Canadian Government Notices for Dec 9-12
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for Dec 9-12, 2011 (note that some will also be given separate headlines):
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- U.S.-Canada "beyond the border" transport initiatives. Canada's Minister of Transport met with the U.S. Secretaries of Transportation and Homeland Security on December 9 to discuss transportation initiatives and security measures. It was their first joint meeting to address shared challenges and develop strategies to support efficient international trade and transportation under the recently announced U.S.-Canada "Beyond the Border" Action Plan. (here) (See ITT's Online Archives 11121232 for summary of the BYB Action Plan.)
- Environmental assessment of Canada-Ukraine FTA. The Government of Canada is now conducting an Environmental Assessment (EA) to inform the negotiations for a Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Comments are due January 9, 2012. (here)
- China pup joints. Canada Border Services Agency made preliminary affirmative antidumping and countervailing duty determinations on December 12 of certain pup joints from China. (here)
- NAFTA textile/apparel TPL utilization. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada has updated the NAFTA textile and apparel tariff preference level utilization rate. (here)
- Product recalls. 105W Compact Fluorescent Bulbs manufactured in China (here). AC Adapter for Sabrent SATA/IDE Hard Drive Enclosures manufactured in China (here)