G/MA/QR/N/CAN/3  
 
17 October  2016 
(16-5591) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO THE DECISION ON  NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RES TRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
 CANADA   
The following communication, dated 30 September  2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . 
 
A. Notifying Membe r:  CANADA  
B. Date of notification :  30/09/2016  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): 2014 (G/MA/QR/N/CAN/ 2) 
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. noti fication of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in (doc symbol)  which are of the following 
nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2016-2018 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30/09/2016  
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section  1: List of quantita tive restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, i ncluding a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
 
 
                                                
* In English  only.  
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- 2 - Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR 
No. General 
description 
of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification (e.g. 
Article  XX(g) of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments (e.g. Mon treal 
Protocol, CITES, etc.)  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision)  Administration, 
modification of previously 
notified measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Prohibited  P 9897.00.00  White phos phorus 
matches  Article XX (b)  
 Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  CBSA Memorandum  
D9-1-13 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-13-eng.pdf   
2 Prohibited  CP 9897.00.00  Used or second -
hand motor vehicles  Article XX (b)  Customs Tariff  
 
Motor Vehicle Safety 
Act (S.C. 1993, c. 16)  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  CBSA Memorandum  
D9-1-11 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publica tions/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-11-eng.html  
 
3 Prohibited  CP 9897.00.00  Used or second 
hand mattresses 
and materials 
therefrom  Article XX (b)  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  CBSA Memorandum  
D9-1-7 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-7-eng.pdf   
4 Prohibited  
 CP 9897.00.00  
 Live specimen of 
the mongoose 
family  
Live birds of the 
Starling family  
(Sturnidae)  Article XX (b)  
CITES  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  CBSA Memorandum  
 
D19-7-1 
 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -7-1-eng.html  
5 Prohibited  CP 9897.00.00  Non-game birds  
Certain parts of wild 
birds Article XX (b)  
CITES  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: CBSA Memorandum  
 
D19-7-1  
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- 3 - QR 
No. General 
description 
of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification (e.g. 
Article  XX(g) of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments (e.g. Mon treal 
Protocol, CITES, etc.)  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision)  Administration, 
modification of previously 
notified measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 pre- January 1, 1998  http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -7-1-eng.html   
 
Customs Tariff – Prohibition 
Provisions  
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/trade -
commerce/tariff -
tarif/2016/01 -99/ch98 -2016-
eng.pdf 
6 Prohibited  P 9897.00.00  Base or counterfeit 
coins Article XX(d)  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  CBSA Memorandum  
D9-1-3 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-3-eng.html  
7 Prohibited  P 9897.00.00  Reprints of 
Canadian 
copyrighted works 
and reprints of 
British copyrighted 
works that have 
been copyrighted in 
Canada  
 Article XX(d)  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  CBSA Memorandum  
D9-1-2 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-2-eng.html  
 
 
 
8 Prohibited  P 9897.00.00  Goods 
manufactured or 
produced wholly o r Article XX (e)  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: CBSA Memorandum  
D9-1-6 
http://www.cbsa - 
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- 4 - QR 
No. General 
description 
of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification (e.g. 
Article  XX(g) of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments (e.g. Mon treal 
Protocol, CITES, etc.)  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision)  Administration, 
modification of previously 
notified measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
in part by prison 
labour  pre- January 1, 1998  asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d 9/d9-1-6-eng.html  
9 Prohibited  P 9897.00.00  Smoke screen 
apparatus for use 
on motor vehicles 
or on vessels of 
Chapter 89  Article XX (b)  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  Customs Tariff – Prohibition 
Provisions  
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/trade -
commerce/tariff -
tarif/2016/01 -99/ch98 -2016-
eng.pdf  
10 Prohibited  CP 9897.00.00  Certain used or 
second hand 
aircraft (excluding 
civil aircraft)  Article XX (b)  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  Customs Tariff – Prohibition 
Provision  
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/trade -
commerce/tariff -
tarif/2016/01 -99/ch98 -2016-
eng.pdf  
  
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- 5 - QR 
No. General 
description 
of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification (e.g. 
Article  XX(g) of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments (e.g. Mon treal 
Protocol, CITES, etc.)  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision)  Administration, 
modification of previously 
notified measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
11 Prohibited  P 9897.00.00  Any goods, in 
association with 
which there is used 
any description that 
is false in a material 
respect as to the 
geograp hical origin 
of the goods, or the 
importation of 
which is prohibited 
by an order made 
under the Trade -
marks Act  Article 22 of TRIPS  
Section 4 of TRIPS  
GATT Article XX(d)  Customs Tariff ; Trade -
marks Act s.7(d)(ii) and 
s.53 
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  CBSA Memorandum  
D9-1-9 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-9-eng.html  
 
12 Prohibited  CP 
 9898.00.00  Firearms, prohibited 
weapons, restricted  
weapons, prohibited 
devices, prohibited 
ammunition and 
components or 
parts designed 
exclusively for use 
in the manufacture 
of or assembly into 
automatic firearms  Article XX (b)  Customs Tariff  
 
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  CBSA Memorandum   
D19-13-2 
http://cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d19/d19 -13-2-eng.pdf  
 
 
13 Prohibited  P 9899.00.00  Hate propaganda, 
obscene materials 
and child 
pornography.  
 Article XX (a)  Customs Tariff  
 
Criminal Code  
Sec. 46, 59 -60, 163(8), 
163.1, 320(8)  Memorandum D9 -1-1 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-1-eng.html  
   
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- 6 - QR 
No. General 
description 
of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
(Symbol in 
Annex 2 of 
the 
Decision)  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(2012)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification (e.g. 
Article  XX(g) of the GATT, etc.) 
and Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments (e.g. Mon treal 
Protocol, CITES, etc.)  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
(i.e. Law, regulation 
or administrative 
decision)  Administration, 
modification of previously 
notified measures, and 
other comments  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Materials of a  
treasonable or 
seditious character.  
 
Posters and 
handbills depicting 
crimes or violence.   
Date of entry into force: 
pre- January 1, 1998  Memorandum D9 -1-15 
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm -
md/d9/d9 -1-15-eng.html  
 
 
 
14 Prohibited  P 9899.00.00  Terrorist 
propaganda.  Article XX (a)  
Article XX (b)  Customs Tariff  
 
Criminal Code sec. 
83.222(8)  
 
Date of entry into force:  
June 18, 2015.  Customs Tariff – Prohibition 
Provision  
http://www.cbsa -
asfc.gc.ca/trade -
commerce/tariff -
tarif/2016/01 -99/ch98 -2016-
eng.pdf  
  
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- 7 - Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restri ctions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. set in  the Agreement on 
Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and t he Agreement on Import Licensing  Procedures, etc.) contains 
information on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.   
 
1.  Agreement on Agriculture  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction ?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments  
 
A.  Was a notification made with  informatio n on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
3. Agreement on Safeguards  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No    
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
 
4.  Agreement on Import Licen sing Procedures (non -automatic licences)  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No   
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information elem ent missing in the notification : 
 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/15  
 
5. Other notifications  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction  in other notifications ?   Yes     No    
B.  If yes, then list below the  relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification : 
 
 
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