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

• Message from CBSA: List of HS codes for NRCan's regulated energy-using products has been corrected.
• Customs Notice CN12-014 Amendment 11 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations.
• Memorandum D2-1-1 Temporary Importation of Baggage and Conveyances by Non-residents. Memorandum has been updated as a result of legislative changes.
• SIMA - Hot-rolled carbon steel plate originating in or exported from China - Notice of Initiation of Expiry Review.

Canada Revenue Agency

• Federal excise stamp mandatory on tobacco products as of July 1, 2012.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• RMD-12-01: Pest Risk Management Document – Importation of Wood Packaging Material from the Continental United States
• Protecting Canadian Livestock From the Schmallenberg Virus. New import measures.
• Use of Trade-Marks in Labelling of Foods Sold in Canada. Act prohibits the labelling, packaging, treating, processing, selling or advertising of any food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive to consumers or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding the product.
• Meat Hygiene Directives: Malaysia, Korea (Republic of)

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

• Appeal No. AP-2011-027 Aluminart Products Ltd. Whether certain aluminum parts and products are subject to anti-dumping duties and whether the CBSA improperly relied upon "zeroing" when assessing the anti-dumping duties.
• Appeal No. AP-2011-018 HBC Imports c/o Zellers Inc. Tariff classification of a Snow Boogie® Astra Sled.

European Union

• Taxation: More efficient cooperation in collecting excise duties.

United States

• U.S. Census Bureau: Who Imported and Who Exported in 2010?
• U.S. ITA Request for Comment - Subsidy programs provided by countries exporting softwood lumber and softwood lumber products to the United States. [PDF]
• USDA Public Health Information System (PHIS) - Import Component. On May 29, 2012, PHIS will replace the existing Automated Import Information System (AIIS) and the Performance Based Inspection System (PBIS). All FSIS import regions are scheduled to begin using PHIS on this date.
• USDA FSIS Notice 30-12 (pdf) FSIS Verification testing on imported beef manufacturing trimmings.
• USDA Recently Revised Export Requirements & Plant Lists. Export Requirements for Canada. (Apr 27, 2012)
• U.S. CBP CSMS# 12-000153 - Harmonized System Update 1204 - Changes to the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US.
• U.S. CBP new/updated informed compliance publications:
  - Ball Bearings - 04/20/2012
  - Internal Combustion Piston Engines - 04/20/2012
  - Classification of Cooking Ranges, Stoves and Ovens - 04/20/2012