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7 The purpose of this Act is to implement the Agreement and the related agreements, the objectives of which, as elaborated more specifically through their provisions, are to

• (a) establish a free trade area in accordance with the Agreement;

• (b) promote, through the expansion of reciprocal trade, the harmonious development of the economic relations between Canada and the Republic of Colombia in order to foster, in Canada and in Colombia, the advancement of economic activity;

• (c) provide fair conditions of competition affecting trade between Canada and the Republic of Colombia;

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• (e) contribute, by the removal of barriers to trade, to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade;

2 The definitions in this section apply in this Act.

Agreement

Agreement  means the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, signed on November 21, 2008. (Accord)

Minister

Minister  means the Minister for International Trade. (ministre)

Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act

Marginal note:Order in council

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• Marginal note:Condition

  (2) No order may be made under subsection (1) unless the Governor in Council is satisfied that the Government of the Republic of Colombia has taken satisfactory steps to implement the Agreement and the related agreements, including providing the Government of Canada with written notification pursuant to Article 3 of the Agreement Concerning Annual Reports on Human Rights and Free Trade Between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and accepting written notification from the Government of Canada pursuant to Article 3 of that Agreement.

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Marginal note:Report

15.1 Pursuant to the Agreement Concerning Annual Reports on Human Rights and Free Trade Between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Minister shall cause to be laid before each House of Parliament by May 15 of each year or, if that House is not then sitting, on any of the 30 days next thereafter that it is sitting, a report on the operation of this Act during the previous calendar year, containing a general summary of all actions taken under the authority of this Act, and an analysis of the impact of these actions on human rights in Canada and the Republic of Colombia.