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10 October 2003 New Joint Border Facility Opens on 49th Parallel Osoyoos, B.C. and Oroville, WA, October 9, 2003... Elinor Caplan, Minister of National Revenue and Mr. Stephen A. Perry, Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration, are delighted to announce today the opening of the latest…

10 October 2003 Elimination of Release Notification Report - Reminder The following release is from the CCRA. As of November 1, 2003, we will no longer produce the report that is distributed by local customs offices to account security holders as notification of release. The last report will be…

10 October 2003 Request for the Removal of the Customs Duties on Steam Turbine-Driven Generator Sets. The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of the customs duties on steam turbine-driven generator sets with a range of 130 to 140 MW. These generator sets are…

9 October 2003 Minister for International Trade Pierre Pettigrew hosted his American and Mexican counterparts on October 7 in Montreal, during the annual NAFTA Free Trade Commission meeting. This edition of "Stories of the Week turns its attention to Canadian companies that are thriving in the…

9 October 2003 Canada Launches NAFTA Challenge of U.S. Wheat Ruling On October 3, the Government of Canada launched a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) challenge of an August 29, 2003 countervail ruling by the U.S. Department of Commerce that imports of certain types of Canadian wheat are…

9 October 2003 CN543-Customs Implementation of the Excise Act, 2001 This notice provides details of amendments to customs legislation and procedures as a result of the implementation of the new Excise Act, 2001, effective July 01, 2003. This notice is found on the CCRA web site at: http://www.ccra…

9 October 2003 RC4032-Welcome to Canada - Your Guide to Bringing a Convention, Meeting, Trade Show, or Exhibition Across the Canadian Border This handy guide tells you everything you need to know about using the single-window service that the CCRA has designed for event planners, organizers, and…

9 October 2003 Update to CFIA-AIRS Web Site Please be advised that AIRS has been updated for Chapter 44: 44.03.99.0131.07 - Ash/Frêne from Pennsylvania.

9 October 2003 PARS Procedures The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The purpose of this message is to clarify the Pre-Arrival Review System (PARS) procedures to be followed in non-highway frontier situations. That is, INPARS, AIRPARS, RAILPARS and MARINEPARS. To be…

The following messages were sent on 9 October 2003: 1. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (Electronic Commerce) PARS Procedures 2. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (Notices) A. CN543-Customs Implementation of the Excise Act, 2001 B. RC4032-Welcome to Canada - Your Guide to Bringing a Convention…

8 October 2003 Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA): Costa Rica Free Zone Regimes Appendix A of Memorandum D11-4-27, Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA): Costa Rica Free Zone Regimes, dated 13 June 2003, with the revised appendix. Page 2 has been revised to reflect the new fax…

8 October 2003 CN542 Advance Commercial Information -- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Cargo and Conveyance Reporting This notice announces the planned implementation of the Advance Commercial Information (ACI) initiative, and provides information on the effective date and details of the…

8 October 2003 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Please be advised that there is a planned outage this Sunday, October 12, 2003 for maintenance purposes. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 7:00 am until 9:30 am (Eastern time). This will…

8 October 2003 PC 2003-1504 PC 2003-1504 is the Order Amending Part I of Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Yo-Yo Type Balls). Amendment 1. Part I of Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act is amended by adding the following after item 2: 3. Yo-yo type balls and similar products made of a…

7 October 2003 CN541 Warehouse Closure – Kingston, Ontario Effective immediately, customs services are no longer provided at the warehouse listed below: MacCosham Van Lines 56 Railway Street Kingston, ON K7L 5J8 CN541 is found on the CCRA web site at: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn541/README…

7 October 2003 Textiles – Requests Not Yet Initiated This list is available on the CITT web site, at the following address: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/new/index_e.asp

7 October 2003 Procurement Review Process: A Descriptive Guide, October 2003 This document is available on the CITT web site, at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/guide2003_e.asp http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/publicat/guide2003_e.asp

7 October 2003 CN Brampton Terminal Update As promised at the September 30 meeting at CN in Concord, CN has provided us with terminal statistics for the week of September 29 to October 5. These statistics can be viewed at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/bitautumn03.xls CN has noted that there have been…