Trade News

The following is excerpted from a 29 May 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced the members of a new advisory panel that will help guide Canada’s ambitious, pro-trade plan in large, dynamic and fast-growing priority markets.

The following is excerpted from a 29 May 2012 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Pierre Lemieux, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, has returned from Japan, where he worked to strengthen Canada's agriculture and trade ties while promoting the mutual benefits of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two countries.

Dumping case number: AD/1396 Dumping file number: 4214-36 Subsidy case number: CV/132 Subsidy file number: 4218-34 STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the initiation of investigations into the dumping of CERTAIN CARBON STEEL WELDED PIPE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM CHINESE TAIPEI, THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA, THE SULTANATE OF OMAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THAILAND, THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and the subsidizing of

Please be advised that the following has been updated on the external website: - List of Exporters of Live Lobster and Lobster Tomalley Products to Japan http://inspection.gc.ca/food/fish-and-seafood/exports/by-jurisdiction/j… (establishments added: 2510)

The following is excerpted from the 28 May 2012 edition of Reuters Canada. The Canadian government will force striking workers at Canadian Pacific Railway back to work with fast-track legislation aimed at restoring rail service by Thursday, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said on Monday. The government introduced the legislation in the House of Commons on Monday to end a work stoppage by 4,800 locomotive engineers, conductors and rail traffic controllers at CP Rail, Canada's second-biggest railway. This article is available in its entirety at:

This is a reminder that a full database backup of the production database (PROD) is scheduled for Saturday, June 2nd, 2012. CFIA systems will be unavailable from 3am to 7am EST. Please note that full database backups of the production database (PROD) are scheduled for the first Saturday of every month between 3am to 7am EST. _________________________________________________

Members may be interested in the following, published on 26 May 2012 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. 1. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Carbon steel welded pipe — Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-05-26/html/commis-eng.html#… 2. Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Order 2012-87-02-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List

The following is excerpted from the 25 May 2012 edition of CBC News. The strike at Canadian Pacific Railway has put a stop to international trade moving through the rail tunnel connecting Windsor, Ont. and Detroit. CPR and Borealis Transportation share ownership of the tunnel. "The suspension of CP's freight network in Canada, due to the walkout means tens of thousands of carloads of freight are not moving. This is impacting our customers' business and Canada's economy," CPR spokesperson Ed Greenberg wrote in an email to CBC News.

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released The Fiscal Monitor for March 2012. Highlights There was a budgetary deficit of $9.0 billion in March 2012, compared to a deficit of $6.2 billion reported in March 2011.

Please be advised that information concerning Russian shelf life requirement for frozen fish and fish products previously found in "Certification Requirements - Russia", has been moved to: http://inspection.gc.ca/food/fish-and-seafood/exports/by-jurisdiction/r…

a) Chapter 6 was published to: i) Streamline the conditions for the following HS code from the state of Washington: 06.02.30 - Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes from the state of Washington: 06.02.20.0017.72 - Salmonberry - rooted plants (Rubus spectabilis) 06.02.20.0017.73 - Bayleaf currant - rooted plants (Ribes laurifolium)

Appeal No. Appeal Name Act AP-2009-014 Transport Desgagnés Inc. Customs Act AP-2010-002 Frito-Lay Canada, Inc. Customs Act AP-2010-033 AP-2010-042 Contech Holdings Canada Inc. Customs Act AP-2010-068 6572243 Canada Ltd. o/a Kwality Imports Customs Act AP-2011-008 Jockey Canada Company Customs Act

The following is a CBSA message (EDI12-048) Saturday, May 26th, 2012 CCS / CADEX Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, CCS/CADEX will be down from 06:00 to 07:00 (Eastern Time). CADEX and CUSDEC B3s and AO release queries transmitted to the CADEX system will be affected by this outage. Sunday, May 27th, 2012 Full EDI Outage:

Please disregard the message below that was sent earlier today. CFIA advised that it had been sent in error. As part of our ongoing efforts to improve service to our clients, please be advised that AAFC will be performing changes to the Data Centre environment that will affect corporate applications on May 26th, 2012. Consequently, the CFIA services listed below managed by AAFC will not be available to you during the following period: Date : Saturday May 26, 2012 Time : From 7:00 AM (EST) until 4:00 PM (EST)

The following is excerpted from the 23 May 2012 edition of Embassy Magazine. Although China is often brought up as the Asian country that craves Canada's energy, Japan has a thirst that it's hoping Canada can quench as well, says one academic. Julian Dierkes, Keidanren chair in Japanese research at the University of British Columbia's Institute of Asian Research, argued this, along with other reasons, is making The Great White North an attractive trade partner to the Land of the Rising Sun. This article is available in its entirety at:

The following is excerpted from the 23 May 2012 edition of CBC News. When engineers and other workers at Canadian Pacific Railway walked off the job early Wednesday, they set off a strike that could affect coal mines, farms, auto manufacturing plants and maybe even the local Canadian Tire. Just how those ripples might spread will depend in large part on how long the strike lasts, and the flexibility producers have in getting their goods to where they want them to go. This article is available in its entirety at:

Members may be interested in the following, published on 23 May 2012 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Certain Regulations Made Under Sections 160, 191 and 209 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and Repealing the List of Hazardous Waste Authorities (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-05-23/html/sor-dors99-eng.h…

Chapter 07 was published to add the miscellaneous code "Without soil or growing media (bare root)" for the following HS codes. 07.09.51.3028 - Wild mushroom 07.09.59.3025 - Other : Other This created a requirement version change for the following HS codes. 07.09.51.3027 - Cultivated mushroom 07.09.59.3024 - Other : Truffles Please check your version number before submitting through EDI. If you have any questions, please contact your Import Service Centre. _________________________________________________

Softwood Lumber interim quota allocations for JUNE 2012 are now available in EICS. Please be advised that the volume available currently represents 80% of the actual JUNE allocation. _________________________________________________