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IMO ponders move to electronic ship documents database The following article is excerpted from the 11 July 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. An International Maritime Organization committee agreed last week to explore the idea of using electronic databases holding information on certificates and…

Vancouver strike in third week The following article is excerpted from the 11 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Canadian government won't intervene in the strike by 1,000 container truckers that has shut down the movement of local traffic at the Port of Vancouver. "The federal…

Strike feared if U.S. takes over ILA The following article is excerpted from the 7 July 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. There’s growing worry in the shipping industry that a dock strike could be the end result of a racketeering complaint by the U.S. Department of Justice against the…

ILA, USMX say no strike will occur during RICO action The following article is excerpted from the 8 July 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Responding to a flurry of fears among shippers, port and terminal interests that the pending U.S. government civil RICO action against the International…

Supachai: “These negotiations are in trouble” Introductory Remarks by WTO Director-General Supachai in a press release issued on 8 July. The negotiations discussed are those for the current international Doha round. …. Frankly, it is sobering to pass from the high level of expectations and hopes…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapters 19 and 21 have been published - meat inspection system now approved for Cyprus, Czech Republic and Slovakia. 19.02.20 - Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared/Pâtes alimentaires farcies (même cuites ou autrement préparées) 19.02.30 - Other…

8 July 2005 PC 2005-1282 Regulations Amending the Storage of Goods Regulations PC 2005-1282 defines the meanings of certain weapons and firearms with regard to the Regulations Amending the Storage of Goods Regulations.

PC 2005-1281 Regulations Amending the Sale of Goods Regulations Amendment 1. Section 3 of the Sale of Goods Regulations is replaced by the following: 2. Unless the thing is spirits, specially denatured alcohol, wine, raw leaf tobacco or a tobacco product, these Regulations apply to the sale by…

PC 2005-1280 Regulations Amending the Refund of Duties Regulations Amendments 1. Section 1 of the Refund of Duties Regulations is amended. 2. Section 31 of the Regulations is replaced. 3. Paragraph 32(a) of the Regulations is repealed. 4. The portion of section 33 of the French version of the…

PC 2005-1279 Regulations Amending the Duty Free Shop Regulations Amendments to definitions of “boissons alcoolisées” and “excisable goods” and treatment of alcoholic beverages are made in this Order, which are deemed to have come into effect on 1 July 2003.

PC 2005-1278 Regulations Amending the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations Amendments 1. The definition “Department” in section 2 of the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations in repealed. 2. Paragraph 12(3)(b) of the French version of the Regulations is replaced. 3. Section 14.2 of the…

PC 2005-1277 Regulations Amending the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations Amendments 1. The definition of “intoxicating liquors” in section 2 of the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations is repealed. 2. The definition “participants’ requirement…

PC 2005-1264 Regulations Amending the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations Amendment 1. Paragraph 11(1)(e) of the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations is replaced by the following: (e) subject to subsection (3), where the goods are commercial…

Ottawa pressures Vancouver strikers The following article is excerpted from the 8 July 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The Canadian government was poised today to intervene in the strike by container truckers against the Port of Vancouver … but only if drivers and motor carriers agree to…

CN Form to be used for Forecasting Purposes The following message is from CN’s vice president of intermodal services. In face of growing import volumes at the Ports of Vancouver, CN requests that all customers submit rolling 4-week forecasts. These forecasts are already required for volumes arriving…

CFIA Western Import Service Centre will Move on July 16, 2005 The Western Import Service Centre will move on July 16, 2005. The Centre will be closed on July 16 and 17, and re-open at 7:00 am PST on July 18, 2005. During this closure the Eastern Import Service Centre (EISC) will cover all requests…

Launch of CANPASS Air Program at Edmonton International Airport On 6 July the CANPASS Air program was launched at Edmonton International Airport. CANPASS Air allows pre-approved travelers to meet border clearance obligations by using iris recognition technology, and streamlines the process of flying…

Scheduled Outage for Maintenance on 9 and 10 July 2005 The following is a message to all Electronic Commerce clients from the Canada Border Services Agency. EDI Mailbox outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday…

Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 01 was published. Colorado was added to the list of prohibited states because of vesicular stomatis. 01.01.10 - Pure-bred breeding animals | Animaux purs-sangs de reproduction 01.02 - Live bovine animals | Animaux vivants de l'espèce bovine 01.03 - Live swine…