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16 March 2006 Safeguard Inquiry No. CS-2005-003, Residential Furniture originating in China The following letter is from the CITT’s Acting Secretary. March 15, 2006 Mr. Vincent Routhier Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Barristers and Solicitors Patent and Trade-mark Agents Stock Exchange Tower 800…

16 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 06 and 44 were published. Conditions for Pine Shoot Beetle were added for Minnesota which resulted in version changes to existing requirements for various US states. / Les chapitres 06 et 44 ont été publiés. Des conditions pour le Grand hylésine…

16 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 06 and 44 were published. Conditions for Pine Shoot Beetle were added for Minnesota which resulted in version changes to existing requirements for various US states. / Les chapitres 06 et 44 ont été publiés. Des conditions pour le Grand hylésine…

16 March 2006 Update to Meat Hygiene Directives 2006-13 and 2006-14 The CFIA has issued update 2006-14 concerning specific requirements for France or St-Pierre and Miquelon regarding import prohibitions or restrictions dealing with certain animal products of ruminant origin. This is found on the…

16 March 2006 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Two new miscellaneous codes had to be created for the Pine Shoot Beetle (PSB) conditions. 685 - Regulated areas of PSB with bark / Régions réglementées pour le GHP avec écorce 688 - Non-regulated areas of PSB with bark / Régions non réglementées pour le GHP…

16 March 2006 CPR International Tariff Rule Changes The following notice is from CPR’s General Manager, International. Canadian Pacific Railway will be implementing the following changes in our Rules Circular which are outlined below: Effective April 1, 2006 Items 680, 730 & 770 - collection of…

16 March 2006 Revised Participants’ Information Document Please be advised the CFIA Automated Import System (AIS) Participant's Information Document has been updated to reflect ongoing changes. The newest version, with an issue date of February 2006, is available on the CSCB web site, at http://www…

16 March 2006 Update to Appendix 3 of Directive D-95-03, Asian Gypsy Moth – Plant Protection Policy for Ships Appendix 3, "LIST OF SHIPS THAT VISITED RUSSIAN FAR EAST PORTS DURING THE 2005 HIGH RISK PERIOD", of Directive D-95-03, "ASIAN GYPSY MOTH (Lymantria dispar L.) - PLANT PROTECTION POLICY FOR…

16 March 2006 Ontario farmers plan border protest The following article is extracted from the 15 March 2006 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Southwestern Ontario farmers say they plan to create a traffic jam Friday at Canada's second busiest border crossing. Plans for a two-hour traffic slowdown on…

16 March 2006 U.S. corn trade war inches closer The following article is extracted from the 16 March 2006 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Ottawa moved closer yesterday to a trade war with Washington over U.S. farm subsidies that could see long-term tariffs on grain corn imports -- a measure opponents…

16 March 2006 Inflation Report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce The following is excerpted from a report by the Senior Economist at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Core inflation, which excludes the eight volatile components identified by the Bank of Canada, increased by 1.7% between February…

16 March 2006 Is Business Ready for a Flu Pandemic? The following article is extracted from the 16 March 2006 edition of “The New York Times”. Governments worldwide have spent billions planning for a potential influenza pandemic: buying medicines, running disaster drills, developing strategies for…

16 March 2006 U.S. welcomes delay on EU wood packing rule The following article is excerpted from the 16 March 2006 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The delay of a European Union rule that would ban wood packing material with tree bark still attached will give nations more time to study its…

The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA. The following is to advise that the CBSA’s Legal team has asked the Electronic Commerce Unit to develop a “collective” term to describe the entire set of Participants Requirements Documents (CADEX, ACROSS, RNS, CSA Importer, CSA…

15 March 2006 Final Determination of Dumping and Subsidizing respecting Unprocessed Grain Corn On 15 March 2006 the CBSA, pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the SIMA, made a final determination of dumping and subsidizing respecting unprocessed grain corn, excluding seed corn (for reproductive…

15 March 2006 Statement by the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister Responsible for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Based on information provided by officials from the United States Department of Agriculture, yesterday’s confirmation of bovine spongiform…

15 March 2006 Update to Appendix 1 of Directive D-00-07, Import and domestic requirements for fresh fruits and plants of hosts of apple maggot into British Columbia from Mexico, the continental United Sates and infested areas of Canada Appendix 1, "Counties in the Continental United States which are…

15 March 2006 DCHECK FEB 06 D Series Table of Contents and Checklist The D Series Checklist and Table of Contents updated for February, 2006 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/dcheck_feb_06/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/dcheck_feb_06/README…