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The following is excerpted from an 8 October 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement as he concluded his first official visit to Nigeria: “I would like to thank Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru and…

The following is from the 8 October 2012 edition of Journal of Commerce. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has transferred all affected trade parties to the Automated Commercial Environment e-Manifest: Rail and Sea. ACE now operates as the only CBP-approved electronic data interchange through which…

Members may be interested in the following, published on 6 October 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canada Border Services Agency, under the Special Import Measures Act. Decision regarding certain unitized wall modules. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-10-06/html/commis-eng.html…

Minutes of the Quebec Regional Committee meeting held on 10 September 2012 are now available on the Quebec Region page of the CSCB members site. To access, please go to our website at www.cscb.ca, login, click "My Account", "Corporate Member Services" and look under “Regional Activity".

Chapter 28 was published to add the end use "Other end uses" to the following HS code. 28.29.90.9000 - Other This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes. 28.33.11.6201 - Ribotide 28.35.22.6220 - Monosodium glutamate Please check your version numbers before submitting through…

The following is excerpted from a 4 October 2012 news release by Transport Canada. The Honourable Steven Fletcher, Minister of State (Transport), joined by John S. Pistole, Transportation Security Administration's Administrator, today announced the extension of the US TSA Pre✓™ (pre-check) lanes to…

The following is excerpted from the 4 October 2012 edition of CBC News. The new Quebec government says its support for a Canada-Europe free trade agreement is not yet certain and is warning that it should not be treated as a fait accompli. The Parti Québécois government said Wednesday that there are…

The following is excerpted from a 30 September 2012 newsletter issued by CBP. Assistant Commissioner Allen Gina, Office of International Trade, told the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association, in their September meeting in Washington, that “CBP needs an effective partnership with the…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing issues with Digital Document Store (DDS) and are currently working on a solution. Please note there may be a slight delay from the Import Service Centre (ISC). We regret the inconvenience and thank you for…

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2012-10-11 AP-2011-049 Cycles Lambert Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing 2012-10-30 AP-2012-004 Holland Hitch of Canada Limited Customs Act Public Hearing Postponed to 2012-11-06 AP-2011-075 Jan K. Overweel Limited Customs Act Public Hearing…

Please be advised that the following has been updated on the CFIA web site: - CFIA Fish List http://active.inspection.gc.ca/scripts/fssa/fispoi/fplist/fplist.asp?la… (The following have been added: Halocynthia roretzi, Pleurogrammus monopterygius, Eutropiichthys vacha, Sperata aor, Odontesthes…

The following is a CBSA Message (EDI12-081) The Electronic Commerce Unit of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Monday, October 8, 2012. B3 entries processed and accepted between Saturday, October 6, 2012 and Tuesday, October 9, 2012 will appear on the daily…

a) Chapter 23 was published to streamline the import conditions for the following HS code originating from the United States. 23.01.10.1995.29 Poultry and blood digest (liquid). This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes 23.01.10.1995.04 - Equine meat meal, meat-and-bone…

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647 MHD 2012-46 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Peru (2012-10-02) MHD 2012-45 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Colombia (2012-10-02) MHD 2012-44 Chapter 11 -Section…

The following is a CBSA Message (EDI12-080) Further to message EDI12-078, please be advised that the CADEX formatted Classification file for expiries related to Customs Notice CN12-026 contained extra records. The Classification file for expiries has been replaced with the complete Classification…

Orders issued Friday, September 26, 2012 are available at: http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/inquirie/orders/nq2m03a_e.asp http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/inquirie/orders/nq2m03b_e.asp http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/inquirie/orders/nq2m03c_e.asp http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/inquirie/orders/nq2m03d_e.asp

The following is excerpted from a 3 October 2012 news release by the Department of Finance Canada. The Department of Finance announced today that Canada’s official international reserves increased by an amount equivalent to US$959 million during September to US$68,141 million. Details on the level…