WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/AG/N/CAN/87 
3 November 2011 
 (11-5590) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
 The following submission, dated 27 October 2011, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of Canada .  The notification concerns the administration of tariff and other quota 
commitments ( Table MA:1 ) for the fiscal year 2011. 
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 The attached notification reports the administra tion for the Milk Protein Substances tariff rate 
quota created as a result of Article XXVIII negotiations and outlined in the Certification of 
Modifications and Rectifications to Schedule V-  Canada in WT/Let/819 dated 18 August 2011. 
  Notices to Importers, available through the Canadian Mission on request or through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade web site at: 
http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-control es/notices_avis/exp/list_lis te/index.aspx?lang=eng  
provide the additional information requested in paragraph 1.1 of the World Trade Organization 
General Council's decision of 15 December 2000 on implementation related issues (WT/L/384 refers). 
  
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Page 2 Table MA:1 
MARKET ACCESS:  Canada  
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2011*  
Implementation of market access opportun ities: tariff and other quota commitments  
 
Description of products Tariff item numbers  encompassed in 
product description Description of import a rrangement applicable 
1 2 3 
Milk Protein Substances 3504.00.11 (a) Allocation to s upplying countries:  The access commitm ent applies to all Members with 
the exception of the United States of Amer ica and Mexico under the terms of the North 
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Is rael under the terms of the Canada-Israel 
Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), Chile under th e terms of the Canada-Chile Free Trade 
Agreement (CCFTA) and Costa Rica under the terms of Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade 
Agreement (CCRFTA). 
 
(b) Allocation to importers:  (i) Allocations ar e made by the Trade Controls and Technical 
Barriers Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, on behalf of 
the Minister of Foreign Affairs;  (ii) the Trade Controls and Technical Barriers Bureau also 
issues import permits for this tariff quota;  (iii)  the Milk Protein Subs tances tariff quota is 
allocated to four groups:  (a) eligible historic al end users, defined as residents of Canada 
that imported this product in each of 2006 , 2007 and 2008, and that can demonstrate a 
requirement for these products in their formul ations for products manufactured in their own 
facilities; (b) eligible new entrant end user s defined as residents of Canada that can 
demonstrate a requirement for these produ cts in their formulations for products 
manufactured in their own facilities;  (c) eligible historical non-end users, defined as 
residents of Canada that imported this product in each of 2006, 2007 and 2008, and that purchase and take ownership of these products;  and (d) eligible new entrant non-end users, 
defined as residents of Canada that purch ase and take ownership of these products. 
 
The tariff quota volume is allocated to the four groups according to the table below: 
 
 Tariff Quota Allocation to Importers (in tonnes) 
Group 1 April 2011 to 
31 March 2012 1 April 2012 to 
31 March 2013 1 April 2013 
and onwards 
Historical end users 6,500 7,000 7,500 
New entrant end users 1,000 1,500 2,000 
Historical  non-end users 2,000 1,000 - 
New entrant non end-users 500 500 500 
Total 10,000 10,000 10,000  
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product description Description of import a rrangement applicable 
1 2 3 
   
(c) Other information: An importer that uses le ss than 95 per cent of his/her allocation in 
any one year may receive an allocation in the next year which reflects the actual level of 
use.  All administrative detail s are published in Notices to Im porters (available through the 
Canadian Mission on request or through th e Department of Foreign Affairs and 
International trade website at: " http://www.internatio nal.gc.ca/controls-
controles/notices_avis/exp/lis t_liste/index.aspx?lang=eng) " 
 
 
*1 April to 31 March.  
 
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