WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/RO/N/71/Add.1 
14 July 2011 
 (11-3522) 
Committee on Rules of Origin  
  
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II 
TO THE AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN 
 
Preferential Rules of Origin 
 
Addendum 
 
 1. Paragraph 4 of Annex II to the Agreement on Ru les of Origin envisages that Members shall 
provide to the Secretariat promptly their preferential rules of origin, including a listing of the 
preferential arrangements to which they apply, judicial decisions, and administrative rulings of 
general application relating to their preferential rules of origin in eff ect on the date of entry into force 
of the WTO Agreement for the Member concerned.  Members shall provide any modifications to their 
preferential rules of origin or new preferential rule s of origin as soon as possibl e to the Secretariat.  
Lists of information received and available within th e Secretariat shall be circulated to Members by 
the Secretariat. 
2. Previous notifications received are listed in th e G/RO/N/- series.  A further notification has 
been received as follows: 
CANADA 
(Notification in English)  
(1) Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA): 
 
- CCRFTA Rules of Origin Regulations SOR/2002-395: 
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/re gulations/SOR-2002-395/FullText.html   
 
- CCRFTA Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations SOR/2002-396: 
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/re gulations/SOR-2002-396/FullText.html   
 
- CCRFTA Tariff Preference Regulations SOR/2002-397: 
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/re gulations/SOR-2002-397/FullText.html   
 
(2) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):  
- Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Conditions for Special Provisions for 
the Purposes of the United States Tariff ( UST)), SOR/2009-145: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/re gulations/SOR-2009-145/FullText.html   
 
This Order implements amendments made to  Appendix 6 of Annex 300-B of the NAFTA to 
liberalize the rules of origin applicable to cer tain textile products trad ed between Canada and 
the United States for purposes of determining their eligibility for duty-free treatment under the NAFTA.    
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  - NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations, SOR/94-14: 
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/ regulations/SOR-94-14/FullText.html   
 
The NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations have  been amended to update the numbering of 
headings, subheadings or tariff items, as a r esult of changes to the Customs Tariff to 
implement modifications to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System 
which came into force on January 1, 2007, as we ll as to liberalize the product-specific rules of 
origin applicable to herbs and spices, petrol eum, leather, certain textiles and apparel, 
aluminium, electric transformers, primary cells and batteries, te lephonics, televisions, 
electrical machines and apparatu s, locomotives and parts, hydrometers and similar floating 
instruments, other instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, automatic 
regulating or controlling instruments and time switches with clock or watch movement or 
with synchronous motor.  The amended versi on of these Regulations entered into force on 
September 1, 2009. 
 
(3) General Preferential Tariff (GPT) and th e Least Developed Country Tariff (LDCT): 
 
- Haiti Deemed Direct Shipment (General Pref erential Tariff and Least Developed Country 
Tariff) Regulations, SOR/2010-58: 
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/ regulations/SOR-2010-58/index.html  
 
These Regulations exempt, in light of the situation resulting from the January 12, 2010 earthquake, goods originating in Haiti from the di rect shipment requirement for preferential 
tariff treatment under the GPT and LDCT treat ments and permit such goods to be shipped 
directly to Canada from a port in the Domini can Republic while still qualifying for the GPT 
or LDCT treatment.  These Regulations entered into force on March 11, 2010 and are 
applicable to all Haitian-originating goods th at are imported into Canada and accounted for 
after January 12, 2010.   
- General Preferential Tariff and Least Developed Country Tariff Rules of Origin Regulations, 
SOR/98-34:  http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/ regulations/SOR-98-34/FullText.html   
 
The schedule to the General Preferential Tariff and Least Developed Country Tariff Rules of Origin Regulations, which lists the tariff items for yarns, sewing threads, fabrics, apparel and 
made-up textile articles that may be imported into Canada from a last developed country and 
accorded preferential tariff treatment under th ese Regulations, provided certain conditions are 
met, has been updated to align with the current  schedule of the Customs Tariff in order to 
maintain the Regulations’ relevance.  The ame nded Regulations entered into force on May 27, 
2010. 
 
 
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