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Customs Notice 14-017, Implementation of the Pilot Project for the Travellers in Remote Areas – Quebec
July 31, 2014
1. This notice is to inform you that the Pilot Project for the Travellers in Remote Areas – Quebec (PPTRA-Q) will be implemented on July 14, 2014.
CFIA Message: Comment period extended for certain food safety modernization consultations
July 28, 2014
To encourage as much feedback as possible, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has extended the comment period for the following consultations related to food safety modernization:
D11-6-8, Verification of Origin (Non-free Trade Agreements), Tariff Classification, and Value for Duty of Imported Goods
July 28, 2014
The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website:
Memorandum D11-6-8, Verification of Origin (Non-free Trade Agreements), Tariff Classification, and Value for Duty of Imported Goods
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-6-8-eng.html
New Harmonized System standards to enter into force on 1 January 2017
July 26, 2014
The new version of the HS includes 234 sets of amendments. Environmental and social issues are a major feature of these amendments, due to the importance of the HS as a global tool for collecting trade statistics and monitoring trade. The majority of the recommended amendments were broached by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).