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20 June 2008 Help Desk NOT Available on 20 June 2008 EICS / EXCOL Bulletin - 20 June 2008 The EICS/EXCOL Telephone Help Desk isnot available today Friday 20 June, 2008. The E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored until 16:00 EST. [email protected] [email protected]…

20 June 2008 ACI Update in CSCB Toronto Region, Revised Date -- 24 June 2008 The CSCB Toronto Region is offering a seminar entitled “ACI Update -- Where have we been, where we are at and e-Manifest, the future”, on 24 June 2008. The event will take place at the Four Points Sheraton (formerly Day’s…

20 June 2008 July 2008 Softwood Lumber Quotas Now Available Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for July 2008 are now available in EICS. Members are advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual July allocation.

20 June 2008 Importation of Offshore Vehicles and Goods That May Contain Contaminated Soil CBSA in Calgary has issued a notice indicating that goods such as used vehicles, equipment, machinery, etc. contaminated with foreign soil will be refused entry. This notice is found on the CSCB web site, at…

20 June 2008 CFIA Directives (meat) The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/direct… MHD 2008-15 Amendment to Chapter 11 - Section 11.2.3 - Introduction and Section 11.7.3 - USA MHD…

McCain stumps for NAFTA The following article is excerpted from the 20 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Friday defended free trade and opposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. McCain supported the…

The following messages were sent on 20 June: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (other) Importation of Offshore Vehicles and Goods... 2. Canadian Customs Articles Thou must not forsake a beneficial partnership Funding boost for Canada ports 3. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (AIRS) CFIA Connection…

20 June 2008 CFIA Connection Problems There was an unexpected interruption in EDI processing this morning (June 20th 2008). This is to inform you that the EDI communication problems we were experiencing are now resolved. All systems are functioning normally, however there is a 1 hour backlog…

20 June 2008 Government of Canada Announces New Air Agreement with Panama The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 19 June 2008. A new air transport agreement with the Republic of Panama, a long-standing bilateral partner in Central America, was announced today by the Honourable…

20 June 2008 Funding boost for Canada ports The following article is excerpted from the 20 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canada this week looked to give its largest ports a competitive edge on rivals in the United States by easing restrictions on borrowing and dropping a ban on…

20 June 2008 Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and its Salts and Certain Other Compounds The proposed Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and its Salts and Certain Other Compounds Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the proposed Regulations) are to be made under subsection 93(1) and section 319 of the Canadian…

20 June 2008 McCain stumps for NAFTA The following article is excerpted from the 20 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Friday defended free trade and opposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. McCain…

19 June 2008 Memorandum D11-4-16, Advance Rulings Under Free Trade Agreements Form B227, Request for a Free Trade Agreement Advance Ruling or for a Review of a Free Trade Agreement Advance Ruling, has been cancelled by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Changes have been made to the…

19 June 2008 CADEX/CUSDEX Outage, 21 and 22 June 2008 Message ACI08-050 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients. Please note that there is a partial outage planned this weekend. The CADEX and CUSDEC systems will be unavailable from 9:00 pm Saturday June 21st until 3:00 am…

19 June 2008 Appeal No. AP-2006-029, J. Walter Company Ltd. V. CBSA Decision and reasons issued, Friday, May 30, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on June 15, 2007, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the President of the…

19 June 2008 CORRECTOR from CP: United States Statutory Holiday Service Request Process for July 4th, 2008 CPR will maintain train operations over the 4th of July holiday to minimize disruption to our customers' traffic and ensure a fluid network. Please review and respond on the following item so…

19 June 2008 Binational Effort One Step Closer to a New Border Crossing between Windsor and Detroit The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 18 June 2008. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Stockwell Day…

19 June 2008 Airport to cut fees for cargo carriers The following article is excerpted from the 19 June 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The operator of Toronto's Pearson International Airport plans to reduce air cargo landing fees in an effort to win back lost business, but there are no…

19 June 2008 Canadian Chamber Economic Update - Inflation Report In May, the headline inflation rate (as measured by the All-items Consumer Price Index - CPI) jumped 2.2% year-over-year, up from 1.7% in the prior month. The acceleration was the sharpest since September 2007. The main contributor to…

19 June 2008 Higher logistics costs taking bigger bite of GDP: Survey This article is extracted from the 18 June 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Business logistics costs in 2007 exceeded 10 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product for the first time in eight years, to 10.1 percent, as…