Trade News

16 April 2004 CFIA Approves Transit of Meat of Family Bovidae to Alaska The following message is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs, Food of Animal Origin Division of the CFIA. In bond trans-shipments of meat products derived from animal of the family Bovidae from Washington state to…

16 April 2004 Tugboat and barge operators on strike The following article is excerpted from the "Vancouver Sun" on 16 April 2004. Unionized tugboat and barge operators on the B.C. coast have gone on strike after rejecting the industry's latest offer. … The Council of Marine Carriers says demands by…

15 April 2004 RC4341 Coming to Canada by Small Aircraft or Recreational Boat This publication outlines procedures for travelers on private, company-owned or charter aircraft carrying 15 people or less and travelers on recreational boats to obtain authorization from CBSA prior to arrival in Canada…

15 April 2004 E369-1 Application to Obtain a Carrier Code (for Foreign Freight Forwarder) This document is an application to obtain a non-bonded freight forwarder code (to supply electronic supplementary data for ACI only), and is found at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e369-1/README.html http…

15 April 2004 CN564 Denatured Alcohol and Specially Denatured Alcohol – Sampler Chosen for Northern Ontario, Prairie, and Pacific Regions The CBSA has selected an authorized sampler for the Northern Ontario, Prairie and Pacific Regions. The sampler will collect samples of denatured alcohol and…

15 April 2004 E687 Application to participate in the G7 electronic export process This fillable form is available on the CRA web site, at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/e687/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/ef/e687/README.html

15 April 2004 CSCB Toronto Region Education Seminar: Fabrics -- Understanding Classification in the H.S. System The CSCB Toronto Region will present another in its series of education seminars on Thursday, 29 April, between 3:00 and 6:00 pm. The title for this event is “Fabrics -- Understanding…

15 April 2004 D-01-01 Revised The CFIA has updated appendix 1 of Directive D-01-01, “Phytosanitary Requirements to Prevent the Entry of Phytophthora ramorum associated with Sudden Oak Death into Canada”. This appendix contains the current list of sudden oak death regulated species, and is found at…

15 April 2004 These minutes are also available on the Toronto Region page on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. After logging onto the site as a member, click on “CSCB Reference System” from the front page, then click on “CSCB Regions”, and finally, on “Toronto”. GTA-Commercial District CBSA…

15 April 2004 Outage Planned for 17 and 18 April 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. Please be advised that there is a planned outage this Saturday, April 17, 2004 and Sunday, April 18, 2004 for the migration of system changes. Therefore, the Customs EDI…

15 April 2004 Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2004-001 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY Notice was received by the Secretary of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on April 13, 2004, from the Director General of the Anti-dumping and Countervailing…

15 April 2004 Reminder -- CSCB Toronto Region General Meeting and Dinner Courier Direction 2004 -- Challenges/Opportunities Tuesday, April 27, 2004 5:30 p.m. Airport Marriott Hotel British Columbia/Alberta/Quebec Rooms Just a reminder that the CSCB Toronto Region will host a General Meeting…

15 April 2004 These minutes are also available on the Ontario Region page on the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. After logging onto the site as a member, click on “CSCB Reference System” from the front page, then click on “CSCB Regions”, and finally, on “Ontario”. Please note that the minutes…

15 April 2004 April 2004 Update to the CWPCP Listserv Regarding Canada's Import and Export Policies and World Implementation of ISPM No. 15 as an Import Measure The following information is from Trevor Yu, Commodity Officer in the Forestry Section of Plant Health Division at CFIA. Mr. Yu can be…

15 April 2004 EP-2003-003 IN THE MATTER OF an application made by Jennifer Mitchell on behalf of Newtech Beverage Systems Ltd., under section 67.1(1) of the Customs Act, for an order extending the time limit to file a notice of appeal in respect of decisions made by the Commissioner of the Canada…

14 April 2004 RC4074 CANPASS – Private Boats The CANPASS – Private Boats program information is available as follows: 1. Information Guide 2. Alternative Customs Presentation Programs – Application Form This information is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp…

14 April 2004 Advance Electronic Admission of Inbound Rail Cargo Data The following article is a press release from US Customs and Border Protection on 12 April 2004. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today in the Federal Register the implementation dates for the advance electronic…

14 April 2004 Appeals – Hearing Schedule The latest edition of the CITT appeals hearing schedule is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp

14 April 2004 Comment Period Re-opens on Bioterrorism Act Regulations -- New Documents Released The following information has been provided by the Food Safety and Quality Team at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. Members received an excerpt of an article from “American Shipper” yesterday, entitled…

14 April 2004 Canada Launches New WTO Proceedings on Softwood Lumber The following is excerpted from a news release from DFAIT. … Canada has requested WTO consultations with the United States regarding individual countervailing duty rates for Canadian exporters of softwood lumber. The United States…