Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.))
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.)
An Act to establish the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and to amend or repeal other Acts in consequence thereof
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. (1) In this Act,
- “Chairman”
“Chairman”[Repealed, 1999, c. 12, s. 53]
“Chairperson”
Version anglaise seulement“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Tribunal;
“member”
« membre »
“member” means a permanent member, temporary member or substitute member of the Tribunal;
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Finance;
“prescribed”
Version anglaise seulement“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;
“President”
« président »
“President” means the President of the Canada Border Services Agency appointed under subsection 7(1) of the Canada Border Services Agency Act.
“serious injury”
« dommage grave »
“serious injury”, in relation to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, means a significant overall impairment in the position of the domestic producers;
“textile and apparel goods”
« produits textiles et vêtements »
“textile and apparel goods” means the textile and apparel goods set out in Appendix 1.1 of Annex 300-B of the Agreement, in Appendix 1.1 of Annex C-00-B of the CCFTA or in Appendix III.1.1.1 of Annex III.1 of the CCRFTA, as the case may be;
“threat of serious injury”
« menace de dommage grave »
“threat of serious injury” means serious injury that, on the basis of facts, and not merely of allegation, conjecture or remote possibility, is clearly imminent;
“Tribunal”
« Tribunal »
“Tribunal” means the Canadian International Trade Tribunal established by subsection 3(1);
“World Trade Organization Agreement”
« Accord sur l’Organisation mondiale du commerce »
“World Trade Organization Agreement” has the meaning given to the word “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act.
Marginal note:Same meaning
(2) In this Act, the words “Agreement” and “NAFTA country” have the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
Marginal note:Same meaning
(2.1) In this Act,
(a) “CIFTA” has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act;
(b) “Canada–Israel Free Trade Agreement Tariff” means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 50 of the Customs Tariff; and
(c) “imported from Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary” and “Israel or another CIFTA beneficiary” have the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff.
Marginal note:Same meaning
(3) In this Act,
(a) “CCFTA” has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; and
(b) “Chile Tariff” means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 46 of the Customs Tariff.
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.
Marginal note:Same meaning
(4) In this Act,
(a) “CCRFTA” has the same meaning as “Agreement” in subsection 2(1) of the Canada — Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; and
(b) “Costa Rica Tariff” means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.1 of the Customs Tariff.
Marginal note:Same meaning
(4.1) In this Act,
(a) “EFTA state” has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Canada–EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act;
(b) “Iceland Tariff” means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 52.1 of the Customs Tariff;
(c) “Norway Tariff” means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 52.2 of the Customs Tariff; and
(d) “Switzerland–Liechtenstein Tariff” means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 52.3 of the Customs Tariff.
Definition of “Peru Tariff”
(4.2) In this Act, “Peru Tariff” means the rates of customs duty referred to in section 49.5 of the Customs Tariff.
Marginal note: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.
- R.S., 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.), s. 2;
- 1993, c. 44, s. 32;
- 1994, c. 47, s. 27;
- 1996, c. 33, s. 16;
- 1997, c. 14, s. 19, c. 36, s. 192;
- 1999, c. 12, s. 53(E);
- 2001, c. 28, s. 19;
- 2005, c. 38, s. 54;
- 2009, c. 6, s. 16, c. 16, ss. 16, 56;
- 2010, c. 4, s. 16.