Trade News

29 May 2003 Guidelines for returning various Canadian animal products/by-products refused because of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) A. Animal Health and Production Division (AHPD) guidelines for retuning various Canadian animal products/by-products refused by the United States because of BSE…

29 May 2003 Review No. TA-2003-001 The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will review its recommendation to the Minister of Finance in Review No. TA-2001-001, concerning certain ring-spun yarns, as implemented by Order in Council P.C. 2002-1087 dated…

29 May 2003 Appeal No. AP-2001-015 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency concerning the value for duty of goods imported by Simms Sigal & Co. Ltd. (Simms Sigal) between January 1 and December 31, 1998. Simms…

29 May 2003 Request for Tariff Relief on Certain Polyester Fibres The Department of Finance is seeking our views on a request that the Department has received for tariff relief on certain polyester fibres for use in the manufacture of thermally bonded nonwovens or thermally bonded wadding. These…

29 May 2003 EICS Production Implementation Tuesday, 3 June 2003 8:00 am eastern time The following is from the Export and Import Controls Bureau at DFAIT. The following is an important message with respect to the launch of the Export Import Control System (EICS). The Export and Import Controls…

28 May 2003 2003 Turkey Quota Holders Lists The 2003 turkey quota holders lists for traditional pool allocation and non-ICL Portion (FTA Quota) are now available on the DFAIT web site, at the following addresses: Traditional pool allocation http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/turkey…

28 May 2003 Canada and Ontario Announce Next Steps at Windsor Gateway The Governments of Canada and Ontario today announced the next steps in the implementation of the Windsor Gateway Action Plan. The initiatives announced today follow from the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Prime…

28 May 2003 Update to CFIA-AIRS Web Site, 28 May 2003 USA Only - Newcastle disease Chapter 21: 21.03.90.5652,5653,5654,5655,5656,5657,5658,5659,5660,5661,5662,5663, and 5664 Chapter 21: 21.04.10.5672,5673,5674,5675,5676,5677,5678,5679,5380,5681,5682,5683,5684,5685, and 5689.

28 May 2003 Smart border plan at risk over legalities The following article is excerpted from the 28 May 2003 on-line edition of the “National Post”. Canada and the United States can't agree on which country's laws would apply at joint border crossings, putting the initiative at risk, the Auditor…

28 May 2003 AMPS and the Produce Sector The CSCB will be attending a meeting on June 19 to discuss AMPS issues related to the produce sector. Proposed agenda items include penalty assessment levels, CSA, and Partners in Compliance. As well, we are hopeful that CCRA will provide updates on issues…

29 May 2003 Review No. TA-2003-001 The CITT has initiated a review of its recommendations to the Minister of Finance in Review No. TA-2001-001, concerning ring-spun yarns, as implemented by Order in Council PC 2002-1087 dated 20 June 2002. The tariff relief order concerns the following tariff item…

27 May 2003 Update to CFIA-AIRS Web Site, 27 May 2003 The AIRS web site has been updated as follows: Chapter 15: 15.01.00.5391, .593, .5395, .5396 15.02.00.5396, .5397, .5398, .5399, .5401, .5402, .5403, .5499 15.03.00.5404 15.06.00.5405

27 May 2003 G7 Information Session Meeting in Windsor, Ontario May 14, 2003 These minutes also appear on the Ontario Region page of the CSCB web site, at http://www.cscb.ca. After logging in as a member, click on “CSCB Reference System”, then “Regions” and finally “Ontario”. The following are…

27 May 2003 CADEX Systems Problems Resolved The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. The CADEX problems experienced yesterday have now been resolved. For those transactions that were due on 26 May and accounted for today, for which a penalty is incurred, the penalty…

27 May 2003 EICS Requirements Document (PRD) Updated on Web The following message is from the EICB. The EICS Participants Requirements Document (PRD) has been updated on the DFAIT web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/EICS/EICS-en.asp Here is a list of the changes since the version…

27 May 2003 Review No. TA-2002-001A (Les Collections Shan Inc.) On 26 May 2003, the CITT issued a report with a recommendation, to the Minister of Finance respecting the review of its recommendation regarding certain textile products imported by Les Collections Shan Inc. DECISION … Therefore, on the…

26 May 2003 E574 -- Memorandum of Understanding, Courier/Low Value Shipment (LVS) Program Form #574, Memorandum of Understanding, Courier/Low Value Shipment (LVS) Program, is available on the CCRA web site at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e574/README.html http://www.ccra…

26 May 2003 Appeal No. AP-2001-004 This is an appeal under section 81.19 of the Excise Tax Act (the Act) from a decision of the Minister of National Revenue (the Minister), in which a refund of "self-assessed" federal sales tax (FST) on imaged articles used exclusively in the production of printed…