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November 20, 2009

Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions.

This page lists newly published government memorandums, notices, regulations and decisions. Clicking on a title will open the document (in a new window) as published by the relevant department or agency on its own Web site.

Canada Border Services Agency

• Memorandum D17-1-11 Private Printing Policy and Procedures. Revised as a result of the Paper Burden Reduction Initiative, the revisions are aimed at eliminating obsolete and duplicated requirements.
• Memorandum D17-1-1 Documentation Requirements for Commercial Shipments. Revised as a result of the Paper Burden Reduction Initiative, the revisions are aimed at eliminating obsolete and duplicated requirements.

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

• Notice to Importers Serial No: 760, November 6, 2009 Items 114 to 116: Beef and Veal Supplementary Imports.
• Notice to Importers Serial No: 759, November 6, 2009 Items 114 to 116: Beef and Veal.
• Notice to Importers Serial No. 758, November 6, 2009 Chicken and Chicken Products and Turkey and Turkey Products - Supplementary Imports.
• Notice to Importers Serial No. 756, November 6, 2009 Items 105 to 113 - Turkey and Turkey Products.
• EICB Imports: Textiles and clothing NAFTA tariff preference level - Quotas. See update November 17.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• Consultations on proposed amendments to the Weed Seeds Order. The WSO plays a critical role in the prevention of intentional (as a crop) and unintentional (as a seed contaminant) introductions of new weeds into Canada.
• Risk Management Document RMD-08-02 Pest Risk Management Document for Eriochloa villosa (Woolly Cup Grass).
• Meat Hygiene Directive: MHD 2009-40 September 2, 2009 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Panama.
• Meat Hygiene Directive: MHD 2009-41 September 8, 2009 Chapter 11 - Section 11.7.3 - Argentina, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates
• Meat Hygiene Directive: MHD 2009-43 September 16, 2009 Chapter 5 - Update of Appendix 4 of the Listeria section

United States

• U.S. CBP FAST Driver Program updates: - How To Renew Your FAST Membership. - Frequently Asked Questions about the FAST Driver Program.
• U.S. CBP Change to Notification Policy for all approved bond submissions, General instructions for filing U.S. Customs and Border Protection continuous bonds.
• U.S. CBP 2010 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Training Seminar will be held March 17th through March 19th, 2010 in Anaheim, California.