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Producers
related to
exporters or
importers
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(1.2) For the purposes of the definition
``domestic industry'' in subsection (1), a
domestic producer is related to an exporter or
an importer of dumped or subsidized goods
where
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and there are grounds to believe that the
producer behaves differently towards the
exporter or importer than does a non-related
producer.
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Where there is
deemed to be
control
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(1.3) For the purposes of subsection (1.2), a
person is deemed to control another person
where the first person is legally or
operationally in a position to exercise restraint
or direction over the other person.
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When
domestic
support
measure
ceases to be a
non-actionabl
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(1.4) A domestic support measure referred
to in paragraph (c) of the definition
``non-actionable subsidy'' in subsection (1)
ceases to be a non-actionable subsidy on the
day on which the implementation period in
respect of the Agreement on Agriculture
referred to in that paragraph, as defined in
Article 1 of that Agreement for the purposes of
Article 13 of that Agreement, expires.
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Threat of
injury
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(1.5) For the purposes of this Act, the
dumping or subsidizing of goods shall not be
found to be threatening to cause injury or to
cause a threat of injury unless the
circumstances in which the dumping or
subsidizing of goods would cause injury are
clearly foreseen and imminent.
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Financial
contribution
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(1.6) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of
the definition ``subsidy'' in subsection (1),
there is a financial contribution by a
government of a country other than Canada
where
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(5) Subsection 2(5) of the Act is repealed.
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(6) Section 2 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (7):
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Criteria and
conditions for
non-specificit
y
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(7.1) A subsidy is not specific where the
criteria or conditions governing eligibility for,
and the amount of, the subsidy are
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When subsidy
is specific
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(7.2) A subsidy is specific where it is
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Determination
of specificity
by Deputy
Minister
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(7.3) Notwithstanding that a subsidy is not
limited in the manner referred to in paragraph
(7.2)(a), the Deputy Minister may determine
the subsidy to be specific having regard as to
whether
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Additional
considerations
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(7.4) Where any of the factors listed in
paragraphs (7.3)(a) to (d) is present, the
Deputy Minister shall consider whether the
presence is due to
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and where the Deputy Minister is of the
opinion that the presence is due to one of the
reasons set out in paragraph (a) or (b), the
Deputy Minister may find the subsidy not to
be specific notwithstanding that, were it not
for that opinion, the Deputy Minister would
have found the subsidy to be specific.
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145. (1) The portion of section 3 of the Act
before paragraph (a) is replaced by the
following:
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Anti-dumping
and
countervailing
duty
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3. (1) Subject to section 7.1, there shall be
levied, collected and paid on all dumped and
subsidized goods imported into Canada in
respect of which the Tribunal has made an
order or finding, before the release of the
goods, that the dumping or subsidizing of
goods of the same description has caused
injury or retardation or is threatening to cause
injury, a duty as follows:
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(2) Section 3 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (1):
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Duty where
undertaking
violated
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(2) Where the Tribunal has made an order
or finding referred to in subsection (1) in
respect of goods that are subject to an
undertaking referred to in section 7.1 and the
undertaking is subsequently violated, there
shall be levied, collected and paid on all of
those goods that were released on or after the
day on which the undertaking was violated, a
duty as provided under paragraphs (1)(a)
and (b).
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1988, c. 65,
s. 25
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146. Sections 4 to 6 of the Act are replaced
by the following:
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Other cases
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4. (1) Subject to section 7.1, there shall be
levied, collected and paid a duty as set out in
subsections (3) and (4) on all dumped and
subsidized goods imported into Canada
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Where
undertaking
subsequently
terminated
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(2) There shall be levied, collected and paid
a duty as set out in subsections (3) and (4) on
all dumped and subsidized goods imported
into Canada
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Amount of
duty
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(3) The duty applicable to goods under
subsection (1) or (2) is
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Limitation
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(4) The duty referred to in subsection (3)
shall not exceed the duty, if any, paid or
payable in respect of the goods under section
8.
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Anti-dumping
duty
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5. There shall be levied, collected and paid
on all dumped goods imported into Canada
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an anti-dumping duty in an amount equal to
the margin of dumping of the imported goods.
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Countervailin
g duty
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6. Where any subsidy on subsidized goods
is a prohibited subsidy, there shall be levied,
collected and paid on all such subsidized
goods imported into Canada
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a countervailing duty in an amount equal to
such of the amount of the subsidy on the
imported goods as is a prohibited subsidy.
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147. (1) The portion of subsection 7(1) of
the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by
the following:
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Governor in
Council may
impose
countervailing
duty by order
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7. (1) The Governor in Council may order
an investigation to determine the amount of
subsidy on any subsidized goods that are the
product of a country specified in the order, and
where
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(2) Paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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148. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 7:
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Non-applicati
on
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7.1 Sections 3 and 4 do not apply in respect
of goods in respect of which an undertaking
has been accepted and not terminated.
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149. (1) The portion of subsection 8(1) of
the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by
the following:
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Imposition of
provisional
duty
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8. (1) Where the Deputy Minister makes a
preliminary determination of dumping or
subsidizing in an investigation under this Act
and considers that the imposition of
provisional duty is necessary to prevent injury,
retardation or threat of injury, the importer of
dumped or subsidized goods that are of the
same description as any goods to which the
preliminary determination applies and that are
released during the period commencing on the
day the preliminary determination is made
and ending on the earlier of
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(2) Subparagraph 8(2)(a)(iii) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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R.S., c. 1 (2nd
Supp.),
s. 198(1)
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(3) Paragraph 8(2)(b) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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(4) Section 8 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (4):
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Suspension of
collection
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(5) Where the Deputy Minister accepts an
undertaking with respect to dumped or
subsidized goods, the collection of
provisional duties on any dumped or
subsidized goods, as the case may be, that are
of the same description as any goods to which
the preliminary determination applies is
suspended for the period during which the
undertaking is in force.
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