Trade News

15 September 2006 Canada Requests a WTO Panel on China’s Treatment of Auto Parts The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on 15 September. The Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of International Trade… today announced that…

15 September 2006 Congress Passes Major Security Measures This article is excerpted from the 15 September 2006 issue of “The New York Times”. Congress is scrambling to pass long-delayed domestic and border security bills, as Republicans and the Democrats try to control the issues ahead of the…

15 September 2006 Import Certificates Proposed to Shrink Trade Gap This article is excerpted from the 15 September 2006 edition of “The New York Times”. Any company that wants to import goods into the United States would have to get a government certificate, under a plan to eliminate the nation’s…

15 September 2006 Canada, U.S., EU to bring auto tariffs to WTO The following article is excerpted from the 15 September 2006 edition of “Toronto Star”. Canada, the United States and the European Union are expected to ask the World Trade Organization today to establish a panel to hear their…

14 September 2006 No Asian Strains of Avian Influenza Detected to date in Canada's 2006 Wild Bird Survey The following is excerpted from a news release issued on 13 September 2006 by the Canadian Wildlife Centre. …The wild bird AI survey is a cooperative effort involving the Canadian Cooperative…

14 September 2006 Release Requests for August, 2006 The CBSA has provided statistics on release requests for July, 2006; these are available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/aug06.xls http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/aug06.xls

14 September 2006 Bioterrorism measure unnecessary, Canada says The following article is excerpted from the 14 September 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Messages on this subject sent to members previously include: http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm?ID=13294 http://www.cscb.ca/050/rs_prev_e.cfm…

14 September 2006 Canadians say trading future lies with Asia The following article is extracted from the 14 September 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadians see Asia -- including the rising superpower China -- supplanting the United States as the key to their economic prosperity within two…

14 September 2006 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Emphasizes Trade Role - New Office of Trade will Consolidate Functions This news release was issued by US Customs and Border Protection on 13 September 2006. U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced the formation of a new office…

14 September 2006 Customs Update: Ford vs. Customs This article is extracted from Susan Kohn Ross’s “Customs Update” column in the 13 September 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Ms. Ross’s previous article on this subject is also available in the CSCB reference system, at http://www.cscb.ca…

13 September 2006 Importer Fined for Illegally Importing Fish The following is excerpted from a news release issued by the CFIA on 12 September, and found on their web site at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/projud/2006/20060912e.shtml. On August 10, 2006, five convictions and $9,000 in…

13 September 2006 Timely Information about the CSCB Annual Conference and AGM Our conference theme this year is “Be Prepared: Compliance Strategies for Customs Professionals”. A critical element of preparation is reflection upon and assessment of the future, its risks and opportunities. Leading…

13 September 2006 Meat Hygiene Directive: 2006–47 Chapter 11 Update to Annex R-3 regarding Saudi Arabia and Georgia Minor spelling correction Please replace pages 78 to 85 of the introduction to Chapter 11 in the Manual of Procedures with the replacement pages found at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca…

13 September 2006 Non-profit bodies to manage softwood proceeds, U.S. says The following article is excerpted from the 13 September 2006 edition of “The Toronto Star”. The United States announced yesterday that $450 million in the softwood lumber agreement will be distributed by non-profit…

13 September 2006 Softwood deal is built to last, U.S. trade envoy says This article is excerpted from the 13 September 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The United States' top trade official said Washington wants a decade of peace on the softwood lumber front and has no intention of prematurely…

13 September 2006 US Senate passes fee extension to fund port security This article is excerpted from the 12 September 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Senate on Tuesday passed a proposal that extends two Customs user fees in order to generate more than $800 million to fund port…

12 September 2006 Update to Directive D-03-11, "Plant Protection import requirements for fresh pears (Pyrus spp.) from Japan" This list server provides notification that Directive D-03-11, "Plant Protection import requirements for fresh pears (Pyrus spp.) from Japan", has been revised and is…

12 September 2006 Directive D-05-01, Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the hemlock woolly adelgid Members are asked to comment on the above-mentioned directive from CFIA, by 13 October 2006. Please send your comments to the CSCB national office, at [email protected]…