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United Kingdom: Certification of sawn coniferous wood under D-13-01 and D-07-02

Officials from the United Kingdom (UK) have advised that effective immediately, the UK will no longer accept Heat Treatment (HT) certificates and Canadian Debarking and Grub Hole Control Program (CDGHCP) …



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CFIA scheduled system maintenance March 17th, 2024

As part of CFIA’s ongoing efforts to improve client service, please be advised that CFIA will be performing network maintenance on:March 17, 2024 from 03:00 HRS to 07:00 HRS (ET). …



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Cosmetics Facility Registration – Effective July 1st, 2024

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) represents a significant expansion of FDA’s authority to regulate cosmetics to help ensure the safety of cosmetic products. This requirement was …



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AMS Proposes Specific Organic Requirements for Pet Food, Mushrooms

The United States Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking comments regarding a proposed rule of new organic standards for pet food and mushrooms as they feel the current organic standards …



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National Organics Program (NOP) Organic Requirements begin TUESDAY!

The National Organics Program (NOP) organic regulation begins March 19 and will impact a wide range of organic products, including: Release Requirements This regulation requires the Electronic National Organics Program …



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CBSA EDI/Portal SCHEDULED Maintenance Unavailability

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be performing scheduled maintenance on its eManifest Portal March 16th and March 17th. March 16, 2024 from 05:00 HRS to 05:30 HRS (ET) …



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Regulatory amendments to support the implementation of CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM)

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project is a major transformation initiative to modernize …



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CARM – Notification of Upcoming NRI Webinar Date

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) The Government of Canada is modernizing and streamlining the collection of duties and …



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Changes to import requirements for pet supplements

Changes to import requirements for pet supplements The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is modernizing and simplifying import requirements for pet supplements containing animal products and by-products. We are writing …



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San Jeronimo Port of Entry Commercial Closure

On Thursday March 7th at 3:00 pm CST, there will be a scheduled commercial facility closure of the San Jeronimo port of entry for system upgrades.  This will impact commercial …



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National Organics Program (NOP) Organic Requirements begin March 19, 2024

The National Organics Program (NOP) organic regulation begins March 19 and will impact a wide range of organic products, including: Release Requirements This regulation requires the Electronic National Organics Program …



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Supply Chains Act – Updated guidance now available

Public Safety Canada has advised that updated guidance relating to the Supply Chains Act is now available on our website: Forced Labour in Canadian Supply Chains (publicsafety.gc.ca). As part of …



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In-person CARM registration sessions in Montreal and Lacolle, March 12-14, 2024

The following is provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)  CARM Promotional days The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is offering three CARM promotional days in March to increase …



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Public Safety Canada clarifies the application of the Supply Chains Act to customs brokers and couriers

Public Safety has just provided the following clarification concerning the application of the reporting requirements in the Supply Chains Act (Bill S-211) to customs brokers and couriers: While a broker …



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CBSA – Planned CARM outage – March 10, 2024

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has advised it will be performing planned maintenances in the CARM Production Environment and all systems will be unavailable Sunday, March 10, 2024 from …



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