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3 September 2002 B238-FILL – NAFTA Verification of Origin Questionnaire Form B238, NAFTA Verification of Origin Questionnaire, is available on the CCRA web site, at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/vco. http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/vco

3 September 2002 SERVE -- Industrial Awareness Program The CCRA has created the SERVE Industrial Awareness Program to ensure that Canadian exporters understand their obligations to meet government regulations regarding exports. A guide has been written for SERVE, and is found on the CCRA web site at…

3 September 2002 Proposed Amendment to Tariff Item No. 4008.11.20 Based on submissions received by the Department, the Department of Finance proposes that current tariff item No. 4008.11.20 be amended to read as follows: Sheets composed of blends of poly(vinyl chloride) and acrylonitrile butadiene…

The following messages were sent on 3 September: 1. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (notices) B238-FILL - NAFTA Verification of Origin SERVE - Industrial Awareness Program 2. Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (general) Penalties Foregone Under AMPS 3. Department of Finance Proposed Amendment to…

1 September 2002 D Memorandum D10-14-4 The following D memorandum has been updated: D10-14-4 Classification of Juice and Juice concentrates in Heading 20.09 This Memorandum outlines the CCRA’s administrative policy for the classification of juice and juice concentrates of heading 20.09 of the…

1 September 2002 CFIA Reaches Preliminary Agreement with USDA on Potato Mop-top Virus The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reached a preliminary agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to work collaboratively on a common approach to handling potato mop-top virus…

30 August 2002 D-96-05 -- Import Requirements for Packaged Potatoes for Consumption (Table Stock) and Bulk Potatoes for Processing and Repacking This directive governs the importation of table stock and processing potatoes into Canada and supersedes all previous directives on this subject and…

30 August 2002 SIMA Re-investigation of Black Granite Memorials On 30 August 2002 the CCRA announced it has initiated a re-investigation of the normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy of black granite memorials of all sizes and shapes and black granite slabs in thicknesses equal to or…

30 August 2002 Inquiry No. NQ-2002-001 IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: AUTOMOTIVE LAMINATED WINDSHIELDS FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE REPLACEMENT MARKET, OF ALL SIZES AND SHAPES, WHETHER THEY ARE CLEAR OR TINTED, WHETHER COATED OR NOT, WHETHER OR…

30 August 2002 New Powers for Customs Officers at the Armstrong Border Crossing As members were notified yesterday, today the CCRA announced that designated Customs officers at the Armstrong (QC) border crossing have expanded powers to arrest and detain. Legislative changes extend their powers…

30 August 2002 PC 2002-1409 PC 2002-1409 is the Order Amending the Automatic Firearms Country Control List. 1. The Automatic Firearms Country Control List is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: Greece New Zealand 2. This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

29 August 2002 D-02-09 -- Hay and Straw – Import and Domestic Movement Requirements to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Cereal Leaf Beetle (Oulema melanopus) This directive specifies the plant protection requirements for the importation into Canada and movement within Canada for all types of…

29 August 2002 Rock pledges funds to ease border tie-ups at Windsor The following article is excerpted from the “globeandmail.com” edition of 29 August 2002. The Liberal government will provide major funding for a new roadway in Windsor at the world's busiest border crossing, which has suffered from…

29 August 2002 Tariff Amendment Package T2002-7 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. On 29 August 2002 the ECU will update the classification and tariff code files to incorporate the changes made to the hard copy Customs tariff. These changes are outlined in Tariff…