Newsletter - July 2012

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Notifications

Consultations

The Head of Operations is currently reviewing all suggestions that were made during the Annual Atlantic Consultations and is drafting an Action Plan to address issues that were brought forth. In addition, a Communications Plan is presently being formulated to help better inform EU officials of the Catch Certification Program's modus operandi.

Client Satisfaction Survey - Update

The Catch Certification Program will be conducting another Client Satisfaction Survey in the coming months. The Program will be in contact when details are finalized.

CITES

The CCP:OC has escalated to another level providing an additional service to continue the growth and mission of protecting Canadian marine life. As of June 5th, 2012 the CCP:OC has been equipped to take on the responsibility of issuing CITES permits to preserve Canadian endangered species.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is an international agreement which regulates the trade in wild flora and fauna, including all live specimens, their parts and products. CITES is applied in Canada in accordance with the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA). Species which are regulated by CITES are listed under one of three appendix levels which require varying levels of protection through the use of permits.

The CCP:OC will primarily issue Export Permits and Re-export Certificates. Export permits apply when the specimen originates from Canada and are required in order to export all appendix I, II and III species. DFO Export permits have a 6-month validity period from the date of issuance and can only be used for one shipment.

Please direct CITES applications to the following address:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Attn: Adrian Tilochand
Resource Management Branch Catch
Certification Program: Operations Centre
P.O. Box 99
Tignish, PE
C0B 2B0

FCS Updates

Near the middle of July, 2012 the CCP:OC will be releasing the new FCS updates which consists of the following:

• Fax and Telephone numbers visible on printed catch certificates
• Navigation links that are used to go back to previously visited FCS pages has been amended
• The Lookup search window has been enhanced to make exploration easier
• An error involving adding a large amount of text to the Import Reference field has been corrected

Reminders

Urgent Email requests after hours

When submitting urgent requests via email after regular business hours, please remember to insert the word "Urgent" in the subject line.

Terms and Conditions

On April 24th, 2012 all FCS users were informed that the new terms of Conditions of Use and Delegation of Authority form needed to be submitted and signed by the Applicant Manager by May 21st, 2012. Those that did not comply by the noted date were penalized with a lockout from the system. To ensure your account is accessible, please submit the new terms of Conditions of Use and Delegation of Authority form with the appropriate signature. You may fax or e-mail a temporary copy to unlock your account, however the original must be mailed to the CCP:OC within ten business days.

After Hours Contact Number

Need to contact the Operations Centre by telephone after regular business hours? An Officer will be providing telephone services for urgent matters between the hours of 18:00 - 22:00 AST during weekdays and can be contacted at; 902-402-2172.

FCS Function - Modify

Groupings FCS has a new function titled Modify, which allows users to modify their groupings on the fly. FCS users will no longer have to renew their groupings to add or subtract a vessel from an existing group when creating a new Catch Certificate - Group-Based application. The modify tool will better serve you by allowing you to alter groups without the inconvenience of waiting ten business days, provides us with enhanced traceability, and reduces hesitation of updating groups. If you require additional information or assistance with this function, please contact us at the CCP:OC.

Operations Centre: Weekend Hours

CCP:OC will continue to operate between the hours of 8:00 am - 4:00 pm AST on Saturdays and Sundays.

Buyer/Agent - Catch Date

Catch Dates are for when the product is caught not when product is purchased from a vessel or buyer/agent.