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6 December 2001 CLIENTS OF CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY GENERAL MEETING – BLUE WATER BRIDGE, SARNIA Tuesday, November 27, 2001 These minutes are also available on the CSCB web site to members only; log on as a member at http://www.cscb.ca, then click on "CSCB Reference System", "Regions", and…

5 December 2001 Customs Notice N-416, Filling of the Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota Customs Notice N-416, Filling of the Wheat Products Tariff Rate Quota, is available on the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://207.61.56.166/news/doce.cfm?id=2344 It covers commercial importations of…

5 December 2001 Review of Recommendation concerning Certain Ring-Spun Yarns (Review No. TA-2001-001) On 23 November the CITT gave notice that it had initiated a review of its recommendation to the Minister of Finance in Review No. TA-98-004, concerning ring-spun yarns, as implemented by Order in…

5 December 2001 2001 Report of the Auditor General re CCRA; Managing the Risks of Non-Compliance for Commercial Shipments Entering Canada The Auditor General's report related to the CCRA's risk management practices is now available from the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://207.61.56…

5 December 2001 2002 Classification Code The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The 2002 classification and tariff code files have now been sent. Members who asked for these files by the internet e-mail but have not yet received them should contact Sheila Skuce…

5 December 2001 World Trade Organization Panel Established to Review Unfair US Duties on Canadian Softwood Lumber International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today welcomed the World Trade Organization (WTO) decision to establish a panel to review the recent 19.31 percent U.S. duty on Canadian…

5 December 2001 Appeal No. AP-2000-050 This is an appeal under subsection 67(1) of the former and current Customs Acts from decisions of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency dated September 14, 2000, pursuant to subsection 63(3) of the former Customs Act and subsection 60(4) of…

5 December 2001 Expiry Review No. RR-2001-001, Fresh Garlic NOTICE OF CHANGE OF DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING On July 9, 2001, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal gave notice that it had initiated a review pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act concerning its finding made…

5 December 2001 Scheduled Outages on 8 and 9 December 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit at the CCRA. Members should note that for maintenance purposes, there will be an outage of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) systems from 3:00 am to 7:00 am (EST) on…

5 December 2001 PC 2001-2202 PC 2001-2202 gives assent to An Act to amend the Customs Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, assented to on October 25, 2001, being chapter 25 of the Statutes of Canada, 2001, hereby fixes November 29, 2001 as the day on which sections 1, 3 to 23, 31 to 35…

4 December 2001 Holiday Schedule for 2002 The following information is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. The following are the holidays recognized by the electronic commerce systems for the year 2002. The holidays mentioned below apply to all provinces except where indicated otherwise…

4 December 2001 Customs Notice N-413 Customs Notice N-413, Bill S-23 - Coming into Force, provides information to importers, exporters, and travellers regarding the effective date of certain provisions of Bill S-23. This Bill, which amends the Customs Act, the Access to Information Act, the Canada…

4 December 2001 SIMA Index for December 2001 The SIMA index for December is now available on the CCRA web site, at the following address: http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/business/sima/monthly-e.html

4 December 2001 The following minutes are also available to members only on the CSCB web site in our reference system, at http://www.cscb.ca. Log on as a member, choose "CSCB Reference System", then choose "CSCB Regions" and finally "BC". CSCB – BC Region General Meeting The Executive Inn, Richmond…

4 December 2001 Reminder for EDI Clients regarding Contact Telephone Numbers The CCRA reminds members that, for EDI emergency service after 5:00 pm ET Monday to Friday (or on weekends and statutory holidays), the new pager number is 613-239-5880. Please be sure that appropriate staff members have…

4 December 2001 The following minutes are also available to members only on the CSCB web site in our reference system, at http://www.cscb.ca. Log on as a member, choose "CSCB Reference System", then choose "CSCB Regions" and finally "Ontario". CCRA - Customs Brokers Associations Meeting Commercial…

4 December 2001 Notice of Ways and Means Motion The following documents are available on the CCRA web site: Notice of Ways and Means Motion to introduce an Act respecting the taxation of spirits, wine and tobacco and to implement increases in tobacco taxes and changes to the treatment of ships'…

4 December 2001 Notice of Ways and Means Motion The following documents are available on the CCRA web site: Notice of Ways and Means Motion to introduce an Act respecting the taxation of spirits, wine and tobacco and to implement increases in tobacco taxes and changes to the treatment of ships'…

3 December 2001 Exchange Rate for Myanmar The exchange rates for the Myanmar (Burma) kyat (MMK), entered into CCS on 23 through 26 November 2001 have been revised by the Bank of Canada. The correct rates should have been 0.2368 for 23 November and 0.2364 for 24 through 26 November 2001.

3 December 2001 Class File Update Members are advised that the classification file was updated on 29 November 2001 in the Customs Commercial System. The updates reflect amendments made pursuant to the order amending the schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2001-3 (Machinery), PC 2001-2010, SOR/2001-467…