Trade News

23 August 2004 Huge public sector strike looming The following article is excerpted from the 22 August 2004 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Customs Inspectors are not permitted to go on strike, but can engage in information pickets; it is possible that their union will be in a strike position by the…

21 August 2004 Update to Directive D-95-18 Directive D-95-18 "Seed Potato Certification Program - Investigation procedures after discoveries of Bacterial Ring Rot" has been revised and is available on the web at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/protect/dir/d-95-18e.shtml Changes to the…

20 August 2004 La version française d’ITO 16 est maintenant disponible Le numéro 16 du Bulletin d’information technique et opérationnelle (ITO 16) pour 2004 est maintenant disponible au site Web de la SCCD, à l’adresse suivante: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/toi1604f.pdf The sixteenth Technical…

20 August 2004 D1-6-1 Authority to Act as Agent Members will wish to note that paragraph 5 of the Guidelines and General Information has been revised to state that when completing an Agency Agreement, the authorized officer must affix his or her initials beside each type of operation for which…

20 August 2004 D1-6-2 Agents’ Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations Paragraph 1 of the guidelines and general information of this Memorandum has been revised to state that a person or corporation accounting for goods and paying duties as an agent for numerous importers is…

20 August 2004 Memorandum D-2-3-6 Non-Commercial Provincial Tax Collection Programs Paragraph 8, page 2, has been modified to reflect the fact that importations of taxable non-commercial goods by seasonal residents of HST participating provinces are subject only to the GST (in addition to all other…

20 August 2004 D Memorandum D10-14-30 Tariff Classification of Medicaments including Natural Health Products This memorandum replaces D10-14-30, dated 25 February 2004, and supersedes Cusotms Notices 366, 392, 473 and 536. It explains the CBSA’s policy for the tariff classification of medicaments…

20 August 2004 Revision to Directive D-98-09 Appendix 1, “List of North American Gypsy Moth Infested or Suspected Infested Areas of Canada and the United States”, of Directive D-98-09, “Comprehensive policy to control the spread of North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar in Canada and the United…

20 August 2004 Import and Export Information The following article is excerpted from articles published in the 19 August 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Imports Canadian imports were not able to keep up with their record-high pace set in May, tumbling 3.7% in June. Canadian…

19 August 2004 Fraser Valley Avian Influenza Response Concludes The following news release is from the CFIA on 18 August. It is available on their web site, at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2004/20040818e.shtml. The Honourable Andy Mitchell, Minister of Agriculture and Agri…

19 August 2004 Amanda Frain Wins CSCB Guy Graveline Scholarship The CSCB is pleased to announce that the first national winner of the Guy Graveline Scholarship is Amanda Frain, daughter of Barry Frain who is employed with Geo. H. Young & Co. Ltd. in Winnipeg. Amanda Frain is an exceptional young…

19 August 2004 Border crackdown may hit Canadians The following article is excerpted from the 18 August 2004 edition of the “Toronto Star”. The Bush administration has opened the door to more stringent screening of Canadians visiting the United States, pointing to "security gaps" in travel back and…

19 August 2004 Expiry Review No. RR-2004-002 The CITT has given notice that it will initiate an expiry review of its order made on 1 May 2000, in Review No. RR-99-003, continuing, with amendment, its order made on 2 May 1995, in Review No. RR-94-003, continuing with amendment its findings made on 3…

19 August 2004 Inquiry No. NQ-2004-003 Frozen Self-Rising Pizza IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: FROZEN SELF-RISING PIZZA ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FINDING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under…

19 August 2004 D0-CHECKLIST D Series Table of Contents and Checklist This document 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

19 August 2004 The following minutes are also available on the Prairie Regional page on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. To access this page, log onto our web site as a member, then click on the “CSCB Reference System”, then “CSCB Regions”, and finally “Prairie”. Prairie Region AGM July 6…

19 August 2004 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter one has been published today to prohibit pet birds from Malaysia due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

18 August 2004 Canada Welcomes US Decision on Live Swine The following news release was made available on 17 August 2004. The Government of Canada today expressed its satisfaction with the United States Department of Commerce (DOC)’s preliminary countervailing decision, which found that trade in…

18 August 2004 Revision to Directive D-01-01 Appendix 1, “List of Species Regulated for Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden Oak Death)” of Directive D-01-01, “Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum Associated with Sudden Oak Death into Canada” has been revised and is…

18 August 2004 Revision to Directives D-02-07 and D-94-32 Directive D-02-07, “Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Apples (Malus spp.) from the People’s Republic of China”, has been revised because Tetranychus kanzawai has been removed from the regulated pest list of Canada. This Directive…