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First Session, Forty-second Parliament,

64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-30
An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures

FIRST READING, October 31, 2016

MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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RECOMMENDATION

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures”.

SUMMARY

This enactment implements the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016.

The general provisions of the enactment set out rules of interpretation and specify that no recourse may be taken on the basis of sections 9 to 14 or any order made under those sections, or on the basis of the provisions of the Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.

Part 1 approves the Agreement and provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenses associated with the operation of the institutional and administrative aspects of the Agreement and for the power of the Governor in Council to make orders in accordance with the Agreement.

Part 2 amends certain Acts to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement and to make other modifications. In addition to making the customary amendments that are made to certain Acts when implementing such agreements, Part 2 amends

(a)the Export and Import Permits Act to, among other things,

(i)authorize the Minister designated for the purposes of that Act to issue export permits for goods added to the Export Control List and subject to origin quotas in a country or territory to which the Agreement applies,

(ii)authorize that Minister, with respect to goods subject to origin quotas in another country that are added to the Export Control List for certain purposes, to determine the quantities of goods subject to such quotas and to issue export allocations for such goods, and

(iii)require that Minister to issue an export permit to any person who has been issued such an export allocation;

(b)the Patent Act to, among other things,

(i)create a framework for the issuance and administration of certificates of supplementary protection, for which patentees with patents relating to pharmaceutical products will be eligible, and

(ii)provide further regulation-making authority in subsection 55.‍2(4) to permit the replacement of the current summary proceedings in patent litigation arising under regulations made under that subsection with full actions that will result in final determinations of patent infringement and validity;

(c)the Trade-marks Act to, among other things,

(i)protect EU geographical indications found in Annex 20-A of the Agreement,

(ii)provide a mechanism to protect other geographical indications with respect to agricultural products and foods,

(iii)provide for new grounds of opposition, a process for cancellation, exceptions for prior use for certain indications, for acquired rights and for certain terms considered to be generic, and

(iv)transfer the protection of the Korean geographical indications listed in the Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act into the Trade-marks Act;

(d)the Investment Canada Act to raise, for investors that are non-state-owned enterprises from countries that are parties to the Agreement or to other trade agreements, the threshold as of which investments are reviewable under Part IV of the Act; and

(e)the Coasting Trade Act to

(i)provide that the requirement in that Act to obtain a licence is not applicable for certain activities carried out by certain non-duty paid or foreign ships that are owned by a Canadian entity, EU entity or third party entity under Canadian or European control, and

(ii)provide, with respect to certain applications for a licence for dredging made on behalf of certain of those ships, for exemptions from requirements that are applicable to the issuance of a licence.

Part 3 contains consequential amendments and Part 4 contains coordinating amendments and the coming-into-force provision.

Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures
Short Title
1

Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Interpretation
2

Definitions

3

Interpretation consistent with Agreement

4

Non-application of Act and Agreement to water

5

Construction

Her Majesty
6

Binding on Her Majesty

Purpose
7

Purpose

Causes of Action
8

Causes of action under sections 9 to 14

PART 1
Implementation of the Agreement
Approval and Representation on the CETA Joint Committee
9

Agreement approved

10

Canadian representative on CETA Joint Committee

Tribunals, Arbitration Panels and Panels of Experts
11

Powers of Minister

12

Operation of Chapter Twenty-Nine

Expenses
13

Payment of expenses

Orders
14

Orders re Article 29.‍14 of Agreement

PART 2
Related Amendments
15

Export and Import Permits Act

25

Financial Administration Act

26

Food and Drugs Act

28

Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act

32

Patent Act

60

Trade-marks Act

80

Investment Canada Act

82

Customs Act

90

Commercial Arbitration Act

91

Coasting Trade Act

95

Customs Tariff

109

Pest Control Products Act

Transitional Provisions
114

Definition of Act

115

Indications in Agreement

116

Additional indications

117

Investment Canada Act — Section 14.‍11

PART 3
Consequential Amendments
118

Canada Corporations Act

121

Nuclear Energy Act

122

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

123

Competition Act

126

Defence Production Act

128

Federal Courts Act

129

Public Servants Inventions Act

130

Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act

131

Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act

Transitional Provisions
132

Korean indications

PART 4
Coordinating Amendments and Coming into Force
Coordinating Amendments
133

2009, c. 23

134

2014, c. 20

135

2014, c. 39

136

2015, c. 36

137

Bill C-13

Coming into Force
138

Order in council

SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5
SCHEDULE 6


1st Session, 42nd Parliament,

64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-30

An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

Short title

1This Act may be cited as the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act.

Interpretation

Definitions

2The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 3 to 14.

Agreement means the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016. (Accord)

CETA Joint Committee means the CETA Joint Committee established under Article 26.‍1 of the Agreement. (Comité mixte de l’AÉCG)

federal law means the whole or any portion of an Act of Parliament or a regulation, order or other instrument issued, made or established in the exercise of a power conferred by or under an Act of Parliament.‍ (texte législatif fédéral)

Minister means the Minister for International Trade.‍ (ministre)

Interpretation consistent with Agreement

3For greater certainty, this Act and any federal law that implements a provision of the Agreement or fulfils an obligation of the Government of Canada under the Agreement is to be interpreted in a manner consistent with the Agreement.

Non-application of Act and Agreement to water

4For greater certainty, nothing in this Act or the Agreement, except Chapters Twenty-Two and Twenty-Four of the Agreement, applies to natural surface or ground water in liquid, gaseous or solid state.

Construction

5For greater certainty, nothing in this Act, by specific mention or omission, is to be construed to affect in any manner the right of Parliament to enact legislation to implement any provision of the Agreement or fulfil any of the obligations of the Government of Canada under the Agreement.

Her Majesty

Binding on Her Majesty

6This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada.

Purpose

Purpose

7The purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement, the objectives of which, as elaborated more specifically through its provisions, are to

  • (a)establish a free trade area in accordance with the Agreement;

  • (b)promote, through the expansion of reciprocal trade, the harmonious development of the economic relations between Canada and the European Union in order to create opportunities for economic development;

  • (c)promote conditions of fair competition affecting trade between Canada and the European Union;

  • (d)substantially increase investment opportunities in Canada and the European Union, while preserving the right of each of the parties to the Agreement to regulate to achieve legitimate policy goals;

  • (e)eliminate barriers to trade in goods and services in order to contribute to the harmonious development and expansion of world and regional trade;

  • (f)provide adequate and effective protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the territory where the Agreement applies;

  • (g)protect, enhance and enforce basic workers’ rights, strengthen cooperation on labour matters, and build on the respective international commitments of Canada and the European Union on labour matters;

  • (h)enhance and enforce environmental laws and regulations and strengthen cooperation between Canada and the European Union on environmental matters; and

  • (i)promote sustainable development.

Causes of Action

Causes of action under sections 9 to 14

8(1)No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind are to be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of sections 9 to 14 or an order made under those sections.

Causes of action under Agreement

(2)No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind are to be taken, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, to enforce or determine any right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under or by virtue of the Agreement.

Exception

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply with respect to causes of action arising out of, and proceedings taken under, Section F of Chapter Eight or Article 13.‍21 of the Agreement.

PART 1
Implementation of the Agreement

Approval and Representation on the CETA Joint Committee

Agreement approved

9The Agreement is approved.

Canadian representative on CETA Joint Committee

10The Minister is the principal representative of Canada on the CETA Joint Committee.

Tribunals, Arbitration Panels and Panels of Experts

Powers of Minister

11(1)The Minister may

  • (a)propose the names of individuals to serve as members of the tribunals established under Section F of Chapter Eight of the Agreement; and

  • (b)propose the names of individuals to be included in the sub-lists referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 29.‍8 of the Agreement.

Power of Minister of Finance

(2)The Minister of Finance may propose the names of individuals to be included in the sub-lists referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 13.‍20 of the Agreement.

Powers of Minister of Labour

(3)The Minister of Labour may propose the names of individuals to be included in the list established under paragraph 6 of Article 23.‍10 of the Agreement and propose, for inclusion in that list, the names of individuals to serve as the chairperson of a Panel of Experts established under that Article.

Powers of Minister of the Environment

(4)The Minister of the Environment may propose the names of individuals to be included in the list established under paragraph 6 of Article 24.‍15 of the Agreement and propose, for inclusion in that list, the names of individuals to serve as the chairperson of a Panel of Experts established under that Article.

Operation of Chapter Twenty-Nine

12The Minister is to designate an agency, division or branch of the Government of Canada to facilitate the operation of Chapter Twenty-Nine of the Agreement.

Expenses

Payment of expenses

13The Government of Canada is to pay its appropriate share of the aggregate of

  • (a)the expenses incurred by tribunals established under the Agreement and the remuneration and expenses payable to members of those tribunals;

  • (b)the expenses incurred by arbitration panels and Panels of Experts established under the Agreement and the remuneration and expenses payable to those arbitrators, panellists on those Panels of Experts and mediators; and

  • (c)the expenses incurred by the CETA Joint Committee and the specialized committees, bilateral dialogues, working groups and other bodies established under the Agreement and the remuneration and expenses payable to representatives on the CETA Joint Committee and those specialized committees and to members of those bilateral dialogues, working groups and other bodies.

Orders

Orders re Article 29.‍14 of Agreement

14(1)The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of suspending obligations in accordance with Article 29.‍14 of the Agreement, by order, do any one or more of the following:

  • (a)suspend rights or privileges granted by Canada to the European Union and its member states or to goods, service suppliers, investors or investments of investors of the European Union and its member states under the Agreement or any federal law;

  • (b)modify or suspend the application of any federal law with respect to the European Union and its member states or to goods, service suppliers, investors or investments of investors of the European Union and its member states;

  • (c)extend the application of any federal law to the European Union and its member states or to goods, service suppliers, investors or investments of investors of the European Union and its member states;

  • (d)take any other measure that the Governor in Council considers necessary.

Period of order

(2)Unless repealed, an order made under subsection (1) has effect for the period specified in the order.

PART 2
Related Amendments

R.‍S.‍, c. E-19

Export and Import Permits Act

1994, c. 47, s. 100; 2006, c. 13, s. 109

15(1)The definitions export allocation and import allocation in subsection 2(1) of the Export and Import Permits Act are replaced by the following:

export allocation means an Insertion start export Insertion end allocation issued under paragraph Insertion start 6.‍2(2)‍(b) or Insertion end 6.‍3(3)‍(b); (autorisation d’exportation)

import allocation means an Insertion start import Insertion end allocation issued Insertion start under paragraph Insertion end 6.‍2(2) Insertion start (b) Insertion end ; (autorisation d’importation)

(2)The definition free trade partner in subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a):

  • Start of inserted block

    (a.‍1)an EU country or other CETA beneficiary,

    End of inserted block

(3)Subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Start of inserted block

CETA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (AÉCG)

EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)

End of inserted block

2014, c. 14, s. 17(2)

(4)Subsection 2(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Goods imported from certain countries

(2)For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from Insertion start one of the following countries or territories Insertion end if they are shipped directly to Canada from Insertion start that country or territory Insertion end , within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff:

a NAFTA country
Start of inserted block
an EU country or other CETA beneficiary
End of inserted block
Chile
Costa Rica
Honduras

2004, c. 15, s. 54; 2006, c. 13, s. 110

16The portion of subsection 3(1) of the French version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Liste : exportation contrôlée

3(1)Le gouverneur en conseil peut dresser une liste des marchandises et des technologies dont, à son avis, il est nécessaire de contrôler l’exportation ou le transfert à l’une Insertion start ou plusieurs Insertion end des fins suivantes :

17(1)The portion of subsection 5(1) of the French version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Liste des marchandises d’importation contrôlée

5(1)Le gouverneur en conseil peut dresser la liste des marchandises d’importation contrôlée comprenant les articles dont, à son avis, il est nécessaire de contrôler l’importation pour l’une Insertion start ou plusieurs Insertion end des fins suivantes :

2012, c. 26, s. 53

(2)Subsection 5(3.‍4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Exception for goods imported from certain countries

(3.‍4)An order made under subsection (3) or (3.‍2) may exclude goods of any kind imported from a country listed in Schedule Insertion start 1 Insertion end if it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on the basis of a report under the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that the quantity of those goods being imported is not a principal cause of serious injury or threat of serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods.

2014, c. 14, s. 18

18Subsections 5.‍2(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Addition to Export Control List or Import Control List — Schedule 2

5.‍2(1)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that it is advisable to collect information with respect to the exportation or importation of any goods in respect of which a specified quantity is eligible each year for the rate of duty provided for in Insertion start provisions, set out in column 2 of Schedule 2, of an intergovernmental arrangement set out in column 1 Insertion end , the Governor in Council may, by order and without reference to that quantity, include those goods on the Export Control List or the Import Control List, or on both, in order to facilitate the collection of that information.

Addition to Import Control List — Schedule 3

(2)If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that, for the purposes of implementing Insertion start an intergovernmental arrangement set out column 1 of Schedule 3 Insertion end , it is advisable to collect information with respect to the importation of any goods listed in Insertion start the provisions of that arrangement set out in column 2 Insertion end , the Governor in Council may, by order, include those goods on the Import Control List in order to facilitate the collection of that information.

1994, c. 47, s. 106

19The heading before section 6.‍2 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Import Insertion start or Export Insertion end Access

20(1)Section 6.‍2 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

Determination of quantities — export

Start of inserted block

(1.‍1)If any goods, other than softwood lumber products to which section 6.‍3 applies, have been included on the Export Control List under paragraph 3(1)‍(d), for the purpose of implementing CETA, or under paragraph 3(1)‍(f), the Minister may determine export access quantities, or the basis for calculating them, for the purposes of subsection (2), 7(1) or (1.‍1) or section 8.‍31.

End of inserted block

1994, c. 47, s. 106

(2)The portion of subsection 6.‍2(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Allocation method

(2) Insertion start If Insertion end the Minister has determined a quantity of goods under subsection (1) Insertion start or (1.‍1) Insertion end , the Minister may

1994, c. 47, s. 106

(3)Paragraph 6.‍2(2)‍(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)issue an Insertion start import Insertion end allocation Insertion start or an export allocation, as the case may be Insertion end , to any resident of Canada who applies for the allocation, subject to the regulations and any terms and conditions the Minister may specify in the allocation.

1994, c. 47, s. 106

(4)Subsection 6.‍2(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Transfer of allocation

(3)The Minister may consent to the transfer of an import allocation Insertion start or an export allocation Insertion end from one resident of Canada to another.

21The Act is amended by adding the following after section 8.‍3:

Export permits — allocation
Start of inserted block

8.‍31Despite subsection 7(1), if goods have been included on the Export Control List, the Minister shall, at the request of any person who has been issued an export allocation under paragraph 6.‍2(2)‍(b) with respect to the goods, issue to that person a permit to export the goods, subject to

  • (a)the export allocation; and

  • (b)the person’s compliance with any regulations made under section 12.

    End of inserted block

2001, c. 28, s. 50; 2014, c. 14, s. 19

22Section 9.‍1 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Minister may issue certificate — Schedule 4

9.‍1The Minister may, for the purpose of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement with a country Insertion start listed in column 1 of Schedule 4 or with an international organization acting on behalf of such a country — or of implementing an intergovernmental arrangement applicable to a territory listed in column 1 — Insertion end respecting the administration of Insertion start the provisions set out in column 2 Insertion end , issue a certificate with respect to an exportation of goods to Insertion start that Insertion end country Insertion start or territory Insertion end stating the specific quantity of those goods that, on importation into the country Insertion start or territory Insertion end , is eligible for the rate of duty provided for in Insertion start the provisions set out in column 3 Insertion end .

2012, c. 26, s. 54

23The schedule to the Act is renumbered as Schedule 1.

24The Act is amended by adding, after Schedule 1, the Schedules 2 to 4 set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.

R.‍S.‍, c. F-11

Financial Administration Act

25Schedule VII to the Financial Administration Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Start of inserted block
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016.
End of inserted block

R.‍S.‍, c. F-27

Food and Drugs Act

26Subsection 30(1) of the Food and Drugs Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (q) and by adding the following after paragraph (r):

  • Start of inserted block

    (s)respecting the implementation, in relation to any food, drug, cosmetic or device, of international agreements that affect them; and

  • (t)prescribing anything that by this Act is to be prescribed.

    End of inserted block

1993, c. 34, s. 73; 2004, c. 23, s. 3

27Section 37 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Conditions under which exports exempt

37(1)This Act does not apply to any packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device if

  • Start of inserted block

    (a)it is manufactured or prepared in Canada;

  • (b)it is intended for export and is not manufactured or prepared for consumption or use in Canada nor sold for consumption or use in Canada;

    End of inserted block
  • Insertion start (c) Insertion end a certificate that the package and its contents do not contravene any known requirement of the law of the country to which it is or is about to be consigned has been issued in respect of the package and its contents in prescribed form and manner; and

  • Start of inserted block

    (d)the packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device meets any other prescribed requirement.

    End of inserted block
Exception — Act
Start of inserted block

(1.‍1)Despite subsection (1),

  • (a)section 4, subsection 5(1) and section 7 apply to any food;

  • (b)section 8, subsection 9(1) and section 11 apply to any drug that is not a natural health product within the meaning of the Natural Health Products Regulations;

  • (c)sections 16 and 18 apply to any cosmetic; and

  • (d)section 19 and subsection 20(1) apply to any device.

    End of inserted block
Exception — regulations
Start of inserted block

(1.‍2)Despite subsection (1), any prescribed provision of the regulations respecting the method of manufacture, preparation, preserving, packaging, storing and testing of any food, drug, cosmetic or device continues to apply to any packaged food, drug, cosmetic or device.

End of inserted block
Exception — General Council Decision

(2)Despite subsection (1), this Act applies in respect of any drug or device to be manufactured for the purpose of being exported in accordance with the General Council Decision, as defined in subsection 30(6), and the requirements of the Act and the regulations apply to the drug or device as though it were a drug or device to be manufactured and sold for consumption Insertion start or use Insertion end in Canada, unless the regulations provide otherwise.

R.‍S.‍, c. I-3

Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act

28Section 2 of the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Start of inserted block

EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)

End of inserted block

2012, c. 26, s. 58

29The portion of paragraph 3(2)‍(f.‍1) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

  • (f.‍1)the importation of bulk spirits into a province from a country Insertion start or territory Insertion end listed in column 1 of the schedule by a licensed distiller for the purpose of being packaged by the distiller, if the spirits

2012, c. 26, s. 59; 2014, c. 14, s. 22

30The heading of column 1 of the schedule to the Act is replaced by “Country or Territory”.

31The schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in column 1 and a corresponding reference to “Canada–European Union Tariff in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff” in column 2.

R.‍S.‍, c. P-4

Patent Act

32(1)The definition regulation and rule in section 2 of the Patent Act is repealed.

1994, c. 47, s. 141

(2)The definition country in section 2 of the Act is replaced by the following:

country includes a Insertion start WTO Insertion end Member, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act; (pays)

(3)The definition legal representatives in section 2 of the Act is replaced by the following:

legal representatives includes heirs, executors, administrators Insertion start of the estate, liquidators of the succession Insertion end , guardians, curators, tutors, Insertion start transferees Insertion end and all other persons claiming through applicants for patents and patentees of inventions Insertion start or through holders of certificates of supplementary protection Insertion end ; (représentants légaux)

(4)Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Start of inserted block

regulation includes a rule or form; (règlement)

rule includes a regulation or form; (règle)

End of inserted block

(5)Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Start of inserted block

certificate of supplementary protection means a certificate issued by the Minister of Health under section 113; (certificat de protection supplémentaire)

holder means, with respect to a certificate of supplementary protection, the person for the time being that is entitled to the benefit of the certificate; (titulaire)

End of inserted block

33Subsection 7(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Officers of Patent Office not to deal in patents, etc.

7(1)No officer or employee of the Patent Office shall buy, sell, acquire or traffic in any invention, patent, right to a patent, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection or right to such a certificate Insertion end , or any interest Insertion start in any of them Insertion end , and every purchase, sale, acquisition or transfer of any Insertion start of them Insertion end , or Insertion start of Insertion end any interest Insertion start in any of them, Insertion end made by or to Insertion start such an Insertion end officer or employee is void Insertion start or, in Quebec, null Insertion end .

R.‍S.‍, c. 33 (3rd Supp.‍), s. 3

34(1)Paragraph 12(1)‍(a) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • a) Insertion start régir Insertion end la forme et le contenu des demandes de brevet;

R.‍S.‍, c. 33 (3rd Supp.‍), s. 3

(2)Paragraph 12(1)‍(g) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • g) Insertion start régir Insertion end le paiement des taxes réglementaires, y compris le moment et la manière selon laquelle ces taxes doivent être payées, les surtaxes qui peuvent être levées pour les paiements en souffrance, ainsi que les circonstances dans lesquelles les taxes peuvent être remboursées en tout ou en partie;

1993, c. 15, s. 29(2)

(3)Paragraph 12(1)‍(j.‍8) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (j.‍8)authorizing the Commissioner to extend, subject to any prescribed terms and conditions, the time fixed by or under this Act Insertion start in respect of any business before the Patent Office Insertion end for doing anything where the Commissioner is satisfied that the circumstances justify the extension;

R.‍S.‍, c. 33 (3rd Supp.‍), s. 7

35Section 26 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Annual report

26The Commissioner shall, in each year, cause to be prepared and laid before Insertion start each House of Insertion end Parliament a report of the Insertion start Commissioner’s activities Insertion end under this Act.

1993, c. 15, s. 34

36Section 29 of the Act is repealed.

37(1)Section 47 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

Certificate of supplementary protection

Start of inserted block

(1.‍1)Subsection (1) also applies in the case where the original patent is set out in a certificate of supplementary protection and the original patent’s term has expired, except that in that case the issuance of the new patent, whose term remains expired, is for the purpose of establishing the rights, privileges and liberties granted under the certificate.

End of inserted block

(2)Subsection 47(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Effet du nouveau brevet

(2) Insertion start L’ Insertion end abandon Insertion start visé au paragraphe (1) Insertion end ne prend effet qu’au moment de la délivrance du nouveau brevet, et ce nouveau brevet, ainsi que la description et spécification rectifiée, a le même effet en droit, dans l’instruction de toute action engagée par la suite pour tout motif survenu subséquemment, que si cette description et spécification rectifiée avait été originalement déposée dans sa forme corrigée, avant la délivrance du brevet original. Dans la mesure où les revendications du brevet original et du brevet redélivré sont identiques, un tel abandon n’atteint aucune instance pendante au moment de la redélivrance, ni n’annule aucun motif d’instance alors existant, et le brevet redélivré, dans la mesure où ses revendications sont identiques à celles du brevet original, constitue une continuation du brevet original et est maintenu en vigueur sans interruption depuis la date du brevet original.

38Subsection 53(3) of the Act is repealed.

1993, c. 2, s. 4; 2001, c. 10, s. 2(2)

39Subsection 55.‍2(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Regulations

(4)The Governor in Council may make regulations Insertion start respecting Insertion end the infringement of Insertion start any Insertion end patent Insertion start that, directly or indirectly, could result or results from the making, construction, use or sale of Insertion end a patented invention in accordance with subsection (1), including regulations

  • (a)respecting the conditions that must be fulfilled before a document — including a notice, certificate or permit — concerning any product to which a patent may relate may be issued to Insertion start any Insertion end person under any Act of Parliament that regulates the manufacture, construction, use or sale of that product, in addition to any conditions provided for by or under that Act;

  • (b)respecting the earliest Insertion start day Insertion end on which Insertion start such a Insertion end document Insertion start may be issued to a person and the earliest day on which it Insertion end may take effect, and respecting the manner in which Insertion start each day Insertion end is to be determined;

  • (c) Insertion start respecting Insertion end the Insertion start issuance, suspension or revocation of such a Insertion end document in circumstances where, directly or indirectly, the Insertion start document’s issuance could Insertion end result or results in the infringement of a patent;

  • (d) Insertion start respecting the prevention and Insertion end resolution of disputes Insertion start with respect Insertion end to the day on which Insertion start such a Insertion end document may be issued or take effect;

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    (e)respecting the prevention and resolution of disputes with respect to the infringement of a patent that could result directly or indirectly from the manufacture, construction, use or sale of a product referred to in paragraph (a);

  • (f)respecting the resolution of disputes with respect to the infringement of a patent that results directly or indirectly from the manufacture, construction, use or sale of such a product;

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  • (g)conferring rights of action with respect to disputes Insertion start referred to in any of paragraphs (d) to (f) Insertion end ;

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    (h)restricting or excluding the application of other rights of action under this Act or another Act of Parliament to disputes referred to in any of paragraphs (d) to (f);

  • (i)designating the court of competent jurisdiction in which a proceeding with respect to rights of action referred to in paragraph (g) is to be heard;

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  • (j)respecting Insertion start such proceedings, including Insertion end the procedure of the court in the matter, Insertion start the defences that may be pleaded Insertion end , the remedies that may be sought, Insertion start the joinder of parties and of rights of action and the consolidation of other proceedings Insertion end , the decisions and orders Insertion start the court Insertion end may make Insertion start and any appeals from those decisions Insertion end and Insertion start orders; Insertion end and

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    (k)specifying who may be an interested person for the purposes of subsection 60(1) with respect to disputes referred to in paragraph (e).

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1993, c. 15, s. 49

40Section 62 of the Act is repealed.

41Subsection 66(3) of the Act is repealed.

42Subsection 68(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Service

(2)The Commissioner shall consider the matters alleged in the application and declarations referred to in subsection (1) and, if satisfied that the applicant has a bona fide interest and that a case for relief has been made, Insertion start the Commissioner Insertion end shall direct the applicant to serve copies of the application and declarations on the patentee and on any other persons appearing from the records of the Patent Office to be interested in the patent, and the applicant shall advertise the application Insertion start both Insertion end

  • Insertion start (a) Insertion end in the Canada Gazette; and

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    (b)on the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office or in any other prescribed location.

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43Section 75 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Offences

75 Insertion start (1) Insertion end Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and Insertion start is Insertion end liable to a fine Insertion start of Insertion end not Insertion start more Insertion end than $200 or to imprisonment for a term Insertion start of Insertion end not Insertion start more than Insertion end three months, or to both, who

  • (a)without the consent of the patentee, marks Insertion start in any way Insertion end on anything made or sold by Insertion start the person Insertion end , and for the sole making or selling of which Insertion start they are Insertion end not the patentee, the name or any imitation of the name of any patentee for the sole making or selling of that thing;

  • (b)without the consent of the patentee, marks Insertion start in any way Insertion end on anything not purchased from the patentee, the words “Patent”, “Letters Patent”, “Queen’s (or King’s) Patent”, “Patented” or any word or words Insertion start with a similar meaning Insertion end , with the intent of counterfeiting or imitating the stamp, mark or device of the patentee, or of deceiving the public and inducing them to believe that the thing in question was made or sold by or with the Insertion start patentee’s Insertion end consent; or

  • (c)with intent to deceive the public, offers for sale as patented in Canada any article Insertion start that is neither Insertion end patented in Canada Insertion start nor protected by a certificate of supplementary protection in Canada Insertion end .

Certificate of supplementary protection
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(2)Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to a fine of not more than $200 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three months, or to both, who

  • (a)during the term of a certificate of supplementary protection, without the consent of the certificate’s holder, marks in any way on anything made or sold by the person, and for the sole making or selling of which they are not the holder of a certificate of supplementary protection, the name or any imitation of the name of any holder of a certificate of supplementary protection for the sole making or selling of that thing;

  • (b)after a certificate of supplementary protection has been issued and before the end of its term, without the consent of the certificate’s holder, marks in any way on anything not purchased from that holder the words “Certificate of Supplementary Protection”, “Protected by a Certificate of Supplementary Protection” or any words with a similar meaning, with the intent of counterfeiting or imitating that holder’s stamp, mark or device, or of deceiving the public and inducing them to believe that the thing in question was made or sold by or with that holder’s consent; or

  • (c)with the intent to deceive the public, offers for sale as protected by a certificate of supplementary protection in Canada any article that

    • (i)is neither patented in Canada nor protected by a certificate of supplementary protection in Canada, or

    • (ii)is patented in Canada but for which no certificate of supplementary protection has been issued.

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44Subsection 78(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Time limit deemed extended

78(1) Insertion start If Insertion end any time limit or period of limitation specified under this Act, Insertion start in respect of any business before the Patent Office Insertion end , expires on a day when the Patent Office is closed for business, that time limit or period of limitation shall be deemed to be extended to the next day when the Patent Office is open for business.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

45The heading “Patented Medicines” before section 79 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Patented Insertion start or Protected Insertion end Medicines

1993, c. 2. , s. 7

46(1)The definition breveté ou titulaire d’un brevet in subsection 79(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

breveté ou titulaire d’un brevet La personne ayant pour le moment droit à l’avantage d’un brevet pour une invention liée à un médicament, ainsi que quiconque Insertion start peut exercer tout droit Insertion end d’un titulaire dans un cadre autre qu’une licence prorogée en vertu du paragraphe 11(1) de la Loi de 1992 modifiant la Loi sur les brevets. (patent­ee)

(2)Subsection 79(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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medicine includes a drug, as defined in section 104, and a medicinal ingredient; (médicament)

rights holder means, in respect of an invention pertaining to a medicine, a patentee and the person for the time being entitled to the benefit of a certificate of supplementary protection for that invention, and includes, if any other person is entitled to exercise rights in relation to the certificate, that other person in respect of those rights; (titulaire de droits)

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1993, c. 2, s. 7

47(1)The portion of subsection 80(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Pricing information, etc.‍, required by regulations

80(1)A Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine shall, as required by and in accordance with the regulations, provide the Board with Insertion start the Insertion end information and documents Insertion start that Insertion end the regulations may specify respecting

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(2)Paragraph 80(1)‍(c) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c)the costs of making and marketing the medicine, Insertion start if Insertion end that information is available to the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end in Canada or is within the knowledge or control of the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end ;

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(3)The portion of subsection 80(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Former rights holder

(2)Subject to subsection (3), a person who is a former Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine shall, as required by and in accordance with the regulations, provide the Board with Insertion start the Insertion end information and documents Insertion start that Insertion end the regulations may specify respecting

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(4)Paragraphs 80(2)‍(b) and (c) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (b)the price at which the medicine was sold in any market in Canada and elsewhere during the period in which the person was a Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end the invention;

  • (c)the costs of making and marketing the medicine produced during that period, whether incurred before or after the patent was issued Insertion start or the certificate of supplementary protection took effect, if Insertion end that information is available to the person in Canada or is within the knowledge or control of the person;

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(5)Subsection 80(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Limitation

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who has not, for a period of three or more years, been entitled to the benefit of the patent Insertion start or certificate of supplementary protection, as the case may be Insertion end , or to exercise any rights in relation to Insertion start the patent or certificate Insertion end .

1993, c. 2, s. 7

48(1)Subsection 81(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Pricing information, etc. required by Board

81(1)The Board may, by order, require a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine to provide the Board with information and documents respecting

  • (a)in the case of a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end , any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 80(1)‍(a) to (e);

  • (b)in the case of a former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end , any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 80(2)‍(a) to (e); and

  • (c) Insertion start any Insertion end other related matters Insertion start that Insertion end the Board may require.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(2)Subsection 81(2) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Compliance with order

(2)A Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end in respect of whom an order is made under subsection (1) shall comply with the order within Insertion start the Insertion end time Insertion start that Insertion end is specified in the order or as the Board may allow.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(3)Subsection 81(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Limitation

(3)No order may be made under subsection (1) in respect of a former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end who, more than three years before the day on which the order is proposed to be made, ceased to be entitled to the benefit of the patent Insertion start or certificate of supplementary protection, as the case may be, Insertion end or to exercise any rights in relation to Insertion start the patent or certificate Insertion end .

1993, c. 2, s. 7

49(1)Subsections 82(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Notice of introductory price

82(1)A Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine who intends to sell the medicine in a market in Canada in which it has not previously been sold shall, as soon as practicable after determining the date on which the medicine will be first offered for sale in that market, notify the Board of its intention and of that date.

Pricing information and documents

(2) Insertion start If Insertion end the Board receives a notice under subsection (1) from a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or otherwise has reason to believe that a Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine intends to sell the medicine in a market in Canada in which the medicine has not previously been sold, the Board may, by order, require the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end to provide the Board with information and documents respecting the price at which the medicine is intended to be sold in that market.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(2)Subsection 82(3) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Compliance with order

(3)Subject to subsection (4), a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end in respect of whom an order is made under subsection (2) shall comply with the order within Insertion start the Insertion end time Insertion start that Insertion end is specified in the order or as the Board may allow.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(3)Subsection 82(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Limitation

(4)No Insertion start rights holder Insertion end shall be required to comply with an order made under subsection (2) prior to the 60th day preceding the date on which the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end intends to first offer the medicine for sale in the relevant market.

1993, c. 2, s. 7; 1994, c. 26, s. 54(F)

50Section 83 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Order re excessive prices

83(1) Insertion start If Insertion end the Board finds that a Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine is selling the medicine in any market in Canada at a price that, in the Board’s opinion, is excessive, the Board may, by order, direct the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end to cause the maximum price at which the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end sells the medicine in that market to be reduced to Insertion start the Insertion end level Insertion start that Insertion end the Board considers not to be excessive and Insertion start that Insertion end is specified in the order.

Order re excessive prices

(2)Subject to subsection (4), Insertion start if Insertion end the Board finds that a Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine has, while a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end , sold the medicine in any market in Canada at a price that, in the Board’s opinion, was excessive, the Board may, by order, direct the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end to do any one or more of the following things Insertion start that Insertion end will, in the Board’s opinion, offset the amount of the excess revenues estimated by it to have been derived by the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end from the sale of the medicine at an excessive price:

  • (a)reduce the price at which the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end sells the medicine in any market in Canada, to Insertion start the Insertion end extent and for Insertion start the Insertion end period Insertion start that are Insertion end specified in the order;

  • (b)to Insertion start the Insertion end extent and for Insertion start the Insertion end period Insertion start that are Insertion end specified in the order, reduce the price at which the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end sells, in any market in Canada, Insertion start any Insertion end other medicine to which a patented invention, Insertion start or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end , of the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end pertains;

  • (c)pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada an amount Insertion start that is Insertion end specified in the order.

Order re excessive prices

(3)Subject to subsection (4), Insertion start if Insertion end the Board finds that a former Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine had, while a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end , sold the medicine in any market in Canada at a price that, in the Board’s opinion, was excessive, the Board may, by order, direct the former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end to do any one or more of the following things Insertion start that Insertion end will, in the Board’s opinion, offset the amount of the excess revenues estimated by it to have been derived by the former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end from the sale of the medicine at an excessive price:

  • (a)to Insertion start the Insertion end extent and for Insertion start the Insertion end period Insertion start that are Insertion end specified in the order, reduce the price at which the former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end sells, in any market in Canada, a medicine to which a patented invention, Insertion start or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end , of the former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end pertains; or

  • (b)pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada an amount Insertion start that is Insertion end specified in the order.

If policy to sell at excessive price

(4) Insertion start If Insertion end the Board, having regard to the extent and duration of the sales of the medicine at an excessive price, is of the opinion that the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end has engaged in a policy of selling the medicine at an excessive price, the Board may, by order, in lieu of any order it may make under subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be, direct the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end to do any one or more of the things referred to in that subsection Insertion start that Insertion end will, in the Board’s opinion, offset not more than twice the amount of the excess revenues estimated by it to have been derived by the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end from the sale of the medicine at an excessive price.

Excess revenues

(5)In estimating the amount of excess revenues under subsection (2), (3) or (4), the Board shall not consider any revenues derived by a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end before December 20, 1991 or any revenues derived by a former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end after they ceased to be entitled to the benefit of the patent Insertion start or certificate of supplementary protection, as the case may be Insertion end , or to exercise any rights in relation to Insertion start the patent or certificate Insertion end .

Right to hearing

(6)Before the Board makes an order under this section, it shall provide the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end with a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

Limitation period

(7)No order may be made under this section in respect of a former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end who, more than three years before the day on which the proceedings in the matter commenced, ceased to be entitled to the benefit of the patent Insertion start or certificate of supplementary protection, as the case may be, Insertion end or to exercise any rights in relation to Insertion start the patent or certificate Insertion end .

1993, c. 2, s. 7

51(1)Subsections 84(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Compliance

84(1)A Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end who is required by any order made under section 83 to reduce the price of a medicine shall commence compliance with the order within one month after the date of the order or within Insertion start a Insertion end greater period after that date Insertion start that Insertion end the Board determines is practical and reasonable, having regard to the circumstances of the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end .

Compliance

(2)A Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end who is directed by any order made under section 83 to pay an amount to Her Majesty shall pay that amount within one month after the date of the order or within Insertion start a Insertion end greater period after that date Insertion start that Insertion end the Board determines is practical and reasonable, having regard to the circumstances of the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end .

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(2)Subsection 84(3) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Debt due to Her Majesty

(3)An amount payable by a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end to Her Majesty under any order made under section 83 constitutes a debt due to Her Majesty and may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

52Subsection 85(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Research costs

(3)In determining under section 83 whether a medicine is being or has been sold in any market in Canada at an excessive price, the Board shall not take into consideration research costs other than the Canadian portion of the world costs related to the research that led to the invention pertaining to that medicine or to the development and commercialization of that invention, calculated in proportion to the ratio of sales by the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end in Canada of that medicine to total world sales.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

53Subsections 88(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Sales and expense information, etc.‍, to be provided

88(1)A Insertion start rights holder for Insertion end an invention pertaining to a medicine shall, as required by and in accordance with the regulations, or as the Board may, by order, require, provide the Board with Insertion start the Insertion end information and documents Insertion start that Insertion end the regulations or the order may specify respecting

  • (a)the identity of the licensees in Canada of the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end ;

  • (b)the revenue of the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end , and details of the source of the revenue, whether direct or indirect, from sales of medicine in Canada; and

  • (c)the expenditures made by the Insertion start rights holder Insertion end in Canada on research and development relating to medicine.

Additional information

(2) Insertion start If Insertion end the Board believes on reasonable grounds that any person has information or documents pertaining to the value of sales of medicine in Canada by a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or the expenditures made by a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end in Canada on research and development relating to medicine, the Board may, by order, require the person to provide the Board with any of the information or documents that are specified in the order, or with copies Insertion start of them Insertion end .

1993, c. 2, s. 7

54(1)Subsection 89(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Report

89(1)The Board shall in each year submit to the Minister a report setting out

  • (a)the Board’s estimate of the proportion, as a percentage, that the expenditures of each Insertion start rights holder Insertion end in Canada in the preceding year on research and development relating to medicine is of the revenues of those Insertion start rights holders Insertion end from sales of medicine in Canada in that year; and

  • (b)the Board’s estimate of the proportion, as a percentage, that the total of the expenditures of Insertion start rights holders Insertion end in Canada in the preceding year on research and development relating to medicine is of the total of the revenues of those Insertion start rights holders Insertion end from sales of medicine in Canada in that year.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(2)Subsection 89(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Exception

(3)The Board shall, in the report, identify the Insertion start rights holders Insertion end in respect of whom an estimate referred to in subsection (1) is given in the report, and may, in the report, identify any person who has failed to comply with subsection 88(1) or (2) at any time in the year in respect of which the report is made.

1993, c. 2, s. 7

55Subsection 96(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Guidelines

(4)Subject to subsection (5), the Board may issue guidelines with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction but such guidelines are not binding on the Board or any Insertion start rights holder or former rights holder Insertion end .

1993, c. 2, s. 7

56Subsections 100(2) and (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Contents

(2)The report shall contain

  • (a)a summary of pricing trends in the pharmaceutical industry; and

  • (b)the name of each Insertion start rights holder and former rights holder Insertion end in respect of whom an order was made under subsection Insertion start 81(1) or 82(2) or section 83 Insertion end during the year and a statement as to the status of the matter in respect of which the order was made.

Report summary

(3)The summary referred to in paragraph (2)‍(a) may be based on information and documents provided to the Board by any Insertion start rights holder or former rights holder Insertion end under section 80, 81 or 82 or in any proceeding under section 83, but shall not be set out in a manner that would make it possible to identify that Insertion start rights holder or former rights holder Insertion end .

1993, c. 2, s. 7

57(1)Paragraph 101(1)‍(d) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (d)specifying factors for the purposes of subsection 85(1) or (2), including factors relating to the introductory price of any medicine to which a patented invention, Insertion start or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end , pertains;

1993, c. 2, s. 7

(2)Paragraph 101(1)‍(h) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (h)requiring or authorizing the Board to perform Insertion start the Insertion end duties, in addition to those provided for in this Act, Insertion start that Insertion end are specified in the regulations, including duties to be performed by the Board in relation to the introductory price of any medicine to which a patented invention, Insertion start or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end , pertains; and

1999, c. 26, s. 50

58Section 103 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Agreements with provinces

103The Minister may enter into agreements with any province respecting the distribution of, and may pay to that province out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounts received or collected by the Receiver General under section 83 or 84 or in respect of an undertaking given by a Insertion start rights holder Insertion end or former Insertion start rights holder Insertion end that is accepted by the Board in lieu of holding a hearing or making an order under section 83, less any costs incurred in relation to the collection and distribution of those amounts.

1999, c. 26, s. 50

59The Act is amended by adding the following after section 103:

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Supplementary Protection for Inventions — Medicinal Ingredients
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Definitions
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104The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 105 to 134.

authorization for sale has the meaning assigned by regulations.‍ (autorisation de mise en marché)

drug means a substance or a mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in

  • (a)the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder or abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; or

  • (b)restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals.‍ (drogue)

Minister means the Minister of Health.‍ (ministre)

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105(1)For the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134, if a patent is reissued under section 47, it is deemed to have been granted on the day on which the original patent was granted and its application filing date is deemed to be the day on which the application for the original patent was filed.

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(2)For the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134, a medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients contained in a drug authorized for human use and a medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients contained in a drug authorized for veterinary use are to be treated as different medicinal ingredients or different combinations of medicinal ingredients, as the case may be.

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(3)If medicinal ingredients contained in drugs authorized for human use differ from each other only with respect to a prescribed variation, they are to be treated as the same medicinal ingredient for the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134.

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(4)If medicinal ingredients contained in drugs authorized for veterinary use differ from each other only with respect to a prescribed variation, they are to be treated as the same medicinal ingredient for the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134.

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(5)If combinations of medicinal ingredients contained in drugs authorized for human use differ from each other only with respect to a variation in the ratio between those ingredients, they are to be treated as the same combination of medicinal ingredients for the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134.

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(6)If combinations of medicinal ingredients contained in drugs authorized for veterinary use differ from each other only with respect to a variation in the ratio between those ingredients, they are to be treated as the same combination of medicinal ingredients for the purposes of this section and sections 106 to 134.

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106(1)On the payment of the prescribed fee, a patentee may apply to the Minister for a certificate of supplementary protection for a patented invention if all of the following conditions are met:

  • (a)the patent is not void and it meets any prescribed requirements;

  • (b)the filing date for the application for the patent is on or after October 1, 1989;

  • (c)the patent pertains in the prescribed manner to a medicinal ingredient, or combination of medicinal ingredients, contained in a drug for which an authorization for sale of the prescribed kind was issued on or after the prescribed day;

  • (d)the authorization for sale is the first authorization for sale that has been issued with respect to the medicinal ingredient or the combination of medicinal ingredients, as the case may be;

  • (e)no other certificate of supplementary protection has been issued with respect to the medicinal ingredient or the combination of medicinal ingredients, as the case may be;

  • (f)if an application for a marketing approval, equivalent to an authorization for sale, was submitted in a prescribed country with respect to the medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients, as the case may be, before the application for the authorization for sale was filed with the Minister, the application for the authorization for sale was filed before the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day on which the first such application for a marketing approval was submitted.

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(2)Another certificate of supplementary protection is considered to have been issued for the purposes of paragraph (1)‍(e) even if that other certificate is subsequently held to be invalid or void or it never takes effect or ceases to have effect.

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(3)An application for a certificate of supplementary protection shall be filed with the Minister before the end of the prescribed period that begins on

  • (a)the day on which the authorization for sale is issued, if the patent is granted on or before that day; or

  • (b)the day on which the patent is granted, if the patent is granted after the day on which the authorization for sale is issued.

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(4)Despite subsection (3), no application shall be filed within the prescribed period preceding the expiry of the term of the patent under section 44 without taking into account section 46.

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(5)An application for a certificate of supplementary protection shall

  • (a)set out the number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the patent — as well as the medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients and the number of the authorization for sale — in relation to which the certificate is sought;

  • (b)if paragraph (1)‍(f) applies with respect to the application, specify the day on which the first application for a marketing approval that is equivalent to an authorization for sale was made and the country in which that application was made; and

  • (c)set out any prescribed information.

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(6)Each application is permitted to set out only one patent.

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Information to be provided
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107(1)An applicant shall provide the Minister with any additional information that the Minister considers necessary.

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Refusal
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(2)Whenever the Minister is satisfied that any of the requirements set out in section 106 are not met with respect to an application for a certificate of supplementary protection, the Minister may refuse the application. The Minister shall notify the applicant of a refusal and of the grounds for it.

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Order of priority — same authorization for sale
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108(1)Subsections (2) to (4) apply in determining the priority of applications for a certificate of supplementary protection that set out the same authorization for sale.

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Patents granted on or before authorization for sale
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(2)An application setting out a patent that was granted on or before the day on which the authorization for sale was issued has the same priority as every other such application.

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(3)An application setting out a patent that was granted on or before the day on which the authorization for sale was issued has priority over an application setting out a patent that is granted after that date.

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(4)Priority among applications setting out patents that were granted after the day on which the authorization for sale was issued is established according to the date on which the patent was granted, with an earlier date having priority over a later date and patents granted on the same date having the same priority.

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109If two or more pending applications set out the same authorization for sale and have the same priority, the Minister shall provide each applicant with a written notice setting out the name and contact information of all the applicants, as well as the number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the patent set out in each application.

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Declaration of non-compliance
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110(1)A pending application for a certificate of supplementary protection may be declared invalid or void by the Federal Court for non-compliance with section 106 at the instance of another applicant whose application for a certificate sets out the same authorization for sale and the same priority.

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Limitation
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(2)A proceeding to obtain a declaration under subsection (1) shall be commenced before the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day that is specified by the Minister in the written notice sent under section 109.

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Copy to Minister
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(3)Anyone who commences such a proceeding, or an appeal or application for leave to appeal with respect to such a proceeding, shall provide the Minister with a copy of

  • (a)any document that commences the proceeding, appeal or application, immediately after the document is filed with the court; and

  • (b)any document that marks the end of the proceeding, appeal or application, immediately after the document is issued by or filed with the court.

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111(1)If two or more applications that set out the same authorization for sale and have the same priority are still pending at the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day specified in the written notice sent under section 109, all of those applications expire at that end of that period. However, if any proceedings are brought under section 110 with respect to any of the pending applications, all of those applications expire at the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day on which the last of any of the proceedings to be completed is finally disposed of.

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(2)A pending application that sets out the same authorization for sale as another application of higher priority expires on the day on which the Minister issues a certificate of supplementary protection in respect of that other application.

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Withdrawal
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112An applicant for a certificate of supplementary protection may withdraw their application in accordance with the regulations.

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Certificate of Supplementary Protection
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Issue of certificate
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113The Minister shall issue, to the patentee, a certificate of supplementary protection for the patented invention set out in the patentee’s application if, on the day of issuance,

  • (a)the Minister is satisfied that all requirements set out in section 106 are met;

  • (b)the applicable period referred to in subsection 106(3) for filing the application has ended;

  • (c)there is no other pending application that sets out the same authorization for sale and that has priority over, or the same priority as, the application; and

  • (d)any court proceedings, brought under section 110 with respect to the application or to another pending application that sets out the same authorization for sale and that has priority over, or the same priority as, the application, have been finally disposed of.

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Contents of certificate
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114A certificate of supplementary protection shall set out

  • (a)the number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the patent set out in the application;

  • (b)the medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients set out in the application;

  • (c)a statement as to whether the certificate relates to use in humans or to veterinary use;

  • (d)the number of the authorization for sale set out in the application; and

  • (e)the day on which the certificate’s term begins and the day on which the term ends, as determined under section 116.

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115(1)The issuance of a certificate of supplementary protection grants the certificate’s holder and their legal representatives, during the certificate’s term, the same rights, privileges and liberties that are granted by the patent set out in the certificate, but only with respect to the making, constructing, using and selling of any drug that contains the medicinal ingredient, or combination of medicinal ingredients, set out in the certificate, by itself or in addition to any other medicinal ingredient.

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No infringement — export
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(2)Despite subsection (1), it is not an infringement of the certificate of supplementary protection for any person to make, construct, use or sell the medicinal ingredient or combination of medicinal ingredients for the purpose of export from Canada.

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Validity
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116(1)After the certificate is issued, it shall, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, be valid and avail the holder and the holder’s legal representatives for its term.

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(2)A certificate of supplementary protection takes effect on the expiry of the term under section 44, without taking into account section 46, of the patent set out in the certificate, but the certificate takes effect only if the patent remains valid until, and not void before, the expiry of that term.

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(3)The certificate’s term is calculated by subtracting five years from the period beginning on the filing date of the application for the patent and ending on the day on which the authorization for sale set out in the certificate is issued, but in any event is for a maximum of two years.

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Reduction in period
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(4)Despite subsection (3), if the person to whom the authorization for sale set out in the certificate is issued is also the patentee, the Minister may, if he or she is of the opinion that that person’s failure to act resulted in a period of unjustified delay in the process of obtaining the authorization for sale, reduce the term of the certificate when issuing it by the amount of that period.

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(5)A certificate of supplementary protection that has been issued never takes effect if the calculation of its term, including any reduction under subsection (3), produces a result of zero or a negative value.

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Revocation of certificate
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117The Minister shall revoke a certificate of supplementary protection in the prescribed circumstances.

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Transfer
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Transfer of patent
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118(1)A certificate of supplementary protection, or an application for one, is not transferable other than by the transfer of the patent, or part of the patent, that is set out in the certificate or application.

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Whole of patent
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(2)If the whole of the patent is transferred, the certificate or application is transferred accordingly.

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Part of patent
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(3)If part of the patent is transferred, any part of the certificate or application — including, as the case may be, the whole of it — that corresponds to the transferred part of the patent is transferred accordingly.

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For greater certainty
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(4)For greater certainty, the transfer of part of an application for a certificate of supplementary protection does not result in its division into more than one application.

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Administrative Matters
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Applications, fees and documents
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119Applications, fees and documents relating to certificates of supplementary protection shall be submitted to the Minister.

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Inspection by public
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120(1)The Minister shall ensure that the prescribed contents of all certificates of supplementary protection and applications for a certificate are made available for public inspection under the conditions that may be prescribed.

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Non-application
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(2)Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to the contents of applications for a certificate that are refused, declared invalid or void, expired or withdrawn.

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Copy in case of loss or destruction
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121The Minister may issue a certified copy of a certificate of supplementary protection to replace one that is lost or destroyed.

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Issuance of patent under section 47
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122(1)If a patent set out in a certificate of supplementary protection or in a pending application for such a certificate is surrendered, and a new patent is issued, under section 47, the holder of the certificate or the applicant shall, before the end of the prescribed period that begins on the day on which the new patent is issued, provide the Minister with written notice of the number, as recorded in the Patent Office, of the new patent to which the certificate or application relates.

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One patent
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(2)If more than one new patent is issued under section 47, the holder of the certificate or the applicant shall provide the number for only one of the new patents.

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New certificate
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(3)If notice is provided under subsection (1) by a holder of a certificate, the Minister shall issue a new certificate of supplementary protection, setting out the new patent number, to replace the original certificate. The new certificate’s term is the then unexpired term of the original certificate.

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Effect of new certificate
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(4)The new certificate is deemed to have been issued on the day on which the new patent is issued. The original certificate and the new certificate have the same effect in law, in any action commenced after the issuance of the new certificate for any cause accruing after that issuance, as if the new patent had been set out in the original certificate; however, insofar as the claims of the new patent and the original patent are identical, the issuance of the new certificate does not affect any action pending at the time of the issuance of the new certificate or abate any cause of action that existed at that time and the new certificate constitutes a continuation of the original certificate and has effect accordingly.

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Application
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(5)If notice is provided under subsection (1) by an applicant for a pending application, the Minister shall

  • (a)amend the application to set out the new patent number; and

  • (b)provide written notice of the amendment to any other applicant referred to in section 109 with respect to the application.

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Effect of amendment to application
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(6)The amended application has the same effect, for the purposes of sections 106 to 113, as if the pending application had been originally filed in its amended form.

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Use of Certificates of Supplementary Protection by Government
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Application
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123Sections 19 to 19.‍2 apply with respect to certificates of supplementary protection, with

  • (a)any reference to “patented invention” to be read, with any grammatical adaptations, as a reference to “invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection”; and

  • (b)any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of the certificate of supplementary protection”.

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Infringement and Impeachment
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Action for infringement
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124(1)An action for the infringement of a certificate of supplementary protection may be brought in the same manner as an action for the infringement of a patent, and the following provisions apply to the action:

  • (a)sections 54, 57 and 59, with any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”;

  • (b)subsection 55(1), and subsection 55(3) as it applies to that subsection (1), with any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”, any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of the certificate of supplementary protection” and any reference to “grant” to be read as a reference to “taking of effect”;

  • (c)section 55.‍01;

  • (d)section 55.‍1, with any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection” and any reference to “patented process” to be read as a reference to “process protected by the certificate of supplementary protection”;

  • (e)subsections 55.‍2(1) and (6), with any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection” and any reference to “patented invention” to be read as a reference to “invention protected by the certificate of supplementary protection”;

  • (f)subsection 56(1), with any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of a certificate of supplementary protection that sets out that patent”;

  • (g)section 58, with the reference to “a patent that contains two or more claims” to be read as a reference to a “two or more claims in a patent that is set out in a certificate of supplementary protection” and with the reference to “the patent as if it” to be read as a reference to “the certificate as if the patent set out in it”.

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(2)The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the infringement of any certificate of supplementary protection that, directly or indirectly, could result or results from the making, construction, use or sale of a patented invention or invention protected by a certificate of supplementary protection in accordance with subsection 55.‍2(1), including regulations described in paragraphs 55.‍2(4)‍(a) to (k), with

  • (a)any reference in those paragraphs to a “patent” to be read as a reference to a “certificate of supplementary protection”; and

  • (b)the reference in paragraph 55.‍2(4)‍(k) to “subsection 60(1)” to be read as a reference to “subsection 125(1)”.

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(3)In the event of an inconsistency or conflict between regulations made under subsection (2) and any Act of Parliament or regulations made under such an Act, the regulations made under subsection (2) prevail to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.

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Impeachment
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125(1)A certificate of supplementary protection, or any claim in the patent set out in such a certificate, may be declared invalid or void — including on the basis that the certificate was issued despite non-compliance with any of the requirements, as they existed at the time that the certificate was issued, of subsection 106(1) or that the patent set out in the certificate no longer complies with the requirements, as they existed at that time, set out in paragraph 106(1)‍(c) — by the Federal Court at the instance of the Attorney General of Canada or any interested person.

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Application
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(2)Subsections 60(2) and (3) apply with respect to a certificate of supplementary protection, with any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of a certificate of supplementary protection” and any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”.

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126Every judgment voiding a certificate of supplementary protection or any claim in the patent set out in such a certificate, and every judgment refusing to do so, is subject to appeal to any court having appellate jurisdiction in other cases decided by the court by which the judgment was rendered.

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Abuse of Rights
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Abuse of patent rights
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127(1)The Commissioner may, in respect of application under section 65, exercise any of the powers under any of paragraphs 66(1)‍(a), (d) and (e) with respect to an issued certificate of supplementary protection if he or she is satisfied that a case of abuse of the exclusive rights under the patent that is set out in the certificate has been established.

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(2)The Attorney General of Canada or an interested person may, at any time after a certificate of supplementary protection takes effect and after the expiry of three years from the date of the grant of the patent set out in the certificate, apply to the Commissioner alleging that there has been an abuse of the exclusive rights granted under a certificate of supplementary protection issued with respect to that patent and asking for relief under this Act.

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(3)The exclusive rights under a certificate of supplementary protection are abused in any of the following circumstances:

  • (a)the demand in Canada for a drug that contains the medicinal ingredient or a combination of the medicinal ingredients set out in the certificate is not being met to an adequate extent and on reasonable terms;

  • (b)by reason of the refusal of the certificate’s holder to grant a licence or licences on reasonable terms, the trade or industry of Canada or the trade of any person or class of persons trading in Canada, or the establishment of any new trade or industry in Canada, is prejudiced, and it is in the public interest that a licence or licences should be granted;

  • (c)any trade or industry in Canada, or any person or class of persons engaged in such a trade or industry, is unfairly prejudiced by the conditions attached by the certificate’s holder to the purchase, hire, licence, use or working of the invention protected by the certificate.

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128Sections 66 to 71, other than paragraph 66(1)‍(c), apply for the purposes of section 127, with

  • (a)any reference to “patent”, other than with respect to the Patent Office, to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”;

  • (b)any reference to “patentee” to be read as a reference to “holder of the certificate of supplementary protection”;

  • (c)any reference in paragraphs 66(1)‍(d) and (e) and subsection 68(1) to “section 65” to be read as a reference to “section 127”;

  • (d)any reference in subsection 69(1) or section 71 to “sections 65 to 70” to be read as a reference to “sections 66 to 70 and 127”; and

  • (e)the reference in subsection 69(3) to “the Minister” to be read as a reference to “the Minister of Industry”.

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Electronic form and means
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129(1)Subject to the regulations, any document, information or fee that is submitted to the Minister under this Act may be submitted in any electronic form, and by any electronic means, that is specified by the Minister.

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Collection, storage, etc.
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(2)Subject to the regulations, the Minister may use electronic means to create, collect, receive, store, transfer, distribute, publish, certify or otherwise deal with documents or information under sections 106 to 134.

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Definition
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(3)In this section, electronic, in reference to a form or means, includes optical, magnetic and other similar forms or means.

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Certified copies as evidence
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130In any action or proceeding respecting a certificate of supplementary protection authorized to be had or taken in Canada under this Act, a copy purporting to be certified by the Minister of any such certificate, or of any other document that is made by or filed with the Minister and is connected to such a certificate, may be produced before the court or other tribunal, or a judge or member of the court or tribunal, and the copy purporting to be so certified may be admitted in evidence without production of the original and without proof of the Minister’s certification.

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Costs of proceedings
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131In all proceedings before any court under this Act, including, for greater certainty, an application for judicial review of a decision of the Minister under this Act, the costs of the Minister are in the discretion of the court, but the Minister shall not be ordered to pay the costs of any other of the parties.

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132(1)If any time period fixed under any of sections 106 to 134 in respect of dealings with the Minister ends on a prescribed day or a day that is designated by the Minister, that time period is extended to the next day that is not a prescribed day or a designated day.

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(2)The Minister may, on account of unforeseen circumstances and if the Minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, designate any day for the purposes of subsection (1). If a day is designated, the Minister shall inform the public of that fact on the Department of Health’s website.

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133The User Fees Act does not apply in respect of the fees referred to in section 106 or 134.

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134(1)The Governor in Council may make rules or regulations

  • (a)defining the term authorization for sale;

  • (b)respecting the form and contents of applications for certificates of supplementary protection;

  • (c)respecting the processing of such applications;

  • (d)respecting the determination of when, for the purpose of paragraph 106(1)‍(f), an application for an authorization for sale was filed and, for the purpose of subsection 106(3), an application for a certificate of supplementary protection is filed;

  • (e)prescribing the fees or the manner of determining the fees that may be charged in respect of the filing of applications for certificates of supplementary protection, the issuance of such certificates or the taking of other proceedings under sections 106 to 133 or under any rule or regulation made under this section, or in respect of any services or the use of any facilities provided by the Minister under those sections or such a rule or regulation;

  • (f)respecting the payment of any prescribed fees including the time when and the manner in which such fees shall be paid, the additional fees that may be charged for the late payment of such fees and the circumstances in which any fees previously paid may be refunded in whole or in part;

  • (g)respecting the submission, including in electronic form and by electronic means, of documents and information to the Minister, including the time at which they are deemed to be received by the Minister;

  • (h)respecting the use of electronic means for the purposes of subsection 129(2), including requiring the use of those electronic means;

  • (i)respecting the withdrawal of an application for a certificate of supplementary protection;

  • (j)respecting communications between the Minister and any other person;

  • (k)respecting the correction of obvious errors in documents submitted to the Minister, in certificates of supplementary protection or in other documents issued under sections 106 to 133, including

    • (i)the determination by the Minister of what constitutes an obvious error, and

    • (ii)the effect of the correction; and

  • (l)generally, for carrying into effect the objects and purposes of sections 104 to 133 or for ensuring their due administration by the Minister.

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(2)For greater certainty, the Governor in Council may make rules or regulations under paragraphs 12(1)‍(d), (g), (h) and (k) for the purposes of this section and sections 104 to 133.

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R.‍S.‍, c. T-13

Trade-marks Act

1994, c. 47, s. 190(2)

60The definitions confusing and geographical indication in section 2 of the Trade-marks Act are replaced by the following:

confusing, when applied as an adjective to a trade-mark or trade-name, means, Insertion start except in sections 11.‍13 and 11.‍21 Insertion end , a trade-mark or trade-name the use of which would cause confusion in the manner and circumstances described in section 6; (créant de la confusion)

geographical indication means an indication that identifies a wine or spirit, Insertion start or an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule Insertion end , as originating in the territory of a WTO Member, or a region or locality of that territory, Insertion start if Insertion end a quality, reputation or other characteristic of the wine Insertion start or Insertion end spirit Insertion start or the agricultural product or food Insertion end is essentially attributable to its geographical origin; (indication géographique)

1994, c. 47, s. 192

61Sections 11.‍11 and 11.‍12 of the Act are replaced by the following:

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Geographical Indications
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Definitions

11.‍11 Insertion start (1) Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start The following definitions apply Insertion end in Insertion start this section and in Insertion end sections 11.‍12 to Insertion start 11.‍24 Insertion end .

Minister means the Minister designated Insertion start under subsection (2) Insertion end .‍ (ministre)

responsible authority means, in relation to a wine or spirit, Insertion start or an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule Insertion end , the person, firm or other entity that, in the Insertion start Minister’s Insertion end opinion, is, by reason of state or commercial interest, sufficiently connected with and knowledgeable Insertion start about Insertion end that wine or spirit Insertion start or that agricultural product or food Insertion end to be a party to any proceedings under Insertion start this Act Insertion end .‍ (autorité compétente)

Designation of Minister
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(2)The Governor in Council may, by order, designate any federal minister to be the Minister for the purposes of this section and sections 11.‍12 to 11.‍24.

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When indication confusing with trade-mark
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(3)For the purposes of sections 11.‍13 and 11.‍21, an indication identifying an agricultural product or food is confusing with a trade-mark if the use of both the indication and the trade-mark in the same area would be likely to lead to the inference that the agricultural product or food associated with the indication originates from the same source as the goods or services associated with the trade-mark.

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(4)For the purposes of sections 11.‍13 and 11.‍21, in determining whether an indication is confusing with a trade-mark, the Registrar or the Federal Court, as the case may be, shall have regard to all the surrounding circumstances, including

  • (a)the length of time that the indication has been used to identify the agricultural product or food with which it is associated as originating in the territory, or the region or locality of a territory, and the extent to which it has become known;

  • (b)the degree of resemblance between the indication and the trade-mark, including in appearance or sound or in the ideas suggested by them; and

  • (c)with respect to the trade-mark,

    • (i)its inherent distinctiveness and the extent to which it has become known,

    • (ii)the length of time that it has been in use, and

    • (iii)the nature of the goods, services or business that is associated with it.

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11.‍12(1)There shall be kept under the supervision of the Registrar a list of geographical indications Insertion start and, in the case of geographical indications identifying an agricultural product or food, translations of those indications Insertion end .

Statement of Minister — indication

(2) Insertion start If Insertion end a statement by the Minister in respect of an indication is published Insertion start on the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Insertion end setting out the information mentioned in subsection (3), the Insertion start Registrar shall enter Insertion end the indication, Insertion start and any translation of the indication set out in the statement Insertion end , on the list Insertion start if Insertion end

  • (a) Insertion start no Insertion end statement of objection has been filed and served on the responsible authority in accordance with subsection 11.‍13(1) and the time for the filing of Insertion start a Insertion end statement of objection has expired; or

  • (b)a statement of objection has been so filed and served, but it has been withdrawn or deemed under subsection 11.‍13(6) to have been withdrawn or it has been rejected Insertion start under Insertion end subsection 11.‍13(7) or, if an appeal is taken, it is rejected Insertion start in Insertion end the final judgment given in the appeal.

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(2.‍1)If a statement by the Minister is published on the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office setting out the information mentioned in subsection (3.‍1) in respect of a translation of an indication on the list that identifies an agricultural product or food, the Registrar shall enter the translation on the list if

  • (a)no statement of objection has been filed and served on the responsible authority in accordance with subsection 11.‍13(1) and the time for the filing of the statement of objection has expired; or

  • (b)a statement of objection has been so filed and served, but it has been withdrawn or deemed under subsection 11.‍13(6) to have been withdrawn or it has been rejected under subsection 11.‍13(7) or, if an appeal is taken, it is rejected in the final judgment given in the appeal.

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(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), the statement by the Minister must set out Insertion start all of Insertion end the following information:

  • (a)that the Minister proposes that the indication Insertion start and, if applicable, a translation of the indication, in the case of an indication that identifies an agricultural product or food Insertion end , be entered on the list;

  • (b) Insertion start in the case of an indication that identifies a wine or spirit Insertion end , that the indication identifies a wine or that the indication identifies a spirit;

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    (b.‍1)in the case of an indication that identifies an agricultural product or food, the common name of the agricultural product or food and the category set out in the schedule to which it belongs;

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  • (c)the territory, or the region or locality of a territory, in which the wine or spirit Insertion start or the agricultural product or food Insertion end is identified as originating;

  • (d)the name of the responsible authority in relation to the wine or spirit Insertion start or the agricultural product or food Insertion end and the address of the responsible authority’s principal office or place of business in Canada Insertion start or Insertion end , if the responsible authority has no office or place of business in Canada, the name and address in Canada of a person or firm on whom any document may be served with the same effect as if Insertion start it Insertion end had been served on the responsible authority itself;

  • (e)the quality, reputation or other characteristic of the wine or spirit Insertion start or the agricultural product or food Insertion end that, in the Insertion start Minister’s Insertion end opinion, qualifies that indication as a geographical indication;

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    (f)that, except in the case of an indication identifying a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food as originating in Canada, the indication is protected by the law applicable to the territory in which the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating, as well as particulars of the protection.

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(3.‍1)For the purposes of subsection (2.‍1), the statement by the Minister must set out all of the following information:

  • (a)that the Minister proposes that the translation be entered on the list;

  • (b)the indication on the list that corresponds to the translation;

  • (c)the common name of the agricultural product or food that the indication identifies and the category set out in the schedule to which it belongs;

  • (d)the name of the responsible authority in relation to the agricultural product or food and the address of the responsible authority’s principal office or place of business in Canada or, if the responsible authority has no office or place of business in Canada, the name and address in Canada of a person or firm on whom any document may be served with the same effect as if it had been served on the responsible authority itself.

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Removal from list

(4)The Registrar shall remove an indication Insertion start or any translation of an indication Insertion end from the list

  • Insertion start (a) Insertion end on the publication of a statement by the Minister Insertion start on the website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office specifying Insertion end that the indication Insertion start or the translation Insertion end is to be removed; or

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    (b)if the Federal Court makes an order under subsection 11.‍21(1) for the removal of the indication or the translation.

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Obvious error
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(5)The Registrar may, within six months after the day on which an indication or a translation of an indication is entered on the list, correct any error in that entry that is obvious from the documents relating to the indication or the translation in question that are, at the time that the entry is made, on file in the Registrar’s office.

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Evidence of entry
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(6)A copy of any entry on the list purporting to be certified to be true by the Registrar is evidence of the facts set out in it.

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Evidence of statement
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(7)Evidence of a statement by the Minister may be given by the production of a copy of the statement purporting to be certified to be true by the Registrar.

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Certified copies
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(8)The Registrar shall, on request and on payment of the prescribed fee, furnish a copy certified by the Registrar of any entry on the list or of any statement by the Minister.

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1994, c. 47, s. 192

62(1)Subsections 11.‍13(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Statement of objection

11.‍13(1)Within Insertion start two Insertion end months after the publication of a statement referred to in subsection 11.‍12(2) Insertion start or (2.‍1) Insertion end , any person interested may, on payment of the prescribed fee, file with the Registrar, and serve on the responsible authority in the prescribed manner, a statement of objection.

Grounds — indication

(2)A statement of objection Insertion start with respect to an Insertion end indication may be based Insertion start on any of the following grounds Insertion end :

  • (a)that, Insertion start when the statement by the Minister is published Insertion end , the indication is not a geographical indication;

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    (b)that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food;

  • (c)that, except in the case of an indication identifying a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food as originating in Canada, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is not protected by the law applicable to the territory in which the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating;

  • (d)in the case of an indication identifying an agricultural product or food, that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is confusing with

    • (i)a registered trade-mark,

    • (ii)a trade-mark that was previously used in Canada and that has not been abandoned, or

    • (iii)a trade-mark in respect of which an application for registration was previously filed in Canada and remains pending.

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Grounds — translation
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(2.‍1)A statement of objection with respect to a translation may be based on any of the following grounds:

  • (a)that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the translation is not a faithful translation of the indication;

  • (b)that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the translation is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the agricultural product or food;

  • (c)that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the translation is confusing with

    • (i)a registered trade-mark,

    • (ii)a trade-mark that was previously used in Canada and that has not been abandoned, or

    • (iii)a trade-mark in respect of which an application for registration was previously filed in Canada and remains pending.

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1994, c. 47, s. 192

(2)Paragraph 11.‍13(3)‍(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a) Insertion start each Insertion end ground of objection in sufficient detail to enable the responsible authority to reply Insertion start to it Insertion end ; and

1994, c. 47, s. 192

(3)Subsection 11.‍13(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Frivolous objection
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(3.‍1)At any time before the day on which the responsible authority files a counter statement, the Registrar may, at the responsible authority’s request or on his or her own initiative, reject the statement of objection if the Registrar considers that the statement does not raise a substantial issue for decision and shall give notice of his or her decision to the objector and to the responsible authority.

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Power to strike
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(3.‍2)At any time before the day on which the responsible authority files a counter statement, the Registrar may, at the responsible authority’s request, strike all or part of the statement of objection if the statement or part of it

  • (a)is not based on any of the grounds set out in subsection (2) or (2.‍1); or

  • (b)does not set out a ground of objection in sufficient detail to enable the responsible authority to reply to it.

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Counter statement

(4)Within Insertion start two Insertion end months after a statement of objection has been served on the responsible authority, the responsible authority may file a counter statement with the Registrar and serve a copy on the objector in the prescribed manner, and if the responsible authority does not so file and serve a counter statement, the indication Insertion start or the translation Insertion end shall not be entered on the list Insertion start kept under subsection 11.‍12(1) Insertion end . Insertion start The counter statement need only state that the responsible authority intends to respond to the objection. Insertion end

1994, c. 47, s. 192

(4)The portion of subsection 11.‍13(5) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Evidence and hearing

(5)Both the objector and the responsible authority shall be given an opportunity, in the prescribed manner Insertion start and within the prescribed time Insertion end , to submit evidence and to make representations to the Registrar unless

1994, c. 47, s. 192

(5)Subsections 11.‍13(6) and (7) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Service
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(5.‍1)The objector and the responsible authority shall, in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, serve on each other any evidence and written representations that they submit to the Registrar.

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No evidence — objector

(6)The objection Insertion start is Insertion end deemed to have been withdrawn if, in the prescribed circumstances, the objector does not submit Insertion start and serve Insertion end evidence or a statement that the objector does not wish to submit evidence.

No evidence — responsible authority
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(6.‍1)The indication or the translation shall not be entered on the list if, in the prescribed circumstances, the responsible authority does not submit and serve evidence or a statement that the responsible authority does not wish to submit evidence.

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Decision

(7)After considering the evidence and representations of the objector and the responsible authority, the Registrar shall Insertion start accept Insertion end or reject the objection, Insertion start in whole or in part Insertion end , and notify the parties of the decision and the reasons for Insertion start it Insertion end .

Effect of decision on translations
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(8)The Registrar shall not enter any translation of an indication on the list if the Registrar accepts the objection with respect to the indication or, if an appeal is taken, the objection is accepted in the final judgment given in the appeal.

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63Section 11.‍14 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

Prohibited use
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(3)No person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

  • (a)a protected geographical indication identifying a wine in respect of a wine that originates in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication if that wine was not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory; or

  • (b)a translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that wine.

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Prohibited adoption of indication for spirits
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(4)No person shall adopt in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

  • (a)a protected geographical indication identifying a spirit in respect of a spirit not originating in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication; or

  • (b)a translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that spirit.

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Prohibited use
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(5)No person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

  • (a)a protected geographical indication identifying a spirit in respect of a spirit not originating in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication or adopted contrary to subsection (4); or

  • (b)a translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that spirit.

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Prohibited use
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(6)No person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

  • (a)a protected geographical indication identifying a spirit in respect of a spirit that originates in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication if that spirit was not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory; or

  • (b)a translation in any language of the geographical indication in respect of that spirit.

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1994, c. 47, s. 192; 2001, c. 27, s. 271; 2014, c. 32, s. 53(F)

64Sections 11.‍15 to 11.‍17 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Prohibited adoption of indication for agricultural products or food

11.‍15(1)No person shall adopt in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

  • (a)a protected geographical indication identifying Insertion start an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule in respect of an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category that does Insertion end not Insertion start originate Insertion end in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication; or

  • (b)a translation Insertion start on the list kept under subsection 11.‍12(1) of the protected Insertion end geographical indication in respect of that agricultural product or food.

Prohibited use

(2)No person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

  • (a)a protected geographical indication identifying Insertion start an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule in respect of an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category that does Insertion end not Insertion start originate Insertion end in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication or adopted contrary to subsection (1); or

  • (b)a translation Insertion start on the list kept under subsection 11.‍12(1) of the protected Insertion end geographical indication in respect of that agricultural product or food.

Prohibited use
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(3)No person shall use in connection with a business, as a trade-mark or otherwise,

  • (a)a protected geographical indication identifying an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule in respect of an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category that originates in the territory indicated by the protected geographical indication if that agricultural product or food was not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory; or

  • (b)a translation on the list kept under subsection 11.‍12(1) of the protected geographical indication in respect of that agricultural product or food.

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Exception when authorized
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11.‍16(1)Sections 11.‍14 and 11.‍15 and paragraphs 12(1)‍(g) to (h.‍1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, with the consent of the responsible authority.

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Exception for personal names

(2)Sections 11.‍14 and 11.‍15 do not prevent a person from using, in the course of trade, Insertion start the Insertion end person’s name or the name of the person’s predecessor in title, except where the name is used in such a manner as to mislead the public.

Exception for comparative advertising

(3)Sections 11.‍14 and 11.‍15 do not prevent a person from using a protected geographical indication, Insertion start or any translation of it in any language Insertion end , Insertion start in comparative Insertion end advertising.

Exception not applicable to labels or packaging

Insertion start (4) Insertion end Subsection ( Insertion start 3 Insertion end ) does not apply to comparative advertising on labels or packaging.

Continued use — wines or spirits

11.‍17(1)Section 11.‍14 does not apply to Insertion start the Insertion end continued Insertion start and Insertion end similar use of a protected geographical indication Insertion start identifying a wine or spirit, or any translation of it in any language Insertion end , by a Canadian Insertion start who Insertion end has used Insertion start it Insertion end in a continuous manner in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of goods or services

  • (a)in good faith before April 15, 1994; or

  • (b)for at least Insertion start 10 Insertion end years before that date.

Definition of Canadian

(2)For the purposes of Insertion start subsection (1) Insertion end , Canadian Insertion start means Insertion end

  • (a)a Canadian citizen;

  • (b)a permanent resident Insertion start as defined in Insertion end subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act who has been ordinarily resident in Canada for not more than one year after Insertion start the day on which they Insertion end first became eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship; and

  • (c)an entity that carries on business in Canada.

Use — certain cheeses
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(3)Section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of any of the indications “Asiago”, “Feta”, “Φέτα” (Feta), “Fontina”, “Gorgonzola” or “Munster”, or any translation of them in any language, by a person if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule, before October 18, 2013.

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Use with qualifying term
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(4)Section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of any of the indications “Asiago”, “Feta”, “Φέτα” (Feta), “Fontina”, “Gorgonzola” or “Munster”, or any translation of them in any language, in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule, if

  • (a)a qualifying term such as “kind”, “type”, “style” or “imitation” is used in connection with the indication or the translation; and

  • (b)the geographical origin of the cheese is clearly displayed on the cheese or on the packaging in which it is distributed, or is in any other manner associated with the cheese so that notice of the cheese’s origin is given to the person to whom the cheese is transferred.

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Use of the indication “Beaufort”
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(5)Section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Beaufort”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if

  • (a)the person or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation for at least 10 years before October 18, 2013 in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule; or

  • (b)the person uses the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of a cheese product that was produced in the proximity of the Beaufort Range on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

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Use of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”
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(6)Section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of fresh, frozen and processed meats, as set out in the schedule, for at least five years before October 18, 2013.

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Use of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”
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(7)Section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of dry-cured meats, as set out in the schedule, for at least 10 years before October 18, 2013.

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Restriction
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(8)For the purposes of subsections (3) and (5) to (7), no person is a predecessor in title if they only transferred the right to use the indication or the translation, or both.

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1994, c. 47, s. 192; SOR/2004-85, ss.‍1(1) to (3)

65(1)Subsections 11.‍18(1) to (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Exception for disuse

11.‍18(1)Sections 11.‍14 and 11.‍15 and paragraphs 12(1)‍(g) to Insertion start (h.‍1) do not prevent Insertion end the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of a protected geographical indication, Insertion start or any translation of it in any language Insertion end , if the indication has ceased to be protected by the law applicable to the Insertion start territory in Insertion end which the wine or spirit Insertion start or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating Insertion end , or has fallen into disuse in that Insertion start territory Insertion end .

Exceptions for customary names

(2)Sections 11.‍14 and 11.‍15 and paragraphs 12(1)‍(g) to Insertion start (h.‍1) do not prevent Insertion end the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of a Insertion start protected geographical Insertion end indication that is identical Insertion start to Insertion end

  • (a)a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the wine or spirit Insertion start or the agricultural product or food Insertion end ;

  • (b)a customary name of a grape variety existing in Canada on or before the day on which the Insertion start WTO Insertion end Agreement comes into force; or

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    (c)a customary name of a plant variety or an animal breed existing in Canada on or before the day on which the indication is entered on the list kept under subsection 11.‍12(1).

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Exception for translation — customary term

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(2.‍1)Sections 11.‍14 and 11.‍15 and paragraphs 12(1)‍(g) to (h.‍1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of a translation of a protected geographical indication that is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food.

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Exception for common names for wines

(3) Insertion start Subsections Insertion end 11.‍14 Insertion start (1) to (3) and paragraph 12(1)‍(g) do not prevent Insertion end the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of the following indications in respect of wines:

1994, c. 47, s. 192

(2)The portion of subsection 11.‍18(4) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Exception for common names for spirits

(4) Insertion start Subsections Insertion end 11.‍14 Insertion start (4) to (6) Insertion end and paragraph 12(1)‍(h) Insertion start do not prevent Insertion end the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of the following indications in respect of spirits:

1994, c. 47, s. 192

(3)Subsection 11.‍18(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Exception for common names for agricultural products or food
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(4.‍1)Section 11.‍15 and paragraph 12(1)‍(h.‍1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of the following indications in respect of an agricultural product or food:

  • (a)Valencia Orange;

  • (b)Orange Valencia;

  • (c)Valencia;

  • (d)Black Forest Ham;

  • (e)Jambon Forêt Noire;

  • (f)Tiroler Bacon;

  • (g)Bacon Tiroler;

  • (h)Parmesan;

  • (i)St. George Cheese;

  • (j)Fromage St-George; and

  • (k)Fromage St-Georges.

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Spelling variations
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(4.‍2)For purposes of subsection (4.‍1), the indications set out in paragraphs (f) and (g) include spelling variations of those indications in English and French.

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Exception — “county”
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(4.‍3)Section 11.‍15 and paragraph 12(1)‍(h.‍1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark or otherwise, in connection with a business, of the term “county”, or any translation of it in any language, in association with an agricultural product or food if that term is used to refer to the name of a territorial division or an administrative division of a territory.

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Powers of Governor in Council

(5)The Governor in Council may, by order, amend Insertion start any of Insertion end subsections (3) to Insertion start (4.‍1) Insertion end by adding or deleting an indication in respect of a wine or spirit Insertion start or an agricultural product or food Insertion end , as the case may be.

1994, c. 47, s. 192

66Subsection 11.‍19(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Proceedings after five years

(2)In proceedings respecting a registered trade-mark commenced after the expiry of five years from the earlier of the date of registration of the trade-mark in Canada and the date on which use of the trade-mark by the person who filed the application for registration of the trade-mark or that person’s predecessor in title has become generally known in Canada, the registration must not be expunged or amended or held invalid on the basis of Insertion start any of Insertion end paragraphs 12(1)‍(g) to Insertion start (h.‍1) Insertion end unless it is established that the person who filed the application for registration of the trade-mark did so with knowledge that the trade-mark was in whole or in part a protected geographical indication.

1994, c. 47, s. 192

67Section 11.‍2 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Acquired rights — wines

11.‍2(1) Insertion start Section Insertion end 11.‍14 and paragraph 12(1)‍(g) Insertion start do not prevent Insertion end the adoption, use or registration Insertion start as a Insertion end trade-mark Insertion start in association with a wine of Insertion end a Insertion start protected Insertion end geographical indication, Insertion start or any translation of it in any language, by a Insertion end person Insertion start if they have Insertion end , in good faith, before the later of Insertion start January 1, 1996 Insertion end and the Insertion start day Insertion end on which protection Insertion start of the indication in the territory indicated by the indication begins Insertion end ,

  • (a)filed an application in accordance with section 30 for, or secured the registration of, Insertion start the Insertion end trade-mark Insertion start in association with Insertion end a wine; or

  • (b)acquired rights through use to Insertion start the Insertion end trade-mark in respect of a wine.

Acquired rights — spirits
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(2)Section 11.‍14 and paragraph 12(1)‍(h) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark in association with a spirit of a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they have, in good faith, before the later of January 1, 1996 and the day on which protection of the indication in the territory indicated by the indication begins,

  • (a)filed an application in accordance with section 30 for, or secured the registration of, the trade-mark in association with a spirit; or

  • (b)acquired rights through use to the trade-mark in respect of a spirit.

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Acquired rights — agricultural products and food
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(3)Section 11.‍15 and paragraph 12(1)‍(h.‍1) do not prevent the adoption, use or registration as a trade-mark in association with an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule of a protected geographical indication, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they have, in good faith, before the day on which a statement by the Minister is published under subsection 11.‍12(2) or (2.‍1) in respect of the indication or translation,

  • (a)filed an application in accordance with section 30 for, or secured the registration of, the trade-mark in association with an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category; or

  • (b)acquired rights through use to the trade-mark in respect of an agricultural product or food belonging to the same category.

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Removal from the list
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11.‍21(1)On the application of any person interested, the Federal Court has exclusive jurisdiction to order the Registrar to remove an indication or a translation from the list of geographical indications kept under subsection 11.‍12(1) on any of the grounds set out in subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be.

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Grounds — indication
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(2)The grounds for the removal of an indication are

  • (a)that, on the day on which the application is made, the indication is not a geographical indication;

  • (b)that, on the day on which the application is made, the indication is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food;

  • (c)that, except in the case of an indication identifying a wine or spirit or an agricultural product or food as originating in Canada, when the statement by the Minister in respect of the indication is published or on the day on which the application is made, the indication is not protected by the law applicable to the territory in which the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is identified as originating;

  • (d)in the case of an indication identifying an agricultural product or food, that, when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is confusing with

    • (i)a registered trade-mark, or

    • (ii)a trade-mark that was previously used in Canada and that has not been abandoned; or

  • (e)in the case of an indication identifying an agricultural product or food, that

    • (i)when the statement by the Minister is published, the indication is confusing with a trade-mark in respect of which an application for registration was previously filed in Canada, and

    • (ii)on the day on which the application is made, that application for registration remains pending or the trade-mark is registered.

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Grounds — translation
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(3)The grounds for the removal of a translation are

  • (a)that, on the day on which the application is made, the translation is identical to a term customary in common language in Canada as the common name for the agricultural product or food;

  • (b)that, when the statement by the Minister in respect of the translation is published, the translation is confusing with

    • (i)a registered trade-mark, or

    • (ii)a trade-mark that was previously used in Canada and that has not been abandoned;

  • (c)that

    • (i)when the statement by the Minister in respect of the translation is published, the translation is confusing with a trade-mark in respect of which an application for registration was previously filed in Canada, and

    • (ii)on the day on which the application is made, that application for registration remains pending or the trade-mark is registered; or

  • (d)that, when the statement by the Minister in respect of the translation is published, the translation is not a faithful translation of the indication.

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How application is made
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(4)An application shall be made by the filing of an originating notice of motion, by counter-claim in an action for an act contrary to section 11.‍14 or 11.‍15, or by statement of claim in an action claiming additional relief under this Act.

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Summary proceedings
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(5)The proceedings on an application shall be heard and determined summarily on evidence adduced by affidavit unless the Federal Court directs otherwise.

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Effect of order on translation
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(6)If the Federal Court orders the removal of an indication identifying an agricultural product or food from the list, the Registrar shall remove any translation of that indication from the list.

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CETA indications
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11.‍22Paragraph 11.‍18(2)‍(a) and section 11.‍21 do not apply with respect to a protected geographical indication that is listed in Part A of Annex 20-A, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Twenty of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016.

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Canada — Korea indications
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11.‍23Paragraphs 11.‍18(2)‍(a) and (c) and section 11.‍21 do not apply with respect to an indication that is a protected geographical indication and that is included in the following list:

  • (a)GoryeoHongsam;

  • (b)GoryeoBaeksam;

  • (c)GoryeoSusam;

  • (d)IcheonSsal;

  • (e)ginseng rouge de Corée;

  • (f)ginseng blanc de Corée;

  • (g)ginseng frais de Corée;

  • (h)riz Icheon;

  • (i)Korean Red Ginseng;

  • (j)Korean White Ginseng;

  • (k)Korean Fresh Ginseng;

  • (l)Icheon Rice.

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Powers of Governor in Council
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11.‍24The Governor in Council may, by order, amend the schedule by adding or deleting a category of agricultural product or food.

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68Paragraphs 12(1)‍(g) and ( h) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • (g)in whole or in part a protected geographical indication Insertion start identifying a wine Insertion end , where the trade-mark is to be registered in association with a wine not originating in a territory indicated by the geographical indication;

  • (h)in whole or in part a protected geographical indication Insertion start identifying a spirit Insertion end , where the trade-mark is to be registered in association with a spirit not originating in a territory indicated by the geographical indication;

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    (h.‍1)in whole or in part a protected geographical indication, and the trade-mark is to be registered in association with an agricultural product or food — belonging to the same category, as set out in the schedule, as the agricultural product or food identified by the protected geographical indication — not originating in a territory indicated by the geographical indication; and

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1994, c. 47, s. 196

69Subsection 20(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Exception

(2) Insertion start The Insertion end registration of a trade-mark Insertion start does not Insertion end prevent a person from making any use of any of the indications mentioned in subsection 11.‍18(3) in association with a wine, any of the indications mentioned in subsection 11.‍18(4) in association with a spirit Insertion start or any of the indications mentioned in subsection 11.‍18(4.‍1) in association with an agricultural product or food Insertion end .

2014, c. 32, s. 43

70(1)The definition relevant registered trade-mark in section 51.‍02 of the Act is replaced by the following:

relevant protected mark means

  • Insertion start (a) Insertion end a trade-mark registered for goods that is identical to, or cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects from, a trade-mark on such goods, including their labels or packaging, that are detained by a customs officer; Insertion start or Insertion end

  • Start of inserted block

    (b)a protected geographical indication identifying, as the case may be, a wine or spirit, or an agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule, that is identical to, or cannot be distinguished in its essential aspects from, an indication on such a wine or spirit or such an agricultural product or food, or on their labels or packaging, that is detained by a customs officer.‍ (marque protégée en cause)

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(2)Section 51.‍02 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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owner, with respect to a protected geographical indication identifying a wine or spirit or agricultural product or food, means the responsible authority, as defined in section 11.‍11, for the wine or spirit or agricultural product or food identified by the indication.‍ (propriétaire)

protected mark means a registered trade-mark or a protected geographical indication.‍ (marque protégée)

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2014, c. 32, s. 43

71Subsection 51.‍03(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Wine or spirits
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(2.‍1)Wine or spirits shall not be imported or exported if they, or their labels or packaging, bear a protected geographical indication and the wine or spirits

  • (a)do not originate in the territory indicated by the indication; or

  • (b)do originate in the territory indicated by the indication but were not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory.

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Agricultural products or food
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(2.‍2)An agricultural product or food of a category set out in the schedule shall not be imported or exported if it, or its label or packaging, bears a protected geographical indication and the agricultural product or food

  • (a)does not originate in the territory indicated by the indication; or

  • (b)does originate in the territory indicated by the indication, but was not produced or manufactured in accordance with the law applicable to that territory.

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Exception
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(2.‍3)Subsections (2.‍1) and (2.‍2) do not apply if

  • (a)the sale or distribution of the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food — or, if the label or packaging of that wine, spirit or agricultural product or food bears a protected geographical indication and the sale or distribution of that wine, spirit or agricultural product or food in association with that label or packaging — would not be contrary to this Act;

  • (b)the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food is imported or exported by an individual in their possession or baggage and the circumstances, including the number of such goods, indicate that they are intended only for the individual’s personal use; or

  • (c)the wine or spirit or the agricultural product or food, while being shipped from one place outside Canada to another, is in customs transit control or customs transhipment control in Canada.

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Restriction

(3)The contravention of subsection (1), Insertion start (2.‍1) or (2.‍2) Insertion end does not give rise to a remedy under section 53.‍2.

2014, c. 32, s. 43

72Section 51.‍04 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Request for assistance

51.‍04(1)The owner of a Insertion start protected mark Insertion end may file with the Minister, in the form and manner specified by the Minister, a request for assistance in pursuing remedies under this Act with respect to goods imported or exported in contravention of section 51.‍03.

Information in request

(2)The request for assistance shall include the name and address in Canada Insertion start of Insertion end the owner Insertion start of the protected mark Insertion end and any other information that is required by the Minister, including information about the trade-mark and the goods for which it is registered Insertion start or, in the case of a geographical indication, the goods identified by the indication Insertion end .

Validity period

(3)A request for assistance is valid for a period of two years beginning on the day on which it is accepted by the Minister. The Minister may, at the request of the owner Insertion start of the protected mark Insertion end , extend the period for two years, and may do so more than once.

Security

(4)The Minister may, as a condition of accepting a request for assistance or of extending a request’s period of validity, require that the owner Insertion start of the protected mark Insertion end furnish security, in an amount and form fixed by the Minister, for the payment of an amount for which the owner Insertion start of the protected mark Insertion end becomes liable under section 51.‍09.

Update

(5)The owner Insertion start of the protected mark Insertion end shall inform the Minister in writing, as soon as feasible, of any changes to

  • (a)the validity of the Insertion start protected mark Insertion end that is the subject of the request for assistance;

  • (b)the ownership of the Insertion start protected mark Insertion end ; or

  • (c)the goods for which the trade-mark is registered Insertion start or, in the case of a geographical indication, the goods identified by the indication. Insertion end

2014, c. 32, s. 43

73The portion of subsection 51.‍06(1) of the French version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Fourniture de renseignements en vue de l’exercice de recours

51.‍06(1)L’agent des douanes qui a des motifs raisonnables de soupçonner que des produits qu’il retient en vertu de l’article 101 de la Loi sur les douanes sont interdits d’importation ou d’exportation au titre de l’article 51.‍03 peut, à sa discrétion, fournir au propriétaire de la marque Insertion start protégée Insertion end en cause, si celui-ci a présenté une demande d’aide acceptée par le ministre à l’égard de cette marque, des échantillons des produits ainsi que des renseignements au sujet des produits qui pourraient lui être utiles pour l’exercice de ses recours au titre de la présente loi, tels que :

2002, c. 8, s. 177

74Section 61 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Judgments

61An officer of the Registry of the Federal Court shall file with the Registrar a certified copy of every judgment or order made by the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada relating to any trade-mark on the register Insertion start or to any protected geographical indication Insertion end .

75The Act is amended by adding the following before section 66:

Regulations
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65.‍2The Governor in Council may make regulations

  • (a)respecting the list to be kept under subsection 11.‍12(1), including information relating to the listed geographical indications and translations to be included on the list; and

  • (b)respecting proceedings under section 11.‍13, including documents relating to those proceedings.

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1993, c. 15, s. 71

76The heading before section 69 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Transitional Insertion start Provisions Insertion end
Use of the indication “Beaufort”
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68.‍1(1)During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Beaufort”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule, for less than 10 years before October 18, 2013.

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Use of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”
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(2)During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of fresh, frozen and processed meats, as set out in the schedule, for less than five years before October 18, 2013.

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Use of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”
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(3)During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of dry-cured meats, as set out in the schedule, for less than 10 years before October 18, 2013.

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Restriction
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(4)For the purposes of subsections 68.‍1(1) to (3), no person is a predecessor in title if they only transferred the right to use the indication or the translation, or both.

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77The Act is amended by adding, at the end of the Act, the schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.

Replacement of “relevant registered trade-mark”

78The Act is amended by replacing “relevant registered trade-mark” with “relevant protected mark” wherever it occurs in the following provisions:

  • (a)sections 51.‍05 and 51.‍06;

  • (b)sections 51.‍08 and 51.‍09;

  • (c)subsection 51.‍11(5); and

  • (d)section 51.‍12.

Replacement of “trade-mark owner”

79The English version of the Act is amended by replacing “trade-mark owner” with “owner of the mark” wherever it occurs in the following provisions:

  • (a)paragraph 51.‍06(3)‍(c); and

  • (b)paragraphs 51.‍09(1)‍(b) and (c) and 5(a).

R.‍S.‍, c. 28 (1st Supp.‍)

Investment Canada Act

2009, c. 2, s. 449

80Section 14.‍2 of the Investment Canada Act is replaced by the following:

Limits for trade agreement investors — paragraph 14(1)‍(a) or (b)
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14.‍11(1)Despite the limits set out in subsections 14(3) and 14.‍1(1), an investment described in paragraph 14(1)‍(a) or (b) by a trade agreement investor, other than a state-owned enterprise, or — if the Canadian business that is the subject of the investment is, immediately prior to the implementation of the investment, controlled by a trade agreement investor — by a non-Canadian other than a trade agreement investor and other than a state-owned enterprise, is reviewable under section 14 only if the enterprise value, calculated in the prescribed manner, of the assets described in paragraph 14(3)‍(a) or (b), as the case may be, is equal to or greater than

  • (a)for an investment implemented at any time in the period that begins on the day on which this paragraph comes into force and that ends on December 31 of the following calendar year, $1,500,000,000, and

  • (b)for an investment implemented in any subsequent calendar year, the amount determined in respect of that calendar year under subsection (3).

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Limits for trade agreement investors — paragraph 14(1)‍(c) or (d)
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(2)Despite the limits set out in subsections 14(3) and (4), an investment described in paragraph 14(1)‍(c) or (d) by an investor described in any of the following paragraphs is reviewable under section 14 only if the enterprise value, calculated in the prescribed manner, of the assets described in paragraph 14(3)‍(b) or subsection 14(4), as the case may be, is equal to or greater than the applicable amount referred to under paragaph (1)‍(a) or (b):

  • (a)a trade agreement investor that is neither a WTO investor as defined in subsection 14.‍1(6) nor a state-owned enterprise; or

  • (b)a non-Canadian that is not a trade agreement investor, a WTO investor as defined in subsection 14.‍1(6) or a state-owned enterprise, if the Canadian business that is the subject of the investment is, immediately prior to the implementation of the investment, controlled by a trade agreement investor.

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Amount
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(3)The amount for any year for the purposes of paragraph (1)‍(b) shall be determined by the Minister in January of that year by rounding off to the nearest million dollars the amount arrived at by using the following formula:

(Current Nominal GDP at Market Prices / Previous Year Nominal GDP at Market Prices) × amount determined for previous year
where

(a)the Current Nominal GDP at Market Prices is the average of the Nominal Gross Domestic Products at market prices for the most recent four consecutive quarters; and

(b)the Previous Year Nominal GDP at Market Prices is the average of the Nominal Gross Domestic Products at market prices for the four consecutive quarters for the comparable period in the year preceding the year used in calculating the Current Nominal GDP at Market Prices.

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Publication in Canada Gazette
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(4)As soon as possible after determining the amount for any particular year, the Minister shall publish the amount in the Canada Gazette.

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Exception
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(5)This section does not apply in respect of an investment to acquire control of a Canadian business that is a cultural business, as defined in subsection 14.‍1(6).

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Definitions
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(6)The following definitions apply in this section.

controlled by a trade agreement investor, with respect to a Canadian business, means, despite subsection 28(2),

  • (a)the ultimate direct or indirect control in fact of the Canadian business by a trade agreement investor through the ownership of voting interests; or

  • (b)the ownership by a trade agreement investor of all or substantially all of the assets used in carrying on the Canadian business.‍ (sous le contrôle d’un investisseur (traité commercial))

trade agreement country means a country other than Canada that is a party either to the Agreement described in subparagraph (a)‍(i) of the definition trade agreement investor in this subsection or to a trade agreement listed in column 1 of the schedule.‍ (pays (traité commercial))

trade agreement investor means

  • (a)an individual, other than a Canadian, who is

    • (i)a natural person within the meaning of Article 8.‍1 of the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act, or

    • (ii)a national within the meaning of any provision set out in column 2 of the schedule corresponding to a trade agreement set out in column 1;

  • (b)the government of a trade agreement country, whether federal, state or local, or an agency of such a government;

  • (c)an entity that is not a Canadian-controlled entity, as determined under subsection 26(1) or (2), and that is a trade agreement investor-controlled entity, as determined in accordance with subsection (7);

  • (d)a corporation or limited partnership that meets the following criteria:

    • (i)it is not a Canadian-controlled entity, as determined under subsection 26(1),

    • (ii)it is not an entity described in paragraph (c),

    • (iii)less than a majority of its voting interests are owned by trade agreement investors,

    • (iv)it is not controlled in fact through the ownership of its voting interests, and

    • (v)two thirds of the members of its board of directors, or two thirds of its general partners, as the case may be, are any combination of Canadians and trade agreement investors;

  • (e)a trust that meets the following criteria:

    • (i)it is not a Canadian-controlled entity, as determined under subsection 26(1) or (2),

    • (ii)it is not an entity described in paragraph (c),

    • (iii)it is not controlled in fact through the ownership of its voting interests, and

    • (iv)two thirds of its trustees are any combination of Canadians and trade agreement investors; or

  • (f)any other form of business organization specified by the regulations that is controlled by a trade agreement investor.‍ (investisseur (traité commercial))

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Interpretation
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(7)For the purpose only of determining whether an entity is a trade agreement investor-controlled entity under paragraph (c) of the definition trade agreement investor in subsection (6),

  • (a)subsections 26(1) and (2) and section 27 apply and, for that purpose,

    • (i)every reference in those provisions to “Canadian” or “Canadians” shall be read and construed as a reference to “trade agreement investor” or “trade agreement investors”, respectively,

    • (ii)every reference in those provisions to “non-Canadian” or “non-Canadians” shall be read and construed as a reference to “non-Canadian other than a trade agreement investor,” or “non-Canadians, other than trade agreement investors,” respectively, except for the reference to “non-Canadians” in subparagraph 27(d)‍(ii), which shall be read and construed as a reference to “not trade agreement investors”,

    • (iii)every reference in those provisions to “Canadian-controlled” shall be read and construed as a reference to “trade agreement investor-controlled”, and

    • (iv)the reference in subparagraph 27(d)‍(i) to “Canada” shall be read and construed as a reference to “a trade agreement country”; and

  • (b)if two persons, one being a Canadian and the other being a trade agreement investor, own equally all of the voting shares of a corporation, the corporation is deemed to be trade agreement investor-controlled.

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Regulations

14.‍2The Governor in Council may make any regulations that the Governor in Council considers necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of Insertion start sections Insertion end 14.‍1 Insertion start and 14.‍11 Insertion end .

Order
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14.‍3The Governor in Council may, by order, amend the schedule by adding, deleting or replacing the name of a trade agreement in column 1 or a corresponding provision setting out the meaning of “national” in column 2.

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81The Act is amended by adding, after section 51, the schedule set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.

R.‍S.‍, c. 1 (2nd Supp.‍)

Customs Act

82Subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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CETA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (AÉCG)

EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff; (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)

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2009, c. 6, s. 24(1)

83(1)The portion of paragraph 42.‍1(1)‍(a) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

  • (a)conduct a verification of origin of goods for which preferential tariff treatment under a free trade agreement, other than Insertion start a free trade agreement referred to in subsection (1.‍1) Insertion end , is claimed

2009, c. 6, ss. 24(2) and (3)

(2)Subsections 42.‍1(1.‍1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Method of verification — certain agreements

(1.‍1)Any officer, or any officer within a class of officers, designated by the President for the purposes of this section, or any person, or any person within a class of persons, designated by the President to act on behalf of such an officer, may, subject to any prescribed conditions, conduct Insertion start any of the following Insertion end :

  • Insertion start (a) Insertion end a verification of origin of goods for which preferential tariff treatment under CEFTA is claimed, by requesting in writing that the customs administration of the EFTA state of export conduct a verification and provide an opinion as to whether the goods are originating within the meaning of Annex C of CEFTA;

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    (b)a verification of origin of goods for which preferential tariff treatment under CETA is claimed, by requesting in writing that the customs administration of the EU country or other CETA beneficiary of export conduct a verification and provide a written report as to whether the goods are originating within the meaning of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA.

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Withdrawal of preferential tariff treatment

(2)If an exporter or producer of goods that are subject to a verification of origin under paragraph (1)‍(a) fails to comply with the prescribed requirements or, in the case of a verification of origin under subparagraph (1)‍(a)‍(i), does not consent to the verification of origin in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, preferential tariff treatment under a free trade agreement, other than Insertion start a free trade agreement referred to in subsection (1.‍1) Insertion end , may be denied or withdrawn from the goods.

2009, c. 6, s. 24(3)

(3)The portion of subsection 42.‍1(3) of the Act before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:

Withdrawal of preferential tariff treatment — certain agreements

(3)Preferential tariff treatment under Insertion start a free trade agreement referred to in subsection (1.‍1) Insertion end may be denied or withdrawn from the goods Insertion start in any of the following circumstances: Insertion end

  • (a) Insertion start in the case of Insertion end CEFTA, if the EFTA state of export fails to conduct a verification or provide an opinion as to whether the goods are originating;

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    (a.‍1)in the case of CETA, if the EU country or other CETA beneficiary of export fails to conduct a verification or provide a written report as to whether the goods are originating;

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2009, c. 6, s. 28

84(1)Subsection 97.‍201(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Verification of origin — certain agreements

97.‍201(1)The customs administration of Insertion start any Insertion end state Insertion start or beneficiary referred to in subsection 42.‍1(1.‍1) Insertion end to which goods were exported may request in writing that the Agency conduct a verification and provide, Insertion start as the case may be Insertion end

  • Insertion start (a) Insertion end an opinion as to whether those goods are originating within the meaning of Annex C of CEFTA; Insertion start or Insertion end

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    (b)a written report as to whether the goods are originating within the meaning of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA.

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2009, c. 6, s. 28

(2)Subsection 97.‍201(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Statement of origin — certain agreements

(3)On completion of a verification of origin requested under subsection (1), an officer or other person designated under subsection (2) shall

  • (a)provide, in the prescribed manner, the customs administration of Insertion start the Insertion end state Insertion start or beneficiary Insertion end with the opinion Insertion start or written report Insertion end requested and any relevant supporting documents that may be requested by that customs administration; and

  • (b)determine whether the goods are originating within the meaning of Insertion start the applicable provision referred to in subsection (1) Insertion end .

2012, c. 18, s. 30

85Subsection 164(1.‍1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Regulations

(1.‍1)The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for the purpose of the uniform interpretation, application and administration of a Insertion start protocol Insertion end , chapter or provision — set out in column 2 of Part 5 of the schedule —  Insertion start in Insertion end an agreement set out in column 1, and any other matters that may be agreed on from time to time by the parties to that agreement.

86Part 1 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in column 1, a corresponding reference to “CETA” in column 2 and a corresponding reference to “Canada–European Union Tariff rates of customs duty under the Customs Tariff” in column 3.

87Part 4 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in column 1 and a corresponding reference to “CETA” in column 2.

88The heading of column 2 of Part 5 of the schedule to the Act is replaced by “Protocol, Chapter or Provision”.

89Part 5 of the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “CETA” in column 1 and a corresponding reference to “Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures” in column 2.

R.‍S.‍, c. 17 (2nd Supp.‍)

Commercial Arbitration Act

90Schedule 2 to the Commercial Arbitration Act is amended by adding, at the end of column 1, a reference to “Article 8.‍23” and a corresponding reference to “Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016” in column 2.

1992, c. 31

Coasting Trade Act

91(1)The definition owner in subsection 2(1) of the English version of the Coasting Trade Act is replaced by the following:

owner, in relation to a ship, Insertion start means Insertion end the person having for the time being, either by law or by contract, the rights of the owner of the ship Insertion start with respect to its Insertion end possession and use; (propriétaire)

(2)Subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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Canadian entity means

  • (a)a corporation that is incorporated in Canada, or

  • (b)a trust, partnership, joint venture or other association that is formed in Canada; (entité canadienne)

CETA has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act; (AÉCG)

EU entity means

  • (a)a corporation that is incorporated in the territory of the European Union, or

  • (b)a trust, partnership, joint venture or other association that is formed in the territory of the European Union; (entité de l’Union européenne)

territory of the European Union means the territory in which the Treaty on European Union, done at Maastricht on February 7, 1992, and the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community, done at Rome on March 25, 1957 — renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — as they are amended from time to time, are applicable, in accordance with the conditions specified in those treaties; (territoire de l’Union européenne)

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92(1)Subsection 3(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Prohibition

3(1)No foreign ship or non-duty paid ship shall, except in accordance with a licence, engage in the coasting trade.

(2)Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

Repositioning of empty containers
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(2.‍1)Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of carriage between one place in Canada and another, without consideration, by any of the following ships, of empty containers that are owned or leased by the ship’s owner and any ancillary equipment that is permanently affixed to the containers:

  • (a)a non-duty paid ship whose owner is a Canadian entity or an EU entity;

  • (b)a foreign ship that is registered in the first, or domestic, register of a member state of the European Union and whose owner is a Canadian entity, an EU entity or an entity that is under Canadian or European control;

  • (c)a foreign ship that is registered in a second, or international, register of a member state of the European Union and whose owner is a Canadian entity, an EU entity or an entity under Canadian or European control; and

  • (d)a foreign ship that is registered in a register other than the Canadian Register of Vessels or a register referred to in paragraph (b) or (c), and whose owner is a Canadian entity or an EU entity.

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Dredging activities
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(2.‍2)Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of dredging activities — other than dredging activities that are provided under an agreement with Her Majesty in right of Canada or with an entity which is listed in Annex 19-1, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Nineteen of CETA — carried out by a ship described in any of paragraphs (2.‍1)‍(a) to (d).

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Feeder services — continual or single trip
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(2.‍3)Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of

  • (a)the carriage of goods by a ship that is described in paragraph (2.‍1)‍(b), from the port of Halifax — where the goods are loaded — to the port of Montreal, or vice versa, if that carriage is one leg of the importation of the goods into Canada; or

  • (b)the carriage of goods by the ship from the port of Montreal — where the goods are loaded — to the port of Halifax, or vice versa, if that carriage is one leg of the exportation of the goods from Canada.

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Feeder services — single trip
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(2.‍4)Subject to subsection (2.‍5), subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the carriage, by a ship that is described in paragraph (2.‍1)‍(c), of goods in a container from the port of Montreal to the port of Halifax, or vice versa, if

  • (a)that carriage is one leg of the importation of the goods into or exportation from Canada; and

  • (b)the container is at least 6.‍1 metres in length and has an internal volume of at least 14 cubic metres, is designed for carrying goods more than once and by one or more modes of transportation, and does not have wheels or is not otherwise built for being driven or drawn.

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Subsequent coasting trade subject to subsection (1)
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(2.‍5)Once a ship has completed a carriage of goods as described in subsection (2.‍4), subsection (1) applies to the ship in respect of any such subsequent carriage of goods by the ship, until it departs from the exclusive economic zone of Canada or from the inland waters, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act, at a location where the inland waters are contiguous to the United States.

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Provision of information
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(2.‍6)Before a ship engages, without a licence, in any activities referred to in subsections (2.‍1) to (2.‍4) and for which the owner of the ship intends to rely on an exemption under any one of those subsections, the owner shall provide information to an enforcement officer, in the form and manner specified by the Minister, establishing that the ship meets the applicable conditions under any of paragraphs (2.‍1)‍(a) to (d).

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(3)Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5):

Other laws apply
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(6)For greater certainty, any law of Canada that imposes safety or pollution prevention requirements applies to a foreign ship that is exempted from the application of subsection (1).

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Control
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(7)For the purposes of paragraphs (2.‍1)‍(b) and (c), an entity is under Canadian or European control

  • (a)in the case of a third party entity that is a corporation, if securities of the corporation to which are attached more than 50% of the votes that may be cast to elect directors of the corporation are directly or indirectly held, otherwise than through a subsidiary or by way of security only, by or for the benefit of any of, or any combination of, the following individuals:

    • (i)a Canadian citizen,

    • (ii)a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, or

    • (iii)a national of a member state of the European Union; or

  • (b)in the case of a third party entity that is a trust, partnership, joint venture or other association, if an individual, or any combination of individuals, described in any of subparagraphs (a)‍(i) to (iii) holds, directly or indirectly, but not through a subsidiary, an interest in the trust, partnership, joint venture or other association that entitles the individual or combination of individuals to receive more than 50% of its profits or more than 50% of its assets on dissolution.‍ 

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Third party entity
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(8)For the purposes of subsection (7), third party entity means

  • (a)a corporation, other than an entity referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of either Canadian entity or EU entity, that is not incorporated under the law of the United States; or

  • (b)a trust, partnership, joint venture or other association, other than an entity referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of either Canadian entity or EU entity, that is not formed under the law of the United States.

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93The Act is amended by adding the following after section 5:

Dredging — provisions not applicable
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5.‍1(1)The following provisions do not apply with respect to licence applications relating to dredging activities that are to be provided under an agreement with Her Majesty in right of Canada or with an entity which is listed in Annex 19-1, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Nineteen of CETA:

  • (a)for an application made on behalf of a ship described in paragraph 3(2.‍1)‍(a), paragraph 5(a); and

  • (b)for an application made on behalf of a ship described in paragraph 3(2.‍1)‍(b) or (c), paragraph 4(1)‍(a).

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Total value of agreement
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(2)Subsection (1) applies only if the total value of the agreement of which the dredging activities form a part is equal to or greater than the threshold — the sum in Canadian dollars which the Minister for International Trade determines to be equivalent, for a period which he or she determines, to 5 million special drawing rights issued by the International Monetary Fund — that is applicable on the day of the issuance of the call or request for bids or tenders related to the activities.

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94Section 7 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Regulations

7The Governor in Council may, by regulation

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    (a)specify that a territory is, or is not, a territory referred to in the definition of territory of the European Union in subsection 2(1);

  • (b)indicate, for the purpose of paragraph 3(2.‍1)‍(c), the registers that are second, or international, registers of member states of the European Union; and

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  • Insertion start (c) Insertion end fix the maximum number of licences that may be issued Insertion start under Insertion end sections 4 and 5.

1997, c. 36

Customs Tariff

95Subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has the same meaning as Agreement in section 2 of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act.‍ (Accord économique et commercial global entre le Canada et l’Union européenne)

EU country or other CETA beneficiary has the meaning assigned by regulation.‍ (pays de l’Union européenne ou autre bénéficiaire de l’AÉCG)

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96Section 27 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

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CEUT refers to the Canada–European Union Tariff.‍ (TCUE)

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97The Act is amended by adding the following after section 49.‍7:

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Canada–European Union Tariff
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Application of CEUT
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49.‍8(1)Subject to section 24, goods that originate in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary are entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff rates of customs duty.

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“A” final rate for CEUT
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(2)If “A” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “CEUT” in relation to goods entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff, the Canada–European Union Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the final rate of “Free”.

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“F” staging for CEUT
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(3)If “F” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “CEUT” in relation to goods entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff, the Canada–European Union Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the initial rate, reduced as provided in the “F” Staging List.

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Staging for CEUT
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(4)If “W1”, “W2”, “W3” or “W4” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “CEUT” in relation to goods entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff, the Canada–European Union Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the initial rate, reduced

  • (a)if “W1” is set out,

    • (i)effective on the coming into force of this section, to three quarters of the initial rate,

    • (ii)effective on January 1 of the first year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one half of the initial rate,

    • (iii)effective on January 1 of the second year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one quarter of the initial rate, and

    • (iv)effective on January 1 of the third year after the year in which this section comes into force, to the final rate of “Free”;

  • (b)if “W2” is set out,

    • (i)effective on the coming into force of this section, to five sixths of the initial rate,

    • (ii)effective on January 1 of the first year after the year in which this section comes into force, to two thirds of the initial rate,

    • (iii)effective on January 1 of the second year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one half of the initial rate,

    • (iv)effective on January 1 of the third year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one third of the initial rate,

    • (v)effective on January 1 of the fourth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one sixth of the initial rate, and

    • (vi)effective on January 1 of the fifth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to the final rate of “Free”;

  • (c)if “W3” is set out,

    • (i)effective on the coming into force of this section, to seven eighths of the initial rate,

    • (ii)effective on January 1 of the first year after the year in which this section comes into force, to three quarters of the initial rate,

    • (iii)effective on January 1 of the second year after the year in which this section comes into force, to five eighths of the initial rate,

    • (iv)effective on January 1 of the third year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one half of the initial rate,

    • (v)effective on January 1 of the fourth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to three eighths of the initial rate,

    • (vi)effective on January 1 of the fifth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one quarter of the initial rate,

    • (vii)effective on January 1 of the sixth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one eighth of the initial rate, and

    • (viii)effective on January 1 of the seventh year after the year in which this section comes into force, to the final rate of “Free”; and

  • (d)if “W4” is set out,

    • (i)effective on the fifth anniversary of the day on which this section comes into force, to two thirds of the initial rate,

    • (ii)effective on January 1 of the sixth year after the year in which this section comes into force, to one third of the initial rate, and

    • (iii)effective on January 1 of the seventh year after the year in which this section comes into force, to the final rate of “Free”.

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Rounding of specific rates
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(5)If a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) results in a specific rate of customs duty that includes a fraction of one tenth of a cent, the rate shall be rounded down to the nearest one tenth of a cent.

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Rounding of amounts
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(6)If a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) results in a rate of customs duty that includes a fraction of one per cent, the resulting percentage shall be rounded down to the nearest one tenth of one percent.

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Rounding of amounts — fraction other than 0.‍5
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(7)If, for any goods other than motor vehicles of heading No. 87.‍02, 87.‍03 or 87.‍04, a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) or a rounding of rates under subsection (6) results in a rate of customs duty that includes a fraction of one per cent other than 0.‍5, the resulting percentage shall be rounded down to the nearest percentage that divides evenly by 0.‍5.

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Elimination of rates of less than 2%
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(8)If, for any goods other than motor vehicles of heading No. 87.‍02, 87.‍03 or 87.‍04, a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) results in a rate of customs duty that is a percentage of less than two per cent, the rate shall be further reduced to “Free” immediately.

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Regulations
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49.‍9The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations defining the term EU country or other CETA beneficiary.

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Extension and withdrawal of entitlement
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49.‍91(1)The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, amend the schedule to

  • (a)extend entitlement to the Canada–European Union Tariff to any goods that originate in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary; or

  • (b)withdraw entitlement to the Canada–European Union Tariff from any goods that originate in a country if, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, those goods are not entitled to that Tariff under the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

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Content of order
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(2)An order made under subsection (1)

  • (a)must specify the date on which the order becomes effective;

  • (b)must, if the order partially extends entitlement to the Canada–European Union Tariff, indicate the goods to which entitlement to that Tariff is extended;

  • (c)may exempt goods from the conditions set out in subsection 24(1) and prescribe any conditions that apply; and

  • (d)must, if the order wholly or partially withdraws entitlement to the Canada–European Union Tariff, indicate the goods to which the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff applies as a consequence.

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2011, c. 24, s. 130

98The definition customs duties in section 80 of the Act is replaced by the following:

customs duties, other than for the purposes of sections 95, 96 Insertion start and 98.‍1 Insertion end , means customs duties imposed under Part 2, other than surtaxes or temporary duties imposed under Division 4 of Part 2.‍ (droits de douane)

99Section 87 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):

Goods of tariff item No. 9971.‍00.‍00 — EU
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(5)Despite subsection 20(2), the value for duty of goods of tariff item No. 9971.‍00.‍00 that are entitled to the Canada–European Union Tariff is the value of the repairs or alterations made to those goods in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary.

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Limitation
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(6)Subsection (5) ceases to have effect on January 1 of the seventh year after the year in which this subsection comes into force.

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100The portion of subsection 89(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Relief

89(1)Subject to subsection (2), Insertion start sections Insertion end 95 Insertion start and 98.‍1 Insertion end and any regulations made under section 99, if an application for relief is made within the prescribed time, in accordance with subsection (4), by a person of a prescribed class, relief may be granted from the payment of duties that would but for this section be payable in respect of imported goods that are

2002, c. 19, s. 21(4)

101(1)The portion of subsection 94(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Definition of customs duties

94(1)In sections 95, 96 and Insertion start 98.‍1 Insertion end , customs duties means customs duties imposed under Part 2, other than

2002, c. 22, s. 351

(2)Subsection 94(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

For greater certainty

(2)For greater certainty, in sections 95, 96 and Insertion start 98.‍1 Insertion end , customs duties does not include any duties or taxes levied or imposed on imported goods under the Excise Act, 2001, the Excise Tax Act or the Special Import Measures Act.

102The Act is amended by adding the following after section 98:

Repayment of relief — EU
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98.‍1(1)If relief is granted under section 89 in respect of goods used as materials, or for which identical, equivalent or similar substitutes are used as materials, in the production of other goods that are exported, on or after the third anniversary of the day on which section 49.‍8 comes into force, to an EU country or other CETA beneficiary and that benefit, when imported into that country, from a preferential tariff under the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement,

  • (a)the person who exported the other goods shall, within 60 days after exporting them, report their exportation in the prescribed manner to an officer at a customs office and pay an amount equal to the portion of the duties relieved under section 89 that are customs duties; and

  • (b)subject to subsection (4) but despite any other provision of this Part, the person and any other person who was granted that relief are, from the time the other goods are exported, jointly and severally or solidarily liable to pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada the amount referred to in paragraph (a).

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Debt to Her Majesty
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(2)While it remains unpaid, the amount referred to in subsection (1) is a debt owing to Her Majesty in right of Canada under the Customs Act.

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No refund or drawback
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(3)No refund or drawback may be granted under section 113 for customs duties paid in respect of goods for which relief of all or a portion of the duties could have been, but was not, granted under section 89, if

  • (a)the goods are used as materials, or identical, equivalent or similar substitutes for those goods are used as materials, in the production of other goods; and

  • (b)those other goods are exported, on or after the third anniversary of the day on which section 49.‍8 comes into force, to an EU country or other CETA beneficiary and benefit, when imported into that country, from a preferential tariff under the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement.

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Exceptions
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(4)Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to

  • (a)imported goods that originate in an EU country or other CETA beneficiary that are used as materials, or for which identical, equivalent or similar substitutes are used as materials, in the production of other goods that are exported to an EU country or other CETA beneficiary;

  • (b)imported goods referred to in subsection 89(1) that are deemed to have been exported by reason of their having been

    • (i)placed in a duty free shop for exportation,

    • (ii)designated as ships’ stores by regulations made under paragraph 99(g), or

    • (iii)supplied for use on board a conveyance of a class prescribed under paragraph 99(g); or

  • (c)any other imported goods or any imported goods used as materials, or any class of such goods, that may, on the recommendation of the Minister, be prescribed by the Governor in Council on the basis of an agreement between the Government of Canada and the other parties to the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

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(5)In this section, materials means goods that are used in the processing of other goods, and includes parts or ingredients.

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103The portion of subsection 107(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Effect of relief

107(1)Subject to Insertion start sections Insertion end 95 Insertion start and 98.‍1 Insertion end , if relief is granted under section 89, 92, 101 or 106 from the payment of the whole or a portion of duties,

104The portion of subsection 113(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Refund or drawback

113(1)Subject to subsection (2), sections 96 Insertion start and 98.‍1 Insertion end and any regulations made under subsection (4), a refund or drawback shall be granted of all or a portion of duties if

105Section 123 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (7):

Interest on the payment of relief for CETA
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(8)A person who is liable under subsection 98.‍1(1) to pay an amount shall pay, in addition to the amount, interest at the specified rate for the period beginning on the sixty-first day after on which the day the amount became payable and ending on the day on which the amount is paid in full, calculated on the amount of the balance outstanding.

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106(1)Paragraph 133(j) of the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “an EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in the list of countries.

(2)Paragraph 133(j.‍1) of the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “an EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in the list of countries.

107(1)The List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatments set out in the schedule to the Act is amended

  • (a)by striking out the references to “Antilles, Netherlands”, “North Africa, Spanish” and “West Indies, French” in the column “Country Name”;

  • (b)by striking out, in the column “MFN”, the symbol “X” opposite the reference to the countries listed in paragraph (a); and

  • (c)by striking out, in the column “GPT”, the symbol “X” opposite the reference to “North Africa, Spanish”.

(2)The List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatments set out in the schedule to the English version of the Act is amended

  • (a)by striking out the reference to “Southern and Antarctic Territories French” in the column “Country Name” and the symbol “X” under the columns “MFN” and “GPT” opposite the reference to that country; and

  • (b)by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “French Southern and Antarctic Territories” in the column “Country Name” and the symbol “X” in the columns “MFN” and “GPT” opposite the reference to that country.

(3)The List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatments set out in the schedule to the Act is amended

  • (a)by adding, in alphabetical order, in the column “Country Name”, the following:

    Aruba
    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
    Canary Islands
    Ceuta and Melilla
    Curaçao
    Faroe Islands
    French Guiana
    Greenland
    Guadeloupe
    Martinique
    Mayotte
    Réunion
    Saint Barthélemy
    Saint Martin
    Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    Sint Maarten
    South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
    Wallis and Futuna
  • (b)by adding, in the column “MFN”, the symbol “X” opposite the references to those entries added under paragraph (a);

  • (c)by adding, in the column “GPT”, the symbol “X” opposite the references to “Canary Islands” and “Ceuta and Melilla”.

108(1)The List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by

  • (a)adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate”, above the reference to “GPT”, a reference to “CEUT:”;

  • (b)adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate”, above the reference to “GPT”, a reference to “CEUT:”;

  • (c)adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” a reference to “Free” after the abbreviation “CEUT”, and adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” a reference to “Free (A)” after the abbreviation “CEUT”, for all tariff items except those set out in Schedules 4 and 5 to this Act;

  • (d)adding in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate”, a reference to “N/A” after the abbreviation “CEUT” for the tariff items set out in Schedule 4 to this Act; and

  • (e)adding in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” after the abbreviation “CEUT”, for each tariff item set out in Schedule 5 to this Act, the rates of duty and staging categories set out with respect to that tariff item in that Schedule.

(2)The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.‍00.‍00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “an EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in the list of countries.

(3)Note 1 to the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.‍00.‍00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is replaced by the following:

Note 1: The Insertion start Canada–European Union Tariff Insertion end , Iceland Tariff, Korea Tariff, Norway Tariff and Switzerland–Liechtenstein Tariff rate of customs duty applicable to goods classified under this tariff item shall be, in respect of the value of the repair or alteration to the goods carried out only in Insertion start an EU country or other CETA beneficiary Insertion end , Iceland, Korea, Norway, Switzerland or Liechtenstein, Insertion start respectively Insertion end , determined under section 87 of this Act, in accordance with their classification in Chapters 1 to 97.

(4)The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9992.‍00.‍00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, a reference to “an EU country or other CETA beneficiary” in the list of countries.

2002, c. 28

Pest Control Products Act

109Subsection 7(2) of the Pest Control Products Act is replaced by the following:

Use of information provided by registrants

(2)If the Minister Insertion start determines Insertion end that the active ingredient of the applicant’s pest control product Insertion start is Insertion end equivalent to the active ingredient of a Insertion start registered pest control Insertion end product, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit the applicant to use or rely on any information referred to in subsection (1) Insertion start that Insertion end has been provided by Insertion start any Insertion end registrant if the Minister is satisfied that the information

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    (a)is relevant to the registered pest control product that contains the equivalent active ingredient; and

  • (b)is necessary to support the application.

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110Subsection 16(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Provision of information if more than one registrant

(5)If there is more than one registrant whose registered pest control products have active ingredients that the Minister has determined to be equivalent,

  • (a)two or more registrants may provide the information required under subsection (3) or paragraph 19(1)‍(a) jointly; and

  • (b) Insertion start if Insertion end the Minister is satisfied that the information required under subsection (3) or paragraph 19(1)‍(a) has been provided by one or more registrants, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit another registrant to use or rely on that information to meet the requirements Insertion start under that subsection or paragraph Insertion end .

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(5.‍1)If the active ingredients of the registered pest control product that is subject to the re-evaluation are not equivalent to the active ingredients in another registrant’s registered pest control product, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit the registrant whose product is subject to the re-evaluation to use or rely on information provided by the other registrant if the Minister is satisfied that the information is necessary for the re-evaluation.

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111Subsection 18(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Provision of information if more than one registrant

(3)If there is more than one registrant whose registered pest control products have active ingredients that the Minister has determined to be equivalent,

  • (a)two or more registrants may provide the information required under subsection (1) or paragraph 19(1)‍(a) jointly; and

  • (b) Insertion start if Insertion end the Minister is satisfied that the information required under subsection (1) or paragraph 19(1)‍(a) has been provided by one or more registrants, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit another registrant to use or rely on that information to meet the requirements Insertion start under that subsection or paragraph Insertion end .

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(3.‍1)If the active ingredients of a registered pest control product that is subject to the special review are not equivalent to the active ingredients in another registrant’s registered pest control product, the Minister shall, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, permit the registrant whose product is subject to the special review to use or rely on information provided by the other registrant if the Minister is satisfied that the information is necessary for the special review.

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112Subsection 66(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Negotiation and arbitration

(2)An agreement referred to in subsection (1) shall be entered into, and provide for the determination of compensation payable through negotiation and binding arbitration, in accordance with the regulations.

113Subsection 67(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (z):

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    (z.‍01)respecting the entering into of agreements and the determination of compensation payable through negotiations and binding arbitration, under section 66;

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Transitional Provisions

Definition of Act

114In sections 115 and 116, Act means the Trade-marks Act.

Indications in Schedule

115(1)Despite subsection 11.‍12(2) and section 11.‍13 of the Act, the Registrar, as defined in section 2 of the Act, must, as soon as feasible after this section comes into force, enter the indications set out in Schedule 6 to this Act on the list of geographical indications kept under subsection 11.‍12(1) of the Act.

Deemed entered on list

(2)Those indications and all translations of those indications are deemed to have been entered on the list on the day on which this section comes into force.

For greater certainty

(3)For greater certainty, the Registrar is not required to enter those translations on the list.

Geographical indications

(4)Each of those indications, to the extent that it remains on the list, is deemed to be a geographical indication as defined in section 2 of the Act.

Acquired rights

(5)For the purpose of subsection 11.‍2(3) of the Act, the reference to “the day on which a statement by the Minister is published under subsection 11.‍12(2) or (2.‍1)” is to be read, with respect to those indications, as a reference to “the day on which this section comes into force”.

Indication “Feta”

(6)For the purpose of section 11.‍22 of the Act, the indication “Feta” is deemed to be listed in Part A of Annex 20-A, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Twenty of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016, to the extent that the indication “Φέτα” (Feta) remains listed in that Part A of Annex 20-A of that Agreement.

Additional indications

116(1)On the publication of a statement by the Minister, as defined in section 11.‍11 of the Act, that a geographical indication has been added to Part A of Annex 20-A, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Twenty of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016, the Registrar, as defined in section 2 of the Act, must, despite subsection 11.‍12(2) and section 11.‍13 of the Act, enter the indication on the list kept under subsection 11.‍12(1) of the Act.

Information in statement

(2)The Minister’s statement must set out the information described in paragraphs 11.‍12(3)‍(b) to (d) and (f) of the Act in respect of the indication.

Deemed entered on list

(3)The indication and all translations of the indication are deemed to have been entered on the list on the date on which the indication is added to Part A of Annex 20-A of Chapter Twenty of that Agreement.

For greater certainty

(4)For greater certainty, the Registrar is not required to enter those translations on the list.

Geographical indication

(5)The indication, to the extent that it remains on the list, is deemed to be a geographical indication as defined in section 2 of the Act.

Acquired rights

(6)For the purpose of subsection 11.‍2(3) of the Act, the reference to “the day on which a statement by the Minister is published under subsection 11.‍12(2) or (2.‍1)” is to be read, with respect to the indication, as a reference to “the date on which the indication is added to Part A of Annex 20-A, as amended from time to time, of Chapter Twenty of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016”.

Investment Canada Act — Section 14.‍11

117Any application that is filed under section 17 of the Investment Canada Act before the day on which section 14.‍11 of that Act as enacted by section 80 of this Act comes into force and in respect of which the Minister of Industry has not issued a decision before that day is deemed never to have been filed if

  • (a)the investment to which the application relates would have been subject to subsections 14.‍11(1) or (2) of that Act, had the application been filed on that day; and

  • (b)the enterprise value of the assets to which the application relates is less than the amount referred to in paragraph 14.‍11(1)‍(a) of that Act.

PART 3
Consequential Amendments

R.‍S.‍C. 1970, c. C-32

Canada Corporations Act

118Paragraph 16(1)‍(b) of the Canada Corporations Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)to apply for, purchase or otherwise acquire any patents, patent rights, Insertion start certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act, rights under such a certificate Insertion end , copyrights, trade marks, formulae, licences, concessions and the like, conferring any exclusive or non-exclusive or limited right to use, or any secret or other information as to any invention that may seem capable of being used for any of the purposes of the company, or the acquisition of which may seem calculated directly or indirectly to benefit the company, and to use, exercise, develop or grant Insertion start licences Insertion end in respect of, or otherwise turn to account, the property, rights or information so acquired;

119Paragraph 68(1)‍(e) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (e)a mortgage or charge on goodwill, on any patent or licence under a patent, Insertion start on any certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act or licence under such a certificate Insertion end , on any trade mark or on any copyright or licence under a copyright,

R.‍S.‍C. 1970, c. 10 (1st Supp.‍), s. 15

120Clause 121(1)‍(k)‍(iv)‍(C) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (C)patents Insertion start and certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end ,

R.‍S.‍, c. A-16; 1997, c. 9, s. 89

Nuclear Energy Act

1997, c. 9, s. 92

121Paragraphs 10(1)‍(c) and (d) of the Nuclear Energy Act are replaced by the following:

  • (c)with the approval of the Governor in Council, lease Insertion start or Insertion end , by purchase, requisition or expropriation, acquire or cause to be acquired nuclear substances and any mines, deposits or claims of nuclear substances and patent rights Insertion start or certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end relating to nuclear energy and any works or property for production or preparation for production of, or for research or investigations with respect to, nuclear energy; and

  • (d)with the approval of the Governor in Council, license or otherwise make available or sell or otherwise dispose of discoveries and inventions relating to, and improvements in processes, apparatus or machines used in connection with, nuclear energy, patent rights Insertion start and certificates of supplementary protection Insertion end acquired under this Act and collect royalties and fees on and payments for those licences, discoveries, inventions, improvements, patent rights Insertion start and certificates Insertion end .

R.‍S.‍, c. B-3; 1992, c. 27, s. 2

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

1993, c. 34, s. 10(E)

122Section 82 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act is replaced by the following:

Trustee to have right to sell patented articles

82(1) Insertion start If Insertion end any property of a bankrupt vesting in a trustee consists of articles that Insertion start are subject to a patent or to a certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act and Insertion end were sold to the bankrupt subject to any restrictions or limitations, the trustee is not bound by the restrictions or limitations but may sell and dispose of the articles free and clear of the restrictions or limitations.

Right of manufacturer

(2) Insertion start If Insertion end the manufacturer or vendor of the articles referred to in subsection (1) objects to the disposition of them by the trustee as provided by this section and gives to the trustee notice in writing of the objection before Insertion start their Insertion end sale or disposition, that manufacturer or vendor has the right to purchase the articles at Insertion start their Insertion end invoice prices, subject to any reasonable deduction for depreciation or deterioration.

R.‍S.‍, c. C-34; R.‍S.‍, c. 19 (2nd Supp.‍), s. 19

Competition Act

1990, c. 37, s. 29

123(1)The portion of subsection 32(1) of the Competition Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Powers of Federal Court where certain rights used to restrain trade

32(1)In any case where use has been made of the exclusive rights and privileges conferred by one or more patents for invention, Insertion start by one or more certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end , by one or more trade-marks, by a copyright or by a registered integrated circuit topography, so as to

1990, c. 37, s. 29

(2)The portion of subsection 32(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Orders

(2)The Federal Court, on an information exhibited by the Attorney General of Canada, may, for the purpose of preventing any use in the manner defined in subsection (1) of the exclusive rights and privileges conferred by any patents for invention, Insertion start certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end , trade-marks, copyrights or registered integrated circuit topographies relating to or affecting the manufacture, use or sale of any article or commodity that may be a subject of trade or commerce, make one or more of the following orders:

1990, c. 37, s. 29

(3)Paragraph 32(2)‍(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c)directing the grant of licences under any such patent, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end , copyright or registered integrated circuit topography to Insertion start the Insertion end persons and on Insertion start the Insertion end terms and conditions Insertion start that Insertion end the court may deem proper or, if the grant and other remedies under this section would appear insufficient to prevent that use, revoking the patent Insertion start or certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end ;

2002, c. 16, s. 4(F)

(4)Subsection 32(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Treaties, etc.

(3)No order shall be made under this section that is at variance with any treaty, convention, arrangement or engagement respecting patents, Insertion start certificates of supplementary protection Insertion end , trade-marks, copyrights or integrated circuit topographies to which Canada is a party.

2009, c. 2, s. 426

124Paragraph 76(3)‍(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c)has the exclusive rights and privileges conferred by a patent, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end , trade-mark, copyright, registered industrial design or registered integrated circuit topography.

1990, c. 37, s. 32

125Paragraph 86(4)‍(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)a wider licensing of patents, Insertion start certificates of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end or registered integrated circuit topographies;

R.‍S.‍, c. D-1

Defence Production Act

1994, c. 47, s. 220 (Sch. IV, item 3)

126Paragraph (b) of the definition royalties in section 2 of the Defence Production Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)claims for damages for the infringement or use of any registered topography within the meaning of the Integrated Circuit Topography Act or of any patent, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end or registered industrial design;

1994, c. 47, s. 220 (Sch. IV, item 4)

127(1)Subsections 22(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Relief from claims and proceedings for royalties

22(1)The Minister may, on behalf of Her Majesty, contract with any person that Her Majesty will relieve that person from any claims, actions or proceedings for the payment of royalties for the use or infringement of any patent, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end , registered industrial design or registered topography by that person in, or for the furnishing of any engineering or technical assistance or services to that person for, the performance of a defence contract.

Relief from royalty payments

(2)A person with whom the Minister has contracted under subsection (1) is not liable to pay royalties under any contract, statute or otherwise by reason of the use or infringement of a patent, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end , registered industrial design or registered topography in, or in respect of engineering or technical assistance or services furnished for, the performance of a defence contract and to which the contract under subsection (1) applies.

1994, c. 47, s. 220 (Sch. IV, item 4)

(2)Subsection 22(3) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Compensation for use

(3)A person who, but for subsection (2), would be entitled to a royalty from another person for the infringement or use of a patent, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end , registered industrial design or registered topography or in respect of engineering or technical assistance or services is entitled to reasonable compensation from Her Majesty for the infringement, use or services and, if the Minister and that person cannot agree as to the amount of the compensation, it shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Patents.

1994, c. 47, s. 220 (Sch. IV, item 4)

(3)Subsection 22(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Definitions

(5)In this section, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Patent Act and Insertion end registered topography has the same meaning as in Insertion start subsection 2(1) of Insertion end the Integrated Circuit Topography Act.

R.‍S.‍, c. F-7; 2002, c. 8, s. 14

Federal Courts Act

1990, c. 37, s. 34(1); 2002, c. 8, s. 29

128Section 20 of the Federal Courts Act is replaced by the following:

Industrial property, exclusive jurisdiction

20(1)The Federal Court has exclusive original jurisdiction, between subject and subject as well as otherwise,

  • (a)in all cases of conflicting applications for any patent of invention Insertion start or for any certificate of supplementary protection under the Patent Act Insertion end , or for the registration of any copyright, trade-mark, industrial design or topography within the meaning of the Integrated Circuit Topography Act; and

  • (b)in all cases in which it is sought to impeach or annul any patent of invention Insertion start or any certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end , or to have any entry in any register of copyrights, trade-marks, industrial designs or topographies referred to in paragraph (a) made, expunged, varied or rectified.

Industrial property, concurrent jurisdiction

(2)The Federal Court has concurrent jurisdiction in all cases, other than those mentioned in subsection (1), in which a remedy is sought under the authority of an Act of Parliament or at law or in equity respecting any patent of invention, Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection issued under the Patent Act Insertion end , copyright, trade-mark, industrial design or topography referred to in paragraph (1)‍(a).

R.‍S.‍, c. P-32

Public Servants Inventions Act

129(1)Subsection 9(1) of the Public Servants Inventions Act is replaced by the following:

Administration and control of inventions

9(1)The administration and control of any invention vested in Her Majesty by this Act and any patent Insertion start or certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end issued with respect to the invention are vested in the appropriate minister, and the appropriate minister may transfer Insertion start that Insertion end administration and control to any other minister or to any corporate agency of Her Majesty.

(2)Subsection 9(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Authority of Crown agencies

(3) Insertion start Despite Insertion end anything in its charter or Act of incorporation, an agency to which the administration and control of any invention, patent or Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end is transferred under this section has the capacity and power to receive, hold, administer, control, develop and exploit the invention, patent or Insertion start certificate Insertion end and generally to carry out the provisions of this Act with respect Insertion start to the invention, patent or certificate Insertion end .

(3)Subsection 9(4) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Administration of moneys

(4) Insertion start If Insertion end the administration and control of any invention or patent has been transferred Insertion start under Insertion end this section to a corporate agency of Her Majesty, any money received by the corporate agency in the course of the administration and control of the invention, patent or Insertion start certificate of supplementary protection Insertion end may be retained by that corporate agency, and shall be used for the purposes of this Act and the objects and purposes for which the agency was established.

2007, c. 25

Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act

130Paragraph 3(4)‍(f) of the Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act is replaced by the following:

  • (f)the use of a protected geographical indication identifying a wine or spirit Insertion start or an agricultural product or food Insertion end if the wine or spirit Insertion start or the agricultural product or food Insertion end originates in the territory indicated by the indication;

2014, c. 28

Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act

131The heading before section 16 and sections 16 to 22 of the Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act are repealed.

Transitional Provisions

Korean indications

132(1)Despite subsection 11.‍12(2) and section 11.‍13 of the Trade-marks Act, the Registrar, as defined in section 2 of that Act, must, as soon as practicable after this subsection comes into force, enter all of the following indications on the list of geographical indications kept under subsection 11.‍12(1) of that Act:

  • (a)GoryeoHongsam;

  • (b)GoryeoBaeksam;

  • (c)GoryeoSusam;

  • (d)IcheonSsal;

  • (e)ginseng rouge de Corée;

  • (f)ginseng blanc de Corée;

  • (g)ginseng frais de Corée;

  • (h)riz Icheon;

  • (i)Korean Red Ginseng;

  • (j)Korean White Ginseng;

  • (k)Korean Fresh Ginseng;

  • (l)Icheon Rice.

Deemed entry on list

(2)The indications and all translations of those indications are deemed to have been entered on the list on the day on which this section comes into force.

For greater certainty

(3)For greater certainty, the Registrar is not required to enter those translations on the list.

Geographical indications

(4)Each of those indications, to the extent that it remains on the list, is deemed to be a geographical indication as defined in section 2 of that Act.

Acquired rights — Canada–Korea

(5)For the purpose of subsection 11.‍2(3) of that Act, the reference to “the day on which a statement by the Minister is published under subsection 11.‍12(2) or (2.‍1)” is to be read, with respect to the indication listed in section 11.‍23, as a reference to “January 1, 2015”.

PART 4
Coordinating Amendments and Coming into Force

Coordinating Amendments

2009, c. 23

133(1)In this section, other Act means the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.

(2)If paragraph 313(j) of the other Act comes into force before section 118 of this Act, then that section 118 is repealed.

(3)If paragraph 313(j) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 118 of this Act, then that section 118 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

(4)If paragraph 313(s) of the other Act comes into force before section 119 of this Act, then that section 119 is repealed.

(5)If paragraph 313(s) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 119 of this Act, then that section 119 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

(6)If paragraph 313(z.‍08) of the other Act comes into force before section 120 of this Act, then that section 120 is repealed.

(7)If paragraph 313(z.‍08) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 120 of this Act, then that section 120 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

2014, c. 20

134(1)In this section, other Act means the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1.

(2)If section 362 of the other Act comes into force before section 60 of this Act, then every reference to “trade-name” in section 60 of the English version of this Act is replaced by a reference to “trade name”.

(3)If section 362 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 60 of this Act, then that section 60 is deemed to have come into force before that section 362.

(4)If section 366 of the other Act comes into force before this Act receives royal assent, then every reference to “trade-mark”, “trade-marks” and “Trade-marks” is replaced by a reference to “trademark”, “trademarks” and “Trademarks”, respectively, in the following provisions of the English version of this Act:

  • (a)the heading before section 60;

  • (b)sections 60 to 79;

  • (c)sections 123 and 124;

  • (d)section 128; and

  • (e)subsection 132(1).

(5)If section 366 of the other Act comes into force on the day on which this Act receives royal assent, then this Act is deemed to have received royal assent before that section 366 comes into force.

(6)If section 355 of the other Act comes into force before section 74 of this Act, then that section 74 is replaced by the following:

74Section 61(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Judgments to be filed

61(1)An officer of the Registry of the Federal Court shall file with the Registrar a certified copy of every judgment or order made by the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada relating to any trademark on the register or to any protected geographical indication.

(7)If section 355 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 74 of this Act, then that section 74 is deemed to have come into force before that section 355.

(8)If section 358.‍3 of the other Act comes into force before section 76 of this Act, then that section 76 is replaced by the following:

76The Act is amended by adding the following before section 69:
Use of the indication “Beaufort”

68.‍1(1)During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Beaufort”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of cheeses, as set out in the schedule, for less than 10 years before October 18, 2013.

Use of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”

(2)During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Nürnberger Bratwürste”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of fresh, frozen and processed meats, as set out in the , for less than five years before October 18, 2013.

Use of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”

(3)During the period that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ends on the fifth anniversary of that day, section 11.‍15 does not apply to the use, in connection with a business, of the indication “Jambon de Bayonne”, or any translation of it in any language, by a person, if they or their predecessor in title used the indication or the translation in relation to any business or commercial activity in respect of an agricultural product or food of the category of dry-cured meats, as set out in the , for less than 10 years before October 18, 2013.

Restriction

(4)For the purposes of subsections 68.‍1(1) to (3), no person is a predecessor in title if they only transferred the right to use the indication or the translation, or both.

(9)If section 76 of this Act comes into force before section 358.‍3 of the other Act, then that section 358.‍3 is repealed.

(10)If section 358.‍3 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 76 of this Act, then that section 358.‍3 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

2014, c. 39

135(1)In this section, other Act means the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2.

(2)If subsection 32(3) of this Act comes into force before section 114 of the other Act, then that section 114 is replaced by the following:

114The definition filing date in section 2 of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:

filing date means the date on which an application for a patent in Canada is filed, as determined in accordance with section 28 or subsection 28.‍01(2) or 36(4); (date de dépôt)

(3)If section 114 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 32(3) of this Act, then that section 114 is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 32(3).

(4)If section 33 of this Act comes into force before section 116 of the other Act, then that section 116 is repealed.

(5)If section 116 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 33 of this Act, then that section 116 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

(6)On the first day on which both subsection 118(5) of the other Act and subsection 34(3) of this Act are in force, paragraph 12(1)‍(j.‍8) of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:

  • (j.‍8)authorizing the Commissioner to, during or after the end of the time period fixed under this Act in respect of any business before the Patent Office, for doing anything, extend that time period, subject to any prescribed terms and conditions, if the Commissioner considers that the circumstances justify the extension;

(7)If section 126 of the other Act comes into force before section 36 of this Act, then that section 36 is repealed.

(8)If section 36 of this Act comes into force before section 126 of the other Act, then that section 126 is repealed.

(9)If section 126 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 36 of this Act, then that section 126 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

(10)On the first day on which both section 134 of the other Act and section 59 of this Act are in force, subsection 118(1) of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:

Transfer of patent

118(1)Despite subsection 49(1), a certificate of supplementary protection, or an application for one, is not transferable other than by the transfer of the patent, or part of the patent, that is set out in the certificate or application.

(11)On the first day on which both section 136 of the other Act and section 59 of this Act are in force, subsection 124(1) of the Patent Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (d):

  • (d.‍1)section 55.‍11, with

    • (i)in subsection (1), the reference to “the following patents” to be read as a reference to “certificates of supplementary protection that set out the following patents”,

    • (ii)in subsections (2) and (4), any reference to “patent” to be read as a reference to “certificate of supplementary protection”, and

    • (iii)in subsection (3), any reference to “a patent” to be read as a reference to “a patent, or the certificate of supplementary protection that sets out the patent,” and any reference to “the patent” to be read as a reference to “the certificate of supplementary protection”;

2015, c. 36

136(1)In this section, other Act means the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1.

(2)On the first day on which both subsection 53(3) of the other Act and section 59 of this Act are in force, the portion of paragraph 12(1)‍(j.‍81) of the Patent Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

  • (j.‍81)respecting the correction of obvious errors in documents submitted to the Commissioner or the Patent Office or in patents or other documents granted or issued under this Act, other than under sections 106 to 134, including

(3)If section 35 of this Act comes into force before section 55 of the other Act, then that section 55 is repealed.

(4)If section 55 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 35 of this Act, then that section 55 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

(5)If section 60 of the other Act comes into force before section 40 of this Act, then that section 40 is repealed.

(6)If section 40 of this Act comes into force before section 60 of the other Act, then that section 60 is repealed.

(7)If section 60 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 40 of this Act, then that section 40 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

(8)If section 42 of this Act comes into force before subsection 61(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 61(2) is repealed.

(9)If subsection 61(2) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 42 of this Act, then that subsection 61(2) is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

(10)On the first day on which both section 63 of the other Act and section 44 of this Act are in force, subsection 78(1) of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:

Time period extended

78(1)If a time period fixed under this Act, in respect of any business before the Patent Office, for doing anything ends on a prescribed day or a day that is designated by the Commissioner, that time period is extended to the next day that is not a prescribed day or a designated day.

Bill C-13

137(1)Subsections (2) to (7) apply if Bill C-13, introduced in the 1st session of the 42nd Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and to make related amendments to another Act (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.

(2)If subsection 8(5) of the other Act comes into force before section 26 of this Act, then that section 26 is repealed.

(3)If section 26 of this Act comes into force before subsection 8(5) of the other Act, then that subsection 8(5) is repealed.

(4)If subsection 8(5) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 26 of this Act, then that section 26 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

(5)If section 11 of the other Act comes into force before section 27 of this Act, then that section 27 is repealed.

(6)If section 27 of this Act comes into force before section 11 of the other Act, then that section 11 is repealed.

(7)If section 11 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 27 of this Act, then that section 27 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

Coming into Force

Order in council

138(1)Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the provisions of this Act, other than sections 133 to 137, come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Order in council

(2)Subsection 8(3), paragraph 11(1)‍(a), subsection 11(2), paragraph 13(a) and section 90 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day referred to in subsection (1).

Order in council

(3)Subsections 32(1) and (4) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Order in council

(4)Subsections 32(2) and 34(1) and (2) and sections 36 and 38 to 42 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day or those days must be on or before the day referred to in subsection (1).

Order in council

(5)Sections 45 to 58 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day referred to in subsection (1).



SCHEDULE 1

(Section 24)
SCHEDULE 2
(Subsection 5.‍2(1))
Intergovernmental Arrangements — Collection of Information Relating to Quotas
Column 1
Column 2
Intergovernmental Arrangement
Provisions
CCFTA
Schedules to Annex C-02.‍2, in accordance with Appendix 5.‍1 of Annex C-00-B
CCRFTA
Schedule to Annex III.‍3.‍1, in accordance with Appendix III.‍1.‍6.‍1 of Annex III.‍1
CETA
Schedules to Annex 2-A, in accordance with Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures
CHFTA
Schedules to Annex 3.‍4.‍1, in accordance with Annex 3.‍1
NAFTA
Schedules to Annex 302.‍2, in accordance with Appendix 6 of Annex 300-B
SCHEDULE 3
(Subsection 5.‍2(2))
Intergovernmental Arrangements — Collection of Information Relating to Imports of Textile and Apparel Goods
Column 1
Column 2
Intergovernmental Arrangement
Provisions
CCFTA
Appendix 1.‍1 of Annex C-00-B
CCRFTA
Appendix III.‍1.‍1.‍1 of Annex III.‍1
CETA
Tables C.‍3 and C.‍4 of Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures
CHFTA
Section 1 of Annex 3.‍1
NAFTA
Appendix 1.‍1 of Annex 300-B
SCHEDULE 4
(Section 9.‍1)
Intergovernmental Arrangements — Issuance of Certificates for the Export of Goods Subject to Foreign Import Quotas
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Country or Territory
Provisions
Provisions Providing for Rates of Duty
Chile
Appendix 5.‍1 to Annex C-00-B of CCFTA
Schedules to Annex C-02.‍2 of CCFTA, in accordance with Appendix 5.‍1 to Annex C-00-B of CCFTA
Costa Rica
Appendix III.‍1.‍6.‍1 to Annex III.‍1 of CCRFTA
Schedules to Annex III.‍3.‍1 of CCRFTA, in accordance with Appendix III.‍1.‍6.‍1 to Annex III.‍1 of CCRFTA
EU country or other CETA beneficiary
Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA
Annex 2-A of CETA, in accordance with Annex 5-A to Annex 5 of the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures of CETA
Honduras
Section 5 of Annex 3.‍1 of CHFTA
Schedules to Annex 3.‍4.‍1 of CHFTA, in accordance with section 5 of Annex 3.‍1 of CHFTA
NAFTA country
Appendix 6 to Annex 300-B of NAFTA
Schedules to Annex 302.‍2 of NAFTA, in accordance with Appendix 6 to Annex 300-B of NAFTA


SCHEDULE 2

(Section 77)
SCHEDULE
(Section 2, subsection 11.‍11(1), paragraphs 11.‍12(3)‍(b.‍1) and (3.‍1)‍(c) and 11.‍15(1)‍(a), (2)‍(a) and (3)‍(a), subsections 11.‍17(3) and (4), paragraph 11.‍17(5)‍(a), subsections 11.‍17(6) and (7), section 11.‍24, paragraphs 12(1)‍(h.‍1) and 51.‍02(b) and subsections 51.‍03(2.‍2) and 68.‍1(1) to (3))
Categories of Agricultural Products or Food
Item
Categories*
1
Fresh, frozen and processed meats: products falling under Chapter 2 or heading 16.‍01 or 16.‍02
2
Dry-cured meats: dry-cured meats products falling under Chapter 2 or heading 16.‍01 or 16.‍02
3
Fresh, frozen and processed fish products: products falling under Chapter 3 or heading 16.‍03, 16.‍04 or 16.‍05
4
Butter: products falling under heading 04.‍05
5
Cheeses: products falling under heading 04.‍06
6
Fresh and processed vegetable products: products falling under Chapter 7 and products containing vegetables falling under Chapter 20
7
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts: products falling under Chapter 8 and products containing fruits or nuts falling under Chapter 20
8
Spices: products falling under Chapter 9
9
Cereals: products falling under Chapter 10
10
Products of the milling industry: products falling under Chapter 11
11
Oilseeds: products falling under Chapter 12
12
Hops: products falling under heading 12.‍10
13
Ginseng: ginseng products falling under heading 12.‍11 or 13.‍02
14
Beverages from plant extracts: products falling under Heading 13.‍02
15
Oils and animal fats: products falling under Chapter 15
16
Confectionery and baked products: products falling under heading 17.‍04, 18.‍06, 19.‍04 or 19.‍05
17
Sugars and syrups: products falling under heading 17.‍02
18
Pasta: products falling under heading 19.‍02
19
Table and processed olives: products falling under heading 20.‍01 or 20.‍05
20
Mustard paste: products falling under sub-heading 2103.‍30
21
Beer: products falling under heading 22.‍03
22
Vinegar: products falling under heading 22.‍09
23
Essential oils: products falling under heading 33.‍01
24
Natural gums and resins – chewing gum: products falling under heading 17.‍04
*

All references in this schedule to chapters and headings are references to the chapters and headings of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System as it read on October 30, 2016.



SCHEDULE 3

(Section 81)
SCHEDULE
(Subsection 14.‍11(6) and section 14.‍3)
Column 1
Column 2
Trade Agreement
Provision
NAFTA Agreement within the meaning of subsection 24(4) of this Act
Article 201
Agreement within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Article B-01
Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Article 105
Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Article 106
Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act
Article 1.‍01
Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act
Article 2.‍1
Agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada–Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act
Article 1.‍8


SCHEDULE 4

(Paragraphs 108(1)‍(c) and (d))
0105.‍11.‍22
0405.‍90.‍20
1702.‍90.‍61
0105.‍94.‍92
0406.‍10.‍20
1702.‍90.‍70
0105.‍99.‍12
0406.‍20.‍12
1702.‍90.‍81
0207.‍11.‍92
0406.‍20.‍92
1806.‍20.‍22
0207.‍12.‍92
0406.‍30.‍20
1806.‍90.‍12
0207.‍13.‍92
0406.‍40.‍20
1901.‍20.‍12
0207.‍13.‍93
0406.‍90.‍12
1901.‍20.‍22
0207.‍14.‍22
0406.‍90.‍22
1901.‍90.‍32
0207.‍14.‍92
0406.‍90.‍32
1901.‍90.‍34
0207.‍14.‍93
0406.‍90.‍42
1901.‍90.‍52
0207.‍24.‍12
0406.‍90.‍52
1901.‍90.‍54
0207.‍24.‍92
0406.‍90.‍62
2105.‍00.‍92
0207.‍25.‍12
0406.‍90.‍72
2106.‍90.‍32
0207.‍25.‍92
0406.‍90.‍82
2106.‍90.‍34
0207.‍26.‍20
0406.‍90.‍92
2106.‍90.‍52
0207.‍26.‍30
0406.‍90.‍94
2106.‍90.‍94
0207.‍27.‍12
0406.‍90.‍96
2202.‍99.‍33
0207.‍27.‍92
0406.‍90.‍99
2309.‍90.‍32
0207.‍27.‍93
0407.‍11.‍12
3502.‍11.‍20
0209.‍90.‍20
0407.‍11.‍92
3502.‍19.‍20
0209.‍90.‍40
0407.‍21.‍20
9801.‍20.‍00
0210.‍99.‍12
0407.‍90.‍12
9826.‍10.‍00
0210.‍99.‍13
0408.‍11.‍20
9826.‍20.‍00
0210.‍99.‍15
0408.‍19.‍20
9826.‍30.‍00
0210.‍99.‍16
0408.‍91.‍20
9826.‍40.‍00
0401.‍10.‍20
0408.‍99.‍20
9897.‍00.‍00
0401.‍20.‍20
1517.‍10.‍20
9898.‍00.‍00
0401.‍40.‍20
1517.‍90.‍22
9899.‍00.‍00
0401.‍50.‍20
1601.‍00.‍22
9904.‍00.‍00
0402.‍10.‍20
1601.‍00.‍32
9938.‍00.‍00
0402.‍21.‍12
1602.‍20.‍22
9987.‍00.‍00
0402.‍21.‍22
1602.‍20.‍32
9990.‍00.‍00
0402.‍29.‍12
1602.‍31.‍13
0402.‍29.‍22
1602.‍31.‍14
0402.‍91.‍20
1602.‍31.‍94
0402.‍99.‍20
1602.‍31.‍95
0403.‍10.‍20
1602.‍32.‍13
0403.‍90.‍12
1602.‍32.‍14
0403.‍90.‍92
1602.‍32.‍94
0404.‍10.‍22
1602.‍32.‍95
0404.‍90.‍20
1701.‍91.‍10
0405.‍10.‍20
1701.‍99.‍10
0405.‍20.‍20
1702.‍90.‍21


SCHEDULE 5

(Paragraphs 108(1)‍(c) and (e))
Tariff Item
Initial Rate
Final Rate
0404.‍10.‍90
11%
Free (W2)
0603.‍11.‍00
10.‍5%
Free (W1)
0603.‍13.‍10
16%
Free (W1)
0603.‍13.‍90
12.‍5%
Free (W1)
0603.‍14.‍00
8%
Free (W1)
1003.‍10.‍12
94.‍5%
Free (W2)
1003.‍90.‍12
94.‍5%
Free (W2)
1107.‍10.‍12
$157.‍00/tonne
Free (W2)
1107.‍10.‍92
$160.‍10/tonne
Free (W2)
1107.‍20.‍12
$141.‍50/tonne
Free (W2)
1108.‍13.‍00
10.‍5%
Free (W2)
1701.‍91.‍90
$30.‍86/tonne
Free (W4)
1701.‍99.‍90
$30.‍86/tonne
Free (W4)
8702.‍10.‍10
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍10.‍20
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍20.‍10
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍20.‍20
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍30.‍10
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍30.‍20
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍40.‍10
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍40.‍20
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍90.‍10
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8702.‍90.‍20
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8703.‍21.‍90
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8703.‍22.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍23.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍24.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍31.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍32.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍33.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍40.‍10
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8703.‍40.‍90
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍50.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍60.‍10
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8703.‍60.‍90
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍70.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W3)
8703.‍80.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8703.‍90.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W2)
8704.‍21.‍90
6.‍1%
Free (W1)
8704.‍22.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W1)
8704.‍23.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W1)
8704.‍31.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W1)
8704.‍32.‍00
6.‍1%
Free (W1)
8901.‍10.‍10
25%
Free (W3)
8901.‍10.‍90
25%
Free (W3)
8901.‍30.‍00
25%
Free (W1)
8901.‍90.‍10
15%
Free (W1)
8901.‍90.‍91
25%
Free (W1)
8901.‍90.‍99
25%
Free (W1)
8904.‍00.‍00
25%
Free (W3)
8905.‍20.‍19
20%
Free (W1)
8905.‍20.‍20
25%
Free (W1)
8905.‍90.‍19
20%
Free (W1)
8905.‍90.‍90
25%
Free (W1)
8906.‍90.‍19
15%
Free (W1)
8906.‍90.‍91
25%
Free (W1)
8906.‍90.‍99
25%
Free (W1)


SCHEDULE 6

(Subsection 115(1))
Indications
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Item
Indication
Transliteration (for information purposes only)
Category of Agricultural Product or Food
Originating Territory (Territory, Region or Locality) (for information purposes only)
1
České pivo
Beer
Czech Republic
2
Žatecký Chmel
Hops
Czech Republic
3
Hopfen aus der Hallertau
Hops
Germany
4
Nürnberger Bratwürste
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Germany
5
Nürnberger Rostbratwürste
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Germany
6
Schwarzwälder Schinken
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Germany
7
Aachener Printen
Confectionery and baked products
Germany
8
Nürnberger Lebkuchen
Confectionery and baked products
Germany
9
Lübecker Marzipan
Confectionery and baked products
Germany
10
Bremer Klaben
Confectionery and baked products
Germany
11
Hessischer Handkäse
Cheeses
Germany
12
Hessischer Handkäs
Cheeses
Germany
13
Tettnanger Hopfen
Hops
Germany
14
Spreewälder Gurken
Fresh and processed vegetable products
Germany
15
Danablu
Cheeses
Denmark
16
Ελιά Καλαμάτας
Elia Kalamatas
Table and processed olives
Greece
17
Μαστίχα Χίου
Masticha Chiou
Natural gums and resins - chewing gum
Greece
18
Φέτα
Feta
Cheeses
Greece
19
Feta
Cheeses
Greece
20
Ελαιόλαδο Καλαμάτας
Elaiolado Kalamata
Oils and animal fats
Greece
21
Ελαιόλαδο Κολυμβάρι Χανίων Κρήτης
Elaiolado Kolymvari Chanion Kritis
Oils and animal fats
Greece
22
Ελαιόλαδο Σητείας Λασιθίου Κρήτης
Elaiolado Sitia Lasithiou Kritis
Oils and animal fats
Greece
23
Ελαιόλαδο Λακωνία
Elaiolado Lakonia
Oils and animal fats
Greece
24
Κρόκος Κοζάνης
Krokos Kozanis
Spices
Greece
25
Κεφαλογραβιέρα
Kefalograviera
Cheeses
Greece
26
Γραβιέρα Κρήτης
Graviera Kritis
Cheeses
Greece
27
Γραβιέρα Νάξου
Graviera Naxou
Cheeses
Greece
28
Μανούρι
Manouri
Cheeses
Greece
29
Κασέρι
Kasseri
Cheeses
Greece
30
Φασόλια Γίγαντες Ελέφαντες Καστοριάς
Fassolia Gigantes Elefantes Kastorias
Fresh and processed vegetable products
Greece
31
Φασόλια Γίγαντες Ελέφαντες Πρεσπών Φλώρινας
Fassolia Gigantes Elefantes Prespon Florinas
Fresh and processed vegetable products
Greece
32
Κονσερβολιά Αμφίσσης
Konservolia Amfissis
Table and processed olives
Greece
33
Λουκούμι Γεροσκήπου
Loukoumi Geroskipou
Confectionery and baked products
Cyprus
34
Baena
Oils and animal fats
Spain
35
Sierra Mágina
Oils and animal fats
Spain
36
Aceite del Baix Ebre-Montsía
Oils and animal fats
Spain
37
Oli del Baix Ebre-Montsía
Oils and animal fats
Spain
38
Aceite del Bajo Aragón
Oils and animal fats
Spain
39
Antequera
Oils and animal fats
Spain
40
Priego de Córdoba
Oils and animal fats
Spain
41
Sierra de Cádiz
Oils and animal fats
Spain
42
Sierra de Segura
Oils and animal fats
Spain
43
Sierra de Cazorla
Oils and animal fats
Spain
44
Siurana
Oils and animal fats
Spain
45
Aceite de Terra Alta
Oils and animal fats
Spain
46
Oli de Terra Alta
Oils and animal fats
Spain
47
Les Garrigues
Oils and animal fats
Spain
48
Estepa
Oils and animal fats
Spain
49
Guijuelo
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Spain
50
Jamón de Huelva
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Spain
51
Jamón de Teruel
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Spain
52
Salchichón de Vic
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Spain
53
Llonganissa de Vic
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Spain
54
Mahón-Menorca
Cheeses
Spain
55
Queso Manchego
Cheeses
Spain
56
Cítricos Valencianos
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Spain
57
Cîtrics Valancians
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Spain
58
Jijona
Confectionery and baked products
Spain
59
Turrón de Alicante
Confectionery and baked products
Spain
60
Azafrán de la Mancha
Spices
Spain
61
Comté
Cheeses
France
62
Reblochon
Cheeses
France
63
Reblochon de Savoie
Cheeses
France
64
Roquefort
Cheeses
France
65
Camembert de Normandie
Cheeses
France
66
Brie de Meaux
Cheeses
France
67
Emmental de Savoie
Cheeses
France
68
Pruneaux d’Agen
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
France
69
Pruneaux d’Agen mi-cuits
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
France
70
Huîtres de Marennes-Oléron
Fresh, frozen and processed fish products
France
71
Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: Chalosse
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
France
72
Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: Gascogne
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
France
73
Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: Gers
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
France
74
Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: Landes
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
France
75
Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: Périgord
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
France
76
Canards à foie gras du Sud-Ouest: Quercy
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
France
77
Jambon de Bayonne
Dry-cured meats
France
78
Huile d’olive de Haute-Provence
Oils and animal fats
France
79
Huile essentielle de lavande de Haute-Provence
Essential oils
France
80
Morbier
Cheeses
France
81
Epoisses
Cheeses
France
82
Beaufort
Cheeses
France
83
Maroilles
Cheeses
France
84
Marolles
Cheeses
France
85
Munster
Cheeses
France
86
Munster Géromé
Cheeses
France
87
Fourme d’Ambert
Cheeses
France
88
Abondance
Cheeses
France
89
Bleu d’Auvergne
Cheeses
France
90
Livarot
Cheeses
France
91
Cantal
Cheeses
France
92
Fourme de Cantal
Cheeses
France
93
Cantalet
Cheeses
France
94
Petit Cantal
Cheeses
France
95
Tomme de Savoie
Cheeses
France
96
Pont - L’Evêque
Cheeses
France
97
Neufchâtel
Cheeses
France
98
Chabichou du Poitou
Cheeses
France
99
Crottin de Chavignol
Cheeses
France
100
Saint-Nectaire
Cheeses
France
101
Piment d’Espelette
Spices
France
102
Lentille verte du Puy
Fresh and processed vegetable products
France
103
Aceto balsamico Tradizionale di Modena
Vinegar
Italy
104
Aceto balsamico di Modena
Vinegar
Italy
105
Cotechino Modena
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
106
Zampone Modena
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
107
Bresaola della Valtellina
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
108
Mortadella Bologna
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
109
Prosciutto di Parma
Dry-cured meats
Italy
110
Prosciutto di S. Daniele
Dry-cured meats
Italy
111
Prosciutto Toscano
Dry-cured meats
Italy
112
Prosciutto di Modena
Dry-cured meats
Italy
113
Provolone Valpadana
Cheeses
Italy
114
Taleggio
Cheeses
Italy
115
Asiago
Cheeses
Italy
116
Fontina
Cheeses
Italy
117
Gorgonzola
Cheeses
Italy
118
Grana Padano
Cheeses
Italy
119
Mozzarella di Bufala Campana
Cheeses
Italy
120
Parmigiano Reggiano
Cheeses
Italy
121
Pecorino Romano
Cheeses
Italy
122
Pecorino Sardo
Cheeses
Italy
123
Pecorino Toscano
Cheeses
Italy
124
Arancia Rossa di Sicilia
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Italy
125
Cappero di Pantelleria
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Italy
126
Kiwi Latina
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Italy
127
Lenticchia di Castelluccio di Norcia
Fresh and processed vegetable products
Italy
128
Mela Alto Adige
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Italy
129
Südtiroler Apfel
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Italy
130
Pesca e nettarina di Romagna
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Italy
131
Pomodoro di Pachino
Fresh and processed vegetable products
Italy
132
Radicchio Rosso di Treviso
Fresh and processed vegetable products
Italy
133
Ricciarelli di Siena
Confectionery and baked products
Italy
134
Riso Nano Vialone Veronese
Cereals
Italy
135
Speck Alto Adige
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
136
Südtiroler Markenspeck
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
137
Südtiroler Speck
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
138
Veneto Valpolicella
Oils and animal fats
Italy
139
Veneto Euganei e Berici
Oils and animal fats
Italy
140
Veneto del Grappa
Oils and animal fats
Italy
141
Culatello di Zibello
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
142
Garda
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
143
Lardo di Colonnata
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Italy
144
Szegedi téliszalámi
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Hungary
145
Szegedi szalámi
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Hungary
146
Tiroler Speck
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Austria
147
Steirischer Kren
Fresh and processed vegetable products
Austria
148
Steirisches Kürbiskernöl
Oilseeds
Austria
149
Queijo S. Jorge
Cheeses
Portugal
150
Azeite de Moura
Oils and animal fats
Portugal
151
Azeites de Trás-os-Montes
Oils and animal fats
Portugal
152
Azeite do Alentejo Interior
Oils and animal fats
Portugal
153
Azeites da Beira Interior
Oils and animal fats
Portugal
154
Azeites do Norte Alentejano
Oils and animal fats
Portugal
155
Azeites do Ribatejo
Oils and animal fats
Portugal
156
Pêra Rocha do Oeste
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Portugal
157
Ameixa d’Elvas
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Portugal
158
Ananás dos Açores / S. Miguel
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Portugal
159
Chouriça de carne de Vinhais
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Portugal
160
Linguiça de Vinhais
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Portugal
161
Chouriço de Portalegre
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Portugal
162
Presunto de Barrancos
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Portugal
163
Queijo Serra da Estrela
Cheeses
Portugal
164
Queijos da Beira Baixa
Cheeses
Portugal
165
Queijo de Castelo Branco
Cheeses
Portugal
166
Queijo Amarelo da Beira Baixa
Cheeses
Portugal
167
Queijo Picante da Beira Baixa
Cheeses
Portugal
168
Salpicão de Vinhais
Fresh, frozen and processed meats
Portugal
169
Gouda Holland
Cheeses
Netherlands
170
Edam Holland
Cheeses
Netherlands
171
Kalix Löjrom
Fresh, frozen and processed fish products
Sweden
172
Magiun de prune Topoloveni
Fresh and processed fruits and nuts
Romania

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