The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have imposed a number of requirements on vessels inbound from specified ports to prevent the introduction of the Asian gypsy moth.
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U.S., Canada Impose Requirements on Inbound Vessels to Prevent Introduction of Gypsy Moth
Canada Revenue Agency Forms
Members may be interested in two new messages on Softwood Lumber Products Export Charges that CRA made available on their website:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu/NEW-e.html
Memorandum D12-4-1, Pre-arrival Rail
This memorandum outlines and explains the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA’s) requirements and administrative policies regarding the transmission of pre-arrival cargo, conveyance data to the CBSA for goods being imported or transiting through Canada via the rail mode.
Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations
Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 15 March 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette.
Canada Border Services Agency
Special Import Measures Act
Government Announces Fifth Round of Canada-Japan Trade Negotiations
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced the fifth round of negotiations toward a Canada-Japan economic partnership agreement (EPA). The negotiations will take place in Tokyo from March 24 to 28, 2014...