Customs Tariff (S.C. 1997, c. 36)

Marginal note:Relief reduced by value of by-product

• 121 (1) If relief from payment of duties is granted in respect of goods under section 89 and the goods enter into a process that produces a by-product in respect of which relief could not have been granted, the processor shall, within 90 days after production of the by-product, pay to Her Majesty in right of Canada an amount that bears the same proportion to the amount of the relief as the value of the by-product bears to the total value of the products produced from the processing of the goods.

• Marginal note:Debt to Her Majesty

  (2) An amount referred to in subsection (1), while it remains unpaid, is deemed to be a debt owing to Her Majesty in right of Canada under the Customs Act.

• Marginal note:Amount of drawback or refund not paid reduced by value of by-product

  (3) If goods in respect of which an application was made under section 110 or 113 enter into a process that produces a by-product in respect of which a refund or drawback cannot be granted and the drawback or refund has not yet been paid, the amount of the drawback or refund shall be reduced by the same proportion that the value of the by-product bears to the total value of the products produced from the processing of the goods.