| Title: | SOFTWOOD LUMBER PROGRAMMING UPDATES |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2006-10-12 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL IMPORTERS, BROKERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM: OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS
THE U.S. - CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT (SLA 2005) WAS SIGNED ON
SEPTEMBER 12, 2006, AND BECAME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 12, 2006.
PROGRAMMING UPDATES TO THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED TO ALLOW FOR THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF A PERMIT NUMBER
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. (REFERENCE ADMIN MESSAGE 06-1149).
FOR SHIPMENTS OF SOFTWOOD LUMBER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE A "DATE OF SHIPMENT"
PRIOR TO OCTOBER 12, 2006, INTERIM MEASURED TO ALLOW THE ELECTRONIC
FILING OF THEIR ENTRY SUMMARIES ARE IN PLACE. IN LIEU OF AN EXPORT
PERMIT NUMBER, ABI WILL ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION OF A STRING OF NINE "8S"
(888888888) IN THE LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER FIELD. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING.