| Date Posted (mm/dd/yr) |
Title |
| 12/31/04 | |
| 12/10/04 | Seafood Advisory Committee, CFIA - Fish, Seafood and Production Division (FSPD) is in the process of developing Canadian comments on a number of draft standards and Codes that will be discussed at the upcoming Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP) (28 February to 4 March, 2005). While the provisional agenda for the meeting is not yet available, we anticipate that the standards/codes identified in the list below will be discussed. In this list of standards/codes, their status and a brief description of the background and issues are included. Where working documents are available, they are attached in this message. We will continue to monitor the availability of the CCFFP provisional agenda and advise of significant developments. Please take the time to review this list and circulate as necessary. If there are specific standards and documents that of interest to you, please let me know. In the meantime, if you have any comments on the attached documents, please submit them to my attention before January 3, 2005 so that we can consider them in developing the Canadian position. We will circulate the draft Canadian positions early in 2005 for final comments.
Dominic Cheung |
| 11/23/04 | Byrd Amendment: Government of Canada Seeks Comments on Possible Trade Retaliation Against United States |
| 11/10/04 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection ACE Promo Notice for Importers |
| 11/10/04 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection Enforcement Guidelines for Truck Operations for the Trade Act of 2002 Information for the Trade |
| 11/01/04 | U.S.
Customs and Border Protection notice regarding PHASE V Implementation of the Bioterrorism Act: Interim Procedures for Trade Partners |
| 10/27/04 | CFIA-GEMDES Notice to all EDI Clients |
| 10/22/04 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection ACE Mondernization Newsletter |
| 10/20/04 | Proposed amendment to Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations regarding commercial reach-in, food service refrigerators and freezers / Modification proposée au Règlement sur l’efficacité énergétique du Canada - Réfrigérateurs et Congélateurs Commerciaux, des Services D’alimentation |
| 10/15/04 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection Notice: "How to Become an ACE Participant" |
| 10/13/04 | USDA Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Fish and Shellfish; Interim Rule |
| 10/06/04 | HKTDC Wins Third Award from the Web Marketing Association |
| 10/01/04 |
For background information on this update, please click here. |
| 09/29/04 | An
informed compliance
notice for truckers will be distributed beginning
October 1, 2004 and effective Nov 15, 2004. CBP officers will present
this notice to truckers when found out of compliance with the new
U.S. advance electronic cargo information regulations (19 CFR 123.92). For more information on Mandatory Advanced Electronic Cargo Information for truckers, including a list of the 40 ports affected, please click here. |
| 09/24/04 | The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been working to develop regulations to implement Customs Controlled Area (CCA) legislation. Attached, for your review, you will find a cover letter, CCA legislation and regulations, and the Designation Instrument. Please note that the regulations and designation instrument are draft documents and should be reviewed in that context. L'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) a travaillé à l'élaboration de la législation et des règlements sur les zones de contrôle des douanes (ZCD). Ci-joint, pour votre révision, la lettre de présentation, la législation et des règlements anisi que l'instruments de designation concernant les ZCD. Veuillez prendre en considération que le document sur la législation et les règlements est une version préliminaire. |
| 09/15/04 | On
April 3, 2004, the Ministers of the Environment and Health published
the Follow-up Report on Five PSL1 Substances for Which There Was
Insufficient Information to Conclude Whether the Substances Constitute
a Danger to the Environment. The report concludes that both tetrachlorobenzenes
and pentachlorobenzene are toxic to the environment because they
are entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under
conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful
effect on the environment or its biological diversity.
The report can be found at the following address: http://www.ec.gc.ca/substances/ese/eng/psap/ Environment Canada will soon be consulting on the proposed risk management strategy for tetrachlorobenzenes and pentachlorobenzene. Environment Canada would like to provide stakeholders in affected sectors with documentation and a formal opportunity to consult on the management strategy being proposed by Environment Canada. If you wish to participate or to be informed on the development of the risk management instruments for tetrachlorobenzenes and pentachlorobenzene, please fill out the reply form on our and return it to Environment Canada as soon as possible. |
| 08/18/04 | U.S. CBP Required Advance Electronic Presentation of Cargo Information: Compliance Dates for Truck Carriers |
| 07/12/04 | Think Global, Go Global: Enter the World’s Largest Market and Adjacent Areas Using the Experience of Local Experts |
| 07/05/04 | Presentations and documentation distributed at the ACI Phase 3 meeting, held on June 17, 2004: |
| 06/21/04 | AMPS Circular - Changes to Contraventions and the accompanying AMPS Master Penalty Document Revisions |
| 05/04/04 | Logistics Software Corp. & Global Trade Resources Inc. Merge |
| 04/08/04 | Commercial
Import Sampling Initiative Francais |
| 04/08/04 | Opening
of Dedicated FAST Lane Champlain, NY Francais |
| 01/29/04 | Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition Newsletter |
| 01/13/04 | Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program |