Trade News

14 July 2005 Update to Directive D-02-04, "Phytosanitary requirements for the importation from the continental United States and for domestic movement of commodities regulated for blueberry maggot" Appendix 1, "BLUEBERRY MAGGOT REGULATED AREAS IN CANADA", of Directive D-02-04, "Phytosanitary…

14 July 2005 Update to Directive D-94-22, "To prevent the introduction and spread of pine shoot beetle" Appendix 1, the "List of pine shoot beetle infested areas in Canada and the United States", of Directive D-94-22, "To prevent the introduction and spread of pine shoot beetle", has been revised…

14 July 2005 Relocation of Western Import Service Centre The CFIA Western Import Service Centre (WISC) will be moving on July 15th (instead of July 16th), 2005 to a new location. The new mailing address will be: Suite 400 - 4321 Still Creek Drive Burnaby, BC, V5C 6S7 The telephone numbers will…

14 July 2005 No progress in Vancouver strike The following article is extracted from the 14 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Talks aimed at ending the near three-week strike by container truckers at the Port of Vancouver … have made no progress, representatives of the shipping…

14 July 2005 Canadian surplus shrinks The following article is extracted from the 13 July 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada's trade surplus narrowed to $3.99-billion in May as imports of energy and forestry products soared and lower oil prices pushed exports down, Statistics Canada said…

B4 Personal Effects Accounting Document This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b4/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b4/README.html

Minutes of ACI EDI Air Cargo and Conveyance Reporting Meeting, June 2005 The CBSA has released minutes from the ACI EDI Air Cargo and Conveyance Reporting Technical Information Session held in Ottawa on 14 June 2005. Some of the information contained in the minutes may vary from what was presented…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 09 was published with new extensions. / Le chapitre 09 a été publié avec des nouvelles extensions. 09.10.10.0003 - Ginger, frozen, diced/Gingembre, congelé, en cubes 09.10.10.0004 - Ginger, frozen, other/Gingembre, congelé, autre

Appeal No. AP-2004-052 Arwen Long v. CBSA IN THE MATTER OF an appeal filed under section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a letter dated May 26, 2005, from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal directing Ms. Arwen Long to show cause why the above-noted…

Expiry Review No. RR-2004-007, Refined Sugar NOTICE OF CHANGE OF DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING On February 17, 2005, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal gave notice that it had, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, initiated an expiry review of its orders made on…

Safeguard Inquiry No. CS-2005-001, Certain Outdoor Barbeques Decision and reasons issued Monday, July 11, 2005 IN THE MATTER OF a safeguard inquiry in respect of China, under subsection 30.22(3) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, respecting: CERTAIN OUTDOOR BARBEQUES DECISION TO…

Certain Outdoor Barbeques, Safeguard Inquiry No. CS-2005-001 Notice of Decision to Commence a Safeguard Inquiry in respect of China This Notice to commence a Safeguard Inquiry into certain outdoor barbeques from the PRC is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/safeguar…

PC 2005-1273 Regulations Amending the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (Canada – Korea) PC 2005-1273 makes amendments to the regulations amending the CITT Procurement Inquiry Regulations (Canada – Korea). These amendments come into force on 1 September 2005.

Injunction clears Vancouver gates The following article is excerpted from the 12 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. A judge issued an injunction against protestors after demonstrations turned violent in a strike by container truckers at the Port of Vancouver…. At the same time, a…

Container Truckers’ Strike – Not All Gates are Cleared Further to the article from yesterday’s “Journal of Commerce”, indicating that an order had been issued prohibiting demonstrations concerned with the container truckers’ strike in Vancouver terminals, we have heard from one of our associate…

Notes from Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters to US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations The following is from notes prepared by the Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the CME, for delivery at a US Senate hearing in Washington today. ….Our borders are both more secure and better managed…

U.S. textile makers petition for protection from Chinese imports The following article is excerpted from the 12 July 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. textile, apparel and fiber-producing trade associations on [11 July] filed four new safeguard petitions covering eight categories of textile…

Export ABCs: Schedule B numbers The following article is excerpted from the 11 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Export control compliance has become a growth industry. The Commerce, Treasury and State Departments administer separate export control regimes, while a host of federal…

Rules and Procedures with respect to Electronic Transmission of Documents The Tribunal is reviewing its rules and procedures with respect to the electronic transmission of documents to the Tribunal, to counsel and to unrepresented parties. The Tribunal is in the early stages of a project that would…

CBSA Wants to Introduce A Fairness Initiative (Again) The Honourable Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), announced on 11 July the launch of a consultation process on a new…