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7 April 2004 Request No. MP-2003-001 IN THE MATTER OF a ruling under section 90 of the Special Import Measures Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-15, as amended, on the question of who is the importer in Canada of: BICYCLES IMPORTER RULING The Canadian International Trade Tribunal conducted an inquiry, pursuant…

7 April 2004 Expiry Review Decision concerning Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Sheet Products On 9 December 2003 the CITT initiated an expiry review of its findings made on 27 August 1999 in inquiry No. NQ-99-001 concerning certain cold-rolled steel sheet products originating in or exported from Belgium…

7 April 2004 Amendments to the Conditions for Importation of Meat Products from USA The following message to CFIA Import Service Centres and Meat Import Inspectors is from Dr. Lou Skrinar, Chief, Import Programs in the Food of Animal Origin Division of the CFIA. Attached are amended Conditions for…

6 April 2004 Help Desk Unavailable on 6 April The EICS Telephone Help Desk will not be available today, Tuesday, 6th April, 2004. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period from 08:30 - 16:30 EDT. ([email protected].)

6 April 2004 "Can't see the forest for the trees"; Canadian border overgrown, says agency The following article is excerpted from “Canadian Transportation & Logistics” on-line edition of 6 April 2004. In a recent twist on the security debate, the agency in charge of maintaining the Canadian side of…

6 April 2004 Non-compliance with ISPS code could have dire consequences, says insurer The following article is excerpted from the 6 April 2004 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The TT Club, which provides insurance for ports and terminals, is warning container port facility operators…

6 April 2004 CPA Announces New Iraqi Customs Service and Reconstruction Levy The following article is from a press release from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) on 1 April 2004; this document is available at http://www.cpa-iraq.org/pressreleases/20040401_customs_levy.html. On April 1, 2004…

6 April 2004 Vancouver congestion growing The following article is excerpted from the 6 April 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Canadian shippers are calling on the government to help resolve growing congestion at the Port of Vancouver…. About 10,000 TEUs of containers were clogging the…

6 April 2004 WCO finalizes advance cargo information guideline The following article is excerpted from the 6 April 2004 edition of “American Shipper”. CSCB President Carol West is Secretary of the International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA), and is attending the final meeting of…

5 April 2004 SIMA Index for April 2004 The SIMA index for April 2004 has now been updated on the CBSA web site, at the following address: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

5 April 2004 Various Honey Products May Contain Nitrofurans The following update to the health hazard alert issued on 23 March was posted on the CFIA web site on 3 April 2004. The public warning issued on March 23, 2004, and sent to CSCB members on that date, is being updated to include additional…

5 April 2004 Help Desk Unavailable on 5 April The EICS Telephone Help Desk will not be available today, Monday 5th April, 2004. The EICS E-Mail Help Desk will continue to be monitored during this period from 08:30 - 16:30 EDT. ([email protected].)

5 April 2004 U.S. expands fingerprinting program The following article is excerpted from the “Toronto Star” of 2 April 2004. Canadians are among the few people in the world exempted from contentious new security screenings of visitors to the United States that may rile some close allies in the war…

5 April 2004 COAC irked by FDA no-show The following article is excerpted from the 2 April 2004 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Trade executives expressed disappointment that representatives of the Food and Drug Administration failed to attend a meeting Friday [1 April 2004] of the…

5 April 2004 International Trade Security and Facilitation Symposium Border security initiatives continue to cause uncertainty among international traders. “Simplifying Trade Across Secure Borders – A Customs Symposium” will bring together business leaders, government representatives, international…

5 April 2004 Easter Holiday 2004 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CBSA. The Electronic Commerce Unit will be closed for the Easter holiday from Thursday April 8, 2004 at 5:00 pm (EDT) until Monday April 12, 2004 at 8:00 am. On Monday, April 12, between 8:00 am and 4…

5 April 2004 PC 2004-353 PC 2004-353 is the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Regulations, No. 2. 1. Subsections 37.3 (1) and (2) of the Public Service Employment Act apply to the portion of the Public Service known as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. Cessation of Effect 2. These Regulations…

2 April 2004 Excise Duty Notices from CRA The following Excise Duty Notices from the Canada Revenue Agency are now available on their web site: EDN-2 Excise Duty Notice – Exports of alcohol and tobacco products using form B60 http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/em/edn-2/README.html EDN-3 Excise Duty…