Export and Import Permits Act — E-19 5.4
Definitions 5.4 (1) The following definitions apply in this section. action means (a) any action, including a provisional action, taken (i) by the People’s Republic of China to prevent or remedy market disruption in a WTO Member other than Canada, or (ii) by a WTO Member other than Canada to withdraw concessions under the World Trade Organization Agreement or otherwise to limit imports to prevent or remedy market disruption in that Member caused or threatened by the importation of goods originating in the People’s Republic of China; or (b) any combination of actions referred to in paragraph (a). ( mesure ) market disruption means a rapid increase in the importation of goods that are like or directly competitive with goods produced by a domestic industry, in absolute terms or relative to the production of those goods by a domestic industry, so as to be a significant cause of material injury, or threat of material injury, to the domestic industry. ( désorganisation du marché ) significant cause means, in respect of a material injury or threat thereof, an important cause that need not be as important as, or more important than, any other cause of the material injury or threat. ( cause importante ) WTO Member means a Member of the World Trade Organization established by Article I of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, signed at Marrakesh on April 15, 1994. ( membre de l’OMC ) Addition to Import Control List — market disruption (2) If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made pursuant to an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under section 30.21 or 30.22 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act , that goods originating in the People’s Republic of China are being imported or are likely to be imported into Canada in such increased quantities or under such conditions that they cause or threaten to cause market disruption to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods, those goods may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List, for the purpose of limiting the importation of such goods to the extent and for the period that in the opinion of the Governor in Council is necessary to prevent or remedy the market disruption. Addition to Import Control List — trade diversion (3) If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, on a report of the Minister made pursuant to an inquiry made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal under section 30.21 or 30.23 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act , that an action causes or threatens to cause a significant diversion of trade into the domestic market in Canada, any goods originating in the People’s Republic of China may, by order of the Governor in Council, be included on the Import Control List, for the purpose of limiting the importation of such goods to the extent that is necessary to prevent or remedy the trade diversion. Extension order (4) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make an extension order including on the Import Control List any goods with respect to which an order has been made under this subsection or subsection (2) or under section 77.1 or 77.3 of the Customs Tariff if, at any time before the order expires, 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 30.25(7) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act , that an order continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy market disruption to domestic producers of like or directly competitive goods. Repeal or amendment of inclusion order (5) If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that an order including any goods on the Import Control List under subsection (2), (3) or (4) should be repealed or amended, the Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minist