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5 September 2003 L60, Customs Brokers Questionnaire Form L60, which must be completed by all newly appointed qualified officers, partners and directors of a customs brokerage firm, has been updated to show both English and French text on the application. It is now available on the CCRA web site, at…

5 September 2003 Get on the FAST track Kaplan advises shippers and carriers The following article is excerpted from “Canadian Transportation & Logistics” on 4 September 2003. National Revenue Minister Elinor Kaplan wants companies doing a lot of cross-border business to get on the FAST track. Kaplan…

5 September 2003 Update for AIRS-CFIA Web Site Members are advised that the CFIA-AIRS Web site has been updated today, Friday, September 5, 2003. Chapter 12 has been published this morning. 12.09.99.0071.02 - Apricot (seed)/Abricot (semence) 12.09.99.0071.08 - Cherries : PPV Susceptible Species -…

5 September 2003 Tariff Relief Request – three-wheeled vehicle The CSCB received the following information request today from Ernst & Young LLP. Members with an interest in this matter are asked to contact the national office at [email protected] by 12 September. We have been mandated by our client to…

5 September 2003 EICS Bulletin - 5 September 2003 On September 2, 2003 around 16:30 EST, the GTIS PKI Certificate Authority experienced a problem with the Entrust Directory database. This resulted in inaccessibility to the EICS application. GTIS switched to an alternative database around 18:30 while…

5 September 2003 The brazen airport computer theft that has Australia's anti-terror fighters up in arms The following article is excerpted from the “Sydney Morning Herald” edition of 5 September 2003. On the night of Wednesday, August 27, two men dressed as computer technicians and carrying tool…

5 September 2003 Further Updates to AIRS-CFIA Web Site Chapter 06 has been published this afternoon. 06.02.10.0009.03 - Apricot - Unrooted plants/Pommier à fleurs - Plantes non racinées 06.02.10.0009.08 - Cherry : PPV Non-Susceptible Species - Unrooted plants/Cerisiers : espèces non sensibles au PPV…

4 September 2003 CN-CHECK0703 Customs Notice – Checklist (July 2003) This document is available on the CCRA web site at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0703/README.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn-check0703/README.html

4 September 2003 OTA President Addresses Deputies’ Committee on Business Climate Ontario Trucking Association president, David Bradley, spoke to the Ontario Deputy Ministers’ Business Climate Committee today on current issues at the Ontario-US border and the economy in general. The committee is made…

4 September 2003 CFIA-AIRS Code Changes Members may wish to note that the CFIA Participants Information Document has been updated. New AIRS codes have been added in Appendices C and E. Members wishing to receive a copy of these appendices should send a request to Kathy Telmosse at telmossek…

4 September 2003 AIRS-CFIA Web Site Update Please be advised that the CFIA-AIRS Web site has been updated today. Chapter 10 was published this morning. THESE CHANGES AFFECT THE UKRAINE ONLY. The following commodites are now "Refuse entry". 10.01.10 - Durum wheat/Blé durum 10.01.10.0081 - Cereal -…

4 September 2003 Expiry Review Nos. RR-2002-003 and RR-2002-004 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on September 4, 1998, in Inquiry No. NQ-98-001 (Expiry Review No. RR-2002…

4 September 2003 Pettigrew to Participate in Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancún International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will lead a Canadian delegation to the Fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, in Cancún, Mexico, taking place from September 10 to 14, 2003. He…

3 September 2003 B255 – Certificate of Origin, Textile and Apparel Goods Originating in a Least Developed Country Form B255 is now available on the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b255/README.html This document must be completed in full by the exporter…

3 September 2003 EICS Bulletin, 3 September 2003 The EICS help desk will be closing at 6:00 pm (18:00) today. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS locations: [email protected] or by calling 1-877-808-8838 944-1265 (in the national capital region).

3 September 2003 U.S. plans one border inspection The following article is excerpted from the 2 September 2003 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The federal government will meld the various border inspection services into one primary inspection in the coming months, the Secretary of Homeland…