WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/CAN/6
19August 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3250 )
Committee onAgriculture Original: English/French
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning theadministration oftariffquotas (Table MA:1) forthe
calendar year1996 wasreceived from thedelegation ofCanada on7August 1996.
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CANADA
Theattached notification responds totherequirement toreport changes intheadministration
oftariff ratequotas (TRQs). Thisnotification updates, where necessary, theinformation circulated
asG/AG/N/CAN/1. Allofthetariff ratequotas reported inG/AG/N/CAN/1 havebeenrepeated in
thisdocument foreaseofreference, while theadministration ofonlycertain TRQs havebeenmodified.G/AG/N/CAN/6
Page2Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS: Canada
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1996
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed
inproduct description1Description ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3
Broiler hatching eggs andchicks:
- Live fowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus ,weighing
notmore than185g, broilers fordomestic production,
within access commitment
- Birds'eggs, hatching, offowls ofthespecies Gallus
domesticus ,forbroilers, within access commitment0105.11.21
0407.00.11(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)allocations aremade tofederally-registered hatcheries onthe
basis ofthenumber ofchicks hatched bythem ina12-month period
preceding theallocation (market share system); (iv)import allocations
arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days,
butonlywithin thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: Pursuant toabilateral arrangement
withtheUnited States, access isdistributed between eggsandchicks in
theproportions 17.4:3.7.
(d)Other information: Eggimport allocation maybeconverted to
chick import allocation intheproportion 1.27 eggs:1 chick, butthe
reciprocal conversion isnotallowed. Importers notimporting atleast
90% ofeach oftheir chick andeggimport allocation willhave their
allocation reduced proportionately inthesucceeding year. All
administrative details arepublished inNotices toImporters (available
through theCanadian Mission onrequest).
1Thechanges subsequent tothe1996 Harmonized System revision havebeenmade inthistable where appropriate. Allchanges related tothe1996 HSrevision arebeing notified totheWTO Committee on
Market Access.G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Chicken, live,meat andproducts:
-Live fowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus (other thanfor
breeding purposes andother than started pullets andspent
fowl), weighing more than185g, within access commitment
-Meat and edible offal offowls ofthespecies Gallus
domesticus ,fresh, chilled orfrozen, notincutpieces (other
thanspent fowls), within access commitment
-Cutsofmeat andedible offal, including livers, offowls ofthe
species Gallus domesticus ,fresh, chilled orfrozen (other than
spent fowls), within access commitment
-Fatoffowls (notrendered orotherwise extracted) ofthe
species Gallus domesticus ,fresh, chilled orfrozen, salted, in
brine, dried orsmoked, within access commitment
-Meat offowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus ,salted, in
brine, dried orsmoked, within access commitment
-Sausages andsimilar products, made from meat, meat offalor
blood offowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus ,andfood
preparations based onthose products (other thanincans or
glass jars ormade from spent fowls), within access
commitment
-Prepared orpreserved liver paste, made from fowls ofthe
species Gallus domesticus (other thanincans orglass jars),
within access commitment0105.92.91
0105.93.91
0207.11.91
0207.12.91
0207.13.91
0207.14.21
0207.14.91
0209.00.21
0210.90.11
1601.00.22
1602.20.22(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)overfouryears (from 1January 1996 to1January 1999), the
allocation oftheTRQ toimporters isbeing shifted insteps from a
regime ofallocations primarily onahistorical basis (dating tothe
period before 1979) tooneprimarily onthebasis ofcurrent industry
roles. Three newpools (processor, distributor andfoodservice) were
created on1January 1996. By1999, allocations willbemade intwo
parts. Thefirst(smaller) partwillinclude three pools: (1)further
processors, onthebasis oftheir import-competing production of
chicken-based products inaprevious 12-month period; (2)the
foodservice sector onthebasis ofmarket share; and(3)historical
importers. Inthetransition tothenewallocation regime, historical
importers mayopttomaintain their historical allocation ortoreceive
anallocation based ontheshare theywould obtain asaprocessor,
distributor orfoodservice operator. Thesecond part, forthebulkof
theTRQ, willbesplitintotwopools, proportionately, 70:30 between
processors (onthebasis ofmarket share) anddistributors (onthebasis
ofequal share); (iv)import allocations arevalid foracalendar year;
permits arenormally valid for30days, butonlywithin thecalendar
year.G/AG/N/CAN/6
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-Prepared meals, made from fowls ofthespecies Gallus
domesticus (other thanspecially defined mixtures oftariff item
1602.32.11, andmeals made from spent fowls), within access
commitment
-Prepared orpreserved meat, meat offal orblood offowls of
thespecies Gallus domesticus (other than prepared meals,
fowls ofthespecies Gallus domesticus incansorglass jars,
specially defined mixtures oftariff item 1602.32.91 or
1602.32.92, andproducts made from spent fowls), within
access commitment1602.32.13
1602.32.94(c) Other access arrangements: There arenosub-allocations;
importers arefreetochoose theproduct imported, subject tothe
conversion factors below.
(d) Other information: Allocations areexpressed ineviscerated
equivalent chicken, withlivebirds counting intheproportion 1kg.live
=0.75kg.eviscerated equivalent, andboneless meat intheproportion
2:1. Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir import allocation
willhave their allocation reduced proportionately inthesucceeding
year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices toImporters
(available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).G/AG/N/CAN/6
Page51 2 3
Turkey, live,meat andproducts:
-Live turkeys, weighing more than 185g, within access
commitment
-Meat andedible offal ofturkeys, fresh, chilled orfrozen, not
cutinpieces, within access commitment
-Cutofmeat andedible offal, including livers, ofturkey,
fresh, chilled orfrozen, within access commitment
-Turkey fat(not rendered orotherwise extracted), fresh,
chilled orfrozen, salted, inbrine, dried orsmoked, within
access commitment
-Meat ofturkeys, salted, inbrine, dried orsmoked, within
access commitment
-Sausages andsimilar products, made from meat, meat offalor
blood ofturkeys, andfood preparations based onthose
products (other than incans orglass jars), within access
commitment
-Prepared orpreserved liver paste, made from turkeys (other
thanincansorglass jars), within access commitment
-Prepared meals, made from turkeys (other than specially
defined mixtures oftariff item 1602.31.11), within access
commitment
-Prepared orpreserved meat, meat offal orblood ofturkeys
(other thanprepared meals andspecially defined mixtures of
tariff item1602.31.91 or1602.31.92, andother thanincans
orglass jars), within access commitment0105.99.11
0207.24.11
0207.24.91
0207.25.11
0207.25.91
0207.26.10
0207.27.11
0207.27.91
0209.00.23
0210.90.14
1601.00.31
1602.20.32
1602.31.12
1602.31.93(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)beginning 1January 1996, prior allocations aremade totwo
groups: (1)historical importers, regardless ofsector activity, in
proportion tohistorical imports; and(2)further processors, onthe
basis oftheirimport-competing production ofturkey-based products in
aprevious 12-month period. Theremaining TRQ willbeusedtomeet
other market demands; (iv)import allocations arevalid foracalendar
year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly within the
calendar year.
(c) Other access arrangements: There arenosub-allocations;
importers arefreetochoose theproduct imported, subject tothe
conversion factors below.
(d) Other information: Allocations areexpressed ineviscerated
equivalent turkey, withlivebirds counting intheproportion 1kg.live
=0.82kg.eviscerated equivalent, andboneless meat intheproportion
2:1. Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir import allocation
willhave their allocation reduced proportionately inthesucceeding
year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices toImporters
(available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Beef andVeal:
-Carcasses andhalf-carcasses ofbovine animals, fresh or
chilled, within access commitment
-Other cutswithbone in,ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled,
within access commitment
-Boneless meat ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled, within
access commitment
-Carcasses andhalf-carcasses ofbovine animals, frozen, within
access commitment
-Other cutswith bone in,ofbovine animals, frozen, within
access commitment
-Boneless meat ofbovine animals, frozen, within access
commitment0201.10.10
0201.20.10
0201.30.10
0202.10.10
0202.20.10
0202.30.10(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Theaccess commitment applies
toallMembers withtheexception oftheUnited States ofAmerica and
Mexico, under theterms oftheNorth American FreeTrade Agreement
(NAFTA). There isacountry reserve of29,600 tonnes forNew
Zealand andacountry reserve of42,000 tonnes forAustralia for1996,
withthebalance open toallsuppliers; imports from New Zealand and
Australia arecounted firstagainst their country reserves, andthen
against thebalance onlyonce thereserves areexhausted.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)allocations aremade totwogroups: 57,307 tonnes isallocated
toprocessors andretailer-processors onthebasis oftheamount ofnon-
NAFTA beefandvealprocessed intheir ownfacilities inaprevious
12-month period, andthebalance of19,102 tonnes isallocated to
distributors onthebasis ofsales ofnon-NAFTA beefandvealina
previous 12-month period; (iv)import allocations arevalid fora
calendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonlywithin
thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: Exports ofbeefandvealfrom New
Zealand must beaccompanied byaNew Zealand export certificate.
(d)Other information: Allocations areexpressed inproduct weight,
without conversion factors. Importers notimporting atleast 98% of
theirimport allocation have their allocation reduced proportionately in
thesucceeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices
toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Milk andDairy Products:
Fluid Milk:
-Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining added sugar
orother sweetening matter, ofafatcontent, byweight, not
exceeding 1%,within access commitment
-Milk andcream, notconcentrated norcontaining added sugar
orother sweetening matter, ofafatcontent, byweight,
exceeding 1% butnot exceeding 6%, within access
commitment
Concentrated Condensed Milk/Cream:
-Milk and cream, notcontaining added sugar orother
sweetening matter, other thaninpowder, granules orother
solid forms, ofafatcontent, byweight, exceeding 1.5%,
within access commitment
-Milk andcream, containing added sugar orother sweetening
matter, other thaninpowder, granules orother solid forms,
within access commitment0401.10.10
0401.20.10
0402.91.10
0402.99.10(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: There arenoallocations toimporters. By
virtue ofGeneral Import Permit #1,anyresident ofCanada mayimport
upto$20worth ofdairy products, including fluidmilkandcream, for
thepersonal useoftheimporter andhishousehold. TheGeneral
Import Permit maybeinvoked anunlimited number oftimes.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: None applicable.
(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Thetariff ratequota (TRQ) is
allocated toAustralia.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)theTRQ isentirely allocated toonehistorical importer; (iv)
import allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally
valid for30days, butonlywithin thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Iftheimporter doesnotimport atleast90%of
itsimport allocation, itsallocation willbereduced proportionately in
thesucceeding year.G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Yogurt:
-Yogurt, within access commitment
Powdered buttermilk:
-Powdered buttermilk, within access commitment0403.10.10
0403.90.11(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)allocations aremade tohistorical importers, regardless of
sector ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports; amounts retrieved
through theapplication ofunder-utilization penalties areredistributed
periodically toapplicants, without restriction; (iv)import allocations
arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days,
butonlywithin thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast90% oftheir
import allocation willhave their allocation reduced proportionately in
thesucceeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices
toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).
(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Thetariff ratequota (TRQ) is
allocated toNew Zealand.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)theTRQ isentirely allocated toonehistorical importer; (iv)
import allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally
valid for30days, butonlywithin thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Iftheimporter doesnotimport atleast90%of
itsimport allocation, itsallocation willbereduced proportionately in
thesucceeding year.G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Other Products ofMilk Constituents:
-Products consisting ofnatural milk constituents, whether or
notcontaining added sugar orother sweetening matter, not
elsewhere specified orincluded, within access commitment0404.90.10 (a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)allocations aremade inpriority tousers ofmilk protein
concentrate thatcandemonstrate arequirement forthisproduct intheir
manufacturing/product formulation. Once therequirements of
companies using milkprotein concentrate have been met, thebalance
oftheTRQ, ifany,isallocated toprocessors andfurther processors
thatcandemonstrate arequirement forother products ofnatural milk
constituents (e.g. blends ofproducts ofnatural milk constituents) in
their manufacturing/product formulation; (iv)import allocations are
valid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, but
onlywithin thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast90% oftheir
import allocation willhave their allocation reduced proportionately in
thesucceeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices
toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Other Dairy:
-Food preparations ofgoods classified under heading Nos.
04.01 to04.04 (other than icecream mixes oricemilk
mixes), containing more than10% onadryweight basis of
milksolids, notinretail packaging, within access commitment
IceCream:
-Icecream andother edible ice,whether ornotcontaining
cocoa, other thanflavoured iceandicesherbets, within access
commitment1901.90.33
2105.00.91(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)allocations aremade tousers offoods preparations ofgoods
classified under heading Nos. 04.01 to04.04 thatcandemonstrate a
requirement forthese products intheir manufacturing/product
formulation; (iv)import allocations arevalid foracalendar year;
permits arenormally valid for30days, butonlywithin thecalendar
year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir
import allocation willhave their allocation reduced proportionately in
thesucceeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices
toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).
(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)allocations aremade tohistorical importers, regardless of
sector ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports; amounts retrieved
through theapplication ofunder-utilization penalties areredistributed
periodically toapplicants, without restriction; (iv)import allocations
arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days,
butonlywithin thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast90% oftheir
import allocation have their allocation reduced proportionately inthe
succeeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices to
Importers (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Cheese:
-Cheese andcurd, within access commitment 04.06 incl.:
0406.10.10
0406.20.11
0406.20.91
0406.30.10
0406.40.10
0406.90.11
0406.90.21
0406.90.31
0406.90.41
0406.90.51
0406.90.61
0406.90.71
0406.90.81
0406.90.91
0406.90.93
0406.90.95
0406.90.98(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: 66% ofthetariff ratequota
(TRQ) isreserved forimports from theEU,34% forimports from all
other sources.
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)allocations aremade tohistorical importers, regardless of
sector ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports, conditional on
these importers stillbeing active inthecheese trade; (iv)import
allocations arevalid foracalendar year; permits arenormally valid for
30days, butonlywithin thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: Exports ofcheese from theEUmust
beaccompanied byanEUexport certificate.
(d)Other information: Importers notimporting atleast95% oftheir
import allocation have their allocation reduced proportionately inthe
succeeding year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices to
Importers (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Eggs andeggproducts:
-Birds'eggs, other than hatching, offowls ofthespecies
Gallus domesticus ,inshell, fresh, preserved orcooked, within
access commitment
-Birds'eggyolks, dried, within access commitment
-Birds'eggyolks, other thandried, within access commitment
-Birds'eggs, notinshell, dried, other thaneggyolks, within
access commitment
-Birds'eggs, notinshell, fresh, cooked bysteaming orby
boiling inwater, moulded, frozen orotherwise preserved,
whether ornotcontaining added sugar orother sweetening
matter, other thaneggyolks, other thandried, within access
commitment
-Eggpreparations, within access commitment
-Egg albumin, dried, evaporated, desiccated orpowdered,
within access commitment
-Egg albumin, other than dried, evaporated, desiccated or
powdered, within access commitment0407.00.18
0408.11.10
0408.19.10
0408.91.10
0408.99.10
2106.90.71
3502.11.10
3502.19.10(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport
andImport Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign
Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign
Affairs; theEICB alsoissues import permits against these allocations;
(ii),(iii)allocations ofshelleggsandliquid/frozen eggsportions ofthe
TRQ aremade inthefirstinstance tohistorical importers, regardless of
sector ofactivity, inproportion tohistorical imports; thebalance ofthe
import access isallocated toqualified applicants (federally-registered
graders, inthecase ofshell eggs; processors, wholesalers and
distributors inthecaseofliquid/frozen eggproducts) onthebasis of
throughput (market share system); pending finalization ofthecriteria
fortheallocation ofthepowdered eggportion oftheTRQ for1996 and
beyond, theEICB proceeded withaninterim allocation of75% ofthe
access level tofederally-registered processed eggstations andfurther
processors that useegg powder intheir manufacturing/product
formulation forthefirstthree quarters of1996. Hatching eggs for
breeding purposes arecaptured bytheshelleggtariff item, andimport
permits areissued ondemand; (iv)import allocations arevalid fora
calendar year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonlywithin
thecalendar year.
(c) Other access arrangements: That access which issubject to
NAFTA provisions isdistributed between shelleggs, liquid/frozen eggs
andpowdered eggs intheproportions 1.647:0.714:0.627, thetotal
constituting 2.988% ofdomestic shell eggproduction inthepreceding
year. Beginning 1January 1996, theadditional amount resulting from
Canada 'sWTO access commitment willbeallocated toregistered
processed eggstations onthebasis ofthroughput (market share system)
toimport nestruneggsforbreaking purposes inorder tomeet market
demand foreggproducts.G/AG/N/CAN/6
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(d)Other information: Shell eggallocation isexpressed indozens;
liquid/frozen and powdered eggs allocations areexpressed in
kilogrammes. Shell eggsdestined forbreaking purposes areconsidered
liquid eggsandareconverted atarateofonedozen ungraded, nest-run
orGrade Cshell eggs to0.575 kilogrammes ofliquid/frozen eggs.
Importers notimporting atleast 90% oftheir eggproduct allocation
and95%oftheirshelleggallocation, willhavetheirallocation reduced
proportionately inthesucceeding year. Alladministrative details are
published inNotices toImporters (available through theCanadian
Mission onrequest).G/AG/N/CAN/6
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Margarine:
-Margarine, excluding liquid margarine, within access
commitment
-Substitutes forbutter, within access commitment1517.10.10
1517.90.21(a)Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff ratequota (TRQ).
(b)Allocation toimporters: (i)Access isadministered through import
permits issued bytheExport andImport Controls Bureau ofthe
Department ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade, onbehalf of
theMinister ofForeign Affairs; (ii),(iii)theTRQ isadministered on
afirst-come, first-served basis, without restriction ontheapplicants
(except thatnoapplicant may import more than 200tonnes ina
calendar year); (iv)permits arenormally valid for30days, butonly
within thecalendar year.
(c)Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d)Other information: Alladministrative details arepublished in
Notices toImporters (available through theCanadian Mission on
request).