Today the government introduced the Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act to implement the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement as well as agreements on labour and environmental cooperation.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and José Adonis Lavaire, Minister of Industry and Commerce for Honduras, signed the agreements in Ottawa on November 5, 2013.
...Recently, a shipment containing a number of products imported from the UK was detained in the course of regular border activities because it contained meat products that were not accompanied by the required documentation.
Appropriate certification of meat products is required to assure food safety and protect animal health in Canada.
The U.S. and more than a dozen other countries announced Jan. 24 a commitment to achieve global free trade in environmental goods and to begin preparing for negotiations toward that goal.
CBSA has published the 1st edition of its Advance Commercial Information (ACI) Newsletter. The intention is to publish this newsletter on a semi-annual basis.
CSCB members are invited to attend the 2014 IFCBA World Conference, Celebrating 25 years of Trade Facilitation through Expertise and Innovation, which will take place from May 13-17 at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul, Korea.
