Bill C-32
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| R.S., c. F-11
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Financial Administration Act |
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51. The Financial Administration Act is
amended by adding the following after
section 89.4:
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Implementation of Canada-Costa Rica Free
Trade Agreement
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| Directive
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89.5 (1) Notwithstanding subsection 85(1),
the Governor in Council may give a directive
under subsection 89(1) to any parent Crown
corporation for the purpose of implementing
any provision of the Canada-Costa Rica Free
Trade Agreement that pertains to that Crown
corporation.
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| Regulations
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(2) The Governor in Council may, on the
recommendation of the Treasury Board and
the appropriate Minister made at the request of
a Crown corporation, make such regulations
in relation to that corporation as the Governor
in Council considers necessary for the purpose
of implementing any provision of the
Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement
that pertains to that corporation.
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| Definition of
``Canada-Cost
a Rica Free
Trade
Agreement''
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(3) In subsections (1) and (2),
``Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement''
has the meaning given to the word
``Agreement'' by subsection 2(1) of the
Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act.
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| R.S., c. I-3
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Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act |
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52. Section 2 of the Importation of
Intoxicating Liquors Act is amended by
adding the following in alphabetical order:
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| ``Costa Rica'' « Costa Rica »
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``Costa Rica'' has the same meaning as in
subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff;
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53. (1) Subsection 3(2) of the Act is
amended by adding the following after
paragraph (b.02):
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| 1997, c. 14,
s. 81(2)
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(2) Subsection 3(3) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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| Regulations
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(3) The Governor in Council may, for the
purposes of paragraph (2)(b.01), (b.02), (b.03)
or (b.1), make regulations defining the
expressions ``distilled spirits'', ``in bulk'' and
``bottling''.
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| R.S., c. N-7
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National Energy Board Act |
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| 1997, c. 14,
s. 82
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54. Paragraph 119.01(2)(b) of the
National Energy Board Act is replaced by
the following:
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55. Section 120 of the Act is amended by
adding the following in alphabetical order:
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| ``CCRFTA'' « ALÉCCR »
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``CCRFTA'' has the same meaning as
``Agreement'' in the Canada - Costa Rica
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
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| 1997, c. 14,
s. 84
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56. Subsections 120.1(1) and (2) of the Act
are replaced by the following:
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| Giving effect
to NAFTA,
CCFTA and
CCRFTA
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120.1 (1) In exercising its powers and
performing its duties, the Board shall give
effect to NAFTA, CCFTA and CCRFTA.
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| Orders
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(2) The Governor in Council may, either on
the recommendation of the Minister made at
the request of the Board or on the Governor in
Council's own motion, make orders of general
application respecting the manner in which
the Board shall perform the duty imposed on
it by subsection (1) or the interpretation to be
given to NAFTA, CCFTA or CCRFTA by the
Board for the purposes of this Act.
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| 1997, c. 14,
s. 85
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57. Sections 120.2 and 120.3 of the Act are
replaced by the following:
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| Declaration of
Governor in
Council
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120.2 The Governor in Council may, by
order, declare that the maintenance or
introduction of a restriction on the exportation
to the United States, Chile or Costa Rica of
energy goods or of any quality, kind or class of
energy goods is justified under Article 605 of
NAFTA, Article C-13 of CCFTA or Article
III.11 of CCRFTA, as the case may be.
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| Board may
request
declaration
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120.3 If, in the course of determining an
application for a licence or permit, or
determining whether to make an order, for the
exportation to the United States, Chile or
Costa Rica of energy goods or of any quality,
kind or class of energy goods, the Board
considers that the maintenance or introduction
of a restriction on that exportation is in the
public interest and that subparagraph (a), (b)
or (c) of Article 605 of NAFTA, subparagraph
1(a), (b) or (c) of Article C-13 of CCFTA or
subparagraph 1(a), (b) or (c) of Article III.11
of CCRFTA, as the case may be, would apply
as a consequence of the restriction, the Board
may, in order to request that the Minister
recommend to the Governor in Council that an
order be made under section 120.2 in respect
of the relevant energy goods, suspend the
determination until not later than one hundred
and twenty days after the request is made.
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| 1997, c. 14,
s. 86
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58. Subsections 120.4(1) and (2) of the Act
are replaced by the following:
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| Exportation to
United States,
Chile or Costa
Rica
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120.4 (1) The Board may neither refuse to
issue a licence or permit or make an order nor
revoke, suspend or vary a licence, permit or
order for the exportation to the United States,
Chile or Costa Rica of energy goods or of any
quality, kind or class of energy goods if that
refusal, revocation, suspension or variation
would constitute the maintenance or
introduction of a restriction on that
exportation as a consequence of which
subparagraph (a), (b) or (c) of Article 605 of
NAFTA, subparagraph 1(a), (b) or (c) of
Article C-13 of CCFTA or subparagraph 1(a),
(b) or (c) of Article III.11 of CCRFTA, as the
case may be, would apply.
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| Effect of
orders
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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect
of the exportation to the United States, Chile
or Costa Rica of such energy goods as are, or
of such quality, kind or class of energy goods
as is, referred to in an order made under
section 120.2 during the time that the order is
in force.
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| 1997, c. 14,
s. 87
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59. The portion of section 120.5 of the Act
before paragraph (a) is replaced by the
following:
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declaration
made
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120.5 The Board may, despite its not being
satisfied in accordance with paragraph 118(a),
issue a licence for the exportation to the
United States, Chile or Costa Rica of such
energy goods as were, or of such quality, kind
or class of energy goods as was, referred to in
a request made under section 120.3 if
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PART 3 |
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COMING INTO FORCE |
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| Coming into
force
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60. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the
provisions of this Act, or any provisions of
an Act as enacted or amended by this Act,
come into force on a day or days to be fixed
by order of the Governor in Council.
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| Condition
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(2) No order may be made under
subsection (1) unless the Governor in
Council is satisfied that the Government of
the Republic of Costa Rica has taken
satisfactory steps to implement the
Agreement.
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