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Please find attached a notice on the plant health work plans under phase 2 of the Regulatory and Cooperation Council. The RCC-2 work plans will be posted shortly on the CFIA website located at: www.inspection.gc.ca. I apologise if you may have received this information from other Canadian Food…

Following the bulletin sent 25 March 2015, users have received the following warning when installing the new version of EICS: The warning is due to the certificate change as the system tries to update the EICS files, warning the user that the files were signed using a different certificate and that…

Chapter 44 was published to; i) change the release recommendation from "Approved" to "Refer to CFIA-NISC" for the following HS codes with the end use "Other end uses - imported with bark" originating from multiple US states. 44.07.10.0132.01 - Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - sawn, sliced, lumber -…

For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Sunday March 29, 2015 from 08:00 to 16:00 (ET). CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) B3s and AO notification of release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be affected by this outage. We will update this message if…

Updates made to the EICS system overnight have resulted in users experiencing difficulties connecting. The issues are caused by a new security certificate which was implemented but is not being recognized by users’ systems. Please click here to download a document outlining the instructions to…

The Consumer Product Safety Program of Health Canada would like to invite you to a webinar for industry on the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. This webinar is meant to provide manufacturers, importers and sellers of consumer products with an overview of the Actand their obligations under it…

Please be advised that the CFIA has updated the EU requirements for shellfish. Section 2.8: Shellfish Toxins has been updated to reflect the EU maximum level for Yessotoxin of 3.75 mg/kg. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/fish-and-seafood/exports/by-jurisdicti……

Members may have already received notice TCC15-029 regarding CBSA’s Low Value Payment (LVP) Initiative. Please note that the CSCB has requested clarification from CBSA and expect to be able to provide additional information to members later this week. The LVP initiative supports the waiving of…

DFATD is scheduling a system maintenance to the EICS system between 21:00 and midnight ET Tuesday, March 24, 2015. The system will be unavailable during this period. Any transactions submitted during this time will be lost and any active sessions will be terminated.

Memorandum D8-2-25, Canadian Vessels Repaired or Altered in the United States, Mexico, Chile, Israel or Another CIFTA Beneficiary, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Jordan, Panama, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Norway This memorandum outlines the conditions under which vessels may be imported…

The first Designate Quiz of 2015 is now available. You have until 2 p.m. EDT on the 9th of April, 2015 to submit your responses to the CSCB. Please note, in question 25 there may be more than one correct response. You will be given credit for selecting any one of the correct responses. To access the…

1. The purpose of this notice is to provide information on how to claim the benefits of the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games Remission Order (hereafter referred to as the Order) for temporarily imported goods. The current notice should be read in conjunction with the Order. 2. The Order…

1. The purpose of this notice is to provide information on how to claim the benefits of the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games Remission Order (hereafter referred to as the Order) when importing goods that will remain in Canada after the Games. The current notice should be read in…

1. The purpose of this notice is to advise that: (a) Effective April 10, 2015, the company located at 1600 Prince Rupert Blvd., Prince Rupert, British Columbia will be surrendering their “BW” type highway sufferance warehouse licence. (b) The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is advertising for a…

This memorandum outlines the Canadian Inspection Service’s guidelines to assist Canadian airport authorities and air carriers in the design and operation of international transit facilities. The requirements are meant to ensure that facilities are designed and operated in a manner that is consistent…