Trade News

28 April 2004 Cancellation Procedures for Paper PARS for Goods to be Cleared Inland under EDI RMD The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CBSA. The purpose of this message is to clarify the procedures for the cancellation of a paper PARS at a frontier location when the…

28 April 2004 FDA Proposes Additional Rules to Ensure the Safety of Imported Food The following message is from DFAIT. If you or your food-exporting clients would like to comment on the USFDA proposal, please send these to Sharon Flack at the CFIA, at [email protected]. The [US] Food and Drug…

28 April 2004 CBSA Verification Information The CSCB recently attended a meeting with CBSA representatives at which several outstanding issues were discussed, including the verification process. We have since been provided with two documents related to this process. Prior to a verification being…

27 April 2004 Payment Authorization for Permit Applications This new form is now available from EICB, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp

27 April 2004 Notice to Importers No. 662 Items 114 to 116 -- Beef and Veal: Supplementary Imports The above-mentioned notice was updated on 26 April 2004, and is found at the following address on the DFAIT web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp http://www.dfait-maeci.gc…

27 April 2004 CSCB Toronto Region Annual General Meeting Mark you calendar! The Toronto Region of the CSCB will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, 23 June 2004 at the Woodbine Racetrack. The following topics will be on the day’s agenda: FAST C-TPAT PIP ACI TRADEGATE/VIASAFE AMPS – audit AMPS –…

27 April 2004 CFIA-AIRS Internet unavailable The following message is from the CFIA. Members are advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) - Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is experiencing problems with the AIRS web site. At the moment, the CFIA is unable to predict when…

27 April 2004 AIRS Web Site Now Available Please note that the AIRS web site was unavailable between 5:00 pm on 26 April and 12:30 pm this afternoon. It is now restored.

26 April 2004 Vancouver tug strike over The following article is excerpted from the 24 April 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. [The] … strike by tug boat workers that crippled operations at the Port of Vancouver (schedules) ended after labor and employers accepted a federal mediator's…

26 April 2004 CN-CHECK0304 Customs Notice – Checklist (March 2004) The list of Customs Notices issued in March 2004 is available in this notice, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0304/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0304/README.html

26 April 2004 Animals of the Family Bovidae and their Products Importation Prohibition Regulations, No. 2 The following information is drawn from the regulatory impact analysis statement that accompanies the above-mentioned amendment to the Health of Animals Regulations. This announcement is…

26 April 2004 Canadian Imports Affected by Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures, 1995-2003 Analytic Report This report is available on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/rep95-03_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/rep95-03_e.asp

26 April 2004 Textile Tariff Request No. TR-2003-003 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from Peerless Clothing Inc. (the requester) of Montréal, Quebec, is properly…

26 April 2004 Appeal No. AP-2003-012 In the matter of an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act, RSC 1985 (2nd Supp.), c. 1; And in the matter of a motion by the Commission or the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency requesting that the Tribunal dismiss the appeal on the grounds that it doesn not…

26 April 2004 Appeal No. AP-2002-097 In the matter of an appeal heard on October 29, 2003 under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act, RSC 1985, c.E-15; And in the matter of a decision of the Minister of National Revenue dated August 22, 2002, with respect to a notice of objection served under section…

26 April 2004 US Bioterrorism Act Regulations On 14 April 2004 the CSCB sent members information from Agriculture Canada concerning the US Food and Drug Administration’s decision to re-open the prior notice and registration rules for comment. A conference call was held on 22 April with Canadian…

26 April 2004 Implementation of Phases II and III Customs Brokers to EICS The following message is from Juudy Scrimger of EICB. The CSCB has a new certificate program entitled the CSCB Certificate in Export and Import Permit Management . Full information is available on our web site, at http://www…

26 April 2004 Guy Graveline Scholarship The CSCB is pleased to announce the introduction of a national scholarship program. Based on a scholarship program, initially conceptualized and administered by the CSCB’s Ontario Region, the Guy Graveline Scholarship is now a nation-wide program, funded and…

26 April 2004 Martin, Bush urged to discuss ‘NAFTA plus’ The following article is excerpted from the 26 April 2004 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Two major Canadian and U.S. business organizations are joining forces to press Paul Martin and George W. Bush to kick-start a "NAFTA-plus" agenda at their…