WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/CAN/19
11March 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0961)
Committee onAgriculture Original: English/French
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning theadministration oftariffquotas (Table MA:1) forthe
calendar year1998 wasreceived from thedelegation ofCanada on9March 1998.
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Theattached notification responds totherequirement toreport changes intheadministration
oftariff quotas. Itindicates themodifications made toG/AG/N/CAN/6 dated 19August 1996.G/AG/N/CAN/19
Page2Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS: Canada
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1998
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed
inproduct descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3
BeefandVeal
- Carcasses andhalf-carcasses ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled,
within access commitment
- Other cutswithbone in,ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled,
within access commitment
- Boneless meatofbovine 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 toall
Members withtheexception oftheUnited States ofAmerica, Mexico and
Chile, under theterms oftheNorth American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) andtheCanada-Chile FreeTrade Agreement (CCFTA). There is
acountry reserve of29,600 tonnes forNewZealand andacountry reserve
of35,000 tonnes forAustralia, with thebalance open toallsuppliers;
imports from New Zealand andAustralia arecounted firstagainst their
country reserves, andthenagainst thebalance onlyonce thereserves are
exhausted.
(b) Allocation toimporters: (i)Allocations aremade bytheExport andImport
Controls Bureau (EICB) oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs and
International Trade, onbehalf oftheMinister ofForeign Affairs; theEICB
alsoissues import permits against these allocations; (ii),(iii)allocations are
made totwogroups: 57,307 tonnes isallocated toprocessors andretailer-
processors onthebasis oftheamount ofnon-United States, Mexico orChile
beef andvealprocessed intheir own facilities inaprevious 12-month
period, andthebalance of19,102 tonnes isallocated todistributors onthe
basis ofsales ofnon-United States, Mexico orChile beefandvealina
previous 12-month period; (iv)import allocations arevalid foracalendar
year; permits arenormally valid for30days, butonlywithin thecalendar
year.
(c) Other access arrangements: Since October 1,1996, aNew Zealand export
certificate isnolonger required forexports ofbeefandvealfrom New
Zealand.
(d) Other information: Allocations areexpressed inproduct weight, without
conversion factors. Importers notimporting atleast90% oftheir import
allocation have their allocation reduced proportionately inthesucceeding
year. Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices toImporters
(available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).G/AG/N/CAN/19
Page3Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS: Canada
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1998
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed
inproduct descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3
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 ofthe
Minister ofForeign Affairs; (ii),(iii)theTRQ isadministered ona
first-come, first-served basis, without restriction ontheapplicants
(except thatnoapplicant maybeissued import permits formore than
500tonnes inacalendar year); (iv)permits arenormally valid for30
days, butonlywithin thecalendar year.
(c) Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d) Other information: Alladministrative details arepublished inNotices to
Importers (available through theCanadian Mission onrequest).
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