CCFTA Textile and Apparel Extension of Benefit Order (SOR/97-344)

Regulations are current to 2013-05-26

EXTENSION OF BENEFIT

 Subject to section 3, the benefit of the Chile Tariff is extended to apparel, fabric and made-up goods and spun yarn, imported into Canada from Chile, in an amount not exceeding the annual quantitative limits for each of those goods set out in Schedules 5.B.1, 5.B.2 and 5.B.3 to Appendix 5.1 of Annex C-00-B to Chapter C of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement.

 The benefit referred to in section 2 is extended on the condition that the importer or owner provides to the officer, at the request of the officer,

  • (a) at the time that the apparel, fabric and made-up goods or spun yarn referred to in that section are accounted for under subsection 32(1), (3) or (5) of the Customs Act or are the subject of an application for a refund under paragraph 74(1)(d) of that Act, a written declaration, in English or French, indicating that the certification referred to in paragraph (b) is in the possession of the importer or owner; and

  • (b) at the time that the apparel, fabric and made-up goods or spun yarn referred to in that section are released, or at any other time after the importer or owner provides a declaration referred to in paragraph (a) in respect of the goods,

    • (i) a certification of the exporter, in English, French or Spanish, containing the statement set out in, and the information requested by, the form set out in the schedule, accompanied by a copy of the applicable invoice or sales agreement, and

    • (ii) where the certification referred to in subparagraph (i) is in Spanish, at the further request of the officer, a translation of the certification into English or French.

COMING INTO FORCE

Footnote * This Order comes into force on the day on which section 51 of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, chapter 14 of the Statutes of Canada, 1997, comes into force.