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  1. CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations - SOR/97-340 (SCHEDULE VII : Value of Materials)
    Regulations Respecting the Uniform Interpretation, Application and Administration of the Rules of Origin under the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

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    • 2 (1) Except as provided under subsections (2) and (3), the transaction value of a material under paragraph 7(1)(a) of these Regulations shall be the price actually paid or payable for the material determined in accordance with section 4 and adjusted in accordance with section 5.

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    • (3) The transaction value of a material is unacceptable where

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      • (d) except as provided in section 3, the producer and the seller are related persons and the relationship between them influenced the price actually paid or payable for the material.

    • (4) The conditions or considerations referred to in paragraph (3)(b) include the following circumstances:

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      • (c) the price actually paid or payable is established on the basis of a form of payment extraneous to the material, such as where the material is a semi-finished material that has been provided by the seller to the producer on condition that the seller will receive a specified quantity of the finished material from the producer.

    • (5) For purposes of paragraph (3)(b), conditions or considerations relating to the use of the material shall not render the transaction value unacceptable, such as where the producer undertakes on the producer’s own account, even though by agreement with the seller, activities relating to the warranty of the material used in the production of a good.

    • (6) Where objective and quantifiable data do not exist with regard to the additions required to be made to the price actually paid or payable under subsection 5(1), the transaction value cannot be determined under the provisions of subsection 2(1). For an illustration of this, a royalty is paid on the basis of the price actually paid or payable in a sale of a litre of a particular good that is produced by using a material that was purchased by the kilogram and made up into a solution. If the royalty is based partially on the purchased material and partially on other factors that have nothing to do with that material, such as when the purchased material is mixed with other ingredients and is no longer separately identifiable, or when the royalty cannot be distinguished from special financial arrangements between the seller and the producer, it would be inappropriate to add the royalty and the transaction value of the material could not be determined. However, if the amount of the royalty is based only on the purchased material and can be readily quantified, an addition to the price actually paid or payable can be made and the transaction value can be determined.

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    • (2) Subsection (1) provides that, where the seller and the producer are related persons, the circumstances surrounding the sale shall be examined and the transaction value shall be accepted as the value provided that the relationship between the seller and the producer did not influence the price actually paid or payable. It is not intended under subsection (1) that there should be an examination of the circumstances in all cases where the seller and the producer are related persons. Such an examination will only be required where the customs administration has doubts that the price actually paid or payable is acceptable because of the relationship between the seller and the producer. Where the customs administration does not have doubts that the price actually paid or payable is acceptable, it shall accept that price without requesting further information. For an illustration of this, the customs administration may have previously examined the relationship between the seller and the producer, or it may already have detailed information concerning the relationship between the seller and the producer, and may already be satisfied from that examination or information that the relationship between them did not influence the price actually paid or payable.

    • (3) In applying subsection (1), where the seller and the producer are related persons and the customs administration has doubts that the transaction value is acceptable without further inquiry, the customs administration shall give the producer an opportunity to supply such further information as may be necessary to enable it to examine the circumstances surrounding the sale. In such a case, the customs administration shall examine the relevant aspects of the sale, including the way in which the seller and the producer organize their commercial relations and the way in which the price actually paid or payable by that producer for the material being valued was arrived at, in order to determine whether the relationship between the seller and the producer influenced that price actually paid or payable. Where it can be shown that the seller and the producer buy from and sell to each other as if they were not related persons, the price actually paid or payable shall be considered as not having been influenced by the relationship between them. For an illustration of this, if the price actually paid or payable for the material had been settled in a manner consistent with the normal pricing practices of the industry in question or with the way in which the seller settles prices for sales to unrelated buyers, the price actually paid or payable shall be considered as not having been influenced by the relationship between the producer and the seller. For another illustration of this, where it is shown that the price actually paid or payable for the material is adequate to ensure recovery of the total cost of producing the material plus a profit that is representative of the seller’s overall profit realized over a representative period of time, such as on an annual basis, in sales of materials of the same class or kind, the price actually paid or payable shall be considered as not having been influenced by the relationship between the seller and the producer.

    • (4) In a sale between a seller and a producer who are related persons, the transaction value shall be accepted and determined in accordance with subsection 2(1), wherever the seller or the producer demonstrates that the transaction value of the material in that sale closely approximates one of the following test values that occurs at or about the same time as the sale and is chosen by the seller or the producer:

      • (a) the transaction value in sales to unrelated buyers of identical materials or similar materials, as determined in accordance with subsection 2(1);

      • (b) the value of identical materials or similar materials, as determined in accordance with section 9; or

      • (c) the value of identical materials or similar materials, as determined in accordance with section 10.

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    • (6) The application of a test value referred to in subsection (4) shall be used at the initiative of the seller, or at the initiative of the producer with the consent of the seller, and shall be used only for comparison purposes to determine whether the transaction value of the material is acceptable. The test value shall not be used as the transaction value of that material.

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    • (8) A number of factors must be taken into consideration for the purpose of determining whether the transaction value of the identical materials or similar materials closely approximates the transaction value of the material being valued. These factors include the nature of the material, the nature of the industry itself, the season in which the material is sold, and whether the difference in values is commercially significant. Since these factors may vary from case to case, it would be impossible to apply an acceptable standardized difference such as a fixed amount or fixed percentage difference in each case. For an illustration of this, a small difference in value in a case involving one type of material could be unacceptable, while a large difference in a case involving another type of material might be acceptable for the purposes of determining whether the transaction value closely approximates a test value set out in subsection (4).

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    • (2) Activities undertaken by the producer on the producer’s own account, other than those for which an adjustment is provided in section 5, shall not be considered to be an indirect payment, even though the activities might be regarded as being for the benefit of the seller.

    • 5 (1) In determining the transaction value of the material, the following shall be added to the price actually paid or payable:

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      • (c) the royalties related to the material, other than charges with respect to the right to reproduce the material in the territory of the CCFTA country in which the producer is located that the producer must pay directly or indirectly as a condition of sale of the material, to the extent that such royalties are not included in the price actually paid or payable; and

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    • (4) No additions shall be made to the price actually paid or payable for the purpose of determining the transaction value except as provided in this section.

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    • (8) Except as provided in subsections (10) and (11), the value of the elements referred to in subparagraphs (1)(b)(ii) through (iv) shall be

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    • 6 (1) If there is no transaction value under subsection 2(2) or the transaction value is unacceptable under subsection 2(3), the value of the material, referred to in paragraph 7(1)(b) of these Regulations, shall be the transaction value of identical materials sold, at or about the same time as the material being valued was shipped to the producer, to a buyer located in the same country as the producer.

    • (2) In applying this section, the transaction value of identical materials in a sale at the same commercial level and in substantially the same quantity of materials as the material being valued shall be used to determine the value of the material. Where no such sale is found, the transaction value of identical materials sold at a different commercial level or in different quantities, adjusted to take into account the differences attributable to the commercial level or quantity, shall be used, provided that such adjustments can be made on the basis of evidence that clearly establishes that the adjustment is reasonable and accurate, whether the adjustment leads to an increase or a decrease in the value.

    • (3) A condition for adjustment under subsection (2) because of different commercial levels or different quantities is that such adjustment be made only on the basis of evidence that clearly establishes that an adjustment is reasonable and accurate. For an illustration of this, a bona fide price list contains prices for different quantities. If the material being valued consists of a shipment of 10 units and the only identical materials for which a transaction value exists involved a sale of 500 units, and it is recognized that the seller grants quantity discounts, the required adjustment may be accomplished by resorting to the seller’s bona fide price list and using the price applicable to a sale of 10 units. This does not require that sales had to have been made in quantities of 10 as long as the price list has been established as being bona fide through sales at other quantities. In the absence of such an objective measure, however, the determination of a value under this section is not appropriate.

    • 7 (1) If there is no transaction value under subsection 2(2) or the transaction value is unacceptable under subsection 2(3), and the value of the material cannot be determined under section 6, the value of the material, referred to in paragraph 7(1)(b) of these Regulations, shall be the transaction value of similar materials sold, at or about the same time as the material being valued was shipped to the producer, to a buyer located in the same country as the producer.

    • (2) In applying this section, the transaction value of similar materials in a sale at the same commercial level and in substantially the same quantity of materials as the material being valued shall be used to determine the value of the material. Where no such sale is found, the transaction value of similar materials sold at a different commercial level or in different quantities, adjusted to take into account the differences attributable to the commercial level or quantity, shall be used, provided that such adjustments can be made on the basis of evidence that clearly establishes that the adjustment is reasonable and accurate, whether the adjustment leads to an increase or a decrease in the value.

    • (3) A condition for adjustment under subsection (2) because of different commercial levels or different quantities is that such adjustment be made only on the basis of evidence that clearly establishes that an adjustment is reasonable and accurate. For an illustration of this, a bona fide price list contains prices for different quantities. If the material being valued consists of a shipment of 10 units and the only similar materials for which a transaction value exists involved a sale of 500 units, and it is recognized that the seller grants quantity discounts, the required adjustment may be accomplished by resorting to the seller’s bona fide price list and using the price applicable to a sale of 10 units. This does not require that sales had to have been made in quantities of 10 as long as the price list has been established as being bona fide through sales at other quantities. In the absence of such an objective measure, however, the determination of a value under this section is not appropriate.

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    • 9 (1) Under this section, if identical materials or similar materials are sold in the territory of the CCFTA country in which the producer is located, in the same condition as the material was in when received by the producer, the value of the material, referred to in paragraph 7(1)(b) of these Regulations, shall be based on the unit price at which those identical materials or similar materials are sold, in the greatest aggregate quantity by the producer or, where the producer does not sell those identical materials or similar materials, by a person at the same trade level as the producer, at or about the same time as the material being valued is received by the producer, to persons located in that territory who are not related to the seller, subject to deductions for the following:

      • (a) either the amount of commissions usually earned or the amount generally reflected for profit and general expenses, in connection with sales, in the territory of that CCFTA country, of materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued; and

    • (2) If neither identical materials nor similar materials are sold at or about the same time the material being valued is received by the producer, the value shall, subject to the deductions provided for under subsection (1), be based on the unit price at which identical materials or similar materials are sold in the territory of the CCFTA country in which the producer is located, in the same condition as the material was in when received by the producer, at the earliest date within 90 days after the date the material being valued was received by the producer.

    • (3) The expression “unit price at which those identical materials or similar materials are sold, in the greatest aggregate quantity” in subsection (1) means the price at which the greatest number of units is sold in sales between unrelated persons. For an illustration of this, materials are sold from a price list which grants favourable unit prices for purchases made in larger quantities.

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      As another illustration of this, two sales occur. In the first sale 500 units are sold at a price of 95 currency units each. In the second sale 400 units are sold at a price of 90 currency units each. In this illustration, the greatest number of units sold at a particular price is 500; therefore, the unit price in the greatest aggregate quantity is 95.

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    • (5) The amount generally reflected for profit and general expenses referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be taken as a whole. The figure for the purposes of deducting an amount for profit and general expenses shall be determined on the basis of information supplied by or on behalf of the producer unless the figures provided by the producer are inconsistent with those usually reflected in sales, in the country in which the producer is located, of materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued. Where the figures provided by the producer are inconsistent with those figures, the amount for profit and general expenses shall be based on relevant information other than that supplied by or on behalf of the producer.

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    • (7) In determining either the commissions usually earned or the amount generally reflected for profit and general expenses under this section, the question as to whether certain materials are materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued shall be determined on a case-by-case basis with reference to the circumstances involved. Sales in the country in which the producer is located of the narrowest group or range of materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued, for which the necessary information can be provided, shall be examined. For the purposes of this section, “materials of the same class or kind” includes materials imported from the same country as the material being valued as well as materials imported from other countries or acquired within the territory of the CCFTA country in which the producer is located.

    • 10 (1) Under this section, the value of a material, referred to in paragraph 7(1)(b) of these Regulations, shall be the sum of

      • (a) the cost or value of the materials used in the production of the material being valued, as determined on the basis of the costs that are recorded on the books of the producer of the material,

      • (b) the cost of producing the material being valued, as determined on the basis of the costs that are recorded on the books of the producer of the material, and

      • (c) an amount for profit and general expenses equal to that usually reflected in sales

        • (i) where the material being valued is imported by the producer into the territory of the CCFTA country in which the producer is located, to persons located in the territory of the CCFTA country in which the producer is located by producers of materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued who are located in the country in which the material is produced, and

        • (ii) where the material being valued is acquired by the producer from another person located in the territory of the CCFTA country in which the producer is located, to persons located in the territory of the CCFTA country in which the producer is located by producers of materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued who are located in the country in which the producer is located,

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    • (2) For purposes of paragraphs (1)(a) and (b), where the costs recorded on the books of the producer of the material relate to the production of other goods and materials as well as to the production of the material being valued, the costs referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) with respect to the material being valued shall be those costs recorded on the books of the producer of the material that can be reasonably allocated to that material in accordance with Schedule VI.

    • (3) The amount for profit and general expenses referred to in paragraph (1)(c) shall be determined on the basis of information supplied by or on behalf of the producer of the material being valued unless the profit and general expenses figures that are supplied with that information are inconsistent with those usually reflected in sales by producers of materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued who are located in the country in which the material is produced or the producer is located, as the case may be. The information supplied shall be prepared in a manner consistent with generally accepted accounting principles of the country in which the material being valued is produced. Where the material is produced in the territory of a CCFTA country, the information shall be prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles set out in the authorities listed for that CCFTA country in Schedule XI.

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    • (5) For purposes of subsection (3), the amount for profit and general expenses shall be taken as a whole. Where, in the information supplied by or on behalf of the producer of a material, the profit figure is low and the general expenses figure is high, the profit and general expense figures taken together may nevertheless be consistent with those usually reflected in sales of materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued. Where the producer of a material can demonstrate that it is taking a nil or low profit on its sales of the material because of particular commercial circumstances, its actual profit and general expense figures shall be taken into account, provided that the producer of the material has valid commercial reasons to justify them and its pricing policy reflects usual pricing policies in the branch of industry concerned. For an illustration of this, such a situation might occur where producers have been forced to lower prices temporarily because of an unforeseeable drop in demand, or where the producers sell the material to complement a range of materials and goods being produced in the country in which the material is sold and accept a low profit to maintain competitiveness. A further illustration is where a material was being launched and the producer accepted a nil or low profit to offset high general expenses associated with the launch.

    • (6) Where the figures for the profit and general expenses supplied by or on behalf of the producer of the material are not consistent with those usually reflected in sales of materials of the same class or kind as the material being valued that are made by other producers in the country in which that material is sold, the amount for profit and general expenses may be based on relevant information other than that supplied by or on behalf of the producer of the material.

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    • (8) Whether certain materials are of the same class or kind as the material being valued shall be determined on a case-by-case basis with reference to the circumstances involved. For purposes of determining the amount for profit and general expenses usually reflected under the provisions of this section, sales of the narrowest group or range of materials of the same class or kind, which includes the material being valued, for which the necessary information can be provided, shall be examined. For the purposes of this section, the materials of the same class or kind must be from the same country as the material being valued.

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    • (3) To the greatest extent possible, the value of the material determined under this section shall be based on the methods of valuation set out in sections 2 through 10, but a reasonable flexibility in the application of such methods would be in conformity with the aims and provisions of this section. For an illustration of this, under section 6, the requirement that the identical materials should be sold at or about the same time as the time the material being valued is shipped to the producer could be flexibly interpreted. Similarly, identical materials produced in a country other than the country in which the material is produced could be the basis for determining the value of the material, or the value of identical materials already determined under section 9 could be used. For another illustration, under section 7, the requirement that the similar materials should be sold at or about the same time as the material being valued are shipped to the producer could be flexibly interpreted. Likewise, similar materials produced in a country other than the country in which the material is produced could be the basis for determining the value of the material, or the value of similar materials already determined under the provisions of section 9 could be used. For a further illustration, under section 9, the 90 days requirement could be administered flexibly.

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  2. CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations - SOR/97-340 (SCHEDULE III : Unacceptable Transaction Value)
    Regulations Respecting the Uniform Interpretation, Application and Administration of the Rules of Origin under the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

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    • (2) The transaction value of a good is unacceptable where

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      • (d) except as provided in section 3, the producer and the buyer are related persons and the relationship between them influenced the price actually paid or payable for the good.

    • (3) The conditions or considerations referred to in paragraph (2)(b) include the following circumstances:

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      • (c) the price actually paid or payable is established on the basis of a form of payment extraneous to the good, such as where the good is a semi-finished good that has been provided by the producer to the buyer on condition that the producer will receive a specified quantity of the finished good from the buyer.

    • (4) For purposes of paragraph (2)(b), conditions or considerations relating to the production or marketing of the good shall not render the transaction value unacceptable, such as where the buyer undertakes on the buyer’s own account, even though by agreement with the producer, activities relating to the marketing of the good.

    • (5) Where objective and quantifiable data do not exist with regard to the additions required to be made to the price actually paid or payable under subsection 4(1) of Schedule II, the transaction value cannot be determined under section 2 of that Schedule. For an illustration of this, a royalty is paid on the basis of the price actually paid or payable in a sale of a litre of a particular good that was purchased by the kilogram and made up into a solution. If the royalty is based partially on the purchased good and partially on other factors that have nothing to do with that good, such as when the purchased good is mixed with other ingredients and is no longer separately identifiable, or when the royalty cannot be distinguished from special financial arrangements between the producer and the buyer, it would be inappropriate to add the royalty and the transaction value of the good could not be determined. However, if the amount of the royalty is based only on the purchased good and can be readily quantified, an addition to the price actually paid or payable can be made and the transaction value can be determined.

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    • (2) Subsection (1) provides that, where the producer and the buyer are related persons, the circumstances surrounding the sale shall be examined and the transaction value shall be accepted as the value provided that the relationship between the producer and the buyer did not influence the price actually paid or payable. It is not intended under subsection (1) that there should be an examination of the circumstances in all cases where the producer and the buyer are related persons. Such an examination will only be required where the customs administration has doubts that the price actually paid or payable is acceptable because of the relationship between the producer and the buyer. Where the customs administration does not have doubts that the price actually paid or payable is acceptable, it shall accept that price without requesting further information. For an illustration of this, the customs administration may have previously examined the relationship between the producer and the buyer, or it may already have detailed information concerning the relationship between the producer and the buyer, and may already be satisfied from that examination or information that the relationship between them did not influence the price actually paid or payable.

    • (3) In applying subsection (1), where the producer and the buyer are related persons and the customs administration has doubts that the transaction value is acceptable without further inquiry, the customs administration shall give the producer an opportunity to supply such further information as may be necessary to enable it to examine the circumstances surrounding the sale. In such a case, the customs administration shall examine the relevant aspects of the sale, including the way in which the producer and the buyer organize their commercial relations and the way in which the price actually paid or payable for the good being valued was arrived at, in order to determine whether the relationship between the producer and the buyer influenced that price actually paid or payable. Where it can be shown that the producer and the buyer buy from and sell to each other as if they were not related persons, the price actually paid or payable shall be considered as not having been influenced by the relationship between them. For an illustration of this, if the price actually paid or payable for the good had been settled in a manner consistent with the normal pricing practices of the industry in question or with the way in which the producer settles prices for sales to unrelated buyers, the price actually paid or payable shall be considered as not having been influenced by the relationship between the buyer and the producer. As another illustration, where it is shown that the price actually paid or payable for the good is adequate to ensure recovery of the total cost of producing the good plus a profit that is representative of the producer’s overall profit realized over a representative period of time, such as on an annual basis, in sales of goods of the same class or kind, the price actually paid or payable shall be considered as not having been influenced by the relationship between the producer and the buyer.

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    • (5) The value to be used as a test value shall be the transaction value of identical goods or similar goods sold at or about the same time as the good being valued is sold to an unrelated buyer who is located in the territory of the CCFTA country in which the buyer is located.

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    • (7) The application of the test value referred to in subsection (4) shall be used at the initiative of the producer and shall be used only for comparison purposes to determine whether the transaction value of the good is acceptable. The test value shall not be used as the transaction value of that good.

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    • (9) A number of factors must be taken into consideration for the purpose of determining whether the transaction value of the identical goods or similar goods closely approximates the transaction value of the good being valued. These factors include the nature of the good, the nature of the industry itself, the season in which the good is sold, and whether the difference in values is commercially significant. Since these factors may vary from case to case, it would be impossible to apply an acceptable standardized difference such as a fixed amount or fixed percentage difference in each case. For an illustration of this, a small difference in value in a case involving one type of good could be unacceptable, while a large difference in a case involving another type of good might be acceptable for the purposes of determining whether the transaction value closely approximates a test value set out in subsection (4).

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  3. CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations - SOR/97-340 (SCHEDULE I : Specific Rules of Origin)
    Regulations Respecting the Uniform Interpretation, Application and Administration of the Rules of Origin under the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

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    For the purposes of this Schedule:

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    • (d) a reference to weight in the rules for goods of any of Chapters 1 through 24 shall be construed as a reference to dry weight unless otherwise specified in the Harmonized System.

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    • Note: 
      Agricultural and horticultural goods grown in the territory of a CCFTA country shall be treated as originating in the territory of that CCFTA country even if grown from seed, bulbs, rootstock, cuttings, slips or other live parts of plants imported from a non-CCFTA country.

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    Chapter 20 Preparations of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts or Other Parts of Plants
    • Note: Fruit, nut and vegetable preparations of Chapter 20 that have been prepared or preserved merely by freezing, by packing (including canning) in water, brine or natural juices, or by roasting, either dry or in oil (including processing incidental to freezing, packing, or roasting), shall be treated as an originating good only if the fresh good were wholly produced or obtained entirely in the territory of one or both of the CCFTA countries.

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    Chapter 61 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Knitted or Crocheted
    6103.21-6103.29

    A change to subheadings 6103.21 through 6103.29 from any other chapter, except from headings 51.06 through 51.13, 52.04 through 52.12, 53.07 through 53.08 or 53.10 through 53.11, Chapter 54 or headings 55.08 through 55.16 or 60.01 through 60.06, provided that:

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    • (b) with respect to a garment described in heading 61.01 or a jacket or a blazer described in heading 61.03, of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, imported as part of an ensemble of these subheadings, the visible lining fabric listed in Note 1 to Chapter 61 satisfies the tariff change requirements provided therein.

    6104.21-6104.29

    A change to subheadings 6104.21 through 6104.29 from any other chapter, except from headings 51.06 through 51.13, 52.04 through 52.12, 53.07 through 53.08 or 53.10 through 53.11, Chapter 54 or headings 55.08 through 55.16 or 60.01 through 60.06, provided that:

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    • (b) with respect to a garment described in heading 61.02, a jacket or a blazer described in heading 61.04 or a skirt described in heading 61.04, of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, imported as part of an ensemble of these subheadings, the visible lining fabric listed in Note 1 to Chapter 61 satisfies the tariff change requirements provided therein.

    6112.20

    A change to subheading 6112.20 from any other chapter, except from headings 51.06 through 51.13, 52.04 through 52.12, 53.07 through 53.08 or 53.10 through 53.11, Chapter 54 or headings 55.08 through 55.16 or 60.01 through 60.06, provided that:

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    • (b) with respect to a garment described in heading 61.01, 61.02, 62.01 or 62.02, of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, imported as part of a ski-suit of this subheading, the visible lining fabric listed in Note 1 to Chapter 61 satisfies the tariff change requirements provided therein.

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    Chapter 62 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Not Knitted or Crocheted
    6203.21-6203.29

    A change to subheadings 6203.21 through 6203.29 from any other chapter, except from headings 51.06 through 51.13, 52.04 through 52.12, 53.07 through 53.08 or 53.10 through 53.11, Chapter 54 or headings 55.08 through 55.16, 58.01 through 58.02 or 60.01 through 60.06, provided that:

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    • (b) with respect to a garment described in heading 62.01 or a jacket or a blazer described in heading 62.03, of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, imported as part of an ensemble of these subheadings, the visible lining fabric listed in Note 1 to Chapter 62 satisfies the tariff change requirements provided therein.

    6204.21-6204.29

    A change to subheadings 6204.21 through 6204.29 from any other chapter, except from headings 51.06 through 51.13, 52.04 through 52.12, 53.07 through 53.08 or 53.10 through 53.11, Chapter 54 or headings 55.08 through 55.16, 58.01 through 58.02 or 60.01 through 60.06, provided that:

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    • (b) with respect to a garment described in heading 62.02, a jacket or a blazer described in heading 62.04 or a skirt described in heading 62.04, of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, imported as part of an ensemble of these subheadings, the visible lining fabric listed in Note 1 to Chapter 62 satisfies the tariff change requirements provided therein.

    6211.20

    A change to subheading 6211.20 from any other chapter, except from headings 51.06 through 51.13, 52.04 through 52.12, 53.07 through 53.08 or 53.10 through 53.11, Chapter 54 or headings 55.08 through 55.16, 58.01 through 58.02 or 60.01 through 60.06 provided that:

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    • (b) with respect to a garment described in heading 61.01, 61.02, 62.01 or 62.02, of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, imported as part of a ski-suit of this subheading, the visible lining fabric listed in Note 1 to Chapter 62 satisfies the tariff change requirements provided therein.

    • Return to footnote 3For purposes of this Note, average yarn number , as applied to woven fabrics of cotton or man-made fibres, means the average yarn number of the yarns contained therein. In computing the average yarn number, the length of the yarn is considered to be equal to the distance covered by it in the fabric, with all clipped yarn being measured as if continuous and with the count being taken of the total single yarns in the fabric including the single yarns in any multiple (folded) or cabled yarns. The weight shall be taken after any excessive sizing is removed by boiling or other suitable process. Any of the following formulas can be used to determine the average yarn number:

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    Chapter 71 Natural or Cultured Pearls, Precious or Semi-Precious Stones, Precious Metals, Metals Clad with Precious Metal, and Articles Thereof; Imitation Jewellery; Coin
    71.13-71.18
    • Note: Pearls, permanently strung but without the addition of clasps or other ornamental features of precious metals or stones, shall be treated as an originating good only if the pearls were obtained in the territory of one or both of the CCFTA countries.

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    Chapter 73 Articles of Iron or Steel
    73.08

    A change to heading 73.08 from any other heading, except for changes resulting from the following processes performed on angles, shapes, or sections of heading 72.16:

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    • (f) adding a simple base plate without stiffening elements, individually or in combination with drilling, punching, notching or cutting, to create an article suitable as a column.

    [...]

    Chapter 74 Copper and Articles Thereof
    74.04 No required change in tariff classification to heading 74.04, provided the waste and scrap are as described in paragraph 4(1)(i) or (j) of these Regulations.

    [...]

    Chapter 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Parts Thereof
    8471.49
    • Note: The origin of each unit presented within a system shall be determined as though each unit were presented separately and were classified under the appropriate tariff provision for that unit. For purposes of this Note, the term unit presented within a system shall mean:

      • (a) a separate unit as described in Note 5(B) to Chapter 84 of the Harmonized System; or

    [...]

    Chapter 85 Electrical Machinery and Equipment and Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles
    • [...]

    • Note 3: For purposes of this Chapter :

      • (a) references to high definition as it applies to television receivers and cathode-ray tubes refers to goods having

        [...]

    8517.19.10

    A change to tariff item No. 8517.19.10 from any other subheading, provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8473.30.20, 8517.90.10, 8517.90.41, 8517.90.43 or 8517.90.44:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of three PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    8517.22-8517.30

    A change to subheadings 8517.22 through 8517.30 from any other subheading, including another subheading within that group, provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8473.30.20, 8517.90.10, 8517.90.43 or 8517.90.44:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of three PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    A change to tariff item No. 8517.50.31 or 8517.50.41 from any other subheading, provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8473.30.20, 8517.90.10, 8517.90.43 or 8517.90.44:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of three PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    8517.80.10

    A change to tariff item No. 8517.80.10 from any other subheading, provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8473.30.20, 8517.90.10, 8517.90.43 or 8517.90.44:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of three PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    A change to tariff item No. 8517.90.43 or 8517.90.44 from any other tariff item No., provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8473.30.20, 8517.90.10, 8517.90.42, 8517.90.45 or 8517.90.46:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of three PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    8525.10-8525.20

    A change to subheadings 8525.10 through 8525.20 from any subheading outside that group, provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8529.90.11, 8529.90.12 or 8529.90.19:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of three PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    8527.90

    A change to subheading 8527.90 from any other subheading, provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8529.90.11, 8529.90.12 or 8529.90.19:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of three PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    8528.13

    A change to subheading 8528.13 from any other heading, provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8529.90.11, 8529.90.12, 8529.90.19 or 8529.90.39:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of nine PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    8528.22

    A change to subheading 8528.22 from any other heading, provided that, with respect to printed circuit assemblies (PCAs) of tariff item No. 8529.90.11, 8529.90.12, 8529.90.19 or 8529.90.39:

    • (a) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each multiple of nine PCAs, or any portion thereof, that is contained in the good, only one PCA may be a non-originating PCA, and

    8541.10-8542.90
    • Note : Notwithstanding section 14 (Transshipment) of these Regulations, a good of subheadings 8541.10 through 8541.60 or 8542.10 through 8542.70 qualifying under the rule below as an originating good may undergo further production outside the territory of the CCFTA countries and, when imported into the territory of a CCFTA country, will originate in the territory of a CCFTA country, provided that such further production did not result in a change to a subheading outside of that group.

    [...]


  4. CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations - SOR/97-340 (Section 12)
    Regulations Respecting the Uniform Interpretation, Application and Administration of the Rules of Origin under the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
    • [...]

    • (5) For purposes of this section,

      • [...]

      • (c) any information set out in a statement referred to in subsection (2) that concerns the value of materials or costs shall be in the same currency as the currency of the country in which the person who provided the statement is located.

    • (6) Each of the following examples is an “Example” as referred to in subsection 2(4).

      Example 1: Subsection 12(1)

      Producer A, located in CCFTA country A, imports unfinished bearing rings of subheading 8482.99 into CCFTA country A from outside the territories of the CCFTA countries. Producer A further processes the unfinished bearing rings into finished bearing rings of the same subheading. The finished bearing rings of Producer A do not satisfy an applicable change in tariff classification and therefore do not qualify as originating goods. The net cost of the finished bearing rings is $1.40 per unit and the value of non-originating materials used in their production is $0.75 per unit.

      [...]

      Situation B — Accumulation with Statement Referred to in Paragraph 12(2)(a):

      [...]

      Similarly, in adjusting the net cost of the bearings, Producer B no longer uses the transaction value of the finished bearing rings as acquired from Producer A, but rather uses the net cost as set out in the statement provided by Producer A ($1.40). Producer B adjusts the net cost of the bearings as follows:

      Net cost of finished bearing rings, per unit, as set out in the statement of Producer A   1.40

      [...]

      Situation C — Accumulation with Statement Referred to in Paragraph 12(2)(b)

      [...]

      Producer B may consider the $0.65 as originating costs and therefore recalculates the regional value content of the bearings by adjusting the value of non-originating materials accordingly. Because Producer B has been provided by Producer A with the statement referred to above, the value of non-originating materials is no longer the transaction value of the finished bearing rings acquired from Producer A ($2.25), but rather is reduced by the amount set out in the statement ($2.25 - $0.65 = $1.60).

      Because Producer A does not specify the net cost of the finished bearing rings in the statement, the cost of the finished bearing rings supplied to Producer B continues to be their transaction value ($2.25). As a result, the net cost of the bearings remains unchanged at $2.85 as calculated without accumulation.

      [...]

      Situation D — Accumulation with Statement Referred to in Paragraph 12(2)(b)

      In reviewing the regional value content of the bearings as calculated without accumulation, Producer B realizes that an additional $0.1125 per unit of originating costs is needed to satisfy the 25 per cent regional value-content requirement under the net cost method. Producer B requests from Producer A a statement described in paragraph 12(2)(b) with respect to the finished bearing rings used in the production of the bearings that states an amount of at least $0.1125 per unit. In response to Producer B’s request, Producer A reviews the costs of producing the finished bearing rings and decides that it is possible to provide Producer B with a statement that specifies an amount of $0.1125 per unit, which represents a portion of Producer A’s originating costs. Producer A provides that statement to Producer B.

      Producer B may consider the $0.1125 as an originating cost and therefore recalculates the regional value content of the bearings by adjusting the value of non-originating materials accordingly. Because Producer B has been provided by Producer A with the statement referred to above, the value of non-originating materials is no longer the transaction value of the finished bearing rings acquired from Producer A ($2.25), but rather is reduced by the amount set out in the statement ($2.25 - $0.1125 = $2.1375).

      Because Producer A does not specify the net cost of the finished bearing rings in the statement, the cost of the finished bearing rings supplied to Producer B continues to be their transaction value as acquired from Producer A ($2.25). As a result, the net cost of the bearings remains unchanged at $2.85 as calculated without accumulation.

      [...]

      Example 2: Subsection 12(1)

      [...]

      However, under subsection 12(1), if Producer B chooses to accumulate the production of Producer A, the production of Producer A would be considered to have been performed by Producer B. The rule for heading 52.08, under which the cotton fabric is classified, does not exclude a change from heading 52.03, under which carded or combed cotton is classified. Therefore, under subsection 12(1), the change from carded or combed cotton of heading 52.03 to the woven fabric of cotton of heading 52.08 would satisfy the applicable change of tariff classification for heading 52.08. The woven fabric of cotton would be considered as an originating good.

      Producer B, in order to choose to accumulate Producer A’s production, must have a statement described in subparagraph 12(5)(a)(ii).


  5. CCFTA Rules of Origin Regulations - SOR/97-340 (Section 7)
    Regulations Respecting the Uniform Interpretation, Application and Administration of the Rules of Origin under the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

    [...]

    • (4) For purposes of calculating the regional value content of a good, the producer of the good may designate as an intermediate material any self-produced material that is used in the production of the good, provided that, where an intermediate material is subject to a regional value-content requirement, no other self-produced material that is incorporated into that intermediate material and that is also subject to a regional value-content requirement is also designated by the producer as an intermediate material.

    • (5) For purposes of subsection (4),

      • (a) in order to qualify as an originating material, a self-produced material that is designated as an intermediate material must qualify as an originating material under these Regulations;

      • (b) the designation of a self-produced material as an intermediate material shall be made solely at the choice of the producer of that self-produced material; and

      • (c) except as otherwise provided in subsection 12(4), the proviso set out in subsection (4) does not apply with respect to an intermediate material used by another producer in the production of a material that is subsequently acquired and used in the production of a good by the producer referred to in subsection (4).

    • [...]

    • (8) Where a producer of a good designates a self-produced material as an intermediate material under subsection (4) and the customs administration of a CCFTA country into which the good is imported determines during a verification of origin of the good that the intermediate material is a non-originating material and notifies the producer of this in writing before the written determination of whether the good qualifies as an originating good, the producer may rescind the designation, and the regional value content of the good shall be calculated as though the self-produced material were not so designated.

    • (9) A producer of a good who rescinds a designation under subsection (8)

      • (a) shall retain any rights of review and appeal under sections 57.1 through 70 of the Customs Act with respect to the determination of the origin of the intermediate material as though the producer did not rescind the designation; and

      • (b) may, not later than 30 days after the customs administration referred to in subsection (8) notifies the producer in writing that the self-produced material referred to in paragraph (a) is a non-originating material, designate as an intermediate material another self-produced material that is incorporated into the good, subject to the proviso set out in subsection (4).

    • (10) Where a producer of a good designates another self-produced material as an intermediate material under paragraph (9)(b) and the customs administration referred to in subsection (8) determines during the verification of origin of the good that that self-produced material is a non-originating material,

      • (a) the producer may rescind the designation, and the regional value content of the good shall be calculated as though the self-produced material were not so designated;

      • (b) the producer shall retain any rights of review and appeal under sections 57.1 through 70 of the Customs Act with respect to the determination of the origin of the intermediate material as though the producer did not rescind the designation; and

      • (c) the producer may not designate another self-produced material that is incorporated into the good as an intermediate material.

    [...]

    • [...]

    • (13) Where packaging materials and containers are classified under the Harmonized System with the good that is packaged therein and that good is subject to a regional value-content requirement, the value of those packaging materials and containers shall be taken into account as originating materials or non-originating materials, as the case may be, for purposes of calculating the regional value content of the good.

    • (14) For purposes of subsection (13), where packaging materials and containers are self-produced materials, the producer may choose to designate those materials as intermediate materials under subsection (4).

    [...]

    • [...]

    • (18) Where a good is subject to a regional value-content requirement, the value of accessories, spare parts or tools that are delivered with that good and form part of the good’s standard accessories, spare parts or tools shall be taken into account as originating materials or non-originating materials, as the case may be, in calculating the regional value content of the good.

    • (19) For purposes of subsection (18), where accessories, spare parts and tools are self-produced materials, the producer may choose to designate those materials as intermediate materials under subsection (4).

    • (20) Each of the following examples is an “Example” as referred to in subsection 2(4).

      Example 1: Subsection 7(5), Value of Intermediate Materials

      [...]

      The producer designates Material A as an intermediate material and determines that, because all of the non-originating materials that are used in the production of Material A undergo an applicable change in tariff classification set out in Schedule I, Material A would, under paragraph 4(2)(a), qualify as an originating material. The cost of the non-originating materials used in the production of Material A is therefore not included in the value of non-originating materials that are used in the production of Good B for the purpose of determining the regional value content of Good B. Because Material A has been designated as an intermediate material, the total cost of Material A, which is $10.60, is treated as the cost of originating materials for the purpose of calculating the regional value content of Good B. The total cost of Good B is determined in accordance with the following figures:

      Example 2: Subsection 7(5), Effects of the Designation of Self-produced Materials on Net Cost

      [...]

      Situation 1

      A producer located in a CCFTA country produces Good B, which is subject to a regional value-content requirement of 50 per cent under the net cost method. Good B satisfies all other applicable requirements of these Regulations. The producer purchases Material A, which is used in the production of Good B, from a supplier located in a CCFTA country. The value of Material A determined in accordance with subsections 7(1) and (2) is $11.00. Material A is an originating material. All other materials used in the production of Good B are non-originating materials. The net cost of Good B is determined as follows:

      The regional value content of Good B is calculated as follows:

      The regional value content of Good B is 76.5 per cent, and Good B, therefore, qualifies as an originating good.

      Situation 2

      [...]

      The producer does not designate Material A as an intermediate material under subsection 7(4). The net cost of Good B is calculated as follows:

      Costs of Material A (not designated as an intermediate material) Additional Costs to Produce Good B Total

      The regional value content of Good B is calculated as follows:

      The regional value content of Good B is 42.9 per cent, and Good B, therefore, does not qualify as an originating good.

      Situation 3

      [...]

      The producer designates Material A as an intermediate material under subsection 7(4). Material A qualifies as an originating material under paragraph 4(2)(a). Therefore, the value of non-originating materials used in the production of Material A is not included in the value of non-originating materials for the purposes of calculating the regional value content of Good B. The net cost of Good B is calculated as follows:

      Costs of Material A (designated as an intermediate material) Additional Costs to Produce Good B Total

      The regional value content of Good B is calculated as follows:

      The regional value content of Good B is 76.1 per cent, and Good B, therefore, qualifies as an originating good.

      Example 3: Originating Materials Acquired from a Producer Who Produced Them Using Intermediate Materials

      Producer A, located in CCFTA country A, produces switches. In order for the switches to qualify as originating goods, Producer A designates subassemblies of the switches as intermediate materials. The subassemblies are subject to a regional value-content requirement. They satisfy that requirement, and qualify as originating materials. The switches are also subject to a regional value-content requirement, and, with the subassemblies designated as intermediate materials, are determined to satisfy their regional value content under the net cost method.

      Producer A sells the switches to Producer B, located in CCFTA country B, who uses them to produce switch assemblies that are used in the production of Good B. The switch assemblies are subject to a regional value-content requirement. Producers A and B are not accumulating their production within the meaning of section 12. Producer B is therefore able, under subsection 7(4), to designate the switch assemblies as intermediate materials.

      If Producers A and B were accumulating their production within the meaning of section 12, Producer B would be unable to designate the switch assemblies as intermediate materials, because the production of both producers would be considered to be the production of one producer.

      Example 4: Single Producer and Successive Designations of Materials Subject to a Regional Value-Content Requirement as Intermediate Materials

      Producer A, located in a CCFTA country, produces Material X and uses Material X in the production of Good B. Material X qualifies as an originating material because it satisfies the applicable regional value-content requirement. Producer A designates Material X as an intermediate material.

      Producer A uses Material X in the production of Material Y, which is also used in the production of Good B. Material Y is also subject to a regional value-content requirement. Under the proviso set out in subsection 7(4), Producer A cannot designate Material Y as an intermediate material, even if Material Y satisfies the applicable regional value-content requirement, because Material X was already designated by Producer A as an intermediate material.

      Example 5: Single Producer and Multiple Designations of Materials as Intermediate Materials

      [...]

      Producer X uses the self-produced materials in the production of Good O, which is exported to CCFTA country Y. Materials A, B and C qualify as originating materials because they satisfy the applicable regional value-content requirements.

      Because none of the self-produced materials are used in the production of any of the other self-produced materials, then even though each self-produced material is subject to a regional value-content requirement, Producer X may, under subsection 7(4), designate all of the self-produced materials as intermediate materials. The proviso set out in subsection 7(4) only applies where self-produced materials are used in the production of other self-produced materials and both are subject to a regional value-content requirement.

      Example 6: Subsection 7(17)

      The following are examples of accessories, spare parts or tools that are delivered with a good and form part of the good’s standard accessories, spare parts or tools:

      • (a) 
        consumables that must be replaced at regular intervals, such as dust collectors for an air-conditioning system,

      Example 7: Value of Indirect Materials That Are Assists

      [...]

      It is determined that Material X is a non-originating material. The cost of the tools that is recorded on the books of Producer A is expensed in the current year. Pursuant to section 5 of Schedule VII, the value of the tools (see subparagraph 5(1)(b)(ii) of Schedule VII) must be included in the value of Material X by Producer A when calculating the regional value content of Good A. The cost of the tools, although recorded on the books of Producer A, cannot be included as a separate cost in the net cost of Good A because it is already included in the value of Material X. The entire cost of Material X, which includes the cost of the tools, is included in the value of non-originating materials for purposes of the regional value content of Good A.

    [...]



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