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16 April 2008 Release Request Report for March, 2008 The CBSA has provided an update regarding release requests for March, 2008. This chart is found on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/march2008releaserequests.xls

16 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 03 was published with a new OGD extension. 03.07.91.8991.10 - Clam - Seed

16 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 12 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for the HS codes listed below - end use of "Propagation" and miscellaneous code of "Small "lots"/Commercially packed". 12.09.91.0070.01 - Onion (seed) 12.09…

16 April 2008 SWLN5, Exporters of Softwood Lumber Products – Certification of Independent Remanufacturers The above-mentioned Notice from the Canada Revenue Agency outlines procedures for the certification of independent remanufacturers. It is available on the CRA web site, at: http://www.cra-arc.gc…

16 April 2008 U.S. food, drug agents plan goods inspections This article is excerpted from the 16 April 2008 edition of the “Toronto Star”. U.S. food and drug regulators will start working in China next month once Beijing gives its final approval, the top U.S. health official said yesterday. Health…

16 April 2008 BIS Official Outlines How Export Compliance Programs are Evaluated The following article is excerpted from the 16 April 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. A Bureau of Industry and Security official recently discussed publicly for the first time the nine principles the agency…

16 April 2008 USAID invests $7.9 million to ease South Asian customs processes This article is excerpted from the 16 April 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Agency for International Development will invest $7.9 million to develop an automated program to significantly reduce the time it…

15 April 2008 Memorandum D15-2-13, Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate and High Strength Low Alloy Plate This memorandum is being revised to reflect the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s orders, dated January 9, 2008, continuing the order regarding certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate…

15 April 2008 2008 Atlantic Region Annual Conference - Registration Package Now Available The CSCB Atlantic Region 2008 conference and annual general meeting, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 24 at the Prince George Hotel in Halifax. This year’s theme is “Managing Change: What You And…

15 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 02, 03, 16, 19 and 21 were published. Separate requirements were created for the end use of "Canadian goods returning" for the following HS codes. 02.08.40 - Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs…

15 April 2008 Bank of Canada's Business Outlook Survey‏ The following note is from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Bank of Canada released its Business Outlook survey results today [14 April]. … - Overall, 36% of firms expect greater sales volume over the next 12 months,26% see no change, and 38%…

15 April 2008 Time to turf a customer? You many want to reconsider The following article is excerpted from the 15 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Consultants increasingly advise firing unprofitable or unpalatable customers to focus more intently on the rest. But a study of executives who…

15 April 2008 Why Canada should strike a free-trade deal with Colombia The following article is excerpted from the 15 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bush administration, to its credit, has taken the risk of putting a free-trade deal with Colombia before Congress, where the prospects…

15 April 2008 Taiwan lawmaker questions container security expenditures This article is extracted from the 15 April 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. A Taiwanese legislator has asked the Ministry of Justice to investigate why the country is footing the bill for the U.S. Container Security…

14 April 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 02 was published. The end uses of "Further processing, Human consumption, Institutional use, Other end uses, Retail use, and Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution" were added for the following HS codes. 02.08.50.8014 -…

14 April 2008 Montreal plans to increase capacity The following article is excerpted from the 11 April 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The Port of Montreal saw a 9.4 percent increase in containerized cargo and a 3.6 percent increase in total volume, which rose to 26 million tons in 2007, said…

14 April 2008 More rate cutting likely, central bank head indicates The following article is extracted from the 14 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Bank of Canada Governor said he's worried the country's credit markets will get tighter, an indication that he will again cut interest…

14 April 2008 ITC Examines Chinese Government Efforts to Influence Economic Decision Making This article is extracted from the 14 April 2008 edition of “World\Trade Interactive”. The International Trade Commission has recently made public a report examining the practices and policies that China’s…

14 April 2008 Scan-all a trade barrier: EC This article is excerpted from the 14 April 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The European Union says that 100-percent scanning of all containers bound for the United States has a high risk of disrupting trade without appreciably improving security…

11 April 2008 Revision to Appendix 4, "Commodity-specific Import Requirements for All Other Countries Where LBAM Is Known to Occur", of Directive D-07-03 Appendix 4, "Commodity-specific Import Requirements for All Other Countries Where LBAM Is Known to Occur", of Directive D-07-03, "Plant Protection…