This week, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species issued their recommendations for amendments to the CITES appendices. Â These appendices dictate the level of regulation imposed on the …
This week, the FDA issued two draft guidance documents to assist industry in the implementation of the new FSMA guidelines. Â One draft covers the rule for the Preventative Controls for …
US Customs and Border Protection published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that provides guidance for filing allegations of evasion of anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders. Â This enforcement falls under the …
IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the orders made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on August 15, 2011, …
D10-18-1, Tariff Rate Quotas This memorandum provides a general overview of TRQs and the legislation that applies to them. Â It also outlines departmental guidelines for the administration of TRQs. This …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will now be regulating composite wood products in sixty (60) days. Â The purpose of this is to reduce formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products that …
This week the trade community received a message regarding the FDA’s new FSVP program that is part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  The FSMA mandated the creation of …
The Foods and Drug Administration has begun regulating e-cigarettes and nicotine dissolvable products effective August 8th, 2016. Â These products will now be subject to FDA tobacco regulations. Â These regulations include, …
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will now ban imports of fish from countries that are not deemed to have comparable marine mammal protections. Â This final rule states that a …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will now be regulating composite wood products in sixty (60) days. Â The purpose of this is to reduce formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products that …
Starting August 8th, the FDA’s new regulations for tobacco and e-cigarettes came into effect.  If your company imports e-liquids, tobacco products, or tobacco accessories, this will impact your business.  The …
This week the trade community received a message regarding the FDA’s new FSVP program that is part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  The FSMA mandated the creation of …
Certain Pup Joints, Initiation of Expiry Review Investigation The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), initiated an expiry review concerning the dumping and subsidizing of pup joints originating in or exported …
The following is available on the Health Canada website. Consultation Document A consultation document entitled The Proposed Prioritization Approach for Nanoscale Forms of Substances on the Domestic Substances List was …
Prepackaged Products that Do Not Require a List of Ingredients Clarification on the exemption from declaring the list of ingredients for prepackaged products that are packed on retail premises from …
