Canadian Government Notices as of July 14
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of July 14 (some may also be given separate headlines):
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- Government of Canada and European Union to provisionally apply CETA in September. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the president of the European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, have agreed to set Sept. 21, 2017, as the start date for the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) (here).
- Implementation of CUFTA. The Canada Border Services Agency has issued Customs Notice 17-23, which states that the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) will be implemented Aug. 1 (here).
- Value added exports in 2013. Statistics Canada is reporting that value added in exports accounted for 21.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) and more than 3 million jobs in 2013. The United States dominated the export market, accounting for 15.3% of Canadian GDP and more than 2 million jobs (here).
- NAFTA textile/apparel TPL utilization. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade updated the 2017 NAFTA textile and apparel tariff preference level utilization rate for imports (here) and exports (here).
- Product Recalls: YSN Imports Inc. recalls Propane Depot refillable propane cylinders manufactured in Thailand (here), for fire, explosion hazards; TJX Canada (HomeSense) recalls glass beer mug handmade in Poland (here), for laceration, burn hazards; TOMY recalls Lamaze Munching Max toy manufactured in China (here), for laceration hazard; Reeves International recalls Paulina Super Dough kits manufactured in China (here), for toxicological hazard.