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25 August 2006 Update to Directive D-01-01, " Phytosanitary Requirements re Sudden Oak Death Appendix 1, "List of Plant Genera Regulated for Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden Oak Death)", of Directive D-01-01, " Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum", has been revised…

25 August 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 20 was published with new extensions. / Le chapitre 20 a été publié avec des nouvelles extensions. 20.08.99.2200 - Hijiki seaweed / Varech Hijiki 20.08.99.2201 - Other type of seaweed / Autre type de varech

25 August 2006 Agreement to Maintain Books and Records Outside of Canada The CBSA has provided an updated version of the Agreement to Maintain Books and Records Outside of Canada. This is available on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca/070/docs/AGREEMENT28.pdf http://www.cscb.ca/070/docs…

25 August 2006 Request for Tariff Relief on Certain Edible Gelatin The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request the Department has received for tariff relief on certain edible gelatin for use in Canadian manufacturing. They propose to amend tariff item No. 3503.00.10 by adding…

25 August 2006 APHIS makes inspection user fees permanent This article is excerpted from the 24 August 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The [US] Department of Agriculture's Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service has issued a final rule governing user fees charged for agricultural…

25 August 2006 Notice of proposed rulemaking The following notice is from the US Federal Registry on 24 August 2006. The current regulations in title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations allow CBP to collect a merchandise processing fee (MPF) on imported shipments to recoup administrative expenses…

25 August 2006 US to remove inspection exemption for all Canadian ag shipments The following article is excerpted from the 25 August 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued an interim rule to remove all inspection…

25 August 2006 Free trade talks could follow U.S.-Asean pact The following article is excerpted from the 25 August 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The United States … signed a trade and investment framework agreement with Southeast Asian nations, a move that could pave the way for…

24 August 2006 Test Environment Outage, 27 August to 7 September 2006 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients who transmit data to the CBSA TEST environment. In order to complete a systems migration, the Customs EDI TEST system will be unavailable from August 27th, 2006, until…

24 August 2006 CN651 Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Yarmouth) CN651 adivses that effective 31 August 2006 Bluenose Customs Brokers Ltd. in Yarmouth, NS will surrender their highway sufferance warehouse licence. The CBSA has decided not to advertise for a new highway sufferance warehouse at…

24 August 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site a) Chapter 05 was published to add a new extension. / Le chapitre 05 a été publié pour ajouter un prolongement. 05.10.00.1286.10 Lagomorph (rabbit) / Lagomorphe (lapin) 05.11.99.1297.13 Lagomorph (rabbit) / Lagomorphe (lapin) 05.11.99.1298.13 Lagomorph…

24 August 2006 BSE Confirmed in Alberta The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 23 August 2006, and found at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2006/20060823e.shtml Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was today confirmed by the Canadian Food…

24 August 2006 Copper Pipe Fittings, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2006-001 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF CERTAIN COPPER PIPE FITTINGS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF…

24 August 2006 VIT Gate Hours from CN Effective August 28, 2006, CN's Vancouver Intermodal Terminal will be reducing its gate hours to the following: 05:00-22:00 Monday - Friday 06:00-22:00 Saturday 06:00-16:00 Sunday Crane hours remain unchanged.

The following messages were sent on 24 August: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (electronic commerce) Test Environment Outage, 27 August to 7 September 2. Canada Border Services Agency (notices and memos) CN651 Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure... 3. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (AIRS) Update…

24 August 2006 Canada and Ontario Improving Highway 402 Leading to Sarnia Federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon and Ontario Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield today announced the start of a project to rebuild Highway 402 east of Sarnia to…

24 August 2006 Asian trade bloc would rival NAFTA, EU The following article is extracted from the 24 August 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Backed by the economic muscle of Japan and China, a new free-trade zone representing almost half of the world's population could soon be emerging in Asia to…

24 August 2006 CBP seeks power to recover disposal costs for abandoned ag shipments This article is excerpted from the 24 August 2006 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Inspection is considering a policy to bill back to importers the cost of destroying or re-exporting abandoned…

23 August 2006 Revision to Directive D-94-22, "Plant Protection Requirements on Pine Plants and Pine Materials to Prevent the Entry and Spread of Pine Shoot Beetle" Appendix 1, "List of pine shoot beetle infested areas in Canada and the United States", of Directive D-94-22, "Plant Protection…