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2 October 2002 PC 2002-1557 PC 2002-1557 fixes October 7, 2002 as the day on which sections 24, 25, 27, 28, 30 and 63, subsection 72(1), section 73 and subsection 74(1) of An Act to Amend the Customs Act and to make related amendments to other Acts come into force; and April 1, 2003 as the day on…

1 October 2002 Customs Notice N-471 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-471 Amendment to Customs Procedures Concerning the Category of Feeder Cattle from the United States This Notice refers to Customs Notice N-401, dated 1 October 2001. It is based on legislation…

1 October 2002 D Memorandum D2-2-3 Updated The following D memorandum has been updated: D2-2-3 Importation of Goods by Seasonal Residents This memorandum has been adjusted to reflect updates to the Customs Tariff, and to provide clarification, in paragraphs 6 and 7, on the interpretation of the…

1 October 2002 Outage Scheduled for 6 October 2002 There is a planned outage on Sunday, 6 October 2002 for the migration of a systems release. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 2:00 am until 8:00 pm (eastern time). This will impact all EDI applications, including: ER, RNS…

1 October 2002 Customs Brokers Professional Examination The Customs Brokers Professional Examination for 2002 will be written on Monday, 9 December. The examination will be three hours in length, and will consist of 100 questions, all of which will be multiple choice. There will be two to three case…

1 October 2002 CSCB Presentation on Pricing and Compliance The CSCB has just finished a very successful collaboration with the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, a cross-Canada seminar series on AMPS. These sessions were well attended by customs brokers and importers alike, and…

30 September 2002 2002 Chicken and Turkey Quota Holders Lists Information for 2002 for chicken and turkey quota holders is now available on the DFAIT web site, at the following addresses: Chicken http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/chicken/chicken-e.htm Turkey http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb…

27 September 2002 SIMA Re-investigation regarding Preformed Fibreglass Pipe Insultation On 26 September the CCRA announced a re-investigation has concluded regarding preformed fiberglass pipe insulation with a vapour barrier, originating in or exported from the USA. This review of normal values and…

27 September 2002 Customs Notice N-470 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: N-470 Temporary Admission Permit, Form E29B New Electronic Format This Notice advises that, as of 20 September 2002, an electronic version of the Temporary Admission permit, Form E29B, will be made…

26 September 2002 Appeal No. AP-2001-081 The goods in issue are wax candles commonly used to decorate cakes. The issue in this appeal is whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item No. 3406.00.00 as candles, tapers and the like, as determined by the respondent, or should be…

25 September 2002 Customs Notice N-469 The following Customs Notice is available on the CCRA web site: CN469 Proposed Regulatory Changes in Support of the Nexus and CANPASS Programs and the Presentation of Persons Under the Customs Act This Notice announces proposed regulatory changes in support of…

24 September 2002 Requests Not Yet Initiated A list of textile requests not yet initiated is available on the CITT web site, as follows: http://www.citt.gc.ca/new/index_e.htm This list covers requests TR2002-001 to TR-2002-003 inclusive. http://www.citt.gc.ca/new/index_e.htm

24 September 2002 D Memoranda Available The following D memoranda have been updated on the CCRA web site: D5-1-1 Customs International Mail Processing System D2-3-1 Returning Persons Exemption Regulations Both memoranda are available at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/menu/EmenuKCA…