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Bill C-23

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2nd Session, 40th Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
house of commons of canada
BILL C-23
An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia
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
1. This Act may be cited as the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
INTERPRETATION
Definitions
2. The definitions in this section apply in this Act.
“Agreement”
« Accord »
“Agreement” means the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, signed on November 21, 2008.
“federal law”
« texte législatif fédéral »
“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.
“Joint Commission”
« Commission mixte »
“Joint Commission” means the Joint Commission established under Article 2001 of the Agreement.
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister for International Trade.
“related agreement”
« accord connexe »
“related agreement” means
(a) the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, signed on November 21, 2008; or
(b) the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, signed on November 21, 2008.
Interpretation consistent with agreements
3. For greater certainty, this Act and any federal law that implements a provision of the Agreement or a related agreement or fulfils an obligation of the Government of Canada under the Agreement or a related agreement is to be interpreted in a manner consistent with the Agreement or related agreement, as the case may be.
Non-application of Act or Agreement to water
4. For greater certainty, nothing in this Act or the Agreement applies to natural surface or ground water in liquid, gaseous or solid state.
Construction
5. For 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 a related agreement or fulfil any of the obligations of the Government of Canada under the Agreement or a related agreement.
HER MAJESTY
Binding on Her Majesty
6. This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada.
PURPOSE
Purpose
7. The purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement and the related agreements, the objectives of which, as elaborated more specif- ically through their provisions, are to
(a) establish a free trade area in accordance with the Agreement;
(b) promote, through the expansion of recip- rocal trade, the harmonious development of the economic relations between Canada and the Republic of Colombia in order to foster, in Canada and in Colombia, the advancement of economic activity;
(c) provide fair conditions of competition affecting trade between Canada and the Republic of Colombia;
(d) substantially increase investment opportunities in Canada and the Republic of Colombia;
(e) contribute, by the removal of barriers to trade, to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade;
(f) enhance and enforce environmental laws and regulations and strengthen cooperation on environmental matters;
(g) protect, enhance and enforce basic workers’ rights, strengthen cooperation and build on the respective international commitments of Canada and the Republic of Colombia on labour matters; and
(h) promote sustainable development.
CAUSES OF ACTION
Causes of action under Part 1
8. (1) No person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind shall 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 Part 1 or an order made under that Part.
Causes of action under the Agreement or a related agreement
(2) Subject to Section B of Chapter Eight of the Agreement and Part Three and Annex 4 of the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, signed on November 21, 2008, no person has any cause of action and no proceedings of any kind shall 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 or a related agreement.
PART 1
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE RELATED AGREEMENTS
Approval
Agreements approved
9. The Agreement and the related agreements are approved.
Administrative and Institutional Provisions
Canadian representative on Joint Commission
10. The Minister is the principal representative of Canada on the Joint Commission.
Payment of expenditures
11. The Government of Canada shall pay its appropriate share of the aggregate of any expenditures incurred by or on behalf of the Joint Commission.
Panels, Committees, Subcommittees and Working Groups
Powers of Minister
12. The Minister may
(a) appoint any person to be a representative of Canada on any committee or subcommittee referred to in Annex 2001 of the Agreement;
(b) appoint any person to be a panelist in accordance with Article 2108 of the Agreement; and
(c) propose candidates to serve as the chair of panels in accordance with that Article.
Administrative support
13. The Minister shall designate an agency, division or branch of the Government of Canada to facilitate the operation of Chapter Twenty-one of the Agreement and to provide administrative assistance to panels established under that Chapter.
Payment of costs
14. The Government of Canada shall pay the costs of or its appropriate share of the costs of
(a) the remuneration and expenses payable to members of panels, committees, subcommittees and working groups and to the assistants of panel members; and
(b) the general expenses incurred by panels, committees, subcommittees and working groups.
Orders
Orders re Article 2114
15. (1) The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of suspending benefits in accord- ance with Article 2114 of the Agreement, by order, do any one or more of the following:
(a) suspend rights or privileges granted by Canada to the Republic of Colombia or to goods of the Republic of Colombia under the Agreement or any federal law;
(b) modify or suspend the application of any federal law, with respect to the Republic of Colombia or to goods of the Republic of Colombia;
(c) extend the application of any federal law to the Republic of Colombia or to goods of the Republic of Colombia; and
(d) take any other measure that the Governor in Council considers necessary for that purpose.
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. 47 (4th Supp.)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act
16. (1) Section 2 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):
Definition of “Colombia Tariff”
(3.1) In this Act, “Colombia Tariff” means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.01 of the Customs Tariff.
2001, c. 28, s. 19(2)
(2) Subsection 2(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Goods imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia
(5) For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from a NAFTA country, from Chile, from Costa Rica or from Colombia if they are shipped directly to Canada from the NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia, as the case may be, within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff.
17. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 19.012:
Definition of “principal cause”
19.0121 (1) In this section, “principal cause” means, in respect of a serious injury or threat of a serious injury, an important cause that is no less important than any other cause of the serious injury or threat.
Emergency measures — Colombia
(2) The Tribunal shall inquire into and report to the Governor in Council on the question whether goods that are entitled to the benefit of the Colombia Tariff are, as a result of that entitlement, being imported in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic production of like or directly compet- itive goods, and under such conditions as to constitute a principal cause of serious injury, or threat of serious injury, to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, if the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, refers the question to it for inquiry and report.
Terms of reference
(3) The Tribunal shall conduct an inquiry under subsection (2) and prepare its report in accordance with the terms of reference established by the Governor in Council or the Minister, as the case may be.
Tabling of report
(4) The Minister shall cause a copy of each report submitted to the Governor in Council or the Minister to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is so submitted.
Notice of report
(5) The Tribunal shall cause notice of the submission of a report to be published in the Canada Gazette.
18. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 20.03:
Definition of “principal cause”
20.04 (1) In this section, “principal cause” means, in respect of a serious injury or threat of serious injury, an important cause that is no less important than any other cause of the serious injury or threat.
Determination in respect of Colombian goods
(2) Where, in an inquiry conducted pursuant to a reference under section 20 into goods imported from Colombia that are specified by the Governor in Council or in an inquiry conducted pursuant to a complaint under subsection 23(1) into goods so imported that are specified by the Tribunal, the Tribunal finds that the specified imported goods and goods of the same kind imported from other countries are being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to be a principal cause of serious injury, or threat of serious injury, to domestic producers of like or directly competit- ive goods, the Tribunal shall determine whether the specified imported goods are a principal cause of the serious injury or threat of serious injury.
Determinations
(3) In the case of an inquiry to which subsection (2) applies, the Tribunal shall include in its report any determinations made under that subsection.
Inquiry under section 30.07
(4) In an inquiry under section 30.07 into goods imported from Colombia conducted pursuant to an extension request, the Tribunal shall determine whether the goods imported from Colombia are a principal cause of the serious injury or threat of serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods.
2001, c. 28, s. 21
19. Section 21.1 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Definition of “complaint”
21.1 In sections 23 to 30, “complaint” means a written complaint filed with the Tribunal under subsection 23(1), (1.01), (1.02), (1.03), (1.04), (1.05), (1.06), (1.061), (1.07) or (1.08) and, for the purposes of those sections, a complaint is properly documented if the Tribunal is satisfied that it contains or is accompanied by the information required by section 23.
20. Section 23 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.06):
Filing of complaint — Colombia Tariff
(1.061) Any domestic producer of goods that are like or directly competitive with any goods being imported into Canada and that are entitled to the Colombia Tariff, or any person or association acting on behalf of such a domestic producer, may file a written complaint with the Tribunal alleging that, as a result of that entitlement, the imported goods are being imported in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic production of like or directly competitive goods, and under such conditions as to constitute a cause of serious injury, or threat of serious injury, to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods.
21. Paragraph 26(1)(a) of the Act is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (i.6):
(i.61) in the case of a complaint filed under subsection 23(1.061), the goods that are entitled to the Colombia Tariff are, as a result of that entitlement, being imported in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic production of like or directly competitive goods, and under such conditions as to constitute a cause of serious injury, or threat of serious injury, to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods,
22. Subsection 27(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a.6):
(a.61) in the case of a complaint filed under subsection 23(1.061), the goods that are entitled to the Colombia Tariff are, as a result of that entitlement, being imported in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production of like or directly competitive goods, and under such conditions as to constitute a principal cause of serious injury, or threat of serious injury, to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods;
R.S., c. 17 (2nd Supp.)
Commercial Arbitration Act
23. Subsection 5(4) of the Commercial Arbitration Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (a), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(c) a claim under Article 819 or 820 of the Agreement, as defined in section 2 of the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
R.S., c. C-50; 1990, c. 8, s. 21
Crown Liability and Proceedings Act
1994, c. 11. s. 1
24. The heading before section 20.1 of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act is replaced by the following:
Environmental and Labour Cooperation Treaties
1994, c. 11. s. 1; 1997, c. 14, s. 33
25. (1) The definitions “apppropriate Commission”, “Canada–Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement”, “Canada–Chile Labour Cooperation Agreement”, “Environmental Cooperation Agreement” and “Labor Cooperation Agreement” in section 20.1 of the Act are repealed.
1997, c. 14, s. 33(1)
(2) The definitions “panel” and “panel determination” in section 20.1 of the Act are replaced by the following:
“panel”
« groupe spécial »
“panel” means an arbitral panel or a review panel convened under an environmental cooperation treaty or a labour cooperation treaty;
“panel determination”
« décision d’un groupe spécial »
“panel determination” means a panel determination as defined in an environmental cooperation treaty or a labour cooperation treaty or, if that expression is not defined, a determination made by a panel under one of those treaties regarding the amount of a monetary assessment that Canada is required to pay.
(3) Section 20.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“appropriate party”
« partie compétente »
“appropriate party”, in respect of a panel determination, means
(a) the Commission for Environmental Cooperation established under Article 8 of the treaty referred to in item 1 of Part 1 of the schedule,
(b) the Canada–Chile Commission for Environmental Cooperation established under Article 8 of the treaty referred to in item 2 of Part 1 of the schedule,
(c) the Commission for Labor Cooperation established under Article 8 of the treaty referred to in item 1 of Part 2 of the schedule,
(d) the Canada–Chile Commission for Labour Cooperation established under Article 8 of the treaty referred to in item 2 of Part 2 of the schedule, or
(e) any other party to whom Canada is required to pay a monetary assessment as a result of a panel determination;
“environmental cooperation treaty”
« traité sur l’environnement »
“environmental cooperation treaty” means any treaty respecting environmental cooperation referred to in Part 1 of the schedule;
“labour cooperation treaty”
« traité sur le travail »
“labour cooperation treaty” means any treaty respecting labour cooperation referred to in Part 2 of the schedule;
1994, c. 11, s. 1
26. Subsection 20.2(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Procedure
(2) To make a panel determination an order of the Federal Court, the appropriate party shall file a certified copy of the determination in the Registry of that Court and, on filing, the determination becomes an order of that Court.
1994, c. 11, s. 1
27. Subsection 20.3(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Limitation
(2) Proceedings for enforcement of a panel determination that is made an order of the Federal Court may be taken against the Crown only in that Court and only by the appropriate party.
1997, c. 14, s. 34
28. The portion of subsection 20.4(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Limitation on proceedings
(2) Subject to section 20.3, no panel determination, including a panel determination that is made an order of the Federal Court, no determination or proceedings of a panel made or carried on or purporting to be made or carried on under any environmental cooperation treaty or labour cooperation treaty, no order or decision made by the Federal Court in any proceedings referred to in subsection 20.3(2) and no proceedings of that Court made or carried on or purporting to be made or carried on under that subsection shall be
1990, c. 8, s. 31; 2001, c. 4, s. 50(F)
29. Subsection 30(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Payment of judgment
30. (1) On receipt of a certificate of judgment against the Crown issued under the regulations or the Federal Courts Rules, the Minister of Finance shall authorize the payment out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of any money awarded by the judgment to any person against the Crown.
30. The Act is amended by adding, after section 36, the schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.
R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.)
Customs Act
2001, c. 28, s. 26(1)
31. (1) The definitions “free trade agreement” and “free trade partner” in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act are replaced by the following:
“free trade agreement”
« accord de libre-échange »
“free trade agreement” means NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA, CIFTA or CCOFTA;
“free trade partner”
« partenaire de libre-échange »
“free trade partner” means
(a) a NAFTA country,
(b) Chile,
(c) Costa Rica,
(d) Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, or
(e) Colombia;
(2) Subsection 2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“CCOFTA”
« ALÉCCO »
“CCOFTA” has the same meaning as “Agreement” in section 2 of the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act;
“Colombia”
« Colombie »
“Colombia” has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff;
“preferential tariff treatment under CCOFTA”
« traitement tarifaire préférentiel de l’ALÉCCO »
“preferential tariff treatment under CCOFTA” means, in respect of goods, entitlement to the Colombia Tariff rates of customs duty under the Customs Tariff;
(3) Subsection 2(1.2) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(b.1) preferential tariff treatment under CCOFTA;
2001, c. 28, s. 27
32. Section 42.4 of the Act and the heading before it are replaced by the following:
Denial or Withdrawal of Benefit of Preferential Tariff Treatment under NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA or CCOFTA
Definition of “identical goods”
42.4 (1) In this section, “identical goods” has the meaning assigned to that expression by Article 514 of NAFTA, Article E-14 of CCFTA, Article V.14 of CCRFTA or Article 423 of CCOFTA, as the case may be.
Denial or withdrawal of benefit — NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia
(2) Notwithstanding section 24 of the Customs Tariff, the Minister may, subject to the prescribed conditions, deny or withdraw preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA or CCOFTA in respect of goods for which that treatment is claimed if the exporter or producer of the goods has made false representations that identical goods exported or produced by that exporter or producer and for which that treatment was claimed were eligible for that treatment.
2001, c. 28, s. 28; 2004, c. 16, s. 6(F)
33. Paragraph 43.1(1)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) in the case of goods exported from a NAFTA country, from Chile, from Costa Rica or from Colombia, any matter, other than those referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c), concerning those goods that is set out in paragraph 1 of Article 509 of NAFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article E-09 of CCFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article V.9 or paragraph 10 of Article IX.2 of CCRFTA or paragraph 1 of Article 419 of CCOFTA, as the case may be; and
2001, c. 28, s. 29
34. Paragraph 74(1)(c.11) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(c.11) the goods were imported from Costa Rica, from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary or from Colombia but no claim for preferential tariff treatment under CCRFTA, CIFTA or CCOFTA, as the case may be, was made in respect of those goods at the time they were accounted for under subsection 32(1), (3) or (5);
35. Section 164 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.2):
Regulations — CCOFTA
(1.21) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for the purpose of the uniform interpretation, application and administration of Chapter Four of CCOFTA and any other matters that may be agreed on from time to time by the parties to CCOFTA.
1997, c. 36
Customs Tariff
36. Subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“Canada– Colombia Free Trade Agreement”
« Accord de libre-échange Canada- Colombie »
“Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement” has the same meaning as “Agreement” in section 2 of the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
“Colombia”
« Colombie »
“Colombia” means the land territory, both continental and insular, the air space and the maritime areas over which the Republic of Colombia exercises sovereignty, or sovereign rights or jurisdiction, in accordance with its domestic law and international law.
2001, c. 28, s. 32
37. Section 5 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Goods imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia
5. For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia if they are shipped directly to Canada from that country.
2001, c. 28, s. 33
38. Paragraph 14(2)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(c) by way of compensation for any action taken under subsection 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1), 69(2), 70(2), 71(2), 71.01(1), 71.1(2), 72(1), 75(1), 76(1) or 76.1(1) or under subsection 5(3), (3.2) or (4.1) of the Export and Import Permits Act.
2001, c. 28, s. 35
39. Paragraph 24(1)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) the goods are entitled to that tariff treatment in accordance with regulations made under section 16 or an order made under paragraph 31(1)(a), 34(1)(a), 38(1)(a) or 42(1)(a), subsection 45(13), section 48 or subsection 49(2) or 49.01(8).
2001, c. 28, s. 36
40. Section 27 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Abbreviations
27. For the purposes of the List of Tariff Provisions and the “F” Staging List, the abbreviations “UST”, “MT”, “MUST”, “CT”, “CRT”, “CIAT”, “GPT”, “LDCT”, “CCCT”, “AUT”, “NZT” and “COLT” refer, respectively, to “United States Tariff”, “Mexico Tariff”, “Mexico–United States Tariff”, “Chile Tariff”, “Costa Rica Tariff”, “Canada–Israel Agreement Tariff”, “General Preferential Tariff”, “Least Developed Country Tariff”, “Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff”, “Australia Tariff”, “New Zealand Tariff” and “Colombia Tariff”.
41. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 49:
Colombia Tariff
Application of COLT
49.01 (1) Subject to section 24, goods that originate in Colombia are entitled to the Colombia Tariff rates of customs duty.
“A” final rate
(2) If “A” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “COLT” in relation to goods entitled to the Colombia Tariff, the Colombia Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the final rate of “Free”.
“F” staging for COLT
(3) If “F” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “COLT” in relation to goods entitled to the Colombia Tariff, the Colombia Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the initial rate, reduced as provided in the “F” Staging List.
Staging for COLT
(4) If “R1”, “R2” or “R3” is set out in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff” in the List of Tariff Provisions following the abbreviation “COLT” in relation to goods entitled to the Colombia Tariff, the Colombia Tariff rate of customs duty that applies to those goods is the initial rate, reduced
(a) if “R1” is set out,
(i) effective on the coming into force of this subsection, to two thirds of the initial rate,
(ii) effective on January 1, 2011, to one third of the initial rate, and
(iii) effective on January 1, 2012, to the final rate of “Free”;
(b) if “R2” is set out,
(i) effective on the coming into force of this subsection, to six sevenths of the initial rate,
(ii) effective on January 1, 2011, to five sevenths of the initial rate,
(iii) effective on January 1, 2012, to four sevenths of the initial rate,
(iv) effective on January 1, 2013, to three sevenths of the initial rate,
(v) effective on January 1, 2014, to two sevenths of the initial rate,
(vi) effective on January 1, 2015, to one seventh of the initial rate, and
(vii) effective on January 1, 2016, to the final rate of “Free”; and
(c) if “R3” is set out,
(i) effective on the coming into force of this subsection, to sixteen seventeenths of the initial rate,
(ii) effective on January 1, 2011, to fifteen seventeenths of the initial rate,
(iii) effective on January 1, 2012, to fourteen seventeenths of the initial rate,
(iv) effective on January 1, 2013, to thirteen seventeenths of the initial rate,
(v) effective on January 1, 2014, to twelve seventeenths of the initial rate,
(vi) effective on January 1, 2015, to eleven seventeenths of the initial rate,
(vii) effective on January 1, 2016, to ten seventeenths of the initial rate,
(viii) effective on January 1, 2017, to nine seventeenths of the initial rate,
(ix) effective on January 1, 2018, to eight seventeenths of the initial rate,
(x) effective on January 1, 2019, to seven seventeenths of the initial rate,
(xi) effective on January 1, 2020, to six seventeenths of the initial rate,
(xii) effective on January 1, 2021, to five seventeenths of the initial rate,
(xiii) effective on January 1, 2022, to four seventeenths of the initial rate,
(xiv) effective on January 1, 2023, to three seventeenths of the initial rate,
(xv) effective on January 1, 2024, to two seventeenths of the initial rate,
(xvi) effective on January 1, 2025, to one seventeenth of the initial rate, and
(xvii) effective on January 1, 2026, to the final rate of “Free”.
Rounding of specific rates
(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.
Rounding of amounts
(6) If a reduction under subsection (3) or (4) 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.
Elimination of rates of less than two per cent
(7) If 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.
Extension of Colombia Tariff
(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for the purposes of giving effect to Article 317 of the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Minister may, by order, amend the schedule to extend entitlement to the Colombia Tariff to any imported goods subject to any condition that may be specified in the order.
42. Section 54 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“principal cause”
« cause principale »
“principal cause”, in respect of goods imported from Colombia, means an important cause that is no less important than any other cause.
43. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 59:
Colombia emergency measures
59.1 An order made under subsection 55(1) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Colombia if it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on the basis of a report under section 20 or 29 of 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.
44. (1) The portion of subsection 63(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Extension order
63. (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (4.1), if, at any time before the expiry of an order with respect to any goods made under this subsection, subsection 55(1) or section 60 or under subsection 5(3), (3.2) or (4.1) of the Export and Import Permits Act, it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, as a result of an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under section 30.07 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that
(2) Section 63 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):
Exception for goods imported from Colombia
(4.1) An order under subsection (1) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Colombia 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.
45. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 71:
Bilateral Emergency Measures — Colombia
Order by Governor in Council
71.01 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), if at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, as a result of an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under subsection 19.0121(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act or further to a complaint filed under subsection 23(1.061) of that Act, that goods that are entitled to the Colombia Tariff are, as a result of that entitlement, being imported in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic production of like or directly competitive goods, and under such conditions as to constitute a principal cause of serious injury, or a threat of serious injury, to domestic producers of like or directly competit- ive goods, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order
(a) suspend, during the period that the order is in effect, any reduction of the rate of customs duty with respect to those goods that would otherwise be made after that time by virtue of section 49.01; and
(b) make those goods subject to a temporary duty, in addition to any other duty specified in this Act or in any other Act of Parliament relating to customs, at a rate set out in the order, but that rate, when added to the rate of customs duty specified in the Colombia Tariff that is in effect in respect of those goods at that time, may not exceed the lesser of
(i) the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff rate of customs duty that is in effect in respect of those goods at the time the order is made, and
(ii) the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff rate of customs duty that was in effect in respect of those goods on January 1, 2007.
Terms and conditions
(2) An order under subsection (1)
(a) may not be made more than once in respect of goods of any particular kind;
(b) may only remain in effect for the period, not exceeding three years, that is specified in the order; and
(c) may only be made during the period beginning on the day on which this subsection comes into force and ending
(i) if the order is in respect of goods for which the Colombia Tariff rate of customs duty is reduced to the final rate of “Free” over a period of less than 10 years, on the day that is 10 years after the day on which this subsection comes into force, and
(ii) if the order is in respect of goods for which the Colombia Tariff rate of customs duty is reduced to the final rate of “Free” over a period of 10 years or more, on the day after the expiry of the tariff staging period in respect of those goods.
Rate of duty when order ceases to have effect
(3) If an order made under subsection (1) ceases to have effect in a particular calendar year, the rate of customs duty applicable to the goods after the order ceases to have effect is the rate of customs duty that is applicable in accordance with section 49.01.
Definition of “principal cause”
(4) In this section, “principal cause” means, in respect of a serious injury or threat of serious injury, an important cause that is not less important than any other cause of the serious injury or threat.
2001, c. 28, s. 40
46. Section 79 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Goods in transit
79. An order made under subsection 53(2) or 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1), 69(2), 70(2), 71.01(1), 71.1(2), 72(1), 75(1), 76(1) or 76.1(1) may provide that goods that are in transit to Canada at the time the order comes into force are entitled to the tariff treatment that was applicable to those goods immediately before that time.
2001, c. 28, s. 45
47. Paragraph 133(j) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(j) for the purpose of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 or 9992.00.00, prescribing conditions under which goods that have been exported to a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary or Colombia for repair or alteration may be imported;
48. (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 “COLT:”;
(b) adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate”, above the reference to “GPT”, a reference to “COLT:”;
(c) adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” a reference to “Free” after the abbreviation “COLT”, and adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” a reference to “Free (A)” after the abbreviation “COLT”, for all tariff items except tariff items under subheading 3504.00 and those set out in each of Schedules 2 and 3 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 “COLT” for tariff items under subheading 3504.00 and those set out in Schedule 2 to this Act; and
(e) adding in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” after the abbreviation “COLT”, for each tariff item set out in Schedule 3 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. 9929.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by replacing the reference to “imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile or Costa Rica” with a reference to “imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia”.
(3) 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 replacing the reference beginning with “All the foregoing,” and ending with “in that country.” with a reference to “All the foregoing, regardless of the country of origin or tariff treatment, returned to Canada after having been exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary or Colombia for repair or alteration in that country.”.
(4) The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9990.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by
(a) replacing the reference to “Commercial samples imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile or Costa Rica” with a reference to “Commercial samples imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia”; and
(b) replacing, in paragraph (i), the reference to “in Canadian, Chilean, Mexican or Costa Rican currency” with a reference to “in Canadian, Chilean, Mexican, Costa Rican or Colombian currency”.
(5) 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 replacing the reference to “exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, or Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary for repair or alteration” with a reference to “exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary or Colombia for repair or alteration”.
2005, c. 34
Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act
49. The Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act is amended by adding the following after section 19:
Crediting to Labour Cooperation Treaties Account
19.1 (1) All moneys received by Her Majesty as a result of a monetary assessment by a panel determination under any treaty respecting labour cooperation referred to in the schedule shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund and credited to a special account in the accounts of Canada to be known as the Labour Cooperation Treaties Account.
Additional credits to the Account
(2) If an amount is assessed against Canada by a panel determination under a treaty respecting labour cooperation referred to in the schedule, an amount equal to that amount shall be credited to the Account if the Account has been designated for the purposes of the treaty in accordance with its provisions.
Interest
(3) On April 1 of every year there shall be credited to the Account an amount representing interest, at the rate fixed for the purposes of subsection 21(2) of the Financial Administration Act, on the balance to the credit of the Account.
Payment of moneys
(4) One or more amounts not exceeding in total the amount standing in the Account in relation to a treaty, including interest, may, on the requisition of the Minister of Labour, be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in accordance with the provisions of the treaty. The amount of all such payments is to be charged to the Account.
50. The Act is amended by adding, after section 85, the schedule set out in Schedule 4 to this Act.
R.S., c. E-19
Export and Import Permits Act
51. Subsection 2(1) of the Export and Import Permits Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“Colombia”
« Colombie »
“Colombia” has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff;
52. Subsection 4.2(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“principal cause”
« cause principale »
“principal cause”, in respect of goods imported from Colombia, means an important cause that is no less important than any other cause;
53. Section 5 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3.3):
Exception for goods imported from Colombia
(3.4) An order made under subsection (3) or (3.2) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Colombia 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.
R.S., c. F-11
Financial Administration Act
54. The Financial Administration Act is amended by adding the following after section 89.4:
Implementation of Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Directive
89.41 (1) Notwithstanding subsections 85(1) to (1.2), 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–Colombia Free Trade Agreement that pertains to that Crown corporation.
Regulations
(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 any regulations in relation to that corporation that the Governor in Council considers necessary for the purpose of implementing any provision of the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement that pertains to that corporation.
Definition of “Canada– Colombia Free Trade Agreement”
(3) In subsections (1) and (2), “Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement” has the same meaning as “Agreement” in section 2 of the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
PART 3
COORDINATING AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE
Coordinating Amendments
Inconsistency
55. If Bill C-2, introduced in the 2nd session of the 40th Parliament and entitled the Canada–EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (referred to in this section as the “first Act”), receives royal assent and a Bill entitled the Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (referred to in this section as the “second Act”) is introduced in the 2nd session of the 40th Parliament and receives royal assent, then, on the first day on which the provision of the first Act, the provision of the second Act and the provision of this Act that are set out in one of subsections 58(2) to (11) are all in force, the effects produced by that subsection prevail over any inconsistent effects that would otherwise be produced on the same day by
(a) subsections 56(3), (5), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15) and (17) to (19) of the second Act;
(b) subsections 56(2) to (10) of this Act; or
(c) subsections 57(2), (4), (10), (12) to (14), (17), (31) and (44) of this Act.
Bill C-2
56. (1) Subsections (2) to (11) apply if Bill C-2, introduced in the 2nd session of the 40th Parliament and entitled the Canada–EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (referred to in this section as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.
(2) On the first day on which both section 16 of the other Act and subsection 16(2) of this Act are in force, subsection 2(5) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act is replaced by the following:
Goods imported from an EFTA state, a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia
(5) For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from an EFTA state, from a NAFTA country, from Chile, from Costa Rica or from Colombia if they are shipped directly to Canada from the EFTA state, the NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia, as the case may be, within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff.
(3) On the first day on which both section 18 of the other Act and section 19 of this Act are in force, section 21.1 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act is replaced by the following:
Definition of “complaint”
21.1 In sections 23 to 30, “complaint” means a written complaint filed with the Tribunal under subsection 23(1), (1.01), (1.02), (1.03), (1.04), (1.05), (1.06), (1.061), (1.07), (1.08), (1.09), (1.091) or (1.092) and, for the purposes of those sections, a complaint is properly documented if the Tribunal is satisfied that it contains or is accompanied by the information required by section 23.
(4) On the first day on which both subsection 23(1) of the other Act and subsection 31(1) of this Act are in force, the definitions “free trade agreement” and “free trade partner” in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act are replaced by the following:
“free trade agreement”
« accord de libre-échange »
“free trade agreement” means NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA, CEFTA, CIFTA or CCOFTA;
“free trade partner”
« partenaire de libre-échange »
“free trade partner” means
(a) a NAFTA country,
(b) Chile,
(c) Costa Rica,
(d) Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary,
(e) an EFTA state, or
(f) Colombia;
(5) On the first day on which both section 26 of the other Act and section 33 of this Act are in force, paragraph 43.1(1)(b) of the Customs Act is replaced by the following:
(b) in the case of goods exported from a NAFTA country, from Chile, from Costa Rica, from an EFTA state or from Colombia, any matter, other than those referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c), concerning those goods that is set out in paragraph 1 of Article 509 of NAFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article E-09 of CCFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article V.9 or paragraph 10 of Article IX.2 of CCRFTA, in Article 28(2) of Annex C of CEFTA or in paragraph 1 of Article 419 of CCOFTA, as the case may be; and
(6) On the first day on which both section 27 of the other Act and section 34 of this Act are in force, paragraph 74(1)(c.11) of the Customs Act is replaced by the following:
(c.11) the goods were imported from Costa Rica, from an EFTA state, from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary or from Colombia but no claim for preferential tariff treatment under CCRFTA, CEFTA, CIFTA or CCOFTA, as the case may be, was made in respect of those goods at the time they were accounted for under subsection 32(1), (3) or (5);
(7) On the first day on which both section 31 of the other Act and section 37 of this Act are in force, section 5 of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
Goods imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, an EFTA state or Colombia
5. For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein or Colombia if they are shipped directly to Canada from that country.
(8) On the first day on which both section 32 of the other Act and section 40 of this Act are in force, section 27 of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
Abbreviations
27. For the purposes of the List of Tariff Provisions and the “F” Staging List, the abbreviations “UST”, “MT”, “MUST”, “CT”, “CRT”, “CIAT”, “GPT”, “LDCT”, “CCCT”, “AUT”, “NZT”, “IT”, “NT”, “SLT” and “COLT” refer, respectively, to “United States Tariff”, “Mexico Tariff”, “Mexico–United States Tariff”, “Chile Tariff”, “Costa Rica Tariff”, “Canada–Israel Agreement Tariff”, “General Preferential Tariff”, “Least Developed Country Tariff”, “Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff”, “Australia Tariff”, “New Zealand Tariff”, “Iceland Tariff”, “Norway Tariff”, “Switzerland–Liechtenstein Tariff” and “Colombia Tariff”.
(9) On the first day on which both section 36 of the other Act and section 47 of this Act are in force, paragraphs 133(j) and (j.1) of the Customs Tariff are replaced by the following:
(j) for the purpose of tariff item No. 9971.00.00, prescribing conditions under which goods that have been exported to a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein or Colombia for repair or alteration may be imported;
(j.1) for the purpose of tariff item No. 9992.00.00, prescribing conditions under which goods that have been exported to a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary or Colombia for repair or alteration may be imported;
(10) On the first day on which both subsection 37(3) of the other Act and subsection 48(1) of this Act are in force, the portions of tariff item Nos. 0208.40.10, 0208.40.90, 1516.10.10, 1516.10.90, 1603.00.11, 1603.00.19, 2301.10.10, 2301.10.90, 2309.90.37, 8901.10.10, 8901.10.90, 8901.20.10, 8901.20.90, 8901.90.91, 8901.90.99, 8906.90.91 and 8906.90.99 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” are replaced by the portions of the corresponding tariff items set out in Schedule 5 to this Act.
(11) On the first day on which both paragraph 37(4)(a) of the other Act and subsection 48(3) of this Act are in force,
(a) if that paragraph 37(4)(a) has come into force before that subsection 48(3), that subsection 48(3) is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed;
(b) if that subsection 48(3) has come into force before that paragraph 37(4)(a), that paragraph 37(4)(a) is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed;
(c) if that paragraph 37(4)(a) comes into force on the same day as that subsection 48(3), then that paragraph 37(4)(a) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 48(3) and paragraph (a) applies as a consequence; and
(d) the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended by replacing the reference beginning with “All the foregoing,” and ending with “in that country.” with a reference to “All the foregoing, regardless of the country of origin or tariff treatment, returned to Canada after having been exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein or Colombia for repair or alteration in that country.”.
Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
57. (1) Subsections (2) to (54) apply if a Bill entitled the Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (referred to in this section as the “other Act”) is introduced in the 2nd session of the 40th Parliament and receives royal assent.
(2) On the first day on which both section 16 of the other Act and subsection 16(2) of this Act are in force, subsection 2(5) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act is replaced by the following:
Goods imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia
(5) For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from a NAFTA country, from Chile, from Costa Rica, from Peru or from Colombia if they are shipped directly to Canada from the NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia, as the case may be, within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff.
(3) On the first on which both section 20.04 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, as enacted by section 18 of the other Act, and section 20.04 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, as enacted by section 18 of this Act, are in force, section 20.04 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, as enacted by section 18 of this Act, is renumbered as section 20.05 and is repositioned accordingly if required.
(4) On the first day on which both section 19 of the other Act and section 19 of this Act are in force, section 21.1 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act is replaced by the following:
Definition of “complaint”
21.1 In sections 23 to 30, “complaint” means a written complaint filed with the Tribunal under subsection 23(1), (1.01), (1.02), (1.03), (1.04), (1.05), (1.06), (1.061), (1.07), (1.08) or (1.09) and, for the purposes of those sections, a complaint is properly documented if the Tribunal is satisfied that it contains or is accompanied by the information required by section 23.
(5) On the first day on which both paragraph 5(4)(c) of the Commercial Arbitration Act, as enacted by section 23 of the other Act, and paragraph 5(4)(c) of the Commercial Arbitration Act, as enacted by section 23 of this Act, are in force,
(a) paragraph 5(4)(c) of the Commercial Arbitration Act, as enacted by section 23 of this Act, is renumbered as paragraph 5(4)(d) and is repositioned accordingly if required; and
(b) subsection 5(4) of the English version of the Commercial Arbitration Act is amended by
(i) striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b), and
(ii) adding “and” at the end of paragraph (c).
(6) If sections 24 to 29 of the other Act come into force before sections 24 to 29 of this Act, then sections 24 to 29 of this Act are repealed.
(7) If sections 24 to 29 of this Act come into force before sections 24 to 29 of the other Act, then sections 24 to 29 of the other Act are repealed.
(8) If sections 24 to 29 of the other Act come into force on the same day as sections 24 to 29 of this Act, then sections 24 to 29 of the other Act are deemed to have come into force before sections 24 to 29 of this Act and subsection (6) applies as a consequence.
(9) On the first day on which both the schedule to the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, as enacted by section 30 of the other Act, and the schedule to the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, as enacted by section 30 of this Act, are in force,
(a) the schedule to the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, as enacted by section 30 of this Act, is repealed; and
(b) Part 2 of the schedule to the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act is amended by adding the following after section 3:
4. The Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, signed on November 21, 2008, as amended from time to time in accordance with Article 30 of that Agreement.
(10) On the first day on which both subsection 31(1) of the other Act and subsection 31(1) of this Act are in force, the definitions “free trade agreement” and “free trade partner” in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act are replaced by the following:
“free trade agreement”
« accord de libre-échange »
“free trade agreement” means NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA, CIFTA, CPFTA or CCOFTA;
“free trade partner”
« partenaire de libre-échange »
“free trade partner” means
(a) a NAFTA country,
(b) Chile,
(c) Costa Rica,
(d) Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary,
(e) Peru, or
(f) Colombia;
(11) On the first day on which both section 32 of the other Act and section 32 of this Act are in force, section 42.4 of the Customs Act and the heading before it are replaced by the following:
Denial or Withdrawal of Benefit of Preferential Tariff Treatment under NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA, CPFTA or CCOFTA
Definition of “identical goods”
42.4 (1) In this section, “identical goods” has the meaning assigned to that expression by Article 514 of NAFTA, Article E-14 of CCFTA, Article V.14 of CCRFTA, Article 423 of CPFTA or Article 423 of CCOFTA, as the case may be.
Denial or withdrawal of benefit — NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia
(2) Notwithstanding section 24 of the Customs Tariff, the Minister may, subject to the prescribed conditions, deny or withdraw pref- erential tariff treatment under NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA, CPFTA or CCOFTA in respect of goods for which that treatment is claimed if the exporter or producer of the goods has made false representations that identical goods exported or produced by that exporter or producer and for which that treatment was claimed were eligible for that treatment.
(12) On the first day on which both section 33 of the other Act and section 33 of this Act are in force, paragraph 43.1(1)(b) of the Customs Act is replaced by the following:
(b) in the case of goods exported from a NAFTA country, from Chile, from Costa Rica, from Peru or from Colombia, any matter, other than those referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c), concerning those goods that is set out in paragraph 1 of Article 509 of NAFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article E-09 of CCFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article V.9 or paragraph 10 of Article IX.2 of CCRFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article 419 of CPFTA or in paragraph 1 of Article 419 of CCOFTA, as the case may be; and
(13) On the first day on which both section 34 of the other Act and section 34 of this Act are in force, paragraph 74(1)(c.11) of the Customs Act is replaced by the following:
(c.11) the goods were imported from Costa Rica, from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, from Peru or from Colombia but no claim for preferential tariff treatment under CCRFTA, CIFTA, CPFTA or CCOFTA, as the case may be, was made in respect of those goods at the time they were accounted for under subsection 32(1), (3) or (5);
(14) On the first day on which both section 37 of the other Act and section 37 of this Act are in force, section 5 of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
Goods imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia
5. For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia if they are shipped directly to Canada from that country.
(15) On the first day on which both section 38 of the other Act and section 38 of this Act are in force, paragraph 14(2)(c) of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
(c) by way of compensation for any action taken under subsection 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1), 69(2), 70(2), 71(2), 71.01(1), 71.1(2), 71.2(1), 72(1), 75(1), 76(1) or 76.1(1) or under subsection 5(3), (3.2) or (4.1) of the Export and Import Permits Act.
(16) On the first day on which both section 39 of the other Act and section 39 of this Act are in force, paragraph 24(1)(b) of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
(b) the goods are entitled to that tariff treatment in accordance with regulations made under section 16 or an order made under paragraph 31(1)(a), 34(1)(a), 38(1)(a) or 42(1)(a), subsection 45(13), section 48 or subsection 49(2), 49.01(8) or 49.5(8).
(17) On the first day on which both section 40 of the other Act and section 40 of this Act are in force, section 27 of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
Abbreviations
27. For the purposes of the List of Tariff Provisions and the “F” Staging List, the abbreviations “UST”, “MT”, “MUST”, “CT”, “CRT”, “CIAT”, “GPT”, “LDCT”, “CCCT”, “AUT”, “NZT”, “PT” and “COLT” refer, respectively, to “United States Tariff”, “Mexico Tariff”, “Mexico–United States Tariff”, “Chile Tariff”, “Costa Rica Tariff”, “Canada–Israel Agreement Tariff”, “General Preferential Tariff”, “Least Developed Country Tariff”, “Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff”, “Australia Tariff”, “New Zealand Tariff”, “Peru Tariff” and “Colombia Tariff”.
(18) If section 43 of the other Act comes into force before section 42 of this Act, then that section 42 is replaced by the following:
42. The definition “principal cause” in section 54 of the Act is replaced by the following:
“principal cause”
« cause principale »
“principal cause”, in respect of goods imported from Peru or Colombia, means an important cause that is no less important than any other cause.
(19) If section 42 of this Act comes into force before section 43 of the other Act, then that section 43 is replaced by the following:
43. The definition “principal cause” in section 54 of the Act is replaced by the following:
“principal cause”
« cause principale »
“principal cause”, in respect of goods imported from Peru or Colombia, means an important cause that is no less important than any other cause.
(20) If section 43 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 42 of this Act, then that section 43 is deemed to have come into force before that section 42 and subsection (18) applies as a consequence.
(21) If section 44 of the other Act comes into force before section 43 of this Act, then that section 43 is replaced by the following:
43. Section 59.1 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Peru and Colombia emergency measures
59.1 An order made under subsection 55(1) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Peru or Colombia if it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on the basis of a report under section 20 or 29 of 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.
(22) If section 43 of this Act comes into force before section 44 of the other Act, then that section 44 is replaced by the following:
44. Section 59.1 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Peru and Colombia emergency measures
59.1 An order made under subsection 55(1) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Peru or Colombia if it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on the basis of a report under section 20 or 29 of 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.
(23) If section 44 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 43 of this Act, then that section 44 is deemed to have come into force before that section 43 and subsection (21) applies as a consequence.
(24) If subsection 45(1) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 44(1) of this Act, then that subsection 44(1) is repealed.
(25) If subsection 44(1) of this Act comes into force before subsection 45(1) of the other Act, then that subsection 45(1) is repealed.
(26) If subsection 45(1) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 44(1) of this Act, then that subsection 45(1) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 44(1) and subsection (24) applies as a consequence.
(27) If subsection 45(2) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 44(2) of this Act, then that subsection 44(2) is replaced by the following:
(2) Subsection 63(4.1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exception for goods imported from Peru or Colombia
(4.1) An order under subsection (1) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Peru or Colombia 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.
(28) If subsection 44(2) of this Act comes into force before subsection 45(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 45(2) is replaced by the following:
(2) Subsection 63(4.1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exception for goods imported from Peru or Colombia
(4.1) An order under subsection (1) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Peru or Colombia 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.
(29) If subsection 45(2) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 44(2) of this Act, then that subsection 45(2) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 44(2) and subsection (27) applies as a consequence.
(30) On the first day on which both section 47 of the other Act and section 46 of this Act are in force, section 79 of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
Goods in transit
79. An order made under subsection 53(2) or 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1), 69(2), 70(2), 71.01(1), 71.1(2), 71.2(1), 72(1), 75(1), 76(1) or 76.1(1) may provide that goods that are in transit to Canada at the time the order comes into force are entitled to the tariff treatment that was applicable to those goods immediately before that time.
(31) On the first day on which both section 48 of the other Act and section 47 of this Act are in force, paragraph 133(j) of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
(j) for the purpose of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 or 9992.00.00, prescribing conditions under which goods that have been exported to a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration may be imported;
(32) If paragraphs 48(1)(a) and (b) of this Act come into force before paragraphs 49(1)(a) and (b) of the other Act, then those paragraphs 49(1)(a) and (b) are replaced by the following:
(a) adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate”, above the reference to “COLT”, a reference to “PT:”;
(b) adding in the column “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate”, above the reference to “COLT”, a reference to “PT:”;
(33) If paragraphs 49(1)(a) and (b) of the other Act come into force on the same day as paragraphs 48(1)(a) and (b) of this Act, then those paragraphs 49(1)(a) and (b) are deemed to have come into force before those paragraphs 48(1)(a) and (b).
(34) If subsection 49(2) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 48(2) of this Act, then that subsection 48(2) is replaced by the following:
(2) The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9929.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by replacing the reference to “imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica or Peru” with a reference to “imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia”.
(35) If subsection 48(2) of this Act comes into force before subsection 49(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 49(2) is replaced by the following:
(2) The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9929.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by replacing the reference to “imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia” with a reference to “imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia”.
(36) If subsection 49(2) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 48(2) of this Act, then that subsection 49(2) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 48(2) and subsection (34) applies as a consequence.
(37) On the first day on which both subsection 49(3) of the other Act and subsection 48(3) of this Act are in force,
(a) if that subsection 49(3) has come into force before that subsection 48(3), then that subsection 48(3) is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed;
(b) if that subsection 48(3) has come into force before that subsection 49(3), then that subsection 49(3) is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed;
(c) if that subsection 49(3) comes into force on the same day as that subsection 48(3), then that subsection 49(3) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 48(3) and paragraph (a) applies as a consequence; and
(d) the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended by replacing the reference beginning with “All the foregoing,” and ending with “in that country.” with a reference to “All the foregoing, regardless of the country of origin or tariff treatment, returned to Canada after having been exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration in that country.”.
(38) If subsection 49(4) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 48(4) of this Act, then that subsection 48(4) is replaced by the following:
(4) The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9990.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by
(a) replacing the reference to “Commercial samples imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica or Peru” with a reference to “Commercial samples imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia”; and
(b) replacing, in paragraph (i), the reference to “in Canadian, Chilean, Mexican, Costa Rican or Peruvian currency” with a reference to “in Canadian, Chilean, Mexican, Costa Rican, Peruvian or Colombian currency”.
(39) If subsection 48(4) of this Act comes into force before subsection 49(4) of the other Act, then that subsection 49(4) is replaced by the following:
(4) The Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9990.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Act is amended by
(a) replacing the reference to “Commercial samples imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica or Colombia” with a reference to “Commercial samples imported from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia”; and
(b) replacing, in paragraph (i), the reference to “in Canadian, Chilean, Mexican, Costa Rican or Colombian currency” with a reference to “in Canadian, Chilean, Mexican, Costa Rican, Peruvian or Colombian currency”.
(40) If subsection 49(4) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 48(4) of this Act, then that subsection 49(4) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 48(4) and subsection (38) applies as a consequence.
(41) If subsection 49(5) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 48(5) of this Act, then that subsection 48(5) is replaced by the following:
(5) 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 replacing the reference to “exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary or Peru for repair or alteration” with a reference to “exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration”.
(42) If subsection 48(5) of this Act comes into force before subsection 49(5) of the other Act, then that subsection 49(5) is replaced by the following:
(5) 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 replacing the reference to “exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary or Colombia for repair or alteration” with a reference to “exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration”.
(43) If subsection 49(5) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 48(5) of this Act, then that subsection 49(5) is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 48(5) and subsection (41) applies as a consequence.
(44) On the first day on which both subsection 49(7) of the other Act and subsection 48(1) of this Act are in force, the portions of tariff item Nos. 1701.91.10, 1701.91.90, 1701.99.10, 1701.99.90, 1702.90.21, 1702.90.29, 1702.90.61, 1702.90.69, 1702.90.70, 1702.90.81 and 1702.90.89 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” are replaced by the portions of the corresponding tariff items set out in Schedule 6 to this Act.
(45) If section 50 of the other Act comes into force before section 49 of this Act, then that section 49 is repealed.
(46) If section 49 of this Act comes into force before section 50 of the other Act, then that section 50 is repealed.
(47) If section 50 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 49 of this Act, then that section 50 is deemed to have come into force before that section 49 and subsection (45) applies as a consequence.
(48) On the first day on which both the schedule to the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act, as enacted by section 51 of the other Act, and the schedule to the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act, as enacted by section 50 of this Act, are in force,
(a) the schedule to the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act, as enacted by that section 50, is repealed; and
(b) the schedule to the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act is amended by adding the following after section 1:
2. The Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, signed on November 21, 2008, as amended from time to time in accordance with Article 30 of that Agreement.
(49) If section 53 of the other Act comes into force before section 52 of this Act, then that section 52 is replaced by the following:
52. The definition “principal cause” in subsection 4.2(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
“principal cause”
« cause principale »
“principal cause”, in respect of goods imported from Peru or Colombia, means an important cause that is no less important than any other cause;
(50) If section 52 of this Act comes into force before section 53 of the other Act, then that section 53 is replaced by the following:
53. The definition “principal cause” in subsection 4.2(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
“principal cause”
« cause principale »
“principal cause”, in respect of goods imported from Peru or Colombia, means an important cause that is no less important than any other cause;
(51) If section 53 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 52 of this Act, then that section 53 is deemed to have come into force before that section 52 and subsection (49) applies as a consequence.
(52) If section 54 of the other Act comes into force before section 53 of this Act, then that section 53 is replaced by the following:
53. Subsection 5(3.4) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exception for goods imported from Peru or Colombia
(3.4) An order made under subsection (3) or (3.2) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Peru or Colombia 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.
(53) If section 53 of this Act comes into force before section 54 of the other Act, then that section 54 is replaced by the following:
54. Subsection 5(3.4) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exception for goods imported from Peru or Colombia
(3.4) An order made under subsection (3) or (3.2) may exclude goods of any kind imported from Peru or Colombia 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.
(54) If section 54 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 53 of this Act, then that section 54 is deemed to have come into force before that section 53 and subsection (52) applies as a consequence.
Bill C-2 and Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
58. (1) Subsections (2) to (15) apply if Bill C-2, introduced in the 2nd session of the 40th Parliament and entitled the Canada–EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (referred to in this section as the “first Act”), receives royal assent and a Bill entitled the Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (referred to in this section as the “second Act”) is introduced in the 2nd session of the 40th Parliament and receives royal assent.
(2) On the first day on which section 16 of the first Act, section 16 of the second Act and subsection 16(2) of this Act are all in force, subsection 2(5) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act is replaced by the following:
Goods imported from an EFTA state, a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia
(5) For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from an EFTA state, from a NAFTA country, from Chile, from Costa Rica, from Peru or from Colombia if they are shipped directly to Canada from the EFTA state, the NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru or Colombia, as the case may be, within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff.
(3) On the first day on which section 18 of the first Act, section 19 of the second Act and section 19 of this Act are all in force, section 21.1 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act is replaced by the following:
Definition of “complaint”
21.1 In sections 23 to 30, “complaint” means a written complaint filed with the Tribunal under subsection 23(1), (1.01), (1.02), (1.03), (1.04), (1.05), (1.06), (1.061), (1.07), (1.08), (1.09), (1.091), (1.092) or (1.093) and, for the purposes of those sections, a complaint is properly documented if the Tribunal is satisfied that it contains or is accompanied by the information required by section 23.
(4) On the first day on which subsection 23(1) of the first Act, subsection 31(1) of the second Act and subsection 31(1) of this Act are all in force, the definitions “free trade agreement” and “free trade partner” in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act are replaced by the following:
“free trade agreement”
« accord de libre-échange »
“free trade agreement” means NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA, CEFTA, CIFTA, CPFTA or CCOFTA;
“free trade partner”
« partenaire de libre-échange »
“free trade partner” means
(a) a NAFTA country,
(b) Chile,
(c) Costa Rica,
(d) Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary,
(e) an EFTA state,
(f) Peru, or
(g) Colombia;
(5) On the first day on which section 26 of the first Act, section 33 of the second Act and section 33 of this Act are all in force, paragraph 43.1(1)(b) of the Customs Act is replaced by the following:
(b) in the case of goods exported from a NAFTA country, from Chile, from Costa Rica, from an EFTA state, from Peru or from Colombia, any matter, other than those referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c), concerning those goods that is set out in paragraph 1 of Article 509 of NAFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article E-09 of CCFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article V.9 or paragraph 10 of Article IX.2 of CCRFTA, in Article 28(2) of Annex C of CEFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article 419 of CPFTA or in paragraph 1 of Article 419 of CCOFTA, as the case may be; and
(6) On the first day on which section 27 of the first Act, section 34 of the second Act and section 34 of this Act are all in force, paragraph 74(1)(c.11) of the Customs Act is replaced by the following:
(c.11) the goods were imported from Costa Rica, from an EFTA state, from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, from Peru or from Colombia but no claim for preferential tariff treatment under CCRFTA, CEFTA, CIFTA, CPFTA or CCOFTA, as the case may be, was made in respect of those goods at the time they were accounted for under subsection 32(1), (3) or (5);
(7) On the first day on which section 31 of the first Act, section 37 of the second Act and section 37 of this Act are all in force, section 5 of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
Goods imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, an EFTA state, Peru or Colombia
5. For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Peru or Colombia if they are shipped directly to Canada from that country.
(8) On the first day on which section 32 of the first Act, section 40 of the second Act and section 40 of this Act are all in force, section 27 of the Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:
Abbreviations
27. For the purposes of the List of Tariff Provisions and the “F” Staging List, the abbreviations “UST”, “MT”, “MUST”, “CT”, “CRT”, “CIAT”, “GPT”, “LDCT”, “CCCT”, “AUT”, “NZT”, “IT”, “NT”, “SLT”, “PT” and “COLT” refer, respectively, to “United States Tariff”, “Mexico Tariff”, “Mexico–United States Tariff”, “Chile Tariff”, “Costa Rica Tariff”, “Canada–Israel Agreement Tariff”, “General Preferential Tariff”, “Least Developed Country Tariff”, “Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff”, “Australia Tariff”, “New Zealand Tariff”, “Iceland Tariff”, “Norway Tariff”, “Switzerland–Liechtenstein Tariff”, “Peru Tariff” and “Colombia Tariff”.
(9) On the first day on which section 36 of the first Act, section 48 of the second Act and section 47 of this Act are all in force, paragraphs 133(j) and (j.1) of the Customs Tariff are replaced by the following:
(j) for the purpose of tariff item No. 9971.00.00, prescribing conditions under which goods that have been exported to a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration may be imported;
(j.1) for the purpose of tariff item No. 9992.00.00, prescribing conditions under which goods that have been exported to a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration may be imported;
(10) On the first day on which subsection 37(1) of the first Act, subsection 49(7) of the second Act and subsection 48(1) of this Act are all in force, the portions of tariff item Nos. 1701.91.10, 1701.91.90, 1701.99.10, 1701.99.90, 1702.90.21, 1702.90.29, 1702.90.61, 1702.90.69, 1702.90.70, 1702.90.81 and 1702.90.89 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” are replaced by the portions of the corresponding tariff items set out in Schedule 7 to this Act.
(11) On the first day on which subsection 37(3) of the first Act, subsection 49(1) of the second Act and subsection 48(1) of this Act are all in force, the portions of tariff item Nos. 0208.40.10, 0208.40.90, 1516.10.10, 1516.10.90, 1603.00.11, 1603.00.19, 2301.10.10, 2301.10.90, 2309.90.37, 8901.10.10, 8901.10.90, 8901.20.10, 8901.20.90, 8901.90.91, 8901.90.99, 8906.90.91 and 8906.90.99 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff in the columns “Preferential Tariff / Initial Rate” and “Preferential Tariff / Final Rate” are replaced by the portions of the corresponding tariff items set out in Schedule 8 to this Act.
(12) If paragraph 37(4)(a) of the first Act comes into force after subsection 57(37) of this Act has produced its effects, then, on the day on which that paragraph 37(4)(a) comes into force,
(a) subsection 56(20) of the second Act and subsection 56(11) of this Act are deemed never to have produced their effects and are repealed; and
(b) the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended by replacing the reference beginning with “All the foregoing,” and ending with “in that country.” with a reference to “All the foregoing, regardless of the country of origin or tariff treatment, returned to Canada after having been exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration in that country.”.
(13) If subsection 49(3) of the second Act comes into force after subsection 56(11) of this Act has produced its effects, then, on the day on which that subsection 49(3) comes into force,
(a) subsection 56(20) of the second Act and subsection 57(37) of this Act are deemed never to have produced their effects and are repealed; and
(b) the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended by replacing the reference beginning with “All the foregoing,” and ending with “in that country.” with a reference to “All the foregoing, regardless of the country of origin or tariff treatment, returned to Canada after having been exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration in that country.”.
(14) If subsection 48(3) of this Act comes into force after subsection 56(20) of the second Act has produced its effects, then, on the day on which that subsection 48(3) comes into force,
(a) subsections 56(11) and 57(37) of this Act are deemed never to have produced their effects and are repealed; and
(b) the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended by replacing the reference beginning with “All the foregoing,” and ending with “in that country.” with a reference to “All the foregoing, regardless of the country of origin or tariff treatment, returned to Canada after having been exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration in that country.”.
(15) If one of paragraph 37(4)(a) of the first Act, subsection 49(3) of the second Act and subsection 48(3) of this Act comes into force before the two other provisions and those two other provisions then come into force on the same day — or if those three provisions all come into force on the same day — then, on that day,
(a) subsection 56(20) of the second Act and subsections 56(11) and 57(37) of this Act are deemed never to have produced their effects and are repealed; and
(b) the Description of Goods of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff is amended by replacing the reference beginning with “All the foregoing,” and ending with “in that country.” with a reference to “All the foregoing, regardless of the country of origin or tariff treatment, returned to Canada after having been exported to the United States, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Peru or Colombia for repair or alteration in that country.”.




Explanatory Notes
Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act
Clause 16: (1) New.
(2) Existing text of subsection 2(5):
(5) For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from a NAFTA country, from Chile or from Costa Rica if they are shipped directly to Canada from the NAFTA country, from Chile or from Costa Rica, as the case may be, within the meaning of sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff.
Clause 17: New.
Clause 18: New.
Clause 19: Existing text of section 21.1:
21.1 In sections 23 to 30, “complaint” means a written complaint filed with the Tribunal under subsection 23(1), (1.01), (1.02), (1.03), (1.04), (1.05), (1.06), (1.07) or (1.08) and, for the purposes of those sections, a complaint is properly documented if the Tribunal is satisfied that it contains or is accompanied by the information required by section 23.
Clause 20: New.
Clause 21: Relevant portion of subsection 26(1):
26. (1) Subject to subsections (4) to (7), the Tribunal shall, within thirty days after the day on which notice is given to a complainant that the complaint is properly documented, commence an inquiry into the complaint if it is satisfied
(a) that the information provided by the complainant and any other information examined by the Tribunal disclose a reasonable indication that
Clause 22: Relevant portion of subsection 27(1):
27. (1) The Tribunal shall, in an inquiry into a complaint, determine whether, having regard to any regulations made pursuant to paragraph 40(a),
Commercial Arbitration Act
Clause 23: Relevant portion of subsection 5(4):
(4) For greater certainty, the expression “commercial arbitration” in Article 1(1) of the Code includes
Crown Liability and Proceedings Act
Clause 24: Existing text of the heading:
Environmental and Labor Cooperation Agreements
Clause 25: (1) and (2) Existing text of the definitions:
“appropriate Commission” means
(a) in respect of a panel determination as defined in Annex 36A of the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation established under Article 8 of that Agreement,
(b) in respect of a panel determination as defined in Article 35 of the Canada-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement, the Canada-Chile Commission for Environmental Cooperation established under Article 8 of that Agreement,
(c) in respect of a panel determination as defined in Annex 41A of the Labor Cooperation Agreement, the Commission for Labor Cooperation established under Article 8 of that Agreement, and
(d) in respect of a panel determination as defined in Article 37 of the Canada-Chile Labour Cooperation Agreement, the Canada-Chile Commission for Labour Cooperation established under Article 8 of that Agreement;
“Canada-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement” means the Agreement on Environmental Cooperation entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Chile and signed on February 6, 1997, as amended from time to time in accordance with Article 47 of that Agreement;
“Canada-Chile Labour Cooperation Agreement” means the Agreement on Labour Cooperation entered into between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Chile and signed on February 6, 1997, as amended from time to time in accordance with Article 47 of that Agreement;
“Environmental Cooperation Agreement” means the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation entered into between the Government of Canada, the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America and signed on September 14, 1993, as amended from time to time in accordance with Article 48 of that Agreement;
“Labor Cooperation Agreement” means the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation entered into between the Government of Canada, the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the United States of America and signed on September 14, 1993, as amended from time to time in accordance with Article 52 of that Agreement;
“panel” means an arbitral panel convened under Article 24 of the Environmental Cooperation Agreement or of the Canada-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement or Article 29 of the Labor Cooperation Agreement or Article 26 of the Canada-Chile Labour Cooperation Agreement;
“panel determination” means a panel determination as defined in Annex 36A of the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, in Article 35 of the Canada-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement, in Annex 41A of the Labor Cooperation Agreement or in Article 37 of the Canada-Chile Labour Cooperation Agreement.
(3) New.
Clause 26: Existing text of subsection 20.2(2):
(2) To make a panel determination an order of the Federal Court, the appropriate Commission shall file a certified copy of the determination in the Registry of that Court and, on filing, the determination becomes an order of that Court.
Clause 27: Existing text of subsection 20.3(2):
(2) Proceedings for enforcement of a panel determination that is made an order of the Federal Court may be taken against the Crown only in that Court and only by the appropriate Commission.
Clause 28: Relevant portion of subsection 20.4(2):
(2) Subject to section 20.3, no panel determination, including a panel determination that is made an order of the Federal Court, no determination or proceedings of a panel made or carried on or purporting to be made or carried on under the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, the Canada-Chile Environmental Cooperation Agreement, the Labor Cooperation Agreement or the Canada-Chile Labour Cooperation Agreement, no order or decision made by the Federal Court in any proceedings referred to in subsection 20.3(2) and no proceedings of that Court made or carried on or purporting to be made or carried on under that subsection shall be
Clause 29: Existing text of subsection 30(1):
30. (1) On receipt of a certificate of judgment against the Crown issued pursuant to the regulations, the Minister of Finance shall authorize the payment out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of any money awarded by the judgment to any person against the Crown.
Customs Act
Clause 31: (1) Existing text of the definitions:
“free trade agreement” means NAFTA, CCFTA, CCRFTA or CIFTA;
“free trade partner” means
(a) a NAFTA country,
(b) Chile,
(c) Costa Rica, or
(d) Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary;
(2) New.
(3) Relevant portion of subsection 2(1.2):
(1.2) For the purposes of this Act, a reference to preferential tariff treatment under a free trade agreement shall be read as a reference to whichever of the following is applicable in the circumstances:
Clause 32: Existing text of the heading and section 42.4:
Denial or Withdrawal of Benefit of Preferential Tariff Treatment under NAFTA, CCFTA or CCRFTA
42.4 (1) In this section, “identical goods” has the meaning assigned to that expression by Article 514 of NAFTA, Article E-14 of CCFTA or Article V.14 of CCRFTA, as the case may be.
(2) Notwithstanding section 24 of the Customs Tariff, the Minister may, subject to the prescribed conditions, deny or withdraw preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA, CCFTA or CCRFTA in respect of goods for which that treatment is claimed if the exporter or producer of the goods has made false representations that identical goods exported or produced by that exporter or producer and for which that treatment was claimed were eligible for that treatment.
Clause 33: Relevant portion of subsection 43.1(1):
43.1 (1) Any officer, or any officer within a class of officers, designated by the President for the purposes of this section shall, before goods are imported, on application by any member of a prescribed class that is made within the prescribed time, in the prescribed manner and in the prescribed form containing the prescribed information, give an advance ruling with respect to
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(b) in the case of goods exported from a NAFTA country, from Chile or from Costa Rica, any other matter concerning those goods that is set out in paragraph 1 of Article 509 of NAFTA, in paragraph 1 of Article E-09 of CCFTA or in paragraph 1 of Article V.9 or paragraph 10 of Article IX.2 of CCRFTA, as the case may be; and
Clause 34: Relevant portion of subsection 74(1):
74. (1) Subject to this section, section 75 and any regulations made under section 81, a person who paid duties on any imported goods may, in accordance with subsection (3), apply for a refund of all or part of those duties, and the Minister may grant to that person a refund of all or part of those duties, if
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(c.11) the goods were imported from Costa Rica or from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary but no claim for preferential tariff treatment under CCRFTA or CIFTA, as the case may be, was made in respect of those goods at the time they were accounted for under subsection 32(1), (3) or (5);
Clause 35: New.
Customs Tariff
Clause 36: New.
Clause 37: Existing text of section 5:
5. For the purposes of this Act, goods are imported from a NAFTA country, from Chile or from Costa Rica if they are shipped directly to Canada from the NAFTA country, from Chile or from Costa Rica, as the case may be.
Clause 38: Relevant portion of subsection 14(2):
(2) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, amend the List of Tariff Provisions and the “F” Staging List to reduce a rate of customs duty on goods imported from a country, and to make other amendments consequential thereto,
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(c) by way of compensation for any action taken under subsection 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1), 69(2), 70(2), 71(2), 71.1(2), 72(1), 75(1), 76(1) or 76.1(1) or under subsection 5(3), (3.2) or (4.1) of the Export and Import Permits Act.
Clause 39: Relevant portion of subsection 24(1):
24. (1) Unless otherwise provided in an order made under subsection (2) or otherwise specified in a tariff item, goods are entitled to a tariff treatment, other than the General Tariff, under this Act only if
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(b) the goods are entitled to that tariff treatment in accordance with regulations made under section 16 or an order made under paragraph 31(1)(a), 34(1)(a), 38(1)(a) or 42(1)(a), subsection 45(13) or 49(2) or section 48.
Clause 40: Existing text of section 27:
27. For the purposes of the List of Tariff Provisions and the “F” Staging List, the abbreviations “UST”, “MT”, “MUST”, “CT”, “CRT”, “CIAT”, “GPT”, “LDCT”, “CCCT”, “AUT” and “NZT” refer, respectively, to “United States Tariff”, “Mexico Tariff”, “Mexico–United States Tariff”, “Chile Tariff”, “Costa Rica Tariff”, “Canada–Israel Agreement Tariff”, “General Preferential Tariff”, “Least Developed Country Tariff”, “Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff”, “Australia Tariff” and “New Zealand Tariff”.
Clause 41: New.
Clause 42: New.
Clause 43: New.
Clause 44: (1) Relevant portion of subsection 63(1):
63. (1) Subject to subsection (4), if, at any time before the expiry of an order with respect to any goods made under this subsection, subsection 55(1) or section 60 or under subsection 5(3), (3.2) or (4.1) of the Export and Import Permits Act, it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, as a result of an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under section 30.07 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, that
(2) New.
Clause 45: New.
Clause 46: Existing text of section 79:
79. An order made under subsection 53(2) or 55(1), section 60 or subsection 63(1), 69(2), 70(2), 71.1(2), 72(1), 75(1), 76(1) or 76.1(1) may provide that goods that are in transit to Canada at the time the order comes into force are entitled to the tariff treatment that was applicable to those goods immediately before that time.
Clause 47: Relevant portion of section 133:
133. The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, make regulations
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(j) for the purpose of tariff item No. 9971.00.00 or 9992.00.00, prescribing conditions under which goods that have been exported to a NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary for repair or alteration may be imported;
Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act
Clause 49: New.
Export and Import Permits Act
Clause 51: New.
Clause 52: New.
Clause 53: New.
Financial Administration Act
Clause 54: New.