Trade News

7 February 2008 Message from CN re Minimum Temperature Setting - Heated CNRUs It has come to our attention that the requested temperature setting close to the freezing point has not been sufficient to protect products from sustaining freezing damage while handled in our Retail Intermodal heated…

7 February 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 06 was published to modify the recommendations for the followingHS codes for the Continental United States. 06.02.10.0011.65 Ash - Unrooted plants06.02.90.0023.25 Ash - rooted plants B) A registration type was created for the end use of…

7 February 2008 Vancouver pact back on The following article is excerpted from the 6 February 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A port pact rejected by representatives of 3,000 British Columbia dockworkers at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert is back on again, with modifications, and…

7 February 2008 U.S. May Be Backsliding on Security: Chertoff This article is excerpted from the 7 February 2008 edition of “The New York Times”. From weak border controls to the risk of chemical bombs, the United States could be backsliding on national security since the September 11 attacks…

6 February 2008 Update to Directive D-07-05, "Phytosanitaryrequirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the hemlock woollyadelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) from the United States and within Canada" Directive D-07-05, "Phytosanitaryrequirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the…

6 February 2008 Revision to Directive D-94-25, "Plant Protection Import Requirements for Ginseng (Panax spp.)" Directive D-94-25, "Plant Protection Import Requirements for Ginseng (Panax spp.)", has been revisedand is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d…

6 February 2008 GAO Questions Usefulness of Third-Party Inspections for Food Safety This article is excerpted from the 6 February 2008 edition of “World Trade\Interactive”. In testimony to a House subcommittee last week, a Government Accountability Office director questioned the usefulness of…

6 February 2008 WTO drafts see no progress on Doha accord The following article is excerpted from the 6 February 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. This week’s upcoming compromise drafts for resolving the Doha Round impasse will reveal that major disagreements still exist between rich and…

5 February 2008 Notice of Intent to Conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Canada-Jordan Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) Closing date: February 18, 2008 The Government of Canada will undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (EA) of the negotiations for…

5 February 2008 Notice regarding CN Service Weather conditions have returned to seasonal norms, and as a result, CN's operations have returned to normal winter conditions. Length restrictions have been reduced, and traffic backlogs have been cleared throughout most of our Western Canada network.

5 February 2008 Peerless Clothing Inc. (Polyester Tuxedo Facing), Request No. TR-2007-003 On July 14, 1994, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) received terms of reference1 from the Minister of Finance (the Minister) pursuant to section 19 of the Canadian International Trade…

5 February 2008 Update to CRIA AIRS Web Site A) Chapter 05 was published to create a new requirement Id for the following HS codes for Mauritania. 05.11.91.1994 Fish meal (made exclusively of fish bones or shells of crustaceans) 05.11.99.1995.17 Fish meal (made exclusively of fish bones or shells of…

5 February 2008 Business pushes for new tax relief The following article is excerpted from the 4 February 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The federal government is coming under heavy pressure to sweeten research and development subsidies for business – by as much as $1-billion a year – even as…

5 February 2008 U.S. to Negotiate Investment, Financial Services Deal with Asia-Pacific Countries This article is excerpted from the 5 February 2008 edition of “WorldTrade\Interactive”. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced Feb. 4 that the U.S. will join negotiations on investment…

5 February 2008 China growth seen slowing This article is excerpted from the 5 February 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The World Bank revised its growth forecast for the Chinese economy in 2008 to 9.6 percent, down from an earlier forecast of 10.8 percent, as a result of the downturn in…

4 February 2008 SIMA Index for February, 2008 The SIMA index for February is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/monthly-eng.html

4 February 2008 Decision Document DD2008-69, Determination of the Safety of Pioneer Hi-Bred Production Ltd.’s Sulfonylurea-Tolerant ExpressSun™ Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) SU7 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under Dir94-08 Assessment Criteria…