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Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2011-060 Cycles Lambert Inc. Customs Act AP-2012-022 Andritz Hydro Canada Inc. and VA Tech Hydro Canada Customs Act AP-2012-025 Regal Ideas Inc. Special Import Measures Act AP-2012-026 Euro-Line Appliances Customs Act AP-2012-039, AP-2012-050 and AP-2012-059 Universal…

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: Customs Notice 13-012, Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn13-012-eng.html

*AMENDED DATE* As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, 2013. CFIA systems will be affected by this maintenance window from 3am to 5am EST. Please note that a normal maintenance window of…

a) Chapter 03 was published to add the miscellaneous codes "Eviscerated (Head on)" and "Eviscerated (Head off)" to the following HS codes, from all origins, for the end uses of "Food Service", "Retail Use" and "Further processing". 03.02.11.6159.54 - Oncorhynchus clarkii - TSN 161983 - Cutthroat…

Members may be interested in this notice from CFIA regarding facilities designated for the Inspection of Meat Products from the US.

The Notice of Commencement of Preliminary Injury Inquiry is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/preinq/notices/pi2n002_e.asp An associated press release is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/press/pi2n002_e.asp

The following form has been updated and is available on the CBSA website: L53, Application for Customs Brokers Licence http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/l53-eng.html

a) Chapter 03 was published to; i) modify the import conditions for the following HS code with the miscellaneous code, "eviscerated" for the end uses "Food service" and "Retail Use" 03.02.51.3131.86 - Gadus macrocephalus - TSN 164711 - Pacific cod (fresh or chilled) ii) modify the import conditions…

As part of CFIA's ongoing efforts to improve client service, a maintenance window of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, 2013. CFIA systems will be affected by this maintenance window from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that a normal maintenance window of the production…

AIRS recommendation change for mollusc species susceptible to Perkinsus olseni from French Polynesia to Refused Entry Effective immediately, the AIRS recommendation for mollusc species susceptible to Perkinsus olseni imported from French Polynesia for the end uses of: Aquarium commercial, Aquarium…

The following is excerpted from a 24 May 2013 news release by CBSA. The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced today that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will proceed with a remote traveller processing pilot at Piney, Manitoba, in April 2015. This pilot project is part…

The following is excerpted from a 24 May 2013 news release by CBSA. The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) on behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced today that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will proceed with a remote…

The following is a 24 May 2013 news release by CBSA. Effective immediately, the Gretna border crossing has reopened and has resumed normal hours of operation, 08:00 to 22:00 hours. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) temporarily closed the Gretna port of entry on May 22 as a result of overland…

The following is excerpted from a 24 May 2013 news release by Canada's Economic Action Plan. In February 2011, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Canada-United States (US) Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC). The goal of the RCC is to increase…