Trade News

4 June 2004 SIMA – Review of normal values respecting whole potatoes. On 4 June, the CBSA announced that it has initiated a review of normal values respecting whole potatoes, excluding seed potatoes and excluding imports during the period from May 1 to July 31, inclusive, of each calendar year…

4 June 2004 Expiry No. LE-2004-001 IN THE MATTER OF an order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on March 20, 2000, in Review No. RR-99-002, continuing, with amendment, its order made on March 21, 1995, in Review No. RR-94-002, continuing, without amendment its order made on March 16…

3 June 2004 Recent Regulatory Amendments CFIA has posted a list of approved regulatory amendments that were recently enacted and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. Click on the following link to view the list: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/approe.shtml http://www.inspection.gc.ca…

3 June 2004 OECD says containers a terror risk The following article is excerpted from the 3 June 2004 online edition of the Journal of Commerce. Ocean containers remain at risk of a terror attack and government and transport authorities must improve security, especially at inland locations…

3 June 2004 CP Rail introduces fuel surcharge The following article is excerpted from the 3 June 2004 online edition of the Journal of Commerce. Canadian Pacific Railway said it has implemented a new fuel surcharge program. The Calgary-based carrier said the program will enable it to adjust its…

2 June 2004 D19-14-1 Cross-Border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting This Memorandum explains the legislative and regulatory provisions, guidelines, and procedures associated with the requirement to report to customs the physical cross-border movement of currency or monetary instruments…

2 June 2004 D15-2-44 Certain Pipe Fittings originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China This Memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duties to importations of certain pipe fittings originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China. This Memorandum is found…

2 June 2004 EICS Bulletin - Access to FAC and ITCan Public access to FAC and ITCan's websites (DFAIT), will be intermittently unavailable during the maintenance outage on Saturday, June 5, 2004, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Ottawa time).

2 June 2004 WTO delays ruling on call for sanctions against U.S. The following article is excerpted from the 2 June 2004 online edition of the Journal of Commerce. The World Trade Organization on Tuesday put off ruling on a call by the European Union and other countries for it to levy potentially…

2 June 2004 Expiry No. LE-2004-002 - NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF FINDING CONCERNING CERTAIN IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIA The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its finding made on May 1, 2000…

2 June 2004 Seoul spearheads regional customs plan The following article is excerpted from the 2 June 2004 online edition of the Journal of Commerce. The first steps are being taken toward the creation of a customs-free zone covering all of East Asia, in part as a response to similar moves in the…

2 June 2004 CP Ships restructures management The following article is excerpted from the 2 June 2004 online edition of the Journal of Commerce. New CP Ships Chief Executive Frank Halliwell has moved quickly to restructure his management team. On Tuesday, the London-based conglomerate (schedules)…

TO ALL CFIA-EDI CLIENTS AND AIRS USERS Please be advised that there is an outage of the CFIA systems planned for this Saturday June 5th, 2004. Therefore, the EDI system and AIRS website will be unavailable from 3 a.m. EDT Saturday, June 5th, 2004 until 7 a.m EDT Monday, June 7th. Clients are…

1 June 2004 UPDATE - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT LE CABANON BRAND HARISSA CONTAINS SUDAN I The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a public warning on May 28, 2004 not to consume Le Cabanon brand Harissa, a hot sauce in tube. This product contains a non-permitted colour, Sudan I, which is…

1 June 2004 EICS Bulletin - Help Desk Unavailable The EICS Telephone Help Desk will not be available from noon (12:00 EST) today, Tuesday 01 June, 2004. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period until 16:30 EST. ([email protected].)

UNDECLARED WALNUTS IN THE CAKERY QUALITY DESSERTS 8" CHOCOLATE VOLCANO CAKE OTTAWA, April 28, 2004 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people with allergies to walnuts not to consume The Cakery Quality Desserts 8" Chocolate Volcano cake. The affected product may contain walnuts…