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20 April 2001 Date for CCRA Qualifying and Professional Examinations Set Members may wish to note that the CCRA Customs Brokers Qualifying and Professional Examinations will be held nationally on Saturday, 16 June 2001. As has been the case since 1987, the CSCB has been awarded the contract to…

19 April 2001 BC Region Longroom Committee Report on Foot and Mouth Disease Members are asked to note that in the report of the BC Longroom Committee posted on 18 April, Argentina was not identified as a target country in terms of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). In fact, imports from Argentina and EU…

19 April 2001 Outage for Maintenance Activities on 22 April 2001 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. This is a notice of a planned outage for maintenance activities this Sunday, April 22, 2001. Therefore, the EDI system will be unavailable from 3:00 am to 13:00 pm…

19 April 2001 Customs Information Day in St. John's The CCRA is hosting a Customs Information Day in St. John's at the Convention and Civic Centre on Saturday, 9 June 2001, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The address is 101 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland. The information day will feature an…

19 April 2001 Comments on Food and Mouth Disease from CCRA Regional Co-ordinator in British Columbia Following up on the report from the CSCB Longroom Committee on 18 April regarding Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), members will find correspondence concerning the impact of FMD on Customs in BC from…

19 April 2001 Appeal No. AP-99-067 This is an appeal under section 67 of the Customs Act from a decision of the Deputy Minister of National Revenue (now the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) made under section 63 of the Customs Act. The issue in this appeal is whether the "Buzz…

18 April 2001 D Memoranda D13-4-1 and D13-3-11 Available The following D memoranda are available from the CCRA: D13-4-1 "Transaction Value" Method of Valuation (Customs Act, Section 48) D13-3-11 Valuation of Goods Imported into Canada to be used in the Assembly, Construction, or Fabrication of a…

18 April 2001 D Memoranda D13-11-6, D13-4-3 and D13-4-2 Available The following D memoranda are now available from the CCRA: D13-11-6 Determining Value for Duty of Computer Software D13-4-3 Customs Valuation: Price Paid for Payable (Customs Act, Section 48) D13-4-2 Customs Valuation: Sold for Export…

18 April 2001 Sublocation List Updates to the sublocation list can be found in the following document on the CSCB web site: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/sub1.htm Members wishing the complete sublocation list document should contact Jill Burgess at 613-941-0335 or via e-mail at jill.burgess@ccra-adrc…

18 April 2001 The following notes from a meeting held yesterday in Vancouver can also be accessed by members only on the BC Region area of the CSCB reference system, at http://www.cscb.ca. BC Region: Special Longroom Committee Report Subject: CFIA and Foot-and-Mouth Disease 17 April 2001 In…

17 April 2001 D Memoranda D13-3-1 and D13-11-2 The following D memoranda are available on the CCRA web site: D13-3-1 Methods of Determining Value for Duty D13-11-2 Value for Duty of Certain Information-based Products (Customs Act, Sections 48 to 53) D13-3-1 briefly outlines and explains the methods…

17 April 2001 Request for Fast Track Tariff Relief on "Base Ribbons" The Department of Finance has received a request for fast track tariff relief on certain narrow polyester and nylon fabrics, satin or grosgrain finish ("base ribbons") for use in the manufacture of printed ribbons. The narrow…

17 April 2001 Ad Hoc CSCB/CCRA Committee Meeting North Central Alberta District Edmonton Commercial Operations February 14, 2001 The following minutes were provided by Dave Black of Alberta Customs Brokers. They are also available to members only on the Prairie Region area of the CSCB web site, at…

17 April 2001 Customs Notice N-380 The following Customs Notice has been made available on the CCRA web site: N-380 Fresh Garlic, Originating in or Exported from the People's Republic of China This Notice advises that the re-investigation of the normal value initiated on 31 October 2000, pursuant to…

11 April 2001 Canada Wins NAFTA Chapter 11 Dispute The Government of Canada today welcomed a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tribunal decision decisively confirming that Canada's implementation of the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement was consistent with its NAFTA obligations. The…

11 April 2001 Risk of Bottleneck at the Border During the Long Weekend The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) would like to inform travellers that it expects long line- ups at the Montérégie border crossings-particularly at St-Bernard-de-Lacolle and St-Armand-de-Philipsburg- on Sunday, April…

The following messages were sent on 10 April: 1. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (General): Canada Wins NAFTA Chapter 11 Dispute 2. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (General): Risk of Bottleneck During Long Weekend 3. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (General): E-government…