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Key Canadian economic sanctions and export control developments during 2012

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada, Iran, Myanmar, Syria
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  • January 11 2013

The beginning of the new year is an opportune time to review and revise internal compliance programs and procedures to ensure they are fully up to

Final US ITAR rule on dual and third country nationals raises new challenges for Canadian business

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • May 16 2011

Today, the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published in the Federal Register the final rule containing its long-awaited amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) governing the access of dual and third-country nationals to ITAR-controlled defence articles, including technical data

Canada updating its controls over exports and technology transfers

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 15 2013

The Canadian government has announced a number changes to Canada's Export Control List (ECL), which sets out the goods, services and technology

Exporters subject to increasing trade control scrutiny

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 27 2012

Canada’s customs authority, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), continues to exercise its broad authority under the Customs Act and the Export and Import Permits Act to engage in numerous searches, detentions, seizures, ascertained forfeitures, investigations and other enforcement activities to ensure that exports from Canada are in full compliance with Canadian legislation

Canada expands sanctions measures against Syria targeting financial services and the Central Bank

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Syria
  • -
  • March 5 2012

Effective today, Canada has taken additional steps to impose economic sanctions against Syria by imposing a ban on financial services and targeting transactions involving the Central Bank of Syria as well as additional listed individuals

Canada lifts most sanctions against Burma

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Myanmar
  • -
  • April 24 2012

Most of Canada's economic sanctions against Burma (Myanmar) have been repealed effective today

Are you prepared for increased import compliance scrutiny?

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • May 16 2012

Importers in the retail and consumer products sectors should be carefully reviewing their trade compliance policies and procedures as Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is scrutinizing customs compliance in a number of areas including declarations of origin, tariff classification and customs valuation

Export control alert: Canada announces changes to its export and technology controls regime

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • December 20 2011

Yesterday, Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Export Controls Division (ECD) announced a number of changes to the Export Control List (ECL) which are effective December 16, 2011

Canada imposes additional economic sanctions against Syria

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada, Syria
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  • October 5 2011

Yesterday, the Canadian government announced new sanctions against Syria which include targeted measures involving the petroleum industry and prohibitions on dealings with additional designated individuals and entities

Canadian Government announces plans for tariff relief on a broad range of manufacturing inputs

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 25 2009

The Canadian Government has recently announced plans for further tariff relief to benefit Canadian businesses