Trade News

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…

14 April 2004 New bill for smart boxes The following article is excerpted from the 13 April 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Republican Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison … and Olympia Snowe … have introduced legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security to develop and…

14 April 2004 Request for Tariff Relief on Certain Non-woven Fabrics for use in Manufacture of Clothing Accessories The Department of Finance is seeking members’ views on a request that the Department has received for tariff relief on certain non-woven fabrics for use in the manufacture for use in…

13 April 2004 Amendment to 7 April Message concerning “Amendments to the Conditions for Importation of Meat Products from the USA” The following message is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs in the Food of Animal Origin Division of the CFIA. Members are asked to note that the version of…

13 April 2004 U.S. Customs sets mid-July startup for advance rail manifests filing The following article is excerpted from “American Shipper” on 13 April 2004. Railroads must begin in July the electronic transmission of cargo information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection two hours prior to…

13 April 2004 USDA offers shippers free on-line access to trade database The following article is excerpted from the 12 April 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service will provide free access to its online database of more than 3,800…

13 April 2004 FDA, Customs seek harmonization on advance notice rules for imports The following article is excerpted from the “American Shipper” edition of 13 April 2004. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection announced a plan to harmonize separate but related…

13 April 2004 FDA seeks second round of comments on bioterror rules The following article is excerpted from the 13 April 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will reopen for an additional 30 days the comment periods for the food facility registration and prior…