NAFTA and CCFTA Verification of Origin Regulations (SOR/97-333)

1 The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Customs Act. (Loi)

customs administration

customs administration means the competent authority that is responsible under the law of a NAFTA country or of Chile, as the case may be, for the administration of customs laws and regulations. (administration douanière)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles has the meaning assigned to that expression by Schedule XII of the NAFTA Rules of Origin Regulations or by Schedule XI of the CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations, as the case may be. (principes comptables généralement reconnus)

goods

goods means goods for which preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA or preferential tariff treatment under CCFTA is claimed. (marchandises)

material

material means a good that is used in the production of another good, and includes a part or ingredient. (matière)

verification letter

verification letter means a letter that requests information with respect to the origin of goods that are the subject of a verification of origin. (lettre de vérification)

verification questionnaire

verification questionnaire means a questionnaire that requests information with respect to the origin of goods that are the subject of a verification of origin. (questionnaire de vérification)

verification visit

verification visit means the entry into a place or premises for the purposes of conducting a verification of origin of goods under paragraph 42.1(1)(a) of the Act. (visite de vérification)