until 16:00 EST. [email protected] [email protected]

13 February 2009 Update to CFIA AIRS website Chapter 30 was published with a new OGD extension. 30.01.90.1675.08 - Medical implant made of porcine collagen

13 February 2009 'Buy American' wording finalized The following is excerpted from the February 13th edition of "Toronto Start". Canadian officials took cold comfort today as the U.S. government finalized the wording of a provocative Buy American initiative with no last-minute surprises that would…

13 February 2009 Get your houses in order, Canada to tell G7 The following is excerpted from the February 13th edition of "Toronto start". Sound regulation starts at home. That's the message Canada plans to push at today's Group of Seven meeting in Rome, where the world's developed countries have…

13 February 2009 Pros and cons of Obama's trip north The following is excepted from the February 12th edition of "Toronto Star", written by Bob Hepburn. When Barack Obama visits Ottawa next Thursday, he will be all business, a dramatic change from the era when Canada-U.S. summits were filled with…

13 February 2009 Get Used to Job Losses, For Now The following was written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada A year ago, pressures on the global labour supply were intensifying. The boom years were a job machine, driving global unemployment rates down to…

13 February 2009 Chinese trade plunges, fanning worries The following is excerpted from the February 11the edition of "globeandmail.com". China's exports plunged in January amid collapsing global demand, adding to the threat of job losses and possible unrest and intensifying pressure on Beijing to…