Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland announced [on March 7, 2016] that the European Union (EU) has voted in favor of expanding the current scope of the Canada-EU Organic Equivalency Arrangement.
Imports
Canadian Organic Industry to Benefit from Expanded Canada-European Union Organic Equivalency Arrangement
AP-2014-021, Worldpac Canada
IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary issue of jurisdiction in an appeal filed by Worldpac Canada on September 3, 2014, pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.);
BETWEEN WORLDPAC CANADA Appellant
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY Respondent
Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations
The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on 5 March 2016.
Canada Border Services Agency
Special Import Measures Act
Single directive for all phytosanitary import requirements for fresh and dried branches, roots, cones, etc.
On March 3, 2016, Directive 14-03 will come into force. D-14-03 takes guidance from a number of sources and combines it into a single directive. This will make it easier to find information on the phytosanitary requirements for fresh and dried branches, roots, cones, foliage, flowers, lichens and mosses (including ornamental/decorative).
Turkey and Turkey Products (Items 105 to 113 on the Import Control List) 2016 TRQ: Quantities Available for Allocation
For the 2016 allocation year, a balance of 300,634 kg, eviscerated equivalent (ee), of the turkey and turkey products tariff rate quota (TRQ) remains available for allocation.