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1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50-51 Elizabeth II, 2001-2002
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-439 |
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An Act to amend the Canada-Israel Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act
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| Preamble
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Whereas the Government of Canada and
the Government of the State of Israel entered
into a Free Trade Agreement that came into
force on January 1, 1997;
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Whereas the Canada-Israel Free Trade
Agreement provides that neither Party may
increase any existing customs duty, or adopt
any customs duty, or any charge of equivalent
effect on an originating good;
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Whereas in Europe goods originating from
Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the Gaza
Strip, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights
may become subject to the full rate of customs
duties rather than duties at the preferential
tariff treatment accorded by the European
Union-Israel Association Agreements;
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And Whereas it is desirable that Canada
adopt measures similar to those taken by the
European Union;
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| 1996, c. 33
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Now, Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate and the
House of Commons of Canada, enacts as
follows:
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1. Subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Israel
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
is amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``settlements'' « colonies de peuplement »
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``settlements'' means the settlements placed
under Israeli administration since 1967 in
the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East
Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
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2. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 4:
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CONSULTATION |
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| Consultation
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4.1 The Minister shall undertake
consultations with the Government of the
State of Israel for the purpose of having the
Agreement amended to exclude goods
originating from the settlements from the list
of goods entitled to the lower rates of customs
duty.
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