Trade News

3 December 2004 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 12 was published (US only). 12.01.00.0110 - Soybean (seeds)/Fève de soja (semences) North Dakota has been confirmed with soybean cyst nematode./Le Dakota du Nord a été confirmé avec le nématode kystes du soya. Chapter 16 was published with new…

3 December 2004 Textile and Apparel Restraint Agreements Message to the Industry - Textile & Clothing, December 3, 2004 Textile and Apparel Restraint Agreements Involving WTO Non-members This is to inform importers, brokers and other interested parties that the five bilateral restraint agreements…

3 December 2004 EICS Bulletin SCEI - Christmas Hours of Operation The following message is from the EICB. The EICS will close at 20:00 EST (8pm) on Friday December 24th and will resume at 04:00 EST Monday December 27th as per normal. Monday and Tuesday, December 27 & 28 2004 are designated…

3 December 2004 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2004-003 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: THE DUMPING OF LAMINATE FLOORING ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, FRANCE…

3 December 2004 Port of Montreal Tariff Increase from CPR The following message is from the General Manager – International, of CPR. Based on the recent notice from the Board of Directors of the Port of Montreal Authority, all Montreal Port Authority railway tariffs will be increased by two per cent…

3 December 2004 New phase of U.S. Canada freight shipment scrutiny to begin at Quebec border The following article is excerpted from the 2 December 2004 edition of the “Ottawa Citizen”. New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Quebec will extend an initiative aimed at intercepting containerized freight…

3 December 2004 Marine Security Contribution Program Open for Applications The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 2 December 2004. Transport Canada is now accepting applications for the first round of funding under the Marine Security Contribution Program, announced in May 2004…

3 December 2004 Bush Names Ex-Police Chief to Top Security Post The following article is excerpted from the 3 December 2004 edition of “The New York Times”. President Bush today nominated Bernard B. Kerik, the street-savvy former New York City police commissioner, to replace Tom Ridge as secretary…

2 December 2004 Outage due to Technical Problems with ACROSS The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit. Due to technical problems in ACROSS, CBSA officers are unable to process EDI transactions. There is no ETA. For immediate release of goods, please submit paper. This impacts all…

2 December 2004 Scheduled Maintenance Outages for 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at CBSA. Members are advised that they can expect scheduled maintenance outages on the following Sundays, generally in the early morning: January 16 February 20 March 13 April 10 May 8…

2 December 2004 CSCB Prairie Region Seasonal Get Together – Update Members in Prairie Region who are planning to attend the get together on 16 December are asked to note that the event will be held at the Kelsey’s Restaurant at Polo Park. Hope you can make it!

2 December 2004 ACROSS System Restored The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Members are advised that the ACROSS system has been restored. The CBSA apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks you for your co-operation.

2 December 2004 Power outage in Chicago The following message is from the CN Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. Have received word from our field operations personnel that there was a power outage in the city of Chicago that affected our Harvey Intermodal Terminal between 10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m…

1 December 2004 Table of Interest Rates for First Quarter of 2005 The CBSA has provided the table of interest rates for the first quarter of 2005. This is available on the CSCB web site, at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/rates.htm

1 December 2004 SIMA Index for December, 2004 The SIMA index for December 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 December 2004 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 05 was published. a) United Kingdom only - due to recent CFIA approvals of meat inspection systems in the European Union/Royaume-Uni seulement - à cause des approbations récentes par l'ACIA des systèmes d'inspection des viandes dans l'Untion…

1 December 2004 CNXXX Implementation of the NEXUS Air Pilot Project at the Vancouver International Airport – DRAFT NEXUS Air is the latest implementation of the NEXUS program, as announced in September 2002, in Customs Notice N-469, Proposed Regulatory Changes in Support of the NEXUS and CANPASS…

1 December 2004 Joint statement by Canada and the United States on common security, common prosperity: A new partnership in North America The following is extracted from the statement made yesterday by Canada and the United States. This statement is available at http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/news.asp?id…

1 December 2004 CSCB Prairie Region Seasonal Get Together The following invitation is extended to CSCB members, CCS Designates and Customs personnel in Winnipeg. This invitation is also available on the Prairies Region web page on the CSCB web site. To access it, log onto our web site as a member…