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March 12, 2010

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

• Tariff Notice TN-49 Certain amendments to the Customs Tariff announced in the Budget.
  - Tariff Notice TN-49-1.
  - Tariff Notice TN-49-2.
  - Tariff Notice TN-49-3.
  - Tariff Amendments T2010-2.
• Goods subject to anti-dumping or countervailing duties. Measures in Force. Last reviewed February 23, 2010.
• Customs Notice CN10-003 Proposed Regulatory Change in Support of the NEXUS and CANPASS Programs and the Alternative Presentation of Persons Under the Customs Act. (It is proposed that the residency requirement for NEXUS and CANPASS be amended).
• SIMA - Certain oil country tubular goods from China - Notice of Final Determination. Statement of Reasons.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• New regulated countries - Importation of fresh tomatoes from countries infested by the tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta).
• Information for food manufacturers - recall of hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP) by Basic Flavors Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
• Directive D-06-04 February 2, 2010 (2nd Revision) Seed Potato Quality Management Program (SPQMP). Revised to clarify circumstances under which re-inspection of seed potatoes shipped under the SPQMP may be carried out by the CFIA, and the subsequent actions to be taken by CFIA when a non-conformance is identified in association to seed potato shipments. In addition, minor changes have been made to labelling requirements for bulk containers.
• Directive D-97-07 January 25, 2010 (1st Revision) Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation from the United States and Domestic Movement of Elm Material (Ulmus spp. and Zelkova spp.) to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Dutch Elm Disease Ophiostoma ulmi (Buisman) Nannf. and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi (Brasier) within Canada. Revised to strengthen the phytosanitary requirements pertaining to the domestic movement and importation of some regulated commodities such as elm nursery stock from infested areas of Canada and the U.S.
• Directive D-94-25 January 14, 2010 (2nd Revision) Plant protection import requirements for ginseng (Panax spp.). Revised to update the review date, as well as minor administrative changes. The content of this directive has not changed.
• Reminder of changes to import notification requirements (pdf). Letter from the CFIA Imported and Manufactured Food Division.
• Remider: Contagious equine metritis imports requirements remain in effect. The import requirements introduced in 2009 in response to an outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) in the United States (U.S.) remain in effect.
• Veterinary Biologics Memorandum 2010-02 Renewal of veterinary biologics establishment licences, product licences and import permits.

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Inquiry No. NQ-2009-003 Hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate from Ukraine. Reasons.

United States

• U.S. CBP new/updated informed compliance publications:
  - Classification and Marking of Pipe Fittings Under Heading 7307.
  - Cutlery of Headings 8211 Through 8215 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
• USDA finalizes inspection and user fee requirements for Canada. (News release)
• U.S. Census Bureau  - Schedule B Search Updated. In order to assist exporters and filers determine their correct export commodity code (Schedule B number), the Foreign Trade Division (FTD) provides a Schedule B search tool.