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2 November 2005 Softwood advisors quit The following article is excerpted from the 2 November 2005 edition of “Financial Post”. Thwarted by the impasse in Canada's softwood lumber fight with the United States, two of Ottawa's key advisors on the issue -- Paul Tellier and Gordon Ritchie -- are about…

2 November 2005 CPP pensionable earnings ceiling for 2006 up to $42,100 The following announcement is available on the Canada Revenue Agency web site, at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2005/nov/nr051102-e.html. The Canada Revenue Agency announced today that the maximum pensionable…

1 November 2005 SIMA Monthly Index for November 2005 The SIMA index for November is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

1 November 2005 D0-CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist The D Series checklist is available on the CBSA web site, at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d0-checklist/README.html

1 November 2005 D15-1-91 Whole Potatoes Originating in or exported from the USA This Memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duty to importations of whole potatoes originating in or exported from the USA for use or consumption in the province of British Columbia. The Memorandum is…

1 November 2005 Update to Appendix 1 of Directive D-01-01 (Sudden Oak Death) The CFIA has updated Appendix 01, "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…

1 November 2005 CITT Appeals Hearing Schedule, November 2005 to April 2006 The hearing schedule for CITT appeals in the winter and spring is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/appeals/hearings/index_e.asp

1 November 2005 PC 2005-1822 -- Le Groupe Simoneau Inc. Anti-dumping Remission Order PC 2005-1822 is the Le Groupe Simoneau Inc. Anti-dumping Remission Order. Remission 1. Subject to section 2, remission is hereby granted of the anti-dumping duties paid or payable under the SIMA on Le Groupe…

1 November 2005 Uneasy at the border The following article is excerpted from the 1 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's once-lax border security has tightened enormously since the 2001 terrorist attacks. But huge gaps remain, as yesterday's 14-page submission from the border guards…

1 November 2005 Experts say Canadian bird flu virus likely a benign form The following article is excerpted from the 1 November 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. An avian flu in the same family as the virus that has spawned fears of a pandemic has been detected in ducks in Quebec and Manitoba but…

1 November 2005 Canada urges U.S. to 'take time' on border IDs The following article is excerpted from the 31 October 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canada urged the United States… to "take the time to get it right" in developing new border identification requirements, cautioning it to not…

31 October 2005 Lift Charges at Memphis from CN Effective Monday, Nov 21st, 2005, customers whose containers are grounded at Memphis Gateway Intermodal Terminal due to lack of available chassis upon train arrival will be required to FAX CN a document guaranteeing the charges for ancillary lifts…

31 October 2005 CN-CHECK1005 Customs Notice – Checklist (October 2005) The checklist of Customs Notices published in October 2005 is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check1005/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check1005/README.html

31 October 2005 D17-2-3 Importer Name/Account Number of Business Number Changes Section 16 of Memorandum D17-2-3 has been amended to state that requests for name changes must be presented to Customs within 90 days after the final accounting has been completed. This Memorandum is available on the…

31 October 2005 Appeal No. AP-2005-007 re Smoking Tobacco IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on July 6, 2005, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency dated May 10, 2004, with…

31 October 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 02 was published with a new end use - for United States only. / Le chapitre 02 a été publié avec une nouvelle utilisation finale pour les États-Unis seulement. 02. - Meat and Edible Meat Offal/Viandes et abats comestibles NEW END USE / NOUVELLE…

31 October 2005 CCS Points Available for Attending CFIA Western Area Information Session for Customs Brokers Members may wish to note that CCS points are available to those who attend the CFIA Western Area Information Session on 28 and 29 November 2009 in Vancouver. Details concerning this event are…

31 October 2005 NCBFAA lobbies for ‘long-term renewal’ of GSP The following article is extracted from the 31 October 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America [NCBFAA] asked the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to pursue a "timely…

31 October 2005 Australia Customs scrambles to clear cargo after bumpy computer rollout The following article is excerpted from the 31 October 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The Australian Customs Service and the import industry are feverishly working to clear a backlog of containers at ports…