Trade News

12 July 2006 Duty relief for Automatic Circuit Breakers The Department of Finance is reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on imports of automatic circuit breakers of a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts for use with machinery and equipment. These breakers are classified under…

12 July 2006 U.S. Senate approves drug-import plans The following article is excerpted from the 11 July 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. Senate opened the way Tuesday to let Americans import prescription drugs from Canada, seeking to ease a regulatory ban on cheaper medicine crossing the…

11 July 2006 Determination of the Safety of Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.’s Insect Resistant and Glufosinate - Ammonium Tolerant Corn (Zea mays L) Event DAS-06275-8 , Decision Document DD2006-59 This Decision Document has been prepared to explain the regulatory decision reached under the directive…

11 July 2006 Update to Directive D-95-20, "Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Grapes from Greece" Directive D-95-20, "Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Grapes from Greece", has been revised and is available on the web at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english…

11 July 2006 Update to Directive D-96-17, "Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Grapes from Lebanon" Directive D-96-17, "Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Grapes from Lebanon", has been revised and is available on the web at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect…

11 July 2006 Analysis from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The following note is from the Senior Economist at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 %. Canada's central bank stated that overall, the…

11 July 2006 Report: U.S., Russia ready to sign trade deal The following article is excerpted from the 11 July 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A compromise between the United States and Russia will reportedly be announced at Friday's G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, removing the last…

10 July 2006 Meat Hygiene Directive: 2006 - 35 This Directive makes the following changes: Update to annex, section 2.1, age determination, identification and marking of carcasses This Directive clarifies the procedures used to determine the age of animals by documentation review and/or by dentition…

10 July 2006 Meat Hygiene Directive: 2006 - 36 This Directive includes a change to section 4.6.4, postmortem inspection of calf carcasses. Please see the update available at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/meavia/mmopmmhv/direct/2006/d… http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english…

10 July 2006 Cross-Linked Polyethylene Tubing, Inquiry No. NQ-2006-001 Order issued Friday, July 7, 2006 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, concerning the dumping of single or multilayer cross-linked polyethylene tubing in nominal tubing sizes up…

10 July 2006 Changes to Canada’s Bluetongue Policy The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has revised its import policy, based on an updated scientific risk analysis, to eliminate current bluetongue-related control measures for cattle, sheep and other ruminants imported from the United States…

10 July 2006 Potential BSE Case in Alberta The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently conducting confirmatory testing at the National Reference Laboratory in Winnipeg of samples from a cow from Alberta suspected of having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Preliminary screening…

10 July 2006 Notices - ITEM 125.1 - POWDERED WHEY 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Notice are: a) to inform importers of the Minister's policies and practices respecting the administration of the 3,198,000 kilogram tariff rate quota (TRQ) for powdered whey. It should be read with the Import…

10 July 2006 Notices - ITEM 117.1 - SPECIALTY CREAMS This Notice is available on the DFAIT web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/notices/ser697-en.asp http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/notices/ser697-en.asp

10 July 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 38 was published to change the recommandation for USA as a consequence of a change in the version for the other HS codes. / Le chapitre 38 a été publié pour changer la recommandation pour les États-Unis, par conséquent un changement de version pour…

10 July 2006 Canada discussing merger of western port operations The following article is excerpted from the 10 July 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Canadian government is leading talks to merge its largest western ports in order to capture a larger share of growing trade with China…

10 July 2006 World Bank Urges Global Trade Breakthrough at G8 The following article is excerpted from the 10 July 2006 edition of “The New York Times”. Global trade talks are on the cusp of collapse and leaders of the world's most powerful industrialized and developing countries must break the…

10 July 2006 Expansion of the Panama Canal Proposed The Panama Canal Authority recently announced its recommendation to expand the Canal. The proposal, currently under consideration by the Panamanian National Assembly, is the result of years of analysis and data studies. The project would create a…